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The Daily Dispatch: July 23, 1861., [Electronic resource], article 2 (search)
n of India? Revolutions in commerce far more remarkable have frequently occurred, though to the Southern mind such a contingency may at present seem beyond the bounds of possibility. In the meantime the fortunes of war seems to favor the Northern States. Instead of advancing upon the Capital, which according to the public boast of Mr. Jefferson Davis' adherents, ought to have been in their possession a month ago, they have not only made a renegade movement, but they have evacuated Harper's Ferry, a post of great importance, which they had taken all possible pains to fortify. It may be a wise thing of the Southern President to retreat under the circumstances, but it was unwise to boast of his intentions of taking Washington when he had not the means of doing so. General Scott has managed better. He has kept his plans entirely to himself, and he has for the present, at least, secured Washington from any attack. Americans have at length encountered Americans in deadly conflict,
The Daily Dispatch: July 23, 1861., [Electronic resource], The produce loan. (search)
Had a Conversation with him. --A letter from Harper's Ferry to a Mississippi paper relates the following: "Occasionally a merry burst of laughter is heard as some ridiculous incident is related. 'See here, boys,' said one of the men, the other day, 'I had a conversation with Gen. Johnston, just now.' 'The devil you did!--What did he have to say to you?' inquired a dozen voices. 'Why, he told me if I didn't get out of that garden, and let alone those onions, he'd have me tied up behind a wagon.'"