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Horace Greeley, The American Conflict: A History of the Great Rebellion in the United States of America, 1860-65: its Causes, Incidents, and Results: Intended to exhibit especially its moral and political phases with the drift and progress of American opinion respecting human slavery from 1776 to the close of the War for the Union. Volume II., chapter 28 (search)
untry, whoever might perish. To feed the remaining inhabitants of Atlanta in that city could not cost our Government less than $1,000,000 per quarter, supposing it were at all practicable; while it must greatly cripple Sherman and fetter his future operations, even supposing it could be done at all. To let them stay an starve would have excited still louder and more frenzied denunciations. The order for the removal of the people was therefore at once wise, provident, and humane; yet Mayor J. M. Calhoun and his council appealed to Sherman in deprecation of the woe, the horror, the suffering involved in the execution of his order, as if it had been impelled by mere caprice or wanton cruelty, instead of being the stern dictate of an obvious, imperative necessity. And this was but one of many instances wherein the Rebels chilled the admiration which the desperate gallantry of their fighting was calculated to excite, by screechy objurgations, and theatrical appeals for sympathy with the
Horace Greeley, The American Conflict: A History of the Great Rebellion in the United States of America, 1860-65: its Causes, Incidents, and Results: Intended to exhibit especially its moral and political phases with the drift and progress of American opinion respecting human slavery from 1776 to the close of the War for the Union. Volume II., Xxx. Political Mutations and results.—the Presidential canvass of 1864.< (search)
d John Marshall, deceased. caused him to be regarded by many as a pillar of the State; and his death at this moment seemed to mark the transition from the era of Slavery to that of Universal Freedom. Though he held his office and discharged its functions to the last, it was notorious that he did not and (with his views) could not sympathize with the Republic in her struggle against red-handed Treason. Originally an ultra-Federalist, Slavery had transformed him into a practical disciple of Calhoun. The choice of Presidential Electors was made simultaneously Tuesday, Nov. 8. in every State; and the result was such as all intelligent observers had for weeks anticipated. Gen. McClellan secured the Electoral votes of New Jersey, Delaware, and Kentucky--21 in all: the residue--212 Nevada chose three electors, as she had a right to do; but one of them failed to appear, and his colleagues did not fill his place.--were cast for Lincoln and Johnson. The only States wherein the vote
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 2. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), A foreign view of the civil War in America. (search)
ide by it. He would at least avoid by this means the necessity of attempting to maintain grossly inconsistent positions. Our author, however, is by no means contented with the humble merits of painstaking research and accurate recital of facts. He is determined to show us that he can also reason, and accordingly, a little further on, favors us with his views upon the origin and structure of the Federal Government, in which he deals very summarily with the doctrine of States-rights and Mr. Calhoun, the foremost statesman of South Carolina, who, he tells us, soon came to be considered the palladium of the peculiar institutions of the Southern States. It is sufficient, we are informed, to sum up this doctrine in a few words, to show how specious and dangerous it was. Then follows a long passage, which we are sorry we have not space to quote, or at least to make copious extracts from, for the entertainment of such of our readers as may have time and patience to devote to their perus
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 2. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), chapter 6.35 (search)
y around Richmond has been reduced, of the long, thinly scattered line of soldiers, pale and worn by hunger and constant watching, and of the gloom and despondency enveloping the heroic citizens of the beleaguered Confederate capital. They confirm also the disheartening accounts of the dastardly conduct of Sherman in my native State, dear old Georgia, of his expelling the citizeus of Atlanta from their homes, and the destruction of the entire city, and of his bloodthirsty letter to Honorable J. M. Calhoun, Mayor of Atlanta, declaring his purpose to shorten the war by increasing its severity. The Northern papers, too, gloat over his cruel and boasted march to the sea, and of his capture of Savannah, December 21st. During his unopposed march, he put his cruel principles into rough practice. General Hood left Georgia for Tennessee, with the main body of his sadly diminished army, and only the gallant General Wheeler, with a small body of cavalry, offered any opposition. Totally disr
The Daily Dispatch: June 25, 1861., [Electronic resource], Col. Colt. (search)
of the 21st inst., thus states the circumstances connected with the arrest of W. H. Huriburt: This gentleman, now somewhat notorious in the Confederacy, arrived here on the Tuesday night train from Augusta. On that day, the 18th, Marshal Boggus received a dispatch from the Mayor of Augusta, upon which he arrested Mr. H. on his arrival. He was carried to the Washington Hall, where he was provided with rooms and guarded. Mayor Whitaker was confined by illness. Col. B. C. Yancey, Col. J. M. Calhoun, Lieut. Wm. M. Williams, G. W. J. Hill and J. A. Wise, Esq, were designated as a committee of investigation. After carefully considering all the circumstances, and the facts brought to light, it was judged best to consign him to our Government at Richmond, to be disposed of by them as they may judge best. He will be carefully guarded there by Marshal Boggus and an assistant. Several articles have appeared in the Richmond. Charleston and other papers denouncing him as a bold, da