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The Daily Dispatch: December 20, 1861., [Electronic resource], The London times on the Mason-Slidell seizure. (search)
y do de facto Unwelcome as the truth may be, it is nevertheless a truth that we have ourselves established a system of international law which now tells against us. In a high-handed and almost despotic manner, we have in former days claimed privileges over neutrals, which have at different times banded all the maritime powers of the world against us. We have insisted upon stopping the ships of war of neutral nations, and taking British subjects out of them; and an instance is given by Jefferson in his memoirs, in which two nephews of Washington were impressed by our cruisers, as they were returning from Europe, and placed as common seamen under the discipline of ships of war. We have always been the strenuous asserters of the right of belligerents over neutrals, and the decisions of our Courts of law as they must now be cited by our law officers, have been in confirmation of these unreasonable claims which have called into being Confederates and armed neutralities against us
The Daily Dispatch: December 20, 1861., [Electronic resource], Effect of the war on newspapers. (search)
Effect of the war on newspapers. --The Berryville (Clarke co., Va.) Conservator says: The war has operated hard upon newspapers, particularly in this section. In the counties of Clarke, Frederick. Jefferson, Berkeley, Morgan, Hampshire, Shenandoah, Page, Warren, Rockingham, Augusta, and Loudoun, there were published, before the war, twenty-three newspapers Now we know of but seven that are published in those counties, only three of which are published regularly every week, and all, with one exception. considerably reduced in dimensions. Those entirely discontinued, are the Berryville Journal, Charlestown Spirit of Jefferson and Independent Democrat, Shepherdstown Register, Martinsburg American, Berkeley-Springs Constitution, Romney Intelligencer and Argus, Piedmont Independent, Woodstock Tenth Region, Luray Review, Front-Royal Gazettes, Harrisonburg Citizen, Staunton Vindicator, and Leesburg Mirror, The balance are published occasionally. We are happy to know that the
The Daily Dispatch: December 20, 1861., [Electronic resource], article 17 (search)
several of the rebels, when they retired, carrying off their wounded. None of the Unionists were hurt. News from Western Virginia--proceedings of the Convention. Wheeling, Dec. 15. --The Convention has disposed of the boundary question. They include, unconditionally, an addition to the 39 counties included by the ordinance of the August Convention, viz: The counties of Pocahontas, Greenbrier, Monroe, Mercer, and McDowell. They also have taken in Hampshire, Morgan, Berkley, Jefferson, Pendleton, and Frederick, on the condition that a majority of the votes cast in the District, and a majority of the counties comprising it, express themselves in favor of coming in at elections to be held on a day appointed by the Legislature. This attempt to extend the boundary is regarded by some as an endeavor to embarrass the progress of the new State movement. The Convention was yesterday discussing a section relating to treason against the State. Mr. Van Winkle, of Wood,