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The Daily Dispatch: July 4, 1861., [Electronic resource], A Black Republican on the Vienna fight (search)
A Black Republican on the Vienna fight
--Lincoln's Army Appointments.--The subjoined reflections upon the Vienna fight are communicated to the Cincinnati Commercial by its Washington correspondent — Though rather late in the day, we publish it for the amusement of our readers.
The "coolness and bravery" of Gen. Schenck and Col. McCook, as exhibited in their efforts to dodge cannon balls, undoubtedly produced great sensation in Cincinnati.
We doubt not that when Col. McCook told his men "exactly what to do," he told them to use their legs to the best advantage, for this seems to be "exactly what" they did:
The fight near Vienna is still the talk of the camp.
The men are all very emphatic in praising Gen. Schenck and Col. McCook for their coolness and bravery, after they were fired upon.
Col. McCook took immediate direction of the men, and they say they heard his voice above everything else telling exactly what to do. Gen. Schenck was fired at by a sharp shooter just as h
The Daily Dispatch: July 4, 1861., [Electronic resource], Painful accident, (search)
Seizure of a peace petition in New York.
A copy of the subjoined petition, numerously signed by Wall street brokers, was seized in New York on Friday, by order of Superintendent Kennedy, who alleged, as a reason for its seizure, that several of the signers wished their names erased from the petition.
The copy taken had some seven hundred sigtures attached:
"To His Excellency Abraham Lincoln, President of the United States:--The undersigned, citizens of New York, beg leave to present to you, most respectfully and earnestly, the following considerations:
"While they hold themselves ready to sustain and defend their Government, and you as its legal head, they respectfully suggest that the only remaining honorable position for you to take to prevent the horrors of civil war and preserve the Union, is to adopt the policy of an immediate general convention of all the States, as suggested in your inaugural.
"This course would secure a peaceful solution of our national d
The Federal Congress.
This day is to be desecrated by the assembling of the Federal Congress in Washington, a body which will be a mere register of the edicts and approver of the usurpations of Lincoln. The Northern press generally understands that such will be its character.
Lost the world might make the mistake of supposing that the Northern people were not aware of the unconstitutional acts of Lincoln, they appear determined to prevent any such error.
They shamefully confess the knowLincoln, they appear determined to prevent any such error.
They shamefully confess the knowledge that the Constitution and laws have been utterly disregarded, and declare that Congress will approve all that the President has done.
The New York Times says:
"Congress will act as if invested with the power of a National Convention; for in merely sanctioning what the Executive has already done, in the levying of troops for three years, in the use of unappropriated moneys for extraordinary expenses, and in its appointments, it will have to transcend the authority of the Constitutio