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The Daily Dispatch: October 24, 1862., [Electronic resource], Attack on the Charleston Railroad--Repulse of the enemy. (search)
is body was held at 4 o'clock yesterday evening, at the City Hall. Present: Messrs. Saunders, Epps, Denoon, Wynne, Hill, Scott, Richardson, Talbott, Haskins, Burr, Crutchfield, and Grattan. Messrs John Dove and John C. Sinton were permitted tote the sum of $600, heretofore paid by the Literary Fund of the State and which has been stopped since the present war. Mr. Scott offered a resolution that $1,200 be donated for the support of the Lancastrian school. It having been suggested that sttee on Light asked the Council to approve said resolution. After considerable debate the Council refused to adopt Mr. Scott's motion to postpone the subject until next meeting, and adopted the committee's resolution-ayes 8, noes 3, (Messrs. ScMessrs. Scott, Epps, and Denoon.) Resolutions were adopted appropriating $30,000 to purchase negroes for the gas works; directing the Superintendent of Gas to furnish coke to the Lancastrian school; appointing Leroy A. Grant trustee of the said school, v
The Daily Dispatch: October 24, 1862., [Electronic resource], Attack on the Charleston Railroad--Repulse of the enemy. (search)
is success. But in all future statements of his we fancy the press of Europe will be slow to place the confidence it placed in this one, for the simple reason that the Government he serves, it is now undeniably shown, acts upon the advice of General Scott, and deliberately lies when it speaks of its successes or its defeats. We trust that our Government never may be induced to adopt this most dishonorable and most dangerous line of policy. Hitherto it has been remarkable for coming even transcend ant gamins, we had always believed that the charge was false; but since the publication of his letters to his brother Joseph, we are compelled to admit that there was much truth in it. He falsified military details upon principle as General Scott advises to be done. Yet, what advantage did he derive from it? He could not deceive his enemies, who soon learned to believe nothing he said. He deceived even his own people only for a time, for they understood the truth after it had been