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The Daily Dispatch: March 22, 1861., [Electronic resource], Pickings. (search)
e war of 1812, were Southern born and Southern-bred, Jackson, Coffee, Harrison, Scott and Gaines. The commanding Generals in the Mexican war, Scott, and Taylor, wereScott, and Taylor, were both of Virginia. The Chief of Ordnance under Gen. Scott, and the next most important; officer was Huger, of South Carolina. The Chief of Engineers was Lee. of ViGen. Scott, and the next most important; officer was Huger, of South Carolina. The Chief of Engineers was Lee. of Virginia. the only man the Army acknowledges to be fit to be the successor to Gen. Scott. The chief leaders in skirmishing were Lane, of North Carolina, and Hays, of TGen. Scott. The chief leaders in skirmishing were Lane, of North Carolina, and Hays, of Tennessee. The light batteries of Artillery which did such wonderful execution at Palo Alto, Resaca de la Palma, Monterey, Buena Vista, and in the Valley of Mexico, wde the fatal mistake, at Cerro Gordo, of leaving Telegraph Hill unfortified. Gen. Scott discovered it, and sent up a young officer, with some 70 men, to seize it. Aneld. but in authorship. The books in use on infantry tactics were prepared by Scott, of Virginia, and Hardee, of Georgia. The Manual of Artillery Tactics in use i
The Daily Dispatch: March 22, 1861., [Electronic resource], article 1 (search)
vation, and pledges himself to teach nothing as necessary to eternal salvation but that which is contained in the Scriptures, and that as to doctrine, he is to teach nothing beyond these fundamental doctrines of the word of God." [Signed,] L. Scott. The Bishop read the following statement and response — viz: "The undersigned, in taking on himself the ordination vow to conform to the Discipline, excepts to the New Chapter on slavery." "[Signed.] E. F. Heterick." Respon likes them with expressed exception to any part of the Discipline. Bro. Heterick excepted positively to this part, and I could not ordain him; but this is not because of his exception to this particular part of the New Chapter. "[Signed] L. Scott." The examination of character was resumed, and the Roanoke District was passed through. J. W. Canter was located, at his own request. The order of the day was taken up. John W. Start obtained the floor, and said:I enter upon
The Daily Dispatch: March 26, 1861., [Electronic resource], article 1 (search)
st of the concluding resolutions. It stood thus: In the affirmative, 84, in the negative, 3; declining to vote, 45; absent, 39. A rising vote was taken on the other parts of the proposition, and it was afterwards carried as a whole. The following were elected a committee to issue a Pastoral Address to the people, concerning this action: S. Register, S. S. Roezel, E. R. Vietch, J. S. Martin, N. Wilson, T. H. W. Monroe, and Wm. Eggleston. The Bishop rising, after this action had been consummated, read the following, and requested its insertion in the Journal: "The whole action just had, on what is called Rev. N. Wilson's proposition, is, in my judgment, in viciation of the order and Discipline of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and, therefore, is hall and void regarded as Conference action.-- Intherefore do not recognize the said action as infracting the integrity of this body, and so I proceed to finish the business of the present session. "[Signed]. L. Scott."
The Daily Dispatch: March 26, 1861., [Electronic resource], Great snow Storm at Boston (search)
er existing circumstances, of communicating to the Secretary of the Conference, previous to its next session, their determinations is regard to the questions that have arisen in this Conference at its present session, touching the action of the late General Conference on the subject of slavery, as we regard a decision on their part as essential to our interests as an organic body in the Methodist Episcopal Church in these United States." It was carried. A resolution of thanks to Bishop Scott for the able, impartial, and kind manner in which he had presided during the embarrassments of the session, was carried unanimously by a rising vote. Resolutions of thanks to the citizens of Staunton, and to various railroad and stage companies for favors shown, were passed in the same way. A. W. Wilson was placed on the Publishing Committee of the Register. The report of the Committee on the Metropolitan Church, of Washington city, was read and adopted. The preachers
The Daily Dispatch: March 26, 1861., [Electronic resource], Shocking wife murder in Sr. Louis. (search)
Eleventh day Staunton, Va.,March 25th, 1861. The Conference met at 4 o'clock A. M.--Bishop Scott in the chair. J. Turner was granted a superannuated relation. Committees of Examination.--1st year — E. Busey, March, and Wheeler. 2d year — Dice, Coombs, and Holliday, 3d year — Wysong, Rogers, and Nixon. 4th year — E. Phelps, R. L. Nixon, and Davis. For Examination of Candidates for Admission on Trial.--D. W. Arnold and G. V. Leech. Committee on Publication of Baltimor Consultation--(According to the last Peace resolution adopted the other day)--J. S. Martin, S. Register, Wm. Eggleston, B. F. Brooke, W. Hirst, N. J. B. Morgan, T. Sewall, E. P. Phelps, and W. B. Edward! W. G. Cor, having made a request to be permitted to withdraw from the traveling connection, it was granted. The minutes were then read up and approved. The appointments were read, and the Conference adjourned sine die; when followed doxology, and benediction by Bishop Scott
The Daily Dispatch: March 26, 1861., [Electronic resource], article 1 (search)
between the fright they got when we made a few air holes in the Star of the West, the impoverished and bankrupt state of their Treasury, and the contemplated invasion, they certainly have been brought to a stand still, and eventually to a dastardly back down. All the high officials of the military have been called suddenly to Montgomery — what for, no one knows, but it is thought by well informed men that it is to arrange the army, and have the officers assigned, and to consult as to future operations. I hear that in a few weeks at most, one hundred thousand men, many of them veterans, will be ready for extraordinary service, and plenty left to take care of the mercenary Northern soldiers, who may be sent off "down South" to ages clear of them at home. If the people of Washington city only did but know what a few of us here know, they would hardly "return back to take their clothes." Well may General Scott keep his hirelings there — he had better bring more there. Virginiu