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The Daily Dispatch: may 27, 1861., [Electronic resource], article 7 (search)
ation. Richmond, Va. May 24, 1861. A distinguished gentleman whose name is known and respected in all sections of this country, and whose veracity has never been questioned, recently passed through this city, and while here he made known a very important fact. He said that early in the history of the Lincoln Administration General Scott addressed a letter to Abraham Lincoln, stating that he would never fight against Virginia and the South, and recommending a conciliatory policy. W. H. Seward replied, assuring the old General that Mr. Lincoln would coerce, even though it might lead to securing another Commander-in-Chief of the U. S. forces. General Scott finally yielded to Black Republican pressure, though the Administration doubt as to his being heart and soul with them, and hence are in favor of substituting a younger and more energetic man. I believe the above information is reliable, and therefore place it at your disposal. General Scott has not, and cannot have, that zea
The Daily Dispatch: may 27, 1861., [Electronic resource], article 1 (search)
d that the rebel force is by far more formidable than at first supposed. They anticipate immediate hostilities. Recruiting is said to be going on in various parts of Maryland. A gentleman from Prince George's county, says recruits for the Confederate army are being carried across the Potomac to Alexandria daily. Contraband goods are also being sent to the rebels. So it appears that treason is not crushed out in Maryland yet. Another rumor is afloat here, to the effect that Secretary Seward has just received dispatches from England declaring the intention of that Government not to recognize the Code of the Congress of Paris, of 1856, which denounces privateering as piracy, and alleging that this Code was the act of all the great powers of Europe, in Congress assembled, and it is manifestly not in her power as one of the signers of that compact, to accept, at this late day, the tardy acceptance of the United States. I do not, and cannot believe this is true, or that Englan