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The Daily Dispatch: May 4, 1861., [Electronic resource], From the North. (search)
te company, that I belonged to for the last fifteen years. They enjoyed a good many privileges, and were exempt from jury duty. On the second day of January, there was a good deal of excitement in Georgia, and our Governor was apprehensive that Fort Pulaski might become occupied by an irresponsible party, and he requested our company to go there and take charge of it, which they did. I left there early in January and came up to the interior of Georgia, at my mother's place. I have been in Savannah very little. I am a Philadelphian by birth; went to school here, and believe I am as good a Union man as can be found anywhere. I was born under the American flag, and have a good many relatives residing in this city. That was enough, and the officials, following the example of the petty despots of continental Europe, committed Mr. G. to prison. A dispatch from Harrisburg, Pa., shows that the Hessians are beginning to count the cost. Over 5,000 men are now in camp at Harri
The Daily Dispatch: May 4, 1861., [Electronic resource], Shipments of provisions. (search)
Shipments of provisions. --The following note was written by Secretary Memminger to the Collector at Savannah, in consequence of a vessel loaded with rice, for Boston, having been compelled to stop and discharge cargo. The Government here entirely disapproves of any interference with private property before war is declared. Let us abide by the Law of Nations, and protect peaceful commerce which has trusted to our hospitality.--Tell your people to have patience; we gain more by respect for law than from the seizure of a few vessels.