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Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 3. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 119 (search)
lude to what has been said by the man who is now styled Vice-President of the Southern Confederacy. This little cock-sparrow, who is now repudiating the whole record of his life--Mr. Stephens--in one of his last speeches agreed with Washington, Madison, Jefferson, and Monroe, that slavery was an evil, and should not be introduced in any territory where it does not exist. He says, in the same speech, that those men of the North who cling to the sentiments of abolition must be regarded as fanathe same position occupied by Mr. Van Buren in 1832, when he received the vote of Maryland for Vice-President. It is the position of Henry Clay (tremendous applause) in his whole career — a favorite of old Maryland; of Washington, Jefferson, and Madison, through a long period of the country's early history. Mr. Lincoln declares that he has no purpose, directly or indirectly, to interfere with the institution of slavery where it exists. The votes and resolutions in the convention that formed t
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 3. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 134 (search)
e consulting the will of the people of the State, on the very question of their disputed allegiance — in a report, ingeniously prepared, culling from the debates of the Convention which prepared the Constitution extracts of speeches by Hamilton, Madison, and others, without giving the context, or stating fairly and fully the very questions being discussed, sought to maintain the groundless, absurd theory. And, more recently, three respectable Peace gentlemen of Harford County have given it the thoroughly as they could, the States, in their corporate capacity, and directed the powers of the Government to the individual citizen. The power proposed to be given to use force against a State to compel individual duty, was objected to by Mr. Madison, on the ground that a union of the States containing such an ingredient, seemed to provide for its own destruction. He preferred the use of force upon the people individually, and not collectively, find expressed the hope that a system to tha
Rebellion Record: Introduction., Volume 1. (ed. Frank Moore), Contents of Thie first volume. (search)
ick,119 146.New Version of an Old Song, Evening Post,120 147.All Forward, Independent,120 148.To the Secession Flag, Waterford Mail,121 149.The Uprising of the North, J. C. Hagen,121 150.The Married Volunteer, Sallie S. McC., 121 151.The Massachusetts Line, Author of New Priest,122 152.The Seventy-Ninth, Thos. Frazer,122 153.Loyal Delaware,122 154.Jefferson D., H. J. Cornwell,123 155.The Crisis, J. G. Whittier,123 156.Our Orders, Atlantic Monthly,123 157.The Rising of the North, Madison State Journal,123 158.The Bones of Washington, London Punch,127 159.Ode for 1861, H. H. Weld,133 160.The Nation's Voice, Rev. M. B. Smith,133 161.The Southern Volunteer to his Wife,133 162.Kentucky, Mrs. S. H. Oliver,134 163. All of them, S. B. K., N. Y. Tribune,134 164.The Rattlesnake Banner, W. M. W., 135 165.The Southern Malbrook, R. H. Stoddard,135 166.Songs of the Rebels: Southern War-Cry, N. O. Picayune,136 167.Songs of the Rebels: The Ordered Away, Mrs. Jacobus,136 168.Son
Rebellion Record: Introduction., Volume 1. (ed. Frank Moore), Introduction. (search)
e, it was repeatedly and emphatically declared by Mr. Madison, the author of the resolutions, that they were inre no longer cherished; the work of Washington, and Madison, and Randolph, and Pendleton, and Marshall is repudfamous resolutions of 1798, the former drafted by Mr. Madison, and the latter by Mr. Jefferson, and sent to a fture of Virginia, an elaborate report was made by Mr. Madison, explaining and defending the resolutions; in Ken them, on their passage through the assembly; and Mr. Madison, in his report of 1799, carefully explains that ne, was chosen President by a very small majority; Mr. Madison was placed at the head of his administration as S that day to this made no attempt to grapple with Mr. Madison's letter of August, 1830. North American Revieeats his exploded parodoxes as confidently, as if Mr. Madison himself had expired with the Alien and Sedition lt was reported to the House of Representatives by Mr. Madison, who is entitled as much as any one to be called
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 5. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 66 (search)
and C, Ninth Illinois cavalry, under Captains Burgh, Knight, Cameron and Blakemore, on the right in a cottonfield, with orders to charge the enemy as soon as Lieut. Madison, of Bowen's battalion, should fire the howitzers, which were supported and defended by Capt. Williams and Lieutenant Ballou, of Bowen's cavalry battalion. I , Blakemore and Perkins; Lieuts. Benton, Hillier, Shear, Conn, Butler and Smith, and First Sergeant Clark, of the Ninth Illinois cavalry, and Capt. Williams, Lieuts. Madison and Ballou, and First Sergeant Miller, of Bowen's cavalry battalion. My thanks are due to Surgeon Jas. A. Brackett, for his care of the wounded, and to Ba, bacon, flour, vinegar, etc. Col. Brackett speaks in the highest terms of the conduct of Major Humphrey of the Ninth Illinois cavalry, Capt. Williams, and Lieuts. Madison and Ballou, and First Sergeant Miller, of Bowen's Missouri cavalry battalion; as also of Capts. Burgh, Knight, Cowen, Blakemore and Perkins, and Lieuts. Bent
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 5. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 181 (search)
o revisit the scene of our former scout, and our hopes were high that this time something would be done that would reflect credit upon our regiments. No wonder that the rebels stopped at this stream, with the intention to make it the last ditch. No better position could be found. A narrow, bold, dashing stream waters a fruitful and lovely country, teeming with the heaviest crops. Along the southern bank a long and broken range of hills, wooded and cleared, stretches through Orange and Madison, and south-west through Albemarle. A perfect line of little hills along the river afford so complete defence against an approaching force as to need nothing but resolute men on their crests to drive back superior forces and hold the river completely. Positions for artillery are everywhere, and the fords commanded at every step. But on we pressed. Suddenly the enemy's pickets showed themselves; but a short dash, and away they fled. A signal-station, from which all our movements had
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 8. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 30 (search)
ction to poor, oppressed and helpless people, many of whom have been mercilessly conscripted to fill up the decimated ranks of the rebel army. The wealthy spurn the Proclamation, and in Richmond the strictest surveillance is maintained over those persons suspected of sympathy with the North. At Luray, Colonel Smith learned that Rosser's brigade had encamped there Sunday night, and had left on Monday, taking the grade up the Page valley, on the east side of the river, in the direction of Madison, and, as Rosser had succeeded in getting forty-eight hours start of our fatigued forces, Colonel Smith concluded, very wisely, to run no further risks, inasmuch as the objects of the expedition were accomplished, and no infantry or artillery were at hand to lend assistance in case of an attack by superior numbers. Colonel Smith sent several officers to examine the post-office, jail, court-house, and other public buildings. A number of conscripts were taken from the jail upon hearing the n
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 8. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 144 (search)
baggage, stores and tents were to be left, and the weak and sick were to remain as camp-guards. Already our pickets had been relieved by the First division of the Third corps, and the extra rations issued. We at once concluded that this was no false alarm. Saturday morning came, as bright and beautiful as ever winter saw. The roads were in splendid condition, the men in good trim, and all was propitious. Off we started at the appointed time, moving by way of Culpeper in the direction of Madison. James City, a point ten miles west of Culpeper, and sixteen miles from camp, was reached by half-past 4 P. M., and here we bivouacked for the night. The grassy plains and groves of pine around were fired, and the bands played their liveliest airs. The Sabbath dawned with promise, and the sun smiled propitiously as we moved forward to Robertson's River, which was reached by the advance at eleven A. M. Here the cavalry pickets of the enemy were met, but hastily betook themselves to the s
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 6. (ed. Frank Moore), Doc. 91.-General Sherman's expedition. (search)
f these brave men crossed three times during the day, and Anthony and Mallsby were both severely wounded. Private F. W. Taylor, of Belleville, Ill., was promoted for bravery on the field during the last day's action. While the two companies of the Sixth Missouri were crossing the sandbar, five of their number were shot down, and in the hurried advance their picks and spades were not taken up. After they got under the bank it was found very important to have those implements, and private Madison, company K, went out and got them, and although several hundred shots were fired at him, he was unharmed. Gen. Sherman expressed himself as well satisfied with the behavior of all his troops, but said the Sixth Missouri deserved to be immortalized. General Stuart said he never read of more heroic conduct in the annals of warfare. The heavy rains of last night and the consequent condition of the law, swampy ground, prevented the possibility of any military operations on this day, by l
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 6. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 196 (search)
l of which we destroyed. We reached Switzer's that night, and found infantry and all there. We had met no enemy so far, except an occasional guerrilla squad. After grazing our jaded horses, (for there was no corn,) we started next morning for Madison, on the Saint Francis, and Wittsburgh, fifteen or twenty miles above, while the infantry returned to Helena by way of Moreau, Marianna, and Lagrange. The road from Switzer's to the l'anguille River is known as the Military road, and goes to Mt is a corduroy or causeway, not wide enough to turn a wagon on, and a deep ditch on either side, until it strikes the l'anguille at a point known as the Bridge, some twenty or twenty-five miles from Switzer's, and twenty miles west and north of Madison. About one mile west of the bridge is where the Fourth Iowa cavalry was surprised and defeated last fall by the Texans. Colonel Clayton stopped here with the First Indiana and the artillery, sending Colonel Jenkins forward to Taylor's Creek,
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