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Benjamin F. Butler (search for this): article 1
ss through his lines to visit Washington. Butler's removal — he Dies hard — his farewell address. Butler passed through New York on Wednesday en route for Lowell. According to a letter, only Army of the James, I bid you farewell. Benjamin F. Butler, Major-General. A letter fro that command: The order was received at Butler's headquarters about half-past 11 o'clock A. M the front. Adopting the theory that General Butler was removed on account of the Wilmington eities only waited for his return to remove General Butler. General Ord returned yesterday, and he received notification of the removal of General Butler and his own assignment to the command of ton the promulgation of the order relieving General Butler and replacing him by General Ord, the stafThe order directing this change instructed General Butler to proceed to Lowell, Massachusetts, and rt on board his flagboat, the River Queen. General Butler was accompanied by Captains DeKay and Clar[1 more...]<
Mercer (search for this): article 1
telegraph message was sent, a few days since, from City Point to Chattanooga, with but a single repetition, and that at Pittsburgh. The distance is about two thousand miles. The Kentucky Legislature has adopted resolutions in favor of emancipation, the consent of the owners being obtained, and compensation made. On Tuesday, the Union State Convention of Tennessee met in the capitol at Nashville, and organized by electing the Hon. Samuel R. Rodgers, of Knox county, president. Messrs. Mercer, Myers and Cone were chosen vice-presidents. The Missouri State Convention, on the 11th, passed the following ordinance by a vote of sixty to four: "Be it ordained by the people of the State of Missouri, in convention assembled, that hereafter in this State there shall be neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except in punishment of crime, whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, and all persons held to service or labor as slaves are hereby declared free. James Gu
Hood (search for this): article 1
rd. General Ord also accompanied General Butler as far as City Point, where he stopped to see the Lieutenant-General, and returned late last night. From General Hood. A telegram from Cairo, dated the 11th, has the following intelligence about General Hood: The remnant of Hood's army is reported to be fortifying atGeneral Hood: The remnant of Hood's army is reported to be fortifying at Corinth, with a view of going into winter quarters at that place. They are also reported to be repairing the Mobile and Ohio railroad. The late raid into Mississippi. The Vicksburg Herald (Yankee) has a full account of General Grierson's recent raid in Mississippi. The expedition left Memphis on the 21st ultimo, three Hood's army is reported to be fortifying at Corinth, with a view of going into winter quarters at that place. They are also reported to be repairing the Mobile and Ohio railroad. The late raid into Mississippi. The Vicksburg Herald (Yankee) has a full account of General Grierson's recent raid in Mississippi. The expedition left Memphis on the 21st ultimo, three thousand strong, consisting of the Second New Jersey, Fourth Missouri, Seventh Indiana cavalry, First Mississippi mounted rifles, Third and Fourth Iowa, Tenth Missouri, Second Wisconsin, Fourth and Eleventh Illinois and Third United States colored. At Egypt, on the Mobile and Ohio railroad, a considerable force of the enemy was e
Alexander H. Stephens (search for this): article 1
bout Peace — Reported Appointment of Fifteen Commissioners by the Rebel Congress — Prominent Peace Men Selected — Alexander H. Stephens and Mr. Boyce, of South Carolina, Among Them — The Commissioners to proceed North." Washington, Wednesday, Jw appears that the rebels have adopted the proposition, and have appointed fifteen commissioners, among whom are Vice-President Stephens; Judge White, of Georgia; Messrs. Boyce and Orr, of South Carolina; Leech and Gillmore, of North Carolina; Reeve General Grant's headquarters. Their names are said to be: Orr, of South Carolina; Gilmer, of North Carolina, and Alexander H. Stephens, the rebel Vice-President. These are the rumors. The facts are, that Frank Blair and General Singleton have sepiness. Among the rumors prevailing here to-day was one to the effect that General Grant had telegraphed that Alexander H. Stephens had solicited a pass through his lines to visit Washington. Butler's removal — he Dies hard — his farew
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Magenta, from New Orleans, brings the announcement of the arrival of the steamship Morning Star, with General Thomas W. Sherman and staff. The gunboat Rattler drifted ashore in a late storm, between Vicksburg and Natchez, and was fired by a gang of guerrillas and burned to the water's edge. A letter from Mobile to a citizen of New Orleans says that fighting was going on in that vicinity on the 31st ultimo. The rebels were burning cotton a short distance from Natchez on the 9th ultimo. Attack on the Yankee picket line on the South side. A dispatch from the headquarters of the Army of the Potomac, on the 19th, says: The rebels made another attack on the picket line this morning, just before daylight, and captured a few videttes on the right of the Second division of the Sixth corps. The morning was very dark, and the attacking party approached cautiously behind an old abattis until they were almost at our line ere the pickets were aware of their comi
Samuel Price (search for this): article 1
four: "Be it ordained by the people of the State of Missouri, in convention assembled, that hereafter in this State there shall be neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except in punishment of crime, whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, and all persons held to service or labor as slaves are hereby declared free. James Guthrie has been elected United States Senator from Kentucky, in place of Lazarus L. Powell--General Rousseau came in ten votes of getting it. William Pitt Fessenden has been elected United States Senator from Maine. On Sunday, a scouting party from Clarksville, Tennessee, captured south of the Cumberland river the guerrilla leader, Jake Sly. Sly and four of his men were executed on the spot. The Galt House, at Louisville, Kentucky, was destroyed by fire on Wednesday night. Two guests were burnt to death. General Price's army is reported at Buggy depot, on Red river. Gold was quoted in New York on Wednesday night at 219.
Ord (search for this): article 1
al had not been removed some days ago. This question, however, received a final solution when General Ord was assigned to the command. The hero of Fort Harrison was away on leave of absence, and the authorities only waited for his return to remove General Butler. General Ord returned yesterday, and at once proceeded to the headquarters of his command, the Twenty-fourth army corps. He had Immediately on the promulgation of the order relieving General Butler and replacing him by General Ord, the staff of the Army of the James assembled around the quarters of their late commander, real of the army. Before 3 P. M. the General started for the North. He was accompanied by General Ord, General Devins, General Turner, General Ludlow, Captain Bruce, Captain Clard, Captain DeKay,rk, of his personal staff, while the remaining officers turned their horses' heads homeward. General Ord also accompanied General Butler as far as City Point, where he stopped to see the Lieutenant-
Gillmore (search for this): article 1
mmissioners to proceed North." Washington, Wednesday, January 11. It will be recollected that a proposition was submitted to the rebel Congress, some weeks ago, to appoint a commission of fifteen to confer with an equal number on our side upon the subject of peace. It now appears that the rebels have adopted the proposition, and have appointed fifteen commissioners, among whom are Vice-President Stephens; Judge White, of Georgia; Messrs. Boyce and Orr, of South Carolina; Leech and Gillmore, of North Carolina; Reeves, of Virginia; and Smith and Singleton, of Mississippi. The same paper has a dispatch from Washington purporting to give the sentiments of "a distinguished Union general." This distinguished person cannot see peace so near, as the South, instead of preparing for that event, is going to war more fiercely than ever. He upbraids his brethren out of the army with desiring the continuation of the war instead of the "prompt suppression of the rebellion," and urges t
Pendleton (search for this): article 1
ause of rebellion would be traced to others than those now in arms. He would ask the gentleman to say at whose door the sin lies, and by whom committed. Mr. Pendleton replied that he was not surprised the gentleman was somewhat touched by what he had said. It might be the gentleman misunderstood the exact force of his langupossibly might have been in the neighborhood of the gentleman, and in his own State, and in all the free States, those who would infract the Constitution. He (Mr. Pendleton) had said let gentlemen beware how they push their doctrine, lest it would be found that the compact of confederation had first been broken elsewhere than in tisan feeling, but solely by a regard for the character and perpetuity of our free institutions. Mr. Jenckes (Rhode Island) expressed his astonishment that Mr. Pendleton called this a compact of confederation, and asked, if we are not one nation, what are we? He called upon the gentleman and all of his school to frame an indic
Gilmer (search for this): article 1
to Richmond on a peace mission, by permission of the President, is no less a personage than General Singleton, of Illinois. He only preceded Frank Blair by a day or two. Coupled with this, it is said that, in secret session of the rebel Congress, Mr. McMullen's resolutions, introduced some time since, have been agreed to, and the commissioners have been selected on the part of the Confederacy to meet at General Grant's headquarters. Their names are said to be: Orr, of South Carolina; Gilmer, of North Carolina, and Alexander H. Stephens, the rebel Vice-President. These are the rumors. The facts are, that Frank Blair and General Singleton have separately gone on missions devoted to peace, though the former has other business. Among the rumors prevailing here to-day was one to the effect that General Grant had telegraphed that Alexander H. Stephens had solicited a pass through his lines to visit Washington. Butler's removal — he Dies hard — his farewell address. But
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