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Horace Greeley, The American Conflict: A History of the Great Rebellion in the United States of America, 1860-65: its Causes, Incidents, and Results: Intended to exhibit especially its moral and political phases with the drift and progress of American opinion respecting human slavery from 1776 to the close of the War for the Union. Volume II., Xxii. Negro soldiery. (search)
Nays 28: Yeas--Messrs. Carlile, G. Davis, Kennedy, Latham, Nesmith, Powell, Turpie, and Wall (all Democrats). At the next session — the Deficiency bill being before the House--Mr. Harding, of Ky., moved Dec. 21, 1863. to insert-- Provided, That no part of the moneys aforesaid shall be applied to the raising, arming, equipping, or paying of negro soldiers. Which was likewise beaten: Yeas 41; Yays 105--the Yeas (all Democrats) being Messrs. Ancona, Bliss, James S. Brown, Coffroth, Cox, Dawson, Dennison, Eden, Edgerton, Eldridge, Finck, Grider, Hall, Harding, Harrington, Benjamin G. Harris, Charles M. Harris, Philip Johnson, William Johnson, King, Knapp, Law, Long, Marcy, McKinney, William II. Miller, James R. Morris, Morrison, Noble, John O'Neill, Pendleton, Sainuel J. Randall, Rogers, Ross, Scott, Stiles, Strouse, Stuart, Chilton A. White, Joseph W. White, Yeaman. No other War measure was so strenuously, unitedly, persistently, vehemently resisted by the Oppos
Horace Greeley, The American Conflict: A History of the Great Rebellion in the United States of America, 1860-65: its Causes, Incidents, and Results: Intended to exhibit especially its moral and political phases with the drift and progress of American opinion respecting human slavery from 1776 to the close of the War for the Union. Volume II., Xxx. Political Mutations and results.—the Presidential canvass of 1864.< (search)
Massachusetts — Alley, Ames, Baldwin, Boutwell, Dawes, Eliot, Gooch, Hooper, Rice, W. D. Washburn. Rhode Island--Dixon, Jenckes. Connecticut--Brandagee, Deming, English, J. H. Hubbard. Vermont--Baxter, Morrill, Woodbridge. New York — A. W. Clark, Freeman Clark, Davis, Frank, Ganson, Griswold, Herrick, Hotchkiss, Hulburd, Kellogg, Little-john, Marvin, Miller, Morris, Nelson, Odell, Pomeroy, Radford, Steele, Van Valkenburg. New Jersey--Starr. Pennsylvania--Baily, Broomall, Coffroth, Hale, Kelley, McAllister, Moorhead, A. Myers, L. Myers, C. O'Neill, Schofield, Stevens, Thayer, Tracy, Williams. Delaware--Smithers. Maryland--Cresswell, Henry Winter Davis, F. Thomas, Webster. West Virginia--Blair, Brown, Whaley. Kentucky--Anderson, Randall, Smith, Yeaman. Ohio — Ashley, Eckley, Garfield, Hutchins, Schenck, Spaulding. Indiana--Colfax, Dumont, Julian, Orth. Illinois--Arnold, Farnsworth, Ingersoll, Norton, E. B. Washburne. Missouri--Blow, Boyd, King,<
The Daily Dispatch: November 15, 1864., [Electronic resource], article 1 (search)
her idols. We had some hopeful Union majorities along the Ohio border; but farther back the secession sympathizers came out strong for McClellan, and the State will give him about four-fifths of all his "majorities." Congress.--We cannot yet make up an accurate table of members, many districts not having been reported, and a few being very close. We lose one in Delaware and one in Maryland. The Copperheads in Pennsylvania are trying hard to keep out soldiers' votes that will defeat Coffroth and Dawson, but all will come out right at Washington. Brooks, of this city, will probably get the certificate, but his seat will be contested. Humphrey, Raymond, Darling, Ketcham, Griswold (War Democrat) and Conkling are clear gains. We also gain Newell in New Jersey. In Ohio, the soldiers' vote elects Delano, giving us seventeen of the nineteen members. So far, we have in Illinois ten members sure, and one district is still in doubt. This is a gain of five. In Michigan, we defeat B
The Daily Dispatch: January 20, 1865., [Electronic resource], Terms, etc. (search)
the suggestion of members opposite. "This, " he said, "is Mr. Greeley's preamble and my resolution." Mr. Washburne, (Republican,) of Illinois, moved that the resolution be laid upon the table. The rebels would accept no overtures except such as would be disgraceful to us. The question having been taken, the House laid the resolution upon the table — yeas, 84; nays, 51. The following are the nays: Messrs. Ancone, Baldwin of Michigan, Bass, Brooks, Brown of Wisconsin, Chanier, Coffroth, Cox, Craven, Dennison, Eden, Eldridge, Edgerten, English, Fiuck, Hale, Hall, Harrington, Harris of Illinois. Hobnan, Johnson of Ohio, Kellegg of New York, Kernan, King, Law, Lazear, LeBlond. Long. Mallory, Marry, McAllister, McDowell, McKenney, Morrie of Ohio, Morrison, Noble, Pendleton Radford, Randall of Pennsylvania, Robinson, Rogers, Ross, Scott, Steele of New York, Stiles, Townsend, Wadsworth, C. A. White, J. W. White, F. Wood and Yeamen--51. The Whereabouts of Thomas's army.
The Daily Dispatch: January 23, 1865., [Electronic resource], article 1 (search)
which was ordered to be printed, recommending that measures of retaliation be adopted in order to prevent the continuance of the barbarities practiced at the South on Union prisoners. A resolution was adopted the same day in the House of Representatives, appointing a committee to inquire into reported abuses at the Old Capitol and Carroll prisons. A lively debate sprang up on a motion to reconsider the vote by which this resolution was adopted, in which Messrs. Stevens, Ganson, Davis, Coffroth and others took part. The motion to reconsider was finally laid on the table. Letter from General Thomas. General Thomas has written to the War Department a letter, giving a very encouraging view of military affairs in the Southwest. He says that Hood cannot gather an army of twenty thousand men, and that the Southwest is practically a conquered country. The St. Louis Union, of the 12th instant, says: "We are apprised of a great military movement that will startle the
The Daily Dispatch: January 24, 1865., [Electronic resource], article 1 (search)
ich the gentleman from Maryland had alluded, but others — where the Secretary of the Treasury, under some peculiar higher law unknown to the statute, had caused to be arrested men suspected of counterfeiting greenbacks, or shinplasters, and held them in the Old Capitol Prison, month after month, on the sole order of the Solicitor of the Treasury, without giving them the right of trial.--Is there no remedy for the nullification of our laws, or shall we not have an inquiry into abuses? Mr. Coffroth, of Pennsylvania, said that in his district a brave officer, who had been wounded and had a limb amputated, has been for a long time in prison without knowing what charges have been preferred against him. Mr. Cox said he had not submitted his remarks with any partisan designs.--The law authorizing the suspension of the habeas corpus was passed by the other side of the House. They suspended the writ, but with such qualifications as to guard against irresponsible arrests. He appealed
The Daily Dispatch: December 20, 1865., [Electronic resource], The late Mr. Corwin. (search)
l Grant's report, as stated above, is exceedingly conservative, agreeing fully with the President's policy. He says that the South is loyal, and anxious to return to its old place in the Union. It is given out semi-officially at the State Department that there is no danger of a rupture with France. The President sustains the Seward diplomacy. Alley's resolution on currency contraction gives great satisfaction at the Treasury Department. The argument in the contested case of Coffroth and Koontz has been closed. The committee will decide the question to-morrow as to who shall occupy the seat during the contest. The Special Committee who are revising the Internal Revenue bill are in conference with the Committee of Finance of both Houses. It is alleged that Mr. Harris, member from Maryland, in taking the oath committed perjury. The matter has been referred to a committee for investigation. General Logan is still here, and undecided respecting the Mexican