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The Daily Dispatch: August 6, 1861., [Electronic resource], Miscellaneous war it me. (search)
(Me.) Argus says: Then the unprovoked burning of the village of Germantown, and other outrages committed by our troops. (though promptly reprimanded by Gen. McDowell,) unveiled a looseness of discipline calculated to ensure defeat, rather than victory. Several correspondents of the New York Herald suggest that the next grand army on its march to Manassas shall fire the woods, and thus smoke out the masked batteries. At an enthusiastic, so said, meeting in New York, a German proposed to have a regiment raised, to be armed with scythes, to mow down the Black Horse Cavalry. Why, we thought the Fire Zouaves killed all them long ago — at least they say so. Recent intelligence informs us (says the Louisville Courier) that the Hon. Alfred Ely, of New York, was on his way to the Southern Congress. Some of the "business men" of Cincinnati, at a meeting the other day, censured the Lincoln Government severely for flighting the battle at Manassas on the Sabbath day.
The Daily Dispatch: August 6, 1861., [Electronic resource], Federal Congress. (search)
al Congress. In the Senate on the 1st inst., the bill to suppress insurrection, sedition, &c., being under consideration, Mr. Breckinridge, with his usual ability, exposed its unconstitutional features, and freely criticized the acts of the Northern President. The bill was not disposed of. In the House, Mr. Fenton offered the following: Whereas, it is currently reported that the forces now in rebellion against the Government have certain persons in their hands, one of whom is Hon. Alfred Ely, a member of this House: Therefore. Resolved, That the President be requested to furnish this House with any information on the subject that may have reached him.--Passed. Mr. Blair, of Missouri, then rose to a personal explanation, and made a pretty severe attack upon Thurlow Weed, of the Albany Evening Journal, for ascribing to him (Blair) and his brother, (the Postmaster General,) the design of precipitating the action of Gen. Scott, and involving him in battle without pru