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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 I., chapter 22 (search)
tion, whose maxim was, to dare, and again to dare, and without end to dare. Mr. Chas. G. Memminger Since, Confederate Secretary of the Treasury. having suggested that the members, on the roll being called, advance and be sworn, a delegate responded: Oh no! that is not required; we came not to make, but to unmake, a government. Gen. Jamison was, on the fifth ballot, chosen President. At the evening session of the first day, Hon. John A. Elmore, a Commissioner from Alabama, and Hon. Charles Hooker, a Commissioner from Mississippi, were introduced by the President, and successively addressed the Convention — of course, in favor of prompt and unconditional Secession. Mr. Elmore said: I am instructed by the Governor of Alabama to say that he desires, and, lie believes, our State desires (and I unite my voice with him in that opinion), that the action of the Convention be immediate and prompt. [Applause.] It will give the cause strength, not only in Alabama, as we believe, an
William Schouler, A history of Massachusetts in the Civil War: Volume 2, Chapter 15: Worcester County. (search)
State aid was sixteen thousand dollars ($16,000.00). The amount of money paid by the town during the war for State aid to soldiers' families, and repaid by the Commonwealth, was as follows: In 1861, $433.26; in 1862, $2,533.40; in 1863, $3,217.06; in 1864, $2,135.19; in 1865, $950.00. Total amount, $9,268.91. Rutland Incorporated Feb. 23, 1713. Population in 1860, 1,076; in 1865, 1,011. Valuation in 1860, $507,516; in 1865, $523,646. The selectmen in 1861 were Joseph Davis, Charles Hooker, Sumner Putnam; in 1862, Joseph Davis, Hervey Wilson, Joseph Stone; in 1863, Hervey Wilson, Stillman Stone, Joseph Stone; in 1864, Joseph Davis, Moses Smith, Daniel W. Brooks; in 1865, Joseph Davis, Daniel W. Brooks, Stillman Stone. The town-clerk in 1861 and 1862 was Zadock W. Gates; in 1863, 1864, and 1865, George A. Putnam. The town-treasurer in 1861 was Ebenezer H. Miller; in 1862 and 1864, Zaccheus G. Carpenter; in 1863 and 1865, E. H. Miles. 1861. The first town-meeting to a