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The Daily Dispatch: March 14, 1865., [Electronic resource], article 1 (search)
York city, presented by Mr. Lawrence, of New York. Mr. Hartly, of Pennsylvania, seconded by Mr. White, of Virginia, moved the reference of the first petition, which was opposed by Messrs. Stone, of Maryland; Smith, Tucker and Burke, of South Carolina; Baldwin and Jackson, of Georgia, who were in favor of its going to the table. Messrs. Fitzsimmons and Hartly, of Pennsylvania; Parker, Madison and Page, of Virginia; Lawrence, of New York; Sedgwick, of Massachusetts; Boudinot, of New Jersey; Sherman and Huntington, of Connecticut, favored a reference. Those who opposed it expressed the fear that action indicating an interference with this kind of property would sink it in value and be injurious to a great number of citizens, particularly of the Southern States.--They deprecated the disposition of the class represented by the petitioners to meddle with concerns with which they had something to do. On the next day, a memorial of the Pennsylvania Society for promoting the abolition
The Daily Dispatch: March 14, 1865., [Electronic resource], article 1 (search)
ands of her former owners. From North Carolina. In default of news, the Yankees have all sorts of rumors about Sherman. One statement claims that he had entirely destroyed Cheatham's corps. The style of their sensation stories may be judged from the following extract from the Washington Star: There is a report prevalent in town that Sherman, according to statements from rebel sources, has achieved great successes in late engagements with the rebel forces. According to this report, Longstreet had confronted Sherman, Hardee was threatening his flank, and Cheatham had come up in his rear. Sherman turned suddenly upon Cheatham, utterly annihilating him, and then pounced in turn upon Hardee and Longstreet, scattering Sherman turned suddenly upon Cheatham, utterly annihilating him, and then pounced in turn upon Hardee and Longstreet, scattering them like chaff. We give this as the rumor afloat, without being able to say what credit should be accorded to it. Richmond papers make no mention of it; but as they are under orders to say nothing in regard to military affairs, of course their
The Daily Dispatch: March 14, 1865., [Electronic resource], article 3 (search)
Sherman's March through South Carolina. Our Southern exchanges, which have gotten through the mail blockade, give us some intelligence of the scenes of barbarism which have attended Sherman's march. Dr. Glover, of Orangeburg, South Carolina, who was captured by Sherman's troops between Orangeburg Courthouse and Columbia, Sherman's troops between Orangeburg Courthouse and Columbia, and held as a prisoner until the Yankee army passed Lancaster Courthouse, was with the enemy in their march through Columbia and Winnsboro', and gives the Charlotte s, and Lunatic Asylum escaped. It is said that the firing was done before General Sherman himself reached the city, and that he afterwards expressed regret at it; but of course all that will pass for hypocrisy. After Sherman reached the city, he posted guards, with orders to shoot any soldier caught setting fire to a house; anee Yankee soldiers were shot. Child's factory, near the city, was burnt. General Sherman occupied General Hampton's house as his headquarters. When the enemy