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The Daily Dispatch: March 18, 1862., [Electronic resource], article 2 (search)
eded to vindicate the confiscation of the property of the enemy. He said that, in a case of necessity, he would arm the fugitives who came to the army, though there must be an urgent necessity for such a course. In conclusion, he urged that the contest should be waged with vigor, and be brief and fierce. On motion of Mr. Wilson (Mass.) the bill from the House, providing a new "Article of War," was taken up. It provides that no officer or soldier shall return fugitives, &c. Mr. Davis (Ky.) offered an amendment that such officers, &c., shall neither detain, harbor or conceal any such fugitive. Disagreed to. Mr. Saulsbury (Del.) offered an amendment that the articles shall not apply to Delaware, Maryland, Missouri, Kentucky, or wherever the Federal authority is recognized Disagreed to — yeas 7; nays 30. Mr. Carille asked, if in case the President should at any time call out the militia to enforce the law for returning fugitive slaves, which constitutional provi
The Daily Dispatch: May 8, 1862., [Electronic resource], article 7 (search)
n a General falls in battle, some honor mingles with the feeling of regret, but where a General fails as General Booker has failed, there is nothing but regret to be felt. He referred to the order of General Doubleday as a contrast, in which he did hero to his country. He also referred to the case of General McCook in the West, and the Provost Marshal of Louisville, as a disgrace to the army. He read an account of the oppression to which the blacks at Louisville had to submit. Mr. Davis (Ky.) asked where he got that account. Mr. Sumner replied, from a newspaper in New York. Mr. Davis said that there was no doubt of its falsity. Mr. Wilson (Mass.) said he had abundant evidence of the disgraceful treatment of fugitive slaves by portions of the army. Mr. Sumter also referred to the return of a fugitive from the camps of General Buell and the order of General Halleck excluding all fugitive from his lines. He said this order was unconstitutional as well as absu
The Daily Dispatch: January 25, 1864., [Electronic resource], Debate in the U. S. Senate--Garret Davis. (search)
Debate in the U. S. Senate--Garret Davis. In the U. S. Senate, on the 8th, Senator Hale introduced a resolution to investigate the condition of the Navy and the manner and mode of procuring supplies, &c. Mr. Davis (Ky.) said, I have been referred to so repeatedly by the Senator from California and others, that I feel it necessary to say a few words. I have observed the restiveness of the Senators about examinations being made into the acts of this Administration. They are proper subjects of comment, and while I have a seat on this floor, and have reason and voice, they shall be, to the extent of my ability and according to my judgment as a Senator. I intend to do so, let the consequences be what they may. Has it come to this, that a great Government, organized and instituted by the people, based upon a free Constitution, cannot be investigated in its line of policy and administration without incurring vehement abuse? When this becomes the policy of the friends