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The Daily Dispatch: March 28, 1861., [Electronic resource], article 1 (search)
Virginia State Convention.thirty-sixth day. Wednesday, March 27, 1861. The Convention was called to order at 10 o'clock. Prayer by Rev. Mr. Willis, of the Baptist Church. Mr. Turner, of Jackson, moved a call of the roll, which was ordered, and a bare quorum ascertained to be present. Voice of the people Mr. Cox, of Chesterfield, presented a series of resolutions, adopted by a portion of the citizens of his county, at Chester, on Saturday last, in favor of secession. Mr. Cox said the meeting was respectable in character and numbers, and the expression of sentiment would have its due weight with him. Referred to the Committee on Federal Relations. Equality of taxation. The President said the pending business before the Convention was the consideration of Mr. Willey's resolution on taxation and representation. Mr. Turner, of Jackson, being entitled to the floor, addressed the Convention in favor of the passage of the resolutions. He protested a
The Daily Dispatch: March 29, 1861., [Electronic resource], article 1 (search)
Virginia State Convention.thirty-seventh day. Thursday, March 28, 1861. The Convention assembled at 10 o'clock.--Prayer by the Rev. Mr. Willis, of the Baptist Church. Voice of the people. Mr. Carell, of Nelson, presented a series of resolutions adopted by the citizens of that county, in favor of immediate secession. Referred to the Committee on Federal Relations. Equality of taxation. The Convention proceeded, in the order of business, to consider the resolutions of the gentleman from Monongalia, (Mr. Willey.)--Mr. Turner, of Jackson, who was entitled to the floor, being absent, Mr. Early embraced the opportunity to make a correction of the report in the official organ of the Convention, the Richmond Enquirer. Mr. Turner having by this time arrived, took the floor, and continued his speech in favor of an ad valorem tax on slaves. He argued its necessity, in order to the maintenance of the credit of the State. While repudiation was staring us in t
The Daily Dispatch: March 29, 1861., [Electronic resource], A New Type-Setter. (search)
A New Type-Setter. --Willis, in his last letter to the Home Journal, says the machine "to insert a pig at one end and grind out sausages at the other" is really "slow" in comparison with the new invention for setting types — a visit to which was the object of one of his recent walks in New York: "Alden's type-setter not only can set types as fast as eight men, but distributes, or restores to their places, the same amount by the same process — an auto-recuperation of outlay, which it is wondrous to believe (for an editor, at least,) may be a possible principle of Nature! "The type-setter is worked like a piano, by playing on keys — the mere touch on the key, for the letter a, for instance, being instead of the old fashion of taking up that letter with the fingers, turning it right end up and right side front, and putting it into the line, to be adjusted with spaces. It is a revolving table of brass — the machine — worked by the smallest steam-power, and the cost is ab
The Daily Dispatch: April 4, 1861., [Electronic resource], article 1 (search)
Virginia State Convention.forty-second day. Wednesday, April 3, 1861. The Convention assembled at 10 o'clock.--Prayer by the Rev, Mr. Willis, of the Baptist Church. Equality of taxation. Mr. Stuart, of Doddridge, being entitled to the floor on Mr. Willey's resolution, proceeded to address the Convention. He regretted that so few of the Eastern members were in their seats, because it was to them that he desired chiefly to direct his remarks. He had listened with much pleasure to the speech of Mr. Wise on the preceding evening, and gave his assurance that his efforts would be met by the Western people in a spirit of fraternity.-- He could not fold his arms and say "all is well." for we were involved in questions of great difficulty and doubt. Alluding to the charge of unsoundness on the slavery question, he said that no charge of that nature had been made by any Eastern man; to a Western member belongs that honor, for he alone had done it.--He (Mr. S) claimed, that
The Daily Dispatch: April 11, 1861., [Electronic resource], Correspondence of the Richmond Dispatch. (search)
sm — raising the flag of the Confederate States--Office holders -- Hamiltonians going South, &c., &c. Hampton, April 6th, 1861. This has been a gala day in our village.--Three volunteer companies were on parade, the "Wythe Rifles,"Capt. Willis, the "Washington Artillery, "Capt Smith, and the "Old Dominion Dragoons," Capt. Phillips, named respectively in honor of our great county man, George Wythe; the great leader of accession in 176, George Washington, who vindicated the right of seted it, as it flung its folds to the breeze; "And many an eye danced to see That banner in the sky." The welkin rang with loud calls for "Hope," "Hope," to which that sweetest of Virginia poets gracefully responded. Messrs. Tabb, Willis, and Lee, were subsequently called upon, and clothing "thoughts that breathe" in "words that burn," they pledged themselves to the work of placing the star of Virginia on its azure folds. May their efforts be successful ! For, "Tis the Flag
The Daily Dispatch: April 25, 1861., [Electronic resource], article 9 (search)
Tender of service. --The Ladies' Sewing Circle of Clay Street Baptist Church (Rev. Mr. Willis) has tendered its services to the Governor, to prepare lint, bandages and uniforms for our soldiers, and their offer has been accepted. They will meet this morning, at 9 o'clock, at the Clay street Baptist Church, on 4th, near Clay street, to commence the execution of their work.
The Daily Dispatch: January 19, 1861., [Electronic resource], The National crisis. (search)
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The Daily Dispatch: June 28, 1861., [Electronic resource], Mrs. Francis Ket Blunt. (search)
Mrs. Francis Ket Blunt. --Mrs. Francis Key Blunt is giving dramatic readings in Willis' Rooms, St. James, London. A writer' speaking of her first appearance, says: The place was literally filled with one of the finest audiences that the West End can produce. Park Lane and Piceadilly turned out to honor the daughter of the author of the "Star Spangled Banner." Never did an artiste have a better opportunity to win complete success, and never did I see a more lamentable failure. So says a correspondent of the Times; but his critical judgment may be accounted for by the prejudice displayed in the following: "And this lady, Mrs. Blunt, the daughter of one of America's noblest and most patriotic sons, is an avewed "
The Daily Dispatch: August 27, 1861., [Electronic resource], article 4 (search)
is certain, not withstanding the errors of the Northern papers on the subject, that there is "something rotten in Denmark," In other words, that there are spies not only in the capital, but there are traitors in the secrets of some of the Departments. I say, find them out and convict them if possible, and hang them as high as Haman, even on the Capitol Square, in sight of all men. Have you read Miss Susan Archer Talley's "Battle of Manassas," in the Enquirer of the 234 inst. It is worthy of a lasting place beside Macanlay's "Lays of Ancient Rome," the "Henry of Navarre," or Tennyson's or Hope's "Charge of Balaklava." I trust that Southern literature will soon receive its proper meed, now that we have stultified the "Mutual Admiration Society" of Boston, and the smaller fry cliques of New York and Philadelphia. Willis' next poem will be perhaps addressed to Mrs. Lincoln's poodle, or to Abraham's bosom, over which the flunky and the snob saw that immaculate shirt descend. Oats.
The Daily Dispatch: October 8, 1861., [Electronic resource], The U. S. East India Squadron. (search)
A chaplain for the Seventh Virginia Regiment. We published, not long ago, an announcement of the want of a chaplain in the Seventh Virginia Regiment, Army of the Potomac.--The Rev. Raymond R. Minor, a Baptist clergyman of Fork of Willis, Cumberland county, Va., signifies his willingness to accept the position. This gentleman has one son in the Farmville Guards, another in the Hampden Sidney company, and a third preparing for active service as a volunteer under Capt. Jas. W. Morton, of Cumberland. A fourth son is anxious to go; but as he is only in his 13th year, the father thinks he had better stay at home for "seed corn." If that is not a patriotic family, we know not where to look for one.
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