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The Daily Dispatch: April 30, 1861., [Electronic resource], Explosion of an oil well — loss of Life and frightful Scenes. (search)
Tennessee a Unit. We learn that John Bell, Andrew Ewing, E. H. Ewing, and other distinguished men, heretofore hopeful Unionists, on the 23d, addressed a vast meeting at Nashville. Mr. Bell took the ground that the usurpation of Lincoln released every State from its obligations to the Federal Government — that Tennessee was a sovereign, independent State--that all her citizens should arm at once, and resist to the death all invasion of Southern soil. A united South was the universal cry of the meeting.--The Banner expects that three regiments will be speedily on the way to the assistance of Virginia. Fifty thousand volunteers will be ready at an hour's notice.
The Daily Dispatch: April 30, 1861., [Electronic resource], Tennessee. (search)
Tennessee. The Nashville Gazette, of Friday last, says: Our sister Southern cities may be anxious to know what Nashville, the capital of the Volunteer State, is doing in the cause. Up to this time, the companies organized are as follows: The Rock City Guard Battalion, composed of three companies; Tennessee Rifles, Cheatham Rifles, Jackson Irish Volunteers, Old Hickory Guards, Hermitage Light Infantry, Beauregard Light Infantry, Harris Guards, N. & C. Depot Boys, Nashville Greys, Nashville Guards, Tennessee Hangers, (cavalry,) Nashville Shelby Dragoons, (cavalry,) Breckinridge Rangers, Bell Greys, 8th Ward Home Guards, North Nashville Home Guards, Tennessee Artillery and Nashville Artillery — in all twenty-one, and footing up 2,500 men. In addition to those organized in the city, we learn that there is not a civil district in the county where one or more companies have not been formed. Davidson county alone can march into service to-day 4,000 good soldiers, with a suf
The Daily Dispatch: April 30, 1861., [Electronic resource], John Bell on the Crisis. (search)
John Bell on the Crisis. At an immense mass meeting, held in Nashville, Tuesday night, speeches were delivered by Hon. John Bell and others. Mr. Bell spoke for about three-quarters of an hour, stating, in effect, that so far as present duties and responsibilities are concerned, the past is a sealed book. The time for action and unity of action in the South had arrived, and he was for standing by the South, and defending the South, all the South, against the unnecessary, aggressive, cruel, unjust and wanton war which is being forced upon us. He recounted at some length the efforts which he had made in the past and especially the present Administration to avert this war, and the hopes he had cherished for the preservation of peace, but those hopes had now vanished, and our duty was now to defend ourselves, and to make common cause with all our sister slaveholding States of the South against a common invading foe. He advocated a strong and effective military league or union among
The Daily Dispatch: April 30, 1861., [Electronic resource], article 7 (search)
Bulletin, of Friday evening: We regret to learn that the steamer C. E. Hillman, with $175,000 worth of ammunition purchased in St. Louis, and destined for Nashville, was captured at Cairo this morning about 4 o'clock. It appears that the Commander of the military forces at Cairo, having been made acquainted with the lar refused to take the boat unless they would let him have its contents. This was refused him, and he and all his crew left his boat, and took the first train for Nashville. This information comes from Col. H. H. Harrison, the agent of Gov. Harris, who was on the Hillman at the time, and who has telegraphed the substance of the above to Nashville. Every Tennessean is justly indignant at this outrage. Some urge the propriety of going at once to Cairo and cleaning out the Abolition horde, while others think a more moderate course desirable. There are three steamboats owned in Cincinnati and running between Memphis and New Orleans. There are the Mara, n