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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing) 2,462 0 Browse Search
Knight's Mechanical Encyclopedia (ed. Knight) 692 0 Browse Search
George Bancroft, History of the United States from the Discovery of the American Continent, Vol. 10 516 0 Browse Search
George Bancroft, History of the United States from the Discovery of the American Continent, Vol. 3, 15th edition. 418 0 Browse Search
C. Julius Caesar, Gallic War 358 0 Browse Search
George Bancroft, History of the United States from the Discovery of the American Continent, Vol. 4, 15th edition. 298 0 Browse Search
Hon. J. L. M. Curry , LL.D., William Robertson Garrett , A. M. , Ph.D., Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 1.1, Legal Justification of the South in secession, The South as a factor in the territorial expansion of the United States (ed. Clement Anselm Evans) 230 0 Browse Search
H. Wager Halleck , A. M. , Lieut. of Engineers, U. S. Army ., Elements of Military Art and Science; or, Course of Instruction in Strategy, Fortification, Tactis of Battles &c., Embracing the Duties of Staff, Infantry, Cavalry, Artillery and Engineers. Adapted to the Use of Volunteers and Militia. 190 0 Browse Search
C. Edwards Lester, Life and public services of Charles Sumner: Born Jan. 6, 1811. Died March 11, 1874. 186 0 Browse Search
George Ticknor, Life, letters and journals of George Ticknor (ed. George Hillard) 182 0 Browse Search
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Browsing named entities in The Daily Dispatch: may 8, 1861., [Electronic resource]. You can also browse the collection for France (France) or search for France (France) in all documents.

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From Washington. Alexandria, May 7. --Seward's instructions to W. L. Dayton, Minister to France, are peremptory, and opposed to the recognition of the Southern Confederacy. The Administration has determined to wage civil war upon the South. Large quantities of ammunition, supplies and troops are passing up to Washington in ships.
The Daily Dispatch: may 8, 1861., [Electronic resource], Terrible tragedy at Marietta, Ohio. (search)
Rejoicing in Civil War. The New York Courier des Etats Unis is annoyed at the character of the excitement in New York: "In looking at the almost joyous character of the excitement of the masses, no one would suspect that it was occasioned by a civil war destined to drown the ancient and common nationality in the blood of men who were till now considered brethren.--We have witnessed black hours in France, where the people of one country were condemned to fight each other, but never have we beheld anything like that which is occurring here. There, the struggle was accepted as inevitable, but at the same time lamentable, and a terrible necessity. Here it is a holiday aspect that prevails." The reason is that New York expects to inflict civil war upon others, not to suffer itself. Were New York itself in danger, there would be no "holiday aspect" in that city. A more striking illustration of human selfishness and corruption the world has never witnessed. Of all the
coward with a musket. We believe that if Virginians had no other weapons than bowie-knives and slung-shots, they could not think of the infernal spirit and purposes announced by their enemy and hesitate to spring into their thickest ranks. A gentleman who saw the fight in Baltimore, informs us that he saw a mere youth knock down a soldier with a paving-stone, take away his musket from him, and kill another soldier with it. This is the spirit with which they will be met through the whole South.--We referred yesterday to the Venetians, who, with pitch-forks and pikes, without fire-arms and without tactics, resisted for years the best Generals and armies of France. The same spirit exists in Virginia. Our agriculturists, when they can do no better, can use their pitch-forks and scythes, the latter a very efficient instrument. Short swords, and pikes, like the boarding pikes employed in the Navy, can be easily manufactured. Again we say, any weapon is good that has a man behind it.