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The Daily Dispatch: December 4, 1861., [Electronic resource], House of Delegates. (search)
ouse met at 12 o'clock, M. Prayer by the Rev. Dr. Reed, of the Presbyterian Church. The Speaker appointed the following select committee, on motion of Mr. Barbour, relative to certain vacant seats in the House: Messrs. Forbes, McCamant, Hunter, Burks, Steger, Baskerville, Sanders, of Franklin, and Richardson. Petitions presented. By Mr. Robertson--Memorial of the City Council of Richmond, asking that their issue of small notes may be legalized. By Mr. Steger--Of Retry R. Ject the most speedy construction of said road. Resolutions of Inquiry. The appropriate committees, when appointed, were instructed to inquire into the expediency of sundry propositions; By Mr. Robertson, of refunding to D. H. Maury, R. M. T. Hunter, and others money paid on account of erroneous assessment of taxes; by Mr. Evans, of allowing the claim of Major R. D. Billups, of Matthews, his account for services rendered; by Mr. Anderson, of authorizing the Governor to cause a part of t
The Daily Dispatch: December 4, 1861., [Electronic resource], The retreat of Hunter's command. (search)
The retreat of Hunter's command. --The St. Louis Evening News, of the 22d inst. alludes to the retreat of Hunter's army northward as follows: Of course it is understood that the evacuation of Springfield gives up the entire Southwest, for the time, to the enemy. It is to be regretted that the Union men in that region should thus be exposed to persecution by their foes, or be compelled to abandon their homes to avoid such persecution; but this cannot be helped at present. There is nHunter's army northward as follows: Of course it is understood that the evacuation of Springfield gives up the entire Southwest, for the time, to the enemy. It is to be regretted that the Union men in that region should thus be exposed to persecution by their foes, or be compelled to abandon their homes to avoid such persecution; but this cannot be helped at present. There is nothing in the strategic positions or resources of the Southwest to justify the stationing of an army of 40,000 men at Springfield to hold it. This army can be used more efficiently and advantageously in another quarter; and perhaps it will not be long before it becomes evident that this army can more effectually protect even the Southwest by striking the enemy at another point, and thus forcing Price and McCulloch to abandon their present position and march to Eastern Arkansas.