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The Daily Dispatch: December 9, 1861., [Electronic resource], Legislature of Virginia (search)
flag of our rapidly-approaching friends could not be distinguished from that of our foes, even by the aid of powerful glasses. Victory trembled in the balance. How awful the pause of uncertainly! It might have cost the battle. This single fact — and it is but one of many — is enough to excite one universal out-cry against the delusive flag. We have copied from that of our enemies. We have conquered in spite of it. No wonder that loads of these flags were sent to Richmond by Gen. Jos. Johnston to be altered. But in the name or wisdom, of patriotism, of common sense, let us have a flag that will do to fight under without patching. This is certainly a reasonable demand. Some even talk of a peace flag and a war flag. One flag is surely-enough, and the present is unit for either peace or war. It is so close to the old United States flag that one is on thorough in referring to it, lost he be suspected of treason. We have left the "Stars and Stripes" to our enemies, and are f
The Daily Dispatch: December 9, 1861., [Electronic resource], H. W. Beecher. (search)
twenty years old; the second is a Scotch lad, nineteen years old. They came into Gen. McCall's pickets. They say they both belonged to the Sixth Louisiana regiment, commanded by Colonel Seymour; that they deserted from Centreville, where they report sixty thousand men encamped, under Beauregard and Kirby Smith. McDonald is quite an intelligent young man, and has given some important information to General McClellan about the movements of the rebels. Among other things they state that General Johnston commands down the Potomac, towards Fredericksburg. Senators Powell and Bright. The New York Herald publishes the following paragraph from its special telegraphic correspondent, under date of Washington, December 3d: Considerable feeling is manifested here at the fact that Powell, of Kentucky, and Bright, of Indiana, have taken their seats in the Senate. Their loyalty is doubted, hence their position is a dangerous one for the Union cause, since they are entitled, if the