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The Daily Dispatch: January 8, 1862., [Electronic resource], The sentiment of Kentucky. (search)
ky. --The Bowling Green Courier, of the 4th inst., says: Captain Eston, a deserter from the Lincoln army at Calhoun, on Green river, reached General Clark's headquarters, at Hopkinsville, on Tuesday night last. He reports the army at that point as being demoralized — desertions occur daily, and threats of mutiny are openly and defiantly made. He states that dissatisfaction pervades the army generally, and whenever a favorable opportunity presents itself he is satisfied they will desert by thousands. He gives it as his opinion that quite a small body of Southern troops could drive Crittenden and his entire command into the Ohio river. They have been so trained, to running, they would "take water" upon the first approach of danger. Four other deserters reported themselves at General Clark's headquarters on Wednesday last. They have seen the elephant, and are satisfied with the sight. Not less than fifty desertions have occurred at Calhoun within the last ten days.
The Daily Dispatch: January 8, 1862., [Electronic resource], Latest Northern News. (search)
ey then proceeded to the office of the County Judge, F. H. Skinner, and destroyed all the papers of the County Court, thus entailing endless difficulty and trouble on the orphans and infant heirs of the county. Secretary Seward's dinner — Crittenden excited. Washington, Dec. 28. --Secretary Seward gave a dinner last night to the members of the Committees of Foreign Affairs of both Houses. After the feast he read the correspondence between Lord Lyons and himself, ending with the announcement of the surrender of Mason and Slidell. All took it with composure save Crittenden, who "blesed" and called down imprecations upon Wilken's head for subjecting us to shame and humiliation. Preston King accepted it as an accomplished fact; others were of the same opinion. Mexican Affairs. Washington, Dec. 29. --The treaty proposed by Sir Charles Wick, the English Minister to Mexico, fell through, in consequence of a refusal of the Mexican Congress to ratify it.--Mr. C