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Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 3. 23 1 Browse Search
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The Daily Dispatch: September 17, 1862., [Electronic resource], Corcoran. (search)
Thanksgiving day. To-morrow is the day appointed by President Davis as a day of thanksgiving to Almighty God for the wonderful successes He has vouchsafed to the Southern cause. That this is not a world of chance, that it is no more governed by chance than it was created by chance, is a truth evident to every man who is not utterly destitute of reason. And never, since the days of the deliverance of the Children of Israel from their enemies, has the interposition of Providence been more manifest than in the progress of this war. Contending against a mighty, wealthy, and arrogant people, who have had the resources of the world at their command, and armies which vastly outnumbered our own beleaguering our capital, the insolent foe has been driven back, and is now himself everywhere on the defensive. We have been rescued from the very jaws of destruction, from horrors compared with which those of any ordinary war are mere child's play. We have been threatened with the rain of e
The Daily Dispatch: September 17, 1862., [Electronic resource], The Lincoln Secretary of War. (search)
Orr, Peyton, Wigfall, and Yancey--9. Nays--Messrs. Brown, Burnett, Clark, Davis, Dortch, Henry, Hill, Hunter, Lewis, Oldham, Pholan, Preston, Sparrow, and Semm, was decided in the affirmative, viz: Yeas--Messrs. Burnett, Clay, Clark, Davis, Dortch, Haynes, henry, Hill, Hunter, Lewis, Orr, Phelan, Sparrow, and Semmee--o as to except from exemption the militia officers of a State, Rejected. Mr. Davis of N. C., moved to amend the bill by striking out the various classes of artiresidents, cashiers, and tellers of banks. Negatived — ayes 9, noes 11. Mr. Davis, of N. C., moved to amend the bill so as to exempt all editors of newspapers.ncey, of Ala., moved to amend so as to exempt one editor for each paper. Mr. Davis accepted this amendment, and the question being put, it was decided in the negative, viz: Yeas--Messrs. Baker, Clark, Clay, Davis, Lewis, Peyton, Sparrow, and Yancey--S. Nays--Messrs. Brown, Burnett, Dortch, Haynes, Henry, Hill, Hun
The Daily Dispatch: September 17, 1862., [Electronic resource], article 9 (search)
Ranaway.--$100 reward. --Ranaway, on the 13th of August, boy, named Edward, about 13 years old, stout, and heavy set. Also, on 22d of August, a yellow boy named Peyton, about 11 years old. Peyton is thought to be about town. He was bought of F. J. Tucker. Edward was bought of R. G. Holloway. I will give $50 for either of the boys if delivered at my jail, (Castle Godwin,) or secured in any jail, so I get them again. se 10--12t* John R. Davis.