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The Daily Dispatch: January 27, 1864., [Electronic resource], Confederate States Congress. (search)
Confederate States Congress. The Senate was called to order, and opened with prayer by the Rev Mr Baker, of the Presbyterian Church. Mr. Henry, of Tenn., submitted the following preamble and joint resolutions, which were agreed to: Whereas, the Congress of the Confederate States of America has received with the liveliest emulous the cheering intelligence that a large portion of the Tennessee troops composing the Army of Tennessee under the command of Gen. Joseph E. Johnston, havy rejected. The question of the adoption of the resolutions were discussed at great length. After considerable discussion, the resolutions were agreed to by the following vote: Ayes--Messrs. Brown, Burnett, Caperton, Clark, Haynes, Henry, Johnson, of Ark., Maxwell, Oldham, Orr, Reade, Semmes, Simms, Sparrow and Wigfall--15. Noes--Messrs. Hill, Hunter, Jemison, Johnson, of Georgia and Phelan--6. The following are the committee's resolutions. Resolved, That in the op
The Daily Dispatch: January 27, 1864., [Electronic resource], A Treatise on Lincoln's message. (search)
meeting. He commended to the public consideration the great purpose for which it was held, and urged it to be the bounden duty of every one in the Confederacy to contribute to the relief of our brave men who were suffering in this war. The Hon. Gustavus A. Henry was then introduced to the audience, and in a speech of great power and force eloquently plead in behalf of the cause of the country, in behalf of duty and patriotism, and in behalf of the maimed soldier. At the conclusion of Mr. HenryMr. Henry's speech, the committee appointed at the previous meeting to prepare and report a constitution for the organization and government of the association, made their report. The title of the association is to be "An Association for the Relief of Maimed Soldiers, " and its object is to supply artificial limbs for all officers and soldiers and seamen who have been maimed in the service of their country, and to furnish such other relief as will contribute to the general object proposed. By the paym