Posted on 12/10/2021 4:50:25 AM PST by Homer_J_Simpson
WASHINGTON, Monday, Dec 9.
THE REPUBLICAN CAUCUS.
The caucus of the Republicans to-night was attended by about forty members. A large number have deliberately determined not to compromise themselves by engaging in a mere party movement in regard to the policy of the war. Of course the most ultra men of the party were present. All newspaper men and outsiders were carefully excluded, and I am consequently enabled to give to the public only a sketch of the proceedings. My informant in some cases declining to furnish me with the names of speakers, though giving me the substance of the debate.
Mr. POMEROY, of Kansas, was chosen Speaker, and Mr. MCPHERSON, of Pennsylvania, Clerk. Hon. THADDEUS STEVENS opened the ball, saying that the design of the meeting was to ascertain the opinions of the Republicans in Congress on the policy of the war, with a view to shaping legislation and controlling the result. He felt that there was imperative necessity for such action. The war lingers. He was free to say that the South could never be subdued as long as they were allowed to keep four millions of slaves to clothe and subsist them, while they put every able-bodied white man into the field. Mr. STEVENS was in favor of compensating loyal masters in the South, but emancipation should be declared and made universal. The speaker was severe on the military authorities. He declared that Gen. MCCLELLAN was trying to control the Legislative and Executive powers of the nation; that he had threatened to resign unless the President should cause Mr. CAMERON's report to be amended before received or reported to Congress. Mr. STEVENS closed with some earnest and energetic declarations of his relentless purpose to overthrow the slave system, and sat down with
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News from Washington: The Condition of Affairs in Western Tennessee – 2-3
From Pensacola – 3
From the Peninsula – 3
The Approaches to Savannah – 4
Entrance to Charleston Harbor – 5
Fighting on the Upper Potomac: Attack of the Rebels on the National Pickets at Dam No. 5 – 5-6
News from the South: The Report of Brownlow’s Victory Further Confirmed – 6
Arrival and Departure of Major Lyon’s Rocket Battalion – 6
Gen. Burnside’s Expedition – 6
Gen. Butler’s Expedition – 6
News from Western Virginia – 6-7
Editorial: Congress and the Administration-The Slavery Question – 7
Local Military Movements – 7
General News – 7
I think that whoever made that map of the Savannah never visited the area.
Sherman had a map made of the same area in 1866 that was MUCH better. Sherman DID visit Savannah.
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