THE REBEL CONGRESS: A MESSAGE FROM JEFF. DAVIS; Retaliation upon the North Recommended (8/24/1862)

New York Times - Times Machine ^ | 8/24/1862

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From the Richmond Enquirer, Aug. 19.

SENATE.

MONDAY, Aug. 18, 1862.

The Senate reassembled, pursuant to adjournment, in the Chamber of the Senate of Virginia, and was opened with prayer by Rev. Mr. SEELEY, of the Baptist Church.

Present -- The President of the Senate, (Hon. A.H. STEPHENS,) and Messrs. Yancey and Clay, of Alabama; Messrs. Maxwell and Baker, of Florida; Mr. Hill, of Georgia; Mr. Burnett, of Kentucky; Mr. Semmes, of Louisiana; Messrs. Brown and Phelan, of Mississippi; Mr. Clark, of Missouri; Messrs. Davis and Dortch, of North Carolina; Mr. Haynes, of Tennessee; Messrs. Wigfall and Oldham, of Texas, and Messrs. Hunter and Preston, of Virginia -- 17.

The absentees are -- Messrs. Johnson and Mitchell, of Arkansas; Mr. Lewis, of Georgia; Mr. Simms, of Kentucky; Mr. Sparrow, of Louisiana; Mr. Peyton, of Missouri; Messrs. Barnwell and Orr, of South Carolina, and Mr. Henry, of Tennessee -- 9.

The President announced the presence of a quorum.

Mr. CLAY, of Alabama, offered the following resolution, which was adopted:

Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate communicate to the House of Representatives that the Senate has met, pursuant to adjournment, and is ready to proceed to business.

After a brief intermission, the Clerk of the House presented a message from the House announcing the readiness of that body to proceed with the labors before it, and the passage of a resolution appointing a joint committee to inform the President that Congress had been duly assembled, and was prepared to receive any communication from him.

On motion, the Senate concurred in the resolution, and the President appointed on the Joint Committee Messrs. CLAY, SEMMES and DORTCH.

Mr. YANCEY gave notice that on to-morrow he should offer the following resolution:

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We got our wires crossed and assembled this post in a different order than it is in the original Times Machine version, which has “Important from Virginia” as the page 1 column 1 story. Mine starts off with the original page 2 story, “The Rebel Congress. I fired the production manager and apologize to our readers – HJS.

The Rebel Congress: A Message from Jeff. Davis – 2-3
Department of West Tennessee: Our Memphis Correspondence – 3
Trouble Among the Soldiers: Revolt of the Empire Brigade at East New-York, Caused by the Non-Payment of the State Bounty – 4
The Guerrillas in Missouri: Close Pursuit of Coffee, Hays and Quantrell – 4
Important from Virginia: The Junction Between McClellan and Pope Effected – 4-5
Guerrillas in Virginia: Two Skirmishes Near the Mouth of the Rappahannock – 5
News from Washington: The New-York and Brooklyn Tax Appointments – 5
A Letter from President Lincoln: Reply to Horace Greeley – 5-6
Important from Kentucky: Defeat of the National Forces Under Gen. R.W. Johnson – 6
News from Memphis: Movements of the Rebels in Arkansas – 6
The Indian Massacres: Terrible Scenes of Death and Misery in Minnesota – 6-7
Gen. Corcoran at Brady’s Gallery – 7
Editorial: Message of Jeff. Davis – 7
The Military Stupor in Tennessee – 7-8
Mr. Lincoln to Mr. Greeley – 8
Editorial: The London Times on the War – 8

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"Editorial: Message of Jeff. Davis – 7"

By my count as of today Confederates have won nearly as many battles as they've lost, and they've won MORE engagements in Union states & territories than in Confederate states.

We don't have good counts on the size of Confederate armies, however, in nearly every battle there are estimates of force sizes on each side.
So, if we tally up the total of Confederate forces in engagements in the Union, the total for Confederate forces fighting in the Union is approximately 118,000.

As of "today", it is still a war of Confederate Aggression