FROM WASHINGTON: Immense Number of Military Nominations Before the Senate; Burning of the President’s Stable and Horses (2/11/1864)

New York Times - Times Machine ^ | 2/11/1864

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At 9 1/2 o'clock to-night a fire burst out in the Presidential stables, between the Treasury and the White House. The gates to the Treasury vard being looked, great delay ensued in getting at the building from the east, When our reporter reached it by escalade of two fences, he found two soldiers running out a coach, and Mr. LINCOLN regarding the fire, already in possession of the whole building, with great concern. It could not be saved. Nothing could be saved. Mr. LINCOLN was heard to express a wish that TAD's pony might be rescued, but it was burned, and with it Mrs. LINCOLN's black carriage-horses and Mr. NICOLAY's horse. Col BAKER, of the detectives, busied himself in preventing the spread of the fire to Treasury lumber piles.

THE MEXICAN INVASION.

A letter received here to-day from an officer on Gen. BANKS' Staff, at Brownsville, Texas, states that the Mexicans are reorganizing their armies for offensive operations in Spring. They are confident of their ability to drive the French out of the country before next Fall.

SUPPRESSION OF A POLITICAL CIRCULAR.

The circular of what is called the Simeon Draper Committee is being suppressed here, the friends of the President not in office regarding its publication as premature now, and, perhaps, injudicious at any time.

DISPATCHES TO THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.

WASHINGTON, Wednesday, Feb. 10.

UNEMPLOYED GENERAL OFFICERS.

The House Committee on Military Affairs have prepared a bill setting out with the declaration that it appears that many general officers are, and have been, either entirely unemployed, or not on duty corresponding with their rank, thus holding commissions and drawing pay without service, and standing in the way of the promotion of active officers, and provides that all Major-Generals and Brigadier-Generals

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The American Civil War, as seen through news reports of the time and later historical accounts

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From Washington: Immense Number of Military Nominations Before the Senate – 2
The War in North Carolina: The Retreat of the Rebels from Newbern – 2-3
The Conspirators in Council: Important Proceedings in the Rebel Congress – 3-4
From Fort Monroe – 4
The War in the Southwest: Our Armies in Motion – 4
Editorial: One Thing at a Time – 4-5
Editorial: Real Motive of British Sympathy with the Rebels – 5
Editorial: Second Army Corps – 5

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Too bad Lincoln didn’t burn, instead of his horses.

We would have things like legal suppressors and massive private property, natural resource and ag holdings - especially out west.

We wouldn’t have 1.2 gallon per flush toilets, income taxes or the EPA.

Lincoln was a POS, who cared about tariffs, not slaves.