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The Daily Dispatch: February 2, 1861., [Electronic resource], article 5 (search)
to restrain them from drunkenness and riot. This fact is so notorious that Mr. Cunningham, Colonel of the 17th Regiment, brought the matter to the notice of the Legir, denied that the troops were beyond restraint, licentious, and drunken.--Col. Cunningham, on the floor of the House of Representatives, asserted that they were. Mr. Wagner said it was a "misstatement." Col. Cunningham called for an explanation. Lieut. Wagner said he did not mean to impeach Mr. Cunningham's veracity. Mr. CunMr. Cunningham's veracity. Mr. Cunningham asked him to publish this fact to the world and say so before the Senate.--Mr. Wagner complied and the personal difficulty was settled; but Col. Cunningham stMr. Cunningham asked him to publish this fact to the world and say so before the Senate.--Mr. Wagner complied and the personal difficulty was settled; but Col. Cunningham still maintained that his statements were true, and called for a committee of investigation, but the lateness of the hour precluded the examination of the numerous witnCol. Cunningham still maintained that his statements were true, and called for a committee of investigation, but the lateness of the hour precluded the examination of the numerous witnesses, so the matter continues over till the next session. The programme laid down for the Southern Congress is this:--First, a Provisional Government; second,