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Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Poetry and Incidents., Volume 3. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 91 (search)
Oct. 10.--A correspondent of the New York Times says: I was to-day informed by a gentleman who was well acquainted with the fact, that in June last Mrs. Jefferson Davis wrote a letter to a colored woman in Washington, in which she stated that before the end of July the rebel Government would be inaugurated in that city, and she be installed as mistress of the White House. The object of the letter was to assure the colored woman that she would be safe to remain in Washington, and to secure her services when Mrs. Davis was called to dispense the hospitalities of the Executive Mansion.
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Poetry and Incidents., Volume 3. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 138 (search)
ture and to have become savage. A woman of wealth, the owner of quite a number of slaves, when a band of Cherokee Indians, a few months ago, came to the south of Missouri, where she lives, to join the Secession army, under McCulloch of Texas, that woman, or rather fiend, publicly offered the Indians a large reward if they would bring her Yankee free-soil scalps enough to make a counterpane for her bed. There is no mistake about it. The same ferocity exists wherever slavery is found. Last June, a beautiful and accomplished girl, a native of Western New York, employed as a teacher in New Orleans, was dragged, on Sunday morning, to Jackson Square, and placed in ad nuditate naturoe in the presence of many hundreds of spectators, including scores of well-dressed women. To the latter the poor girl made a heartrending appeal, that they would save her sex from such an outrage. But they replied only by jeers and insults, telling her it was no more than every Yankee woman deserved. The u
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Poetry and Incidents., Volume 3. (ed. Frank Moore), 76. Maj.-Gen. Price's proclamation. (search)
76. Maj.-Gen. Price's proclamation. by Clericus. Missourians, a word or two! The undersigned, last June, Was called to head the Spartan few Who sword from scabbard sternly drew, To drive away the craven crew, Bound by black vows to snatch from you Your freedom's priceless boon! The Governor distinctly asked For Fifty Thousand Men; You heard him ask — you must have heard I know your patriot pulses stirred, Your patriot impulses concurred In fierce resolves to hound the herd Back to their Northern den! Your hearts were right-your purpose set To rise up there and then; You felt the flame of holy hate, You longed in blood your swords to sate, Your eagerness for fight was great, You found it difficult to wait-- You Fifty Thousand Men! But, notwithstanding this desire The enemy to drive-- This strong war-fever for the fray, This burning for the battle-day, Most all the fifty stayed away; The actual figure, strange to say, Was only about five. Out of two hundred thousand males, A matc