Statistics for occurrence #1 of “Mr. Editor” in article 16 of The Daily Dispatch: November 30, 1861., [Electronic resource]:
...ll be that when the Yankees get in, thousands who have been active and self sacrificing in behalf of our cause will give up in despair and take the oath of allegiance to the Lincoln Government.
Mr. Editor , can you not do something for us, through the medium of your editorial column, before it is too late?
A Rebel.
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