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The Daily Dispatch: June 11, 1861., [Electronic resource], Cassius M. Clay and the London Times --"Our Foreign Relations." (search)
What Mrs. Lincoln is doing.
--Old Abe's better half seems to be going on in all respects as if there was nothing wrong in public affairs.
She holds a levee every evening at the White House; all that is necessary is to send a card, and admission is obtained.
She receives in the Blue Room.
The Daily Dispatch: June 11, 1861., [Electronic resource], The last hours of Hon. S. A. Douglas . (search)
A Nut for A. Lincoln.
--In the Rev. Mr. Nolley's congregation, (colored,) on Sunday afternoon last, a colored man walked into the church, clad in military costume.
After a few moments of secret devotion, he sent to the minister a paper, which proved to be a certificate from the Rev. Mr. Keener, Presiding Elder of the New Orleans District, stating that the bearer was an acceptable member of the M. E. Church South, in the city of New Oorleans--"a pious and a reliable man." At the close of h of New Orleans.
He prayed for his company of soldiers — that they might "get the victory." I need not say that the minister and whole congregation responded hearty "amens" to these petitions.
This man is a type of the vast majority of the colored people in all the Southern States.
They will be true to their masters and true to their country.
Let A. Lincoln and his horde of Abolitionists arm themselves well against the prayers and other efforts, even of the colored population of the South.
The Daily Dispatch: June 11, 1861., [Electronic resource], "What are we fighting For?" (search)
Details of war News.Northern accounts.
The Wheeling Intelligencer, an unscrupulous Black Republican journal, has a long account of the fight at Philippi, from which we extract a portion.
Like all other emanations from the enemy, it is designed to tickle the vanity of Lincoln and his supporters:
The hour appointed for the attack came and passed, but still Col. Kelly's division had not arrived.
Impatient to begin the attack, and fearful that the enemy, almost within his grasp, should escape without smelling powder, Col. Lander ordered the artillery to begin the attack, and at a quarter past four the guns were unlimbered and dropped the first messengers of terror into the enemy's camp, less than a quarter of a mile away.
Simultaneously with the roar of the first gun, Colonel Kelly, at the head of his command, came in sight across the river below the camp, and comprehending the position of affairs, they rushed forward at once in the direction of the camp.
Meanwhile the batt
[written for the Richmond Dispatch.]an Impromptu Acrostic. Joyfully we greet thee!
to our land Environed with Lincoln's hostile band; Foremost at proud "Buena Vista's" fall, Fame bore thy bold manoeuvre to all; Each Southron brave scorns fear or alarm, Relying on God--and "thy right arm." Shall it o'er be said: "The North has won?" Oh!
never--with thee to lead us on. Ne'er shall defeat and cowardly shame.
Dim our Southern Confed'racy's fame; Around thy brow, with triumphal lay,-- Virginia'll twine the Laurel and Bay: In Southern hearts — out "President's name" Shall equal place with Washington's claim.
Port Royal, Caroline County, Va.