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Horace Greeley, The American Conflict: A History of the Great Rebellion in the United States of America, 1860-65: its Causes, Incidents, and Results: Intended to exhibit especially its moral and political phases with the drift and progress of American opinion respecting human slavery from 1776 to the close of the War for the Union. Volume I., Xvi. The era of Slave-hunting. (search)
covering his face with blood. The by-standers, who had by this time collected, were disgusted and indignant, and the hunters, fearing their interposition, retired for consultation. He thereupon came out of the water, apparently dying, and lay down on the shore. One of his pursuers remarked that dead niggers were not worth taking South. His clothes having been torn off in the scuffle, some one brought a pair of pantaloons, and put them on him, and he was helped to his feet by a negro named Rex; on seeing which, the hunters returned and presented their revolvers, driving him again into the river, where he remained more than an hour, with only his head above the water. His claimants dared not come within his powerful grasp, as he afterward said, he would have died contented, could he have carried two or three of them down with him. And the hunters were deterred or shamed by the spectators from further firing. Preparations being made to arrest them as rioters, they absconded; where
Laura E. Richards, Maud Howe, Florence Howe Hall, Julia Ward Howe, 1819-1910, in two volumes, with portraits and other illustrations: volume 1, Chapter 6: seventy years young 1889-1890; aet. 70-71 (search)
o was pleasant to see, their talk something to remember. Ah, Mrs. Howe, said the Autocrat, you at seventy have much to learn about life. At eighty you will find new vistas opening in every direction! Ten years later she was reminded of this. It is true! she said. At parting he kissed her, which touched her deeply. He was in another mood when they met at a reception shortly after this. Ah! Mrs. Howe, he said, you see I still hang on as one of the old wrecks! Yes, you are indeed Rex was the reply. Then, Madam, he cried with a flash, you are Regina! To return to the birthday Here are a few of the letters received:-- From George William Curtis West New Brighton, Staten Island, N. Y., May 9, 1889. My dear Mrs. Elliott, I shall still be too lame to venture so far away from home as your kind invitation tempts me to stray, but no words of my regard and admiration for Mrs. Howe will ever limp and linger. I doubt if among the hosts who will offer their homage upon h
The Daily Dispatch: may 6, 1861., [Electronic resource], article 30 (search)
go to Washington and request the so-called Government there to send more Federal troops to the former place to protect the Armory from the army of Secessionists, and also told the said Government that, " if Virginia did secede, Harper's Ferry would not. " One of these very men shouldered his Sharp's Rifle and called upon the citizens to come out and resist the State troops, stating that he had been assured at Washington that if they would stand by the Federal troops stationed there, the Lincoln Government would stand by them. Another one said he had " twenty good Union men at the Rifle works to resist the mob, " (State authorities,) and said, " Can't I get twenty more to assist Lieut. Jones ?" Such were the feelings then, and I am sure they are not much changed now; but with the exception of that rotten, contemptible, and which has always been a disgraceful, hole, this section of the State will, on the 4th Thursday in May, prove itself truly loyal to the " Old Commonwealth. " Rex.
The Daily Dispatch: November 2, 1861., [Electronic resource], [for the Dispatch.] (search)
trict having had the best opportunities to judge of his fidelity and fitness, it would comport badly with our professions of fealty to State-Rights principles to permit his defeat and thus weaken the very cause we have so much at heart, and which we so earnestly desire to build up and maintain. We called on Dr. Kidwell to become our standard bearer in a time of peril. He responded to the call, and we will not desert him now. Davis Toothman, Stephen A Morgan, Wm L Morgan, E H Rex, E L Toothman, E C Kerr, Edw'd L Morgan, Felix West, A S Straight, Jesse Davis, Geo Cooper, Ezekiel Martin, B B Shaver, Thos Wright, Black burn Davis, Laban Exline, James Steele, Jr. Morgan Jolifle, Jonathan Nixon, H C Morris, F M Asheraft, Wm W Arnett, Henry Pride, John Lewis, A H Streight, D B Welch, Z Anderson, Geo C Kerr, Wm Kerr, Jonathan F Arnett, Luke Rider, James S Kerr, James E Conaway, Theodore Davis, John J Vincent, Wm
The Daily Dispatch: January 16, 1863., [Electronic resource], The Legislature. (search)
Prison Items --The following arrivals were noted at Castle Thunder yesterday, Corralfus Harris and Jerry Reid, co E, 15th N. C; Jas W. Baker. co H, 12th N C; Urian Ceun, co A, 10th Cap. John Nott 1st S. C; Michael co E, 19th Va. Battalion, substitution and desert Henry M Dulfield, co R. 25th Va. for punishment and Rex. Williams, for lurking about Fredericksburg and being a suspicious character. There were several discharges yesterday. Among those turned but a few days ago were all the deserters from the Abolition army who have from time to time, left their comrades and sought refuge in the South.
The Daily Dispatch: May 2, 1863., [Electronic resource], A free Ballot and a free Press. (search)
A free Ballot and a free Press. --At a late Democratic meeting in Ohio, one of the speakers, a Mr. Box, said in reply to another speaker: Mr. Parsons had thoughtlessly used the expression that "the Democracy would talk as long as their were permitted to." "As long as we are permitted to said Mr. Rex. "Sir, we will speak our as long as there is strength in the arm of a Democrat, or a drop of blood in his veins. We claim and will maintain the right of speech; and if our political enemies banded together in asset societies, attempt to deprive us of it by force, upon their beads be terrible consequences. We will resist the attempt. We will abide by the provisions of the law, we will not break the pease, but will resist force with force. Muiet for bullet, life for life, property for property. This is the deliberates determination of the Democracy of this country.--I speak advisedly. The Republicans should know it.
The Daily Dispatch: January 25, 1864., [Electronic resource], The prisoners of the North. (search)
t at its head is a picture of McClellan whipping Lee before Richmond, and over him hangs the confounded Stars and Stripes Hail Columbia is his breakfast and Yankee Doodle sounds in his ear the balance of the day. Everything is most loyal. The very bricks he treads upon are red, white and blue, and the whole concern is presided over by the pinions of the American eagle. This nonsense may be unappreciated by those who have not been there. I will leave those who have been there to explain. Dr. Rex, the surgeon in charge while I was there, was a strict officer — he obeyed to the letter the order of his master, Schenck. The Confederate Government has out lawed Butler, pronouncing him unfit to be on earth. Those who have been under him pronounce Schenck to be unfit for hell. Besides these above named there are numerous prisons in which our prisoners are confined. The bastile, Fort Warren; the chateau d'lf, Fort Lafayette; the castle d' Vincennes, Baltimore jail; all of which are