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Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Poetry and Incidents., Volume 2. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 190 (search)
utler, the General, concerning the sport They had at Great Bethel, near Fortress Monroe, With Hill and Magruder some four weeks ago; And here let me say a more reckless intruder I never have known than this Colonel Magruder: He has taken the Comfort away from Old Point, And thrown our peninsular plans out of joint; While in matters of warfare to him Gen'l Butler Would scarce be thought worthy to act as a sutler, And the insolent rebels will call to our faces The flight at Great Bethel the “New Market Races:” Then supersede Butler at once with whoever Can drive this Magruder clean into the river; And I shall be confident still to assert That the panic's fictitious, and nobody's hurt! 'Tis my province, perhaps, herein briefly to state The state of my provinces, surly of late, Missouri and Maryland--one has the paw Of my Lyon upon her; and one has the law Called martial, proclaimed through her borders and cities; Both are crushed, a Big Thing, I make bold to say, it is. St. Louis is sile