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The Daily Dispatch: January 21, 1861., [Electronic resource], The National crisis. (search)
o do these? A.--To fight, sah, and to build up forts on de island, sah. Q.--Who are you going to fight? A.--De darn Yankees, sah, and Abolitionists. (Laughter,) Q.--You don't dislike Yankees? A.--Not exactly, sah, but massa do; and, sides, dey come here to steal us; and young massa John come up to do people's quarters day fore yesterday, and when he call all of us together he state de case to us, and tell us dat- sufferin' was goin' wrong down to de city. Dat de Yankee nigger thief would fight, and dat if we wanted we should go down and help kill 'em. Q.--What did you say to that? A.--We all volunteered right away, but massa John picked out the best lot of hands and sent 'em right away to join dese here other boys, and so we all come down. Q.--Do you know how to shoot? A.--Yes, sah. (The fellow's eyes twinkled with pleasure at the prospect.) I learn young massa John to handle he rifle. When he was a boy we used to shoot deer togeth