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The Daily Dispatch: April 23, 1861., [Electronic resource], The secession of Virginia. (search)
wning event of the secession movement — it unites the South. But how could it have been otherwise? The noble old mother never faltered yet in the performance of a duty; it is too late for her to do so now. Rich as she is in deeds that are writ upon the brightest pages of history, this last work of duty and patriotism surpasses them all. A lady of New Orleans thus amend the song of "Virginia and the Confederate Wagon": Hurrah! for Old Virginia, She's slow but very sure-- Her Wise men urged her on, and now She's knocking at the door Of the brave Secession wagon-- Then set it open wide, We've kept a cozy corner for Her dear old self inside. Chorus.--Room in the wagon! Room in the wagon! In the strong Confederate wagon, For our darling and our pride! The New Orleans Picayune of the 19th instant says: The reception, yesterday, by telegraph, of the glad tidings of Virginia's determination to join the Confederate States, produced in our city the most en
The Daily Dispatch: April 23, 1861., [Electronic resource], Well done, Arkansas. (search)
L. I. Blues. --This glorious old company' commanded by Capt. O. J. Wise, has enlisted a large number of men, who are now under constant drill, and anxiously awaiting a call to perilous duty. Mr. Wm. L. Maule was elected senior 2d Lieutenant of the corps last Friday night. The Blues, who are the oldest company in the State, and can boast of historic renown, are not willing to live on the glories of the past. Their motto has ever been "upward and onward." Under the leadership of so chivalrous a gentleman as Jennings Wise has ever proved himself to be, they have become as an unit, and so act, and so will continue to act, whether as peaceful volunteers "placing soldier" or amid the din of the battle field and wars alarums. The Blues can be counted on as surely as the sun rises and sets. There is not a man, woman or child in Richmond that could not entrust his or her honor to their keeping, assured that it could be preserved to the death.