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The Daily Dispatch: February 25, 1862., [Electronic resource], The Federal Congress. (search)
been the fate of many in this House and in the other wing of the Capitol? Where would have been the gentleman from the district now represented by my colleague, who made as assault on me the other day? Where would have been the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Sumner)? or the other Senator from Massachusetts? or the Senator from New Hampshire (Mr. Hale)? Where would have been the three Senators who, on the 7th of February, 1850, voted to refer, print and consider, a petition to dissolve the UMassachusetts? or the Senator from New Hampshire (Mr. Hale)? Where would have been the three Senators who, on the 7th of February, 1850, voted to refer, print and consider, a petition to dissolve the Union? Yet, I am to be singled out, and they who have watched, and waited, and prayed, from the beginning of this controversy to this hour, that they might get some slip of the tongue, some hasty word spoken, something written, or something that they might fortune into evidence of disloyalty, now seize upon this paper — this miserable, irresponsible sheet — wet from the press, and bring it in here to charge me with disloyalty, and attract the attention of the country. After some further re
The Daily Dispatch: February 25, 1862., [Electronic resource], Northern War news. (search)
bly disappointed at the treatment we have received while here. Everything has been done for us that could in any way promote our comfort. We have been treated as well, and if anything, better than the soldiers stationed here. We shall go back to our homes with a different feeling towards the Yankees than we entertained on coming here, for we have been taught to think that the Northerners were capable of nothing but meanness and barbarity. We have been told that, of all the North, Massachusetts was the worst, which we now find was a base calumny. Since we have been here we have had the best of medical attendance from Drs Peters and Roberts both of the regular army, who are perfect gentlemen. We have had the same food and the quantity of it as the soldiers, and in every respect have been treated as near like them as possible, considering we are prisoners. There are many of us who will go back home, not from a love of the Confederate Government, but because our wives and famil