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The Daily Dispatch: July 19, 1862., [Electronic resource], Interesting narrative of an escaped Confederate prisoner. (search)
into his limbs and made him a cripple, and that he was endeavoring to get home to his friends in Canada.--One of the laborers gave him a quarter of a dollar. With only this in his pocket, he got aboaed upon his staying till it was over. To his inquiries. Mr. Bramlet repeated the story of his Canadian birth, and said he would like to get work in order to get the means to continue his journey. Tmlet then told him he was a Southerner and a military prisoner, endeavoring to make his way into Canada. The farmer grasped his hand, said his heart was with him, but that he was a poor man, not ableved at Nassau on the 24th. Mr. Bramlet is now in this city. He says he found the people of Canada, much to his astonishment, almost a unit in favor of the South. He had been led to believe thaty the free negroes are a great evil in the community. These negroes, they say, who are run into Canada by the Abolition fanatics, are the only paupers and pauper population they have. In some places
The Daily Dispatch: July 19, 1862., [Electronic resource], Speech of the Governor-General of Canada. (search)
Speech of the Governor-General of Canada. The local authorities of Montreal gave a public reception to Lord Monck, the Governor General of the Provinces, on the occasion of his arrival in that cn of affairs has continued in consequence of the peculiar condition of the external relations of Canada. There is no use, in my opinion at least, in acting the part of an ostrich, hiding our head in plain truth had better be told and at once recognized, that there is but one quarter from which Canada can apprehend any serious attack; that quarter is the great Republic which lies along our attendr account of what she cannot do. She cannot, alone, in the face of England, supply men to defend Canada, and to save the Province; the strong armies which must be arrayed against the enemy must come fnnot, alone, in the face of England, supply men to defend Canada, and to save the Province; the strong armies which must be arrayed against the enemy must come from the people of Canada themselves.
The Daily Dispatch: July 19, 1862., [Electronic resource], Experience of a "Contraband" in the Yankee lines. (search)
and mustered into service. He attended one meeting, which was addressed by a colored brother from the North. A sentinel stood at the door, (as was the invariable custom,) while the colored brother harangued his audience in behalf of a Church in Canada, and a forced contribution was taken up at the expense of the imprisoned contrabands. This was the last meeting Robert attended, and he reports that the audience were at last accounts growing distressingly thin, the general impression being that their colored orator pocketed the money, and allowed the Church in Canada to look after itself. Robert reports the negroes on Hilton Head dissatisfied, and many of them anxious to escape. The island is closely guarded, and escape is next to impossible. A negro attempted to get away while he was on the island, and was shot. The negroes are worked from daylight until eight and nine o'clock at night. They are allowed no privileges and are very cruelly treated, and on very slight offences