A history of the American nation . a holy causeand that free people everywhere should sympathize. I do not mean to saythat the Southerners did not also feel that they had a holy cause; they didthink so. But in speaking o£ Northern sentiment during the war, annoy-ance and disappointment at English coldness cannot be omitted. And yetthe common people of England, on the whole, did side with the North. England was sorely pressed for want of cotton. The situation is humor-ously expressed in a few lines from Punch. Though with the North we sympathize, It must not be forgotten,That with the South wev
A history of the American nation . a holy causeand that free people everywhere should sympathize. I do not mean to saythat the Southerners did not also feel that they had a holy cause; they didthink so. But in speaking o£ Northern sentiment during the war, annoy-ance and disappointment at English coldness cannot be omitted. And yetthe common people of England, on the whole, did side with the North. England was sorely pressed for want of cotton. The situation is humor-ously expressed in a few lines from Punch. Though with the North we sympathize, It must not be forgotten,That with the South weve stronger ties Which are composed of cotton;Whereof our imports rhount unto A sum of many figures;And where would be our calico, Without the toil of niggers? Thus a divided duty we Perceive in this hard matter. Free-trade, or sable brothers free?Oh, wont we choose the latter! SECESSION AND CIVIL WAR—1861-1865 397 thousand men, under command of General Grant. The armywas landed and the boats engaged the batteries of Fort but protracted engagement was unnecessary, inasmuch as mostof the Confederate force had been withdrawn to Fort Donelson, 398 HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN NATION which was only eleven miles distant. Grant now marched hisarmy to the Cumberland, and with reenforcement and the aidof the gunboats, which made their way around to assist him, heheld Fort Donelson in his grasp. Beating back the garrison,which tried to break through the Union lines, the army assaultedthe works; part of the works were carried, the fort surrenderedand over fifteen thousand prisoners were taken. The main lineof the Confederate defence was broken. These victories greatlyencouraged the North, and the Union army moved on to Nash-ville. New Madrid and Island No. lo, strongly held by theConfederates as advanced posts on the Mississippi River, werenext attacked and taken by Commodore Foote and GeneralPope; and thus the great river was opened nearly as far southas Memphis. After Grants victo
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