. Story of the Confederate States; or, History of the war for southern independence, embracing a brief but comprehensive sketch of the early settlement of the country, trouble with the Indians, the French, revolutionary and Mexican wars .. . esbyterian Church, whose pastor. , a celebrated preacher, and learned gentle-man, could never be induced to leave it for any othercharge. 16. Thus there were many ties of affection betweenthe races. There were ills connected with slaverywhich the good people of the South tried faithfullyto remedy. The best and kindest of masters firmlybelieved
. Story of the Confederate States; or, History of the war for southern independence, embracing a brief but comprehensive sketch of the early settlement of the country, trouble with the Indians, the French, revolutionary and Mexican wars .. . esbyterian Church, whose pastor. , a celebrated preacher, and learned gentle-man, could never be induced to leave it for any othercharge. 16. Thus there were many ties of affection betweenthe races. There were ills connected with slaverywhich the good people of the South tried faithfullyto remedy. The best and kindest of masters firmlybelieved that the freedom of the large number ofnegroes who lived in the South would bring ruin tomaster and slave alike, and many of the slaves them-selves shared in this feeling. It was the kindly senti-ment that prevailed between the ruling and the servileclass that prevented the latter from being a menace tothe South, when the vast armies of the North werethundering at the gates of her cities, or ravaging herfields. The Country Hurrying into War. 17. As soon as Virginia joined the Southern Con-federacy the capital of the Confederate States wasmoved from Montgomery, Alabama, to Richmond, ^ Both of these were churches for white people. ^;-:. L 116 Beginning of the War. 117 Virginia. F]ager volunteers from ;ill over the Southwere sent to Virginia to defend that State from threat-ened invasion. Soldiers from the North were likewisehurried forward to the Virginia border. 18. Though Maryland did not secede, a strong effortwas made by those in sympathy with the South to pre-vent Union troops from going through that State toinvade Virginia. On the 19th of April a Massachu-setts ;imont, passing through Baltimore, was at-tacked b} the citizens and several lives were lost onboth sides. This was on the 86th anniversary of thebattle of Lexington/ 19. The first conflict of arms in Eastern Virginiaoccurred near^ Big Bethel Church, not far from For-tress Monroe. In this affair the Union troops,
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