. Prison life in the South : at Richmond, Macon, Savannah, Charleston, Columbia, Charlotte, Raleigh, Goldsborough, and Andersonville, during the years 1864 and 1865. remain till somebody started a plausiblerumor which would arouse them again. I can not forbear transcribing a few thoughts from myjournal, written at this time in my little room in the at-tic. Whether my predictions have proved true, the pub-lic must judge. I stand by the little window in the attic of EoperHospital, and look out upon the burnt district of thiscity. It is desolation indeed. The bare, broken wallsof the ruined house
. Prison life in the South : at Richmond, Macon, Savannah, Charleston, Columbia, Charlotte, Raleigh, Goldsborough, and Andersonville, during the years 1864 and 1865. remain till somebody started a plausiblerumor which would arouse them again. I can not forbear transcribing a few thoughts from myjournal, written at this time in my little room in the at-tic. Whether my predictions have proved true, the pub-lic must judge. I stand by the little window in the attic of EoperHospital, and look out upon the burnt district of thiscity. It is desolation indeed. The bare, broken wallsof the ruined houses remain as monuments to the gravesof a once thriving business portion of the city. Thestreets and thoroughfares are deserted, and tall, rankweeds have grown up in their places. As far as I cansee, no improvements have taken place since the seems as though the curse of God was resting on theplace to prevent its being rebuilt. It gives me an unpleas-ant feeling to look upon so much destruction; yet aboveall this comes the reflection that it is, in fact, but just-ice to this city of sin. It was in this state that the heresy 120 SKETCHES OF PRISON Burnt District at Charleston. of secession was born and nursed for years, under the par-entage and tuition of J. C. Calhoun. It was in this citythat the open act of secession was first determined uponand carried out. It was from this state that the Infamous SKETCHES OF PRISON LIFE. 121 Bully Brooks received his testimonials of approbation forhis murderous attempt to crush free speech. It was inthis harbor, and by an inhabitant of this city, that ourdear old flag was first insulted, and our brave Andersonand his men compelled to leave a post of honor they hadsworn to defend and protect for their government. Herethey make their (not empty) boast that they are the lead-ers of this rebellious movement. Is it wrong, then, thatthe streets of this city should be deserted—that her thor-oughfares should be waste places ? Could Go
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