The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1865-05-17
Seoesh Ladies Of North Carolina.


A. two or three examples. among LONG
miscellaneous list that have noted down
t)r future reference. there IS Mrs MorlCcai,
81 family AZ The hotel where am stopping
and a Young lady who lives close hy the
capitol Mrs. Mordecai belongs 20 the 4.
t. y L s.. Her father owned go American
citizens cf African descent The chief share
~ these valuable chaties was her nheri-
lance. these she brought in marriage u
Noriecai Mrs. Mordecai's sentiments on
tac subject 81 slavery were ana are az Tie
uacgmprmislnS aud unadu,terafci Kind.
iu SAY thlt She looks upon i. rs a blessing
Tie greatest blessing both % The domi-
nant aud the subject races. io speak
mildly She believes 20 Doe boih the acme
~ mundane happiness Tie cornerstone oi
domestic economy rAtOna. policy. and fhc
C.hr.c of religion, without f nations decay.
with it they flourish exceedingly. and AT
tam uneXampied power and prosperity
ln short. i, is the axis on which the earth
rvrDiNos. Abolish -iniure ~'aNlrv. ana for
al Ms. VI clnv-. this terrestil sphere may
leave ol lis rDtatoN movement as soon as
d pi,a-cs. This heln- Nr- Norlccals
creed. 10 IS no wonder size CO. siierci ihe
Confederate Constitution and theory off Cov-
e-lmDlt thc perfection of human wisdom.
and sho now views those who prevent the
triumphant yiudlcatou OF that experiment
with emotions ~ the h.tterost cnmiy. She
does. Fever ] SAW mingled contempt ANA
detcstAtion concentrated in a face and hy
nOmeans an incNpressiye iace-in my liie. 70
was when Mrs Morlecai WAS holding brief
conversation. in my presence. wiki two ol-
icers of Gen. Corse's stall
MIS-. Morieca. lives in an elegant house.
tt.ffH I.tt.r fha
front. and delightful pleasure grounds aud
groves and heids extending hack Tor many
fertile acres 10 the rear. / do not thinh
that Mr. NOriocais Affairs could have been
Affected very iisa>trousy hy what Size had
known up 90 Thursday of the war Alto
gefhcr, Mrs. MOriecaiA wanted for little
F here below. and she evidently wanted %
hold GOA to what she had rs long as possible
. Her ability o. DO this was threatened hy the
advent ci The ruthless Nank. Captain kd-
wards haa inspected her establishment and
thought 10 would answer as headquarters
for General ,orse
THIS Mr- Norlecal called dosccration.
F 4 stray soldier OF two had walked np her
uicely-rrayeled walks THIS also was des-
Grafton. A squad of others had cNpl0r'd her
poultry yard. Descrailon was a word too
feeble to describe tle outrage. Now while
tuc conversation was proceeding there ap-
preached % gentleman OF clerical aspect,
followed hy TWO as bright. Intelligent look
ug soldiers as one could find IN auN army
in the world THIS Was n friendly Clergy
man. who. on appeal from Mrs. M0rdccai
had obtained for her a guard At these
two prepossesSing Young warriors she
glanced cenfumchOusy and wanted io
SNOW II that was all The guard She was to
have. She was assured That iwo was an
uf saal privilege; that one Wa usually
te'med sufficient Thereupon Mrs Nor
o. al launched out upon sea of iuVeciN"
a- .ln-i every thing Yankee in general, anh
the officers aud men who were there TO give
her protection in particular The only re-
venge they took WAS 90 establish their
headquarters al The home OF Gen. Cox,
rebel army ofiicerl. wher Mrs. Goa received
the DIR lection that Mrs. MorlecM might
% have secured. For Dee il known that when
place is occupied by hostile force there
is no surer means Of obtaining safety and
privileges Than tO get a Major General Tor "A
temporary tenant OF ones house
A sl.i more aggravated case was that of
the young .aly WHO lived near The Capitol
, Size received ihc guard. for which beer father
had impouunel. With such a torrent oi
abuse as would have driven ans hut O.
a Western soldier from hcr cate This young
IlIA. INIl N|t'I IAlI I'D NNih uINfIH nN'ff't AIl
I her fathers porch. her hands cicnchod. her
!. eyes sparkling with fury. screaming 10 thc
men that would have come % protect her.
r self and dwelling from harm:
I Go away 90 away ! don't want you
q here am Southern giri-a true south
h eru girl 4 rebel-an Inyeteraie deter
- mined rebeli dontwant any lanks neal
z me-"
" Nes-tut miss replied Tie Corporal o
The guard. "I'm ordered 10 leave a mar
s here and must obey orders
u By this time a crowd 90 soldiers bad col
% lec'ei.
Nj "Goaway ] say, she cried AGAIN. .Yor
b., can take al we have Yes burn our h0us'
h drive as int the street--do anything D..
+ We are rebels; We love President Davis. au'
ID wo hale your Lincoln. You can't c0ngue
-- ms. never, never. never There. An.
70 wen have our Independence vet
s. Having delivered herself thus far, sL'
pumped yiciou-iy into rocking chair
,- folded ler arms. anl contemplated th
Il. crowd as 10 she would rather Ike 10 SEQ
q few of them broken ou a wheel. or euiled
So after tie manner oi 70 Lawrence.
Of course some az Tie men laughed au'
+, passed remarks thaf were more apprnpr
r. afe than complimentary. bat most of then
+. seem fO think lt was first rate fun, and O.
+, agreed that tie little vixen was luii of spun
p. and unQles f.Onably handsome.