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September 5, 1861, A Rebel War Clerk’s Diary

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by John Beauchamp Jones

SEPTEMBER, 5TH.—Our Congress has authorized the raising and organizing of four hundred regiments. The Yankee Congress, 500,000 men. The enemy will get their’s first; and it is said that between 600,000 and 700,000, for three years or the war, have already been accepted by the U. S. Government. Their papers boast that nearly a million volunteers were tendered. This means mischief. How many will rush forward a year hence to volunteer their services on the plains of the South? Full many ensanguined plains will greet the horrific vision before this time next year; and many a venal wretch coming to possess our land, will occupy till the day of final doom a tract of six feet by two in some desolate and unfrequented swamp. The toad will croak his requiem, and the viper will coil beneath the thistle growing over his head.

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September 4, 1861, A Rebel War Clerk’s Diary

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by John Beauchamp Jones

SEPTEMBER 4TH.—J. R. Anderson, proprietor of the iron-works here, has been appointed brigadier-general by the President. He, too, was a West Pointer; but does not look like a military genius. He is assigned to duty on the coast of North Carolina.

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September 3, 1861, A Rebel War Clerk’s Diary

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by John Beauchamp Jones

SEPTEMBER 3D.—My article on the defenses of North Carolina seems to have silenced the censures of the cavilers.

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September 2, 1861, A Rebel War Clerk’s Diary

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by John Beauchamp Jones

SEPTEMBER 2D.—I voluntarily hunted up Capt. Lee’s report, and prepared an article for the press based on its statements.

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September 1, 1861, A Rebel War Clerk’s Diary

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by John Beauchamp Jones

SEPTEMBER 1ST. —The press and congressional critics are opening their batteries on the Secretary of War, for incompetency. He is not to blame. A month ago, Capt. Lee, son of the general, and a good engineer, was sent to the coast of North Carolina to inspect the defenses. His report was well executed ; and the recommendations therein attended to with all possible expedition. It is now asserted that the garrison was deficient in ammunition. This was not the case. The position was simply not tenable under the fire of the U. S. ships of war.

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Corn!

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September 1, 1862, Tri-Weekly Telegraph (Houston)

There are in this State about two thousand wheat growers. The crop this season is a plentiful one, and yet flour is worth $30 per barrel. Now, with all due respect—which simply means our own interests considered—we propose to drop wheat-raisers, wheat-grinders, and wheat-ground sellers, for the present altogether. In other words, we propose to discard the use of flour, and use as a substitute corn meal. In view of this fact, we will send the Weekly Telegraph one year to the man, or his friend, who will tell us the greatest number of ways that corn can be served up, as an article of food for man, not in figures only, but in living examples. Tell us all about corn meal, hominy, fritters, &c.

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