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Mann family papers, 1861-1865
1862-08-17-Page 03
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and the man that says there is no mixing of the races in the slave states, either willfuly lies or he is wofully ignorant. here the red haired fair skind blue eyed slave is no uncomon sight, and my heart has been pained when I have beheld some such with fine delicate features in degrigration and rags and on a levil with the Bute; no wonder the goverment is scourged that tolerates such abominations in the sight of God and man Oh how I would like to bee a short time with a few of the 4th Iowa Cavalry in the southern part of Iowa. to make those Canting howling trators there me thinks their squeaking would soon be for ever dashed,, if they only knew with what bitter hate and Contempt they are looked upon by the soldier in the field fiting for our bloved Country,, they would not remain there untill the Iowa troops return to their native State,, the sufering which many of them have endured while those Country rebble sympathizers have enjoyed ease and Comfort will not be easy forgotten and many of them that left home quiet unoffencive will return with a very different disposition,, and then wo be to the rebble sympathizer that dears to open his mouth; better for him that a mill stone was tied to his neck and he cast
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and the man that says there is no mixing of the races in the slave states, either willfuly lies or he is wofully ignorant. here the red haired fair skind blue eyed slave is no uncomon sight, and my heart has been pained when I have beheld some such with fine delicate features in degrigration and rags and on a levil with the Bute; no wonder the goverment is scourged that tolerates such abominations in the sight of God and man Oh how I would like to bee a short time with a few of the 4th Iowa Cavalry in the southern part of Iowa. to make those Canting howling trators there me thinks their squeaking would soon be for ever dashed,, if they only knew with what bitter hate and Contempt they are looked upon by the soldier in the field fiting for our bloved Country,, they would not remain there untill the Iowa troops return to their native State,, the sufering which many of them have endured while those Country rebble sympathizers have enjoyed ease and Comfort will not be easy forgotten and many of them that left home quiet unoffencive will return with a very different disposition,, and then wo be to the rebble sympathizer that dears to open his mouth; better for him that a mill stone was tied to his neck and he cast
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