A Brief History of the City of New York
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F. B. Morse, the inventor of the telegraph, as president.
Then came April 12, 1861. The old flag was fired 251 on at Fort Sumter, and fell dishonored before the palmetto standard. In a moment the current of popu- lar feeling- in New York elianged. Self-interest with- ered. Patriotism re\-i\ed and beeame uppermost.
Democrats \-ied with Republicans in sentiments of li^yalty to the flay-. Eight days after, at a great mass meeting- held in Union Scjuare, Fernando Wood, then mayor, in an eloquent sp...eech, declared that " the Union must and shall be preser\-ed," notwithstanding that the Januar_\- pre\-ious he had sent a message to the common council proposing that the city of New York herself secede from the rest of the State. The air was electric with military ardor and patriotic enthusiasm.
Regiments mustered in their armories, or marched through the streets to the sound of drum, fife, and bugle, on their way to the front. The great poet of the city, Bryant, expressed the feeling of all when he wrote : " Lay down the ax, fling by the spade, Leave in its track the toiUng plow: Tlic rifle and the bayonet blade For arms like yours are fitter now.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
F. B. Morse, the inventor of the telegraph, as president.
Then came April 12, 1861. The old flag was fired 251 on at Fort Sumter, and fell dishonored before the palmetto standard. In a moment the current of popu- lar feeling- in New York elianged. Self-interest with- ered. Patriotism re\-i\ed and beeame uppermost.
Democrats \-ied with Republicans in sentiments of li^yalty to the flay-. Eight days after, at a great mass meeting- held in Union Scjuare, Fernando Wood, then mayor, in an eloquent sp...eech, declared that " the Union must and shall be preser\-ed," notwithstanding that the Januar_\- pre\-ious he had sent a message to the common council proposing that the city of New York herself secede from the rest of the State. The air was electric with military ardor and patriotic enthusiasm.
Regiments mustered in their armories, or marched through the streets to the sound of drum, fife, and bugle, on their way to the front. The great poet of the city, Bryant, expressed the feeling of all when he wrote : " Lay down the ax, fling by the spade, Leave in its track the toiUng plow: Tlic rifle and the bayonet blade For arms like yours are fitter now.
What to read after A Brief History of the City of New York?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Charles Burr Todd to read onlineMoreLess
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