A s E l l a p r e p a r e s t o s p e n d h e r f i r s t C h r i s t m a s i n t h e S o u t h , s h e w r i t e s o f w a r . To day South Carol ina has seceded from the Union. To night Mt . Moul tr ie i s to be taken – should South Carol ina be the f i rst to shed blood or to rebel against the government she wi l l have no sympathy from the civi l ized world – for the fort i s not state property but belongs to the Union. D E C E M B E R 1 8 , 1 8 6 0
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