| From the Richmond Dispatch |
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| May 21, 1861 |
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| Retaliation |
| The financial article of the N. O.
Picayune, (May 16,) says: |
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| Our afternoon dispatches contained
information of almost gallant feat on the part of the Federal forces.
They have refused to allow the transportation
of cars for our city railroad {probably the New
Orleans & Carrollton RR}, which in other words amount to the
forcible seizure of property contracted and paid for some time since.
This is equal to the robbery of chicken coops in Illinois
and Kentucky, on the presumption that they were destined for this place. Not a
moment's time should be lost in retaliating to the complete extent for
this vindictive appropriation of the property of innocent parties. All
the bills, credits and other available of Western and Northern parties
should be sequestered without delay. This is the only remedy for the
vandalism with which hostilities are now being carried on against us. |
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