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These were soon joined by Rodman's division, with Scammon's brigade, which had crossed at the ford, and whose presence on that side of the stream had no doubt made the final struggle of Toombs's men less obstinate than it would otherwise have been, the fear of being taken in rear having always a strong moral effect upon even the best of troops.
We drove up the hilly road and out around Old Toombs's farm and thus came, near to the settlement. I had no conception of the bitterness that the lawsuit had engendered. "Where once you start men hating one another," said the Scotch Preacher, "there's utterly no end of it."
Toombs's instant reply, "it all turns on that. What you tax you must protect." This is the very strongest argument of the Southern side. But the alleged slave-property is protected, though only under municipal law, by the Constitution. To protect it elsewhere is against its whole spirit, and, in the present state of public sentiment, against its very letter.
"Doctor McAlway," I said, "if Old Toombs could know the history of this night it might change his point of view." "I doot it," said the Scotch Preacher. "I doot it." The night passed serenely; the morning saw Old Toombs's hedge standing as gorgeous as ever.
I leave you to judge, fellow-citizens, whether your interest in Washington will be best protected by his continued presence or his occasional absence." This hit brought down the house. Mr. Toombs's addresses to the Supreme Court were models of solid argument.
The men were made to lie down behind the crest to save them from the concentrated cannonade which the enemy opened upon us as soon as Toombs's regiments succeeded in reaching their main line. But McClellan's anticipation of an overwhelming attack upon his right was so strong that he determined still to press our advance, and sent orders accordingly.
"Harriet," I said, "there are some things in this world beyond human remedy." Two evenings later I was surprised to see the Scotch Preacher drive up to my gate and hastily tie his horse. "David," said he, "there's bad business afoot. A lot of the young fellows in Swan Hill are planning a raid on Old Toombs's hedge. They are coming down to-night." I got my hat and jumped in with him.
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