As long as it served his purpose, Mr. Lincoln boldly advocated the right of Secession.

If it is a crime to love the South, its cause and its President, then I am a criminal. I would rather lie down in this prison and die than leave it owing allegiance to a government such as yours.

Fortune has played me a sad trick by letting me live on and on.

The secession of the Southern States, individually or in the aggregate, was the certain consequence of Mr. Lincoln's election.

I do not set myself up as an advocate of the woman's right doctrine, but would rather appear in the character of a quiet lady expressing her sentiments, not so much to the public as to her immediate friends.

Meanwhile, my residence within the Federal lines, and my acquaintance with so many of the officers, the origin of which I have already mentioned, enabled me to gain much important information as to the position and designs of the enemy.

A true woman always loves a real soldier.