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Horace Greeley, The American Conflict: A History of the Great Rebellion in the United States of America, 1860-65: its Causes, Incidents, and Results: Intended to exhibit especially its moral and political phases with the drift and progress of American opinion respecting human slavery from 1776 to the close of the War for the Union. Volume I., Xxvii. Ominous pause. (search)
rge is made; and, since it rests wholly on the testimony of a Confederate who once held, and had not then resigned, the exalted position of a Justice of the United States Supreme Court, it may be well to consider it fully. The testimony is that of Judge Campbell aforesaid, (a prominent disciple of Mr. Calhoun), who, about the time of his taking final leave of Washington to enter more openly into the service of the Confederacy, wrote to Gov. Seward as follows: Washington City, Saturday, April 13, 1861. Sir:--On the 15th March ult., I left with Judge Crawford, one of the Commissioners of the Confederate States, a note in writing to the following effect: I feel entire confidence that Fort Sumter will he evacuated in the next ten days. And this measure is felt as imposing great responsibility on the Administration. I feel an entire confidence that no measure changing the existing status, prejudicious to the Southern Confederate States, is at present contemplated. I f
Horace Greeley, The American Conflict: A History of the Great Rebellion in the United States of America, 1860-65: its Causes, Incidents, and Results: Intended to exhibit especially its moral and political phases with the drift and progress of American opinion respecting human slavery from 1776 to the close of the War for the Union. Volume I., chapter 29 (search)
roclaimed, her authorities at once set whatever military forces they could muster in motion to seize the Federal Navy Yard at Norfolk (Portsmouth) and the Arsenal at Harper's Ferry. As the news of the attack on Sumter flashed over the country, an intense and universal excitement was aroused in the Free as well as the Slave States. Indignation was paramount in the former; exultation ruled throughout the latter. The New York Herald of the 14th had the following: Richmond, Va., April 13, 1861. There is great rejoicing here over the news from Charleston. One hundred guns have been fired to celebrate the surrender of Fort Sumter. Confederate flags are everywhere displayed; while music and illuminations are the order of the evening. Gov. Letcher has just been serenaded. He made a non-committal speech. The streets are crowded with people, and the utmost enthusiasm and excitement prevails. Many at the North obstinately refused to credit the tidings; and, when news