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James Buchanan, Buchanan's administration on the eve of the rebellion, Chapter 7: (search)
t, and thus terminated every reasonable hope of any compromise between the North and the South. It is proper for future reference that the names of those Senators who constituted the majority on this momentous question, should be placed upon record. Every vote given from the six New England States was in opposition to Mr. Crittenden's resolution. These consisted of Mr. Clark, of New Hampshire; Messrs. Sumner and Wilson, of Massachusetts; Mr. Anthony, of Rhodes Island; Messrs. Dixon and Foster, of Connecticut; Mr. Foot, of Vermont; and Mr. Fessenden, of Maine. The remaining twelve votes, in order to make up the 20, were given by Messrs. Bingham and Wade, of Ohio; Mr. Trumbull, of Illinois; Messrs. Bingham and Chandler, of Michigan; Messrs. Grimes and Harlan, of Iowa; Messrs. Doolittle and Durkee, of Wisconsin; Mr. Wilkinson, of Minnesota; Mr. King, of New York; and Mr. Ten Eyck, of New Jersey. It is also worthy of observation, that neither Mr. Hale, of New Hampshire, Mr. Simmons
James Buchanan, Buchanan's administration on the eve of the rebellion, Chapter 11: (search)
Fort Sumter. The following is a copy, which we submit without comment: War Department, March 5TH 1861. Sir: I have the honor to submit for your consideration several letters with enclosures received on yesterday from Major Anderson and Captain Foster, of the Corps of Engineers, which are of a most important and unexpected character. Why they were unexpected will appear from the following brief statement: After transferring his forces to Fort Sumter, he (Major Anderson) addressed a leteneral Scott, who arranged its details, and who regarded the reenforcements thus provided for as sufficient for the occasion. The expedition, however, is not upon a scale approaching the seemingly extravagant estimates of Major Anderson and Captain Foster, now offered for the fist time, and for the disclosures of which the Government was wholly unprepared. The declaration now made by the Major that he would not be willing to risk his reputation on an attempt to throw reenforcements into Cha