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United States (United States) (search for this): chapter 3
and punishing individuals for violation of United States laws. Finally, he argued that, to enforce United States laws, a United States Court must first issue a writ and a United States Marshal execUnited States Court must first issue a writ and a United States Marshal execute it; and that where judges and marshals had resigned, and a universal popular feeling opposed, sereignty and the proprietary rights of the United States as well as a regiment. This was a subtle the official beginning of the subsequent Confederate States, just as Gist's October circular was thevowal and disgrace by the President of the United States, for his act of fidelity and patriotism. actual repeated firing on the flag of the United States, the Republic of South Carolina, through inger important, her captain ran up a large United States flag, a signal which dispelled all doubts tnessed to the flag and sovereignty of the United States. He sat down and wrote a brief note to thn the adjustment of its relations with the United States. Hayne had, however, scarcely reached h
Fort Pickens (Florida, United States) (search for this): chapter 3
on the mainland, he, with a loyal courage which will ever render his name illustrious, repeated the strategy of Anderson, and moved his slender command, augmented by thirty ordinary seamen from the navy yard, on the morning of January 10th, to Fort Pickens, a large and more defensible work standing at the harbor entrance, on the western end of Santa Rosa Island. The Government hurriedly sent a few ships of war to assist him, while the rebels began gathering an army to assault the fort. Under cover of the Hayne negotiation, Senator Mallory managed to draw the President into an agreement, embodied in formal orders dated January 29th, that Fort Pickens should not be reinforced unless it were assaulted by the rebels, or preparations were made to do so. The Hayne business disposed of, there was once more a little flurry of war consultations at the Executive Mansion to devise and dispatch a new expedition to reinforce Sumter. This time a few small vessels belonging to the Coast Survey
Georgia (Georgia, United States) (search for this): chapter 3
s; unfortunately, it had established itself in the highest official circles of the national administration. Three members of President Buchanan's cabinet-Cobb of Georgia, Secretary of the Treasury, Floyd of Virginia, Secretary of War, and Thompson of Mississippi, Secretary of the Interiorhad become ardent and active disunionists. Representatives Pugh, Clopton, Moore, Curry, and Stallworth, of Alabama; Senator Iverson and Representatives Underwood, Gartrell, Jackson, Jones, and Crawford, of Georgia; Representative Hawkins of Florida; Represent- ative Hindman, of Arkansas; Senators Jefferson Davis and A. G. Brown, and Representatives Barksdale, Singleton, andll the essential purposes of the conspiracy. It was signed by about one-half the Senators and Representatives from the States of North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Florida, Texas, and Arkansas, and is the official beginning of the subsequent Confederate States, just as Gist's October circula
Mississippi (Mississippi, United States) (search for this): chapter 3
administration. Three members of President Buchanan's cabinet-Cobb of Georgia, Secretary of the Treasury, Floyd of Virginia, Secretary of War, and Thompson of Mississippi, Secretary of the Interiorhad become ardent and active disunionists. Grouped about these three principal traitors were a number of subordinate and yet influentkins of Florida; Represent- ative Hindman, of Arkansas; Senators Jefferson Davis and A. G. Brown, and Representatives Barksdale, Singleton, and Reuben Davis, of Mississippi; Representatives Craige and Ruffin, of North Carolina; Senators Slidell and Benjamin, and Representative Landrum, of Louisiana; Senators Wigfall and Hemphill, arposes of the conspiracy. It was signed by about one-half the Senators and Representatives from the States of North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Florida, Texas, and Arkansas, and is the official beginning of the subsequent Confederate States, just as Gist's October circular was the official b
Sumterville (South Carolina, United States) (search for this): chapter 3
d to his sleep, he took his secret resolve to abandon Moultrie and take post in Sumter. The 26th of December was a busy day for the commandant. There were vesselthe transfer was an assured success; the officers sat down to eat the supper in Sumter which had been cooked for them in Moultrie. A small detail of men and an officmoval of needed supplies; they finished their work and joined their comrades in Sumter a little after sunrise next morning. This movement filled the Union sentime such circumstances he could not and would not withdraw the Federal troops from Sumter. This ended the rebel mission. They departed abruptly for home, leaving behinagainst reinforcements. It was the beginning of the long and eventful siege of Sumter. Moultrie was soon restored to its offensive powers; Castle Pinckney passed inhat, unless the act were disclaimed, he would close the harbor with the guns of Sumter. It would have been better to have left the threat unuttered. Governor Picken
Fort McRae (Florida, United States) (search for this): chapter 3
ecame an organized rebellion against the government of the Union. Nor was this the only advantage which the conspiracy had secured. Since the 12th of January a condition of things existed in the harbor of Pensacola, Fla., similar to that at Charleston. The insurgents had threatened, and the officer in charge had surrendered the Pensacola Navy Yard. Lieutenant Slemmer, of the army, with a little garrison of forty-six men, held Fort Barrancas. Finding he could not defend his post, nor Fort McRee, also on the mainland, he, with a loyal courage which will ever render his name illustrious, repeated the strategy of Anderson, and moved his slender command, augmented by thirty ordinary seamen from the navy yard, on the morning of January 10th, to Fort Pickens, a large and more defensible work standing at the harbor entrance, on the western end of Santa Rosa Island. The Government hurriedly sent a few ships of war to assist him, while the rebels began gathering an army to assault the fo
Montgomery (Alabama, United States) (search for this): chapter 3
tance. This closed the correspondence, and Hayne went home to report the second failure to obtain the forts by diplomacy. But the conspirators had gained their main point. This negotiation paralyzed and postponed all the plans and preparations to send help to Anderson, upon which some of the Cabinet members had labored with zeal and earnestness; while on the other hand, on February 4th, two days preceding Hayne's dismissal, the Provisional Congress of the rebel States assembled at Montgomery, Ala., and by the 18th of that month had completed and inaugurated the provisional government under which the local insurrections of the Cotton States became an organized rebellion against the government of the Union. Nor was this the only advantage which the conspiracy had secured. Since the 12th of January a condition of things existed in the harbor of Pensacola, Fla., similar to that at Charleston. The insurgents had threatened, and the officer in charge had surrendered the Pensacola
Charleston (South Carolina, United States) (search for this): chapter 3
echo, The forts must be ours. The city of Charleston lies on a tongue of land between the Ashley were two government buildings in the city of Charleston: the Custom-House and the United States Arsegan to insist that reinforcements be sent to Charleston. Buchanan becoming also a trifle anxious ovut that he could not order reinforcements to Charleston; whereupon General Cass tendered his resignaere was, however, one resource yet available. Sumter was the real key to the harbor. Captain Fosteer steaming up the channel in the direction of Sumter. She presented no warlike appearance; men and Anderson a formal demand for the surrender of Sumter. Anderson replied rather meekly that he couldto Hayne, that neither the proposed sale of Fort Sumter, nor its relinquishment under South Carolinarbor of Pensacola, Fla., similar to that at Charleston. The insurgents had threatened, and the offise and dispatch a new expedition to reinforce Sumter. This time a few small vessels belonging to t[13 more...]
Maryland (Maryland, United States) (search for this): chapter 3
g hands, to complete their secret web of conspiracy. The issue was decided in the Cabinet meeting of December 13th; after a spirited re-argument, the President told his Secretary of State that he was sorry to differ with him, but that he could not order reinforcements to Charleston; whereupon General Cass tendered his resignation and retired from official life. Cobb had resigned from the Cabinet a few days before. Black, the Attorney-General, was now made Secretary of State; Thomas of Maryland, Secretary of the Treasury; and Edwin M. Stanton appointed Attorney-General. If Mr. Buchanan flattered himself that his concession to Floyd, Davis, and the cabal, would stay the tide of disunion in the South, he was quickly undeceived. At the very time the Cabinet meeting was holding its final discussion of the question of reinforcements, a mysterious paper was being circulated for signature through the two houses of Congress, and on the second day following, the newspapers which annou
Arkansas (Arkansas, United States) (search for this): chapter 3
igned by: Representatives Pugh, Clopton, Moore, Curry, and Stallworth, of Alabama; Senator Iverson and Representatives Underwood, Gartrell, Jackson, Jones, and Crawford, of Georgia; Representative Hawkins of Florida; Represent- ative Hindman, of Arkansas; Senators Jefferson Davis and A. G. Brown, and Representatives Barksdale, Singleton, and Reuben Davis, of Mississippi; Representatives Craige and Ruffin, of North Carolina; Senators Slidell and Benjamin, and Representative Landrum, of Louisiana;, but pregnant with all the essential purposes of the conspiracy. It was signed by about one-half the Senators and Representatives from the States of North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Florida, Texas, and Arkansas, and is the official beginning of the subsequent Confederate States, just as Gist's October circular was the official beginning of South Carolina secession. On the fifth day after the publication of this manifesto, the South Carolina Convent
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