Named Entity Results, Fort Moultrie (South Carolina, United States)

Heroism at Fort Moultrie. The conduct of the defenders of Fort Moultrie ought to satisfy the most sneering enemy of South Carolina of the mettle of which her sons are made. With the assurance that Fort Sumter would turn its tremendous batteries at once upon their little fort, and convert it into a slaughter-pen, if they fired upon the "Star of the West," they fired nevertheless, and forced the steamer to give up her errand. What was there in the unmolested and unmenaced movement of MajoFort Moultrie ought to satisfy the most sneering enemy of South Carolina of the mettle of which her sons are made. With the assurance that Fort Sumter would turn its tremendous batteries at once upon their little fort, and convert it into a slaughter-pen, if they fired upon the "Star of the West," they fired nevertheless, and forced the steamer to give up her errand. What was there in the unmolested and unmenaced movement of Major Anderson from Moultrie to Sumter which compares with the nerve that was required to fire upon the Star of the West? Yet, every Northern town has fired salutes over the one, whilst the other will be mentioned only with a sneer. We doubt not that Major Anderson himself is capable of equal gallantry with the Carolinians, but we fancy that no one is more astonished than that brave and experienced officer at the nonsensical hurrah which has been raised over his change of position.

it was not the first gun? If it was not, why was the movement re-echoed by so many hundred guns amongst the Black Republicans and Northern coercionists? Was not a movement like that, so received by the enemies of South Carolina, prejudicial to that State? one placing her to disadvantage in a struggle? and therefore one of hostility? It was, indeed, the first gun, and has been re-echoed along the shores of the lakes and amidst the gorges of the Green Mountains! This gun was followed by another, a second gun, in the appearance of the Star of the West in the waters of South Carolina with reinforcements for the officer who fired the first gun and filled the North with Black Republican rejoicing, and made every Northern echo reverberate the Black Republican thunders of applause. These were two first guns, before the modest port-holes of the classic Fort Moultrie were opened to give a gentle admonition that any more guns would be responded to, and any more force would be resisted!