The national Republican., 1861-05-08
DATES.

In reply to so much of JEFF Davis's recent
message as attributes the present war to Mr..
Lincoln's proclamation of April Is, the Nation.
al hteUigencer says:
ave may be permitted to recall to the mem.
ory of our readers the fact that, prior to the
utterance of Mr.. Lincon's proclamation, call.
ing out volunteers to the number of u, 900, the
Government of the Confederate States had, BY
bill, provided for raising military force Of
100000 men. This was done by an act of the
Southern Congress- approved by Mr.. Davis,
on the 9th of March last. The first section of
the bill was conceived in the following terms:
q" Sec. !. Tile Congress ofthe Confederate
States Of America do enact, That, in order to
provide speedily forces to repel invasion, main
tain the rightful possession of the Confederate
States of America in every portion of territory
belonging to each State, andto secure the pub.
lie tranq vi lty and independence against threat.
ened assault, the President be, and he is here.
by, authorized to employ the militia, military,
and naval forces of the Confederate States Of
America, and ask for and accept the services of
any number of volunteers, not exceeding one
hundred thousand, who may offer their ser.
vices, either as cavalry mounted rife, artillery,
or infantry, in such proportion of these several
twelve months after they shall be mustered into
service, unless sooner discharged
"On the evening of the 18th Of April last,
when the people of Montgomery, Alabama,
were rejoicing in the assured prospect of Fort
Sumter's fall, the following telegraphic dispatch
was sent from that point to all parts OF the Uni
ted States:
" Montgomery, Friday, april II, lsGl.-An
immense crowd serenaded President Davis and
Secretary Walker, at the Exchange Hotel, to.
night.
"The former is not well, and did not appear.
Secretary Walker appeared and declined to
make a speech, but in few words of electrical
eloquence told the news from Fort Sumter, de.
claring, in conclusion, that before many hours
the flag Of the Confederacy would float over that
fortress.
"'No man, he said, could tell rtere THE WAR
THIS DAY COMMENCED ioouid end, but he tcould
prophesy that tie flag which now ,faunts the
breeze here pould float oper the dome Of the old
Capitol at Washington before the first Of Nay.
Lei them Try Southern ch'oal'y and test the ca.
tent Of Southern resources, and IL miyM float
eventually orer FdneuH Hall Hselc'
"On the following 18th of April the Presi.
dent of the United States issued his proclama.
ton calling forth the militia of the several States
of the Union, to the aggregate number OF
seventy-Gve thousand. In the face ofthe larger
force authorized to be raised by the Confederate
States under the act Of the preceding March
9th, and in presence of the threatening decla.
ration publicly made by the Secretary of War
of the said Confederate States, who, with any
show of truth, can throw all the responsibility
of the pending war measures on the Federal
| Government"
A thrilling scene is related of one Of the Mas
sachusetts men, who was mortay wounded by
the mob on the fatal Friday, laid upon Tia,
floor, where he soon blcd 10 death, notwith
standing every effort was made TO save him
An instant before he expired, he rose, strug
Cling with death, and standing erect he fixed
his CLASSY eyes upon every person in the room
and then lifting them towards heaven, and rails
ing his right hand, he exclaimed, with clear
voice, "All hail to the stars and stripes " Say
! ing this, he fell back into the arms of his phy