The Nevada journal., 1861-08-16
From the Knoxville Whig.
WHO BEGAN TIE WAR!

l. Is astonishing 10 see WIN WHAT ooIu-
ness these Secessionsts speak and write of
Iirceir.'s war, and of the attempt of the
Black Republican Administration to subju-
gaze The South. ard of their wicked invasion
OF tue sacred soil of the South A few
rponths having elapsed since the war was
iaauguratea, and many having forgot dates
and facts they stand up now, with the as
sr,ance of Old Nick, ard assert that Lincoln
declared the war in violation o: the Consti-
luton and shat he s vile usurper and
tyrant And ali VINO deny the truth of their
false assumrtior are Aholitionists, and en-
araies TO the South.
We ask candid men to look into this mat
scr calmly, AID see what the facts are. As
taon a9 II was gsco -taiued that Lincoln was
elected, Soatn Carolina called Convention
AID seeded .rols the Union. In that Con-
>euton rel l,ading men, such as keitt,
ELett, Sprats, and others, openly avowed
tn1t the,- had 0,e1 iaboring to overthrow
.re Goveramert ever since they first came
into ct.s!i., lie. and .hGt the dissolution of
the Vu:9n ho5. ree.. ne study and desire of
then ives
Wean,fhiie tee 5,attern members of Bu-
etaasas G4t,ae. F.oya Cobb and Thomp-
son eeeaa ac .i.-a. se matters for disso-
Iatiou. sne rs,-- "a advance of Lincoln
election cganso9' .inF t.,e arms of the Gov
.eraln4ut =. 0cct.p,a Forts, and the NUM-
tions at We .si.t view to order their
se:zace vcpf- t..45 s.o4,d conclude to strike.
6outhera $50. : efe holding on to their
seats II renarsss an1 n night caucuses,
wcrsiot ii. -,.a-o1. a Government they
had tqts, ~ ,s.e e, u7aolG, and in the day
tine we,- yae.a,-aIs 70 suppor the Consti-
tgtic7 an! l.-as p~iv5 counsel to Buchanan
70 sappor- r1- constitution and the Laws.
Is scpo D. .-el corid rush several other
Co..au -:s..e ut cf me Union, by false
djspaf3-.s rs al 4 Convention of self
consis.-~ 1c.nsates, h; Montgomery, they
orgau,2.e tcz-s Government-elected its
atIcere-.-, e- -soe went to raising an i'm
.s,ense .,a, :, aolsand Of their troops
.eo1eraa5.c. D.. -..rieston, to assault and
a!le me Z, --l,oLa property in Fort Sum-
ter. r-ler rn4 ,;cvernment had only force
Of ssee4,b a.er 70. Yeaceable purposes, such
* takirg cars a. the Government property.
Pryor " Virginia visited there, made n
pablic s2each .. tae citizens and soldiers,
sud tod tner, .Y attack ,he Fort, and spill
some a,ooG .cg "a, lTas necessary to in
drce Virginia r 70 oot They did make
the lssaoi. 4c t fort fell. Previous TO
this. they bad a~-d in the Star of the
West cripple se n &c Charleston har-
.os. cnd eaa7.la. n 3. ne Lincoln Govern
iuent had not so,teac @ defend her prop
crty. On .h4 -oeis ot reese and other out
RACES, Ws}her .aa Secretary of War, at
Moutgoincey rtec5@ pt5,ic speech on the
street, ana s1evot eat i vas their purnosc
TO take Washrston at orce, and that they
would plsu. .aa Confederate Flag upon the
Capital iu SKI, Gays ifoia THAI datel
All this auc. L:acoln 5 Government had
done nothing. not even what it was sworn
TO do. Tire people, North and South, called
rnoa the Government to defend its rights
and their property, and then it was that
Lincoln issued his Proclamation. We are
no. all fools in the South, and hence we
rec9llect these facts, aa4 50 long as we rec
olfect them, we must ocusure the Southern
traitors who ;naugurated the war.