Randolph County journal. [volume] (Winchester, Randolph County, Ind.) 1855-1862, 1861-07-11


been intended; IN this contingency it was
also resolved 10 notify the Govenor Of
South Carolina that be might expect an
attempt would be mule % provision the
Fort, and 1T the attempt should not be rec
sisted. there would be 10 effort 20 throw
In men, arms or ammunition withont fur
thcr notice. or in case of ar attack Upon
tho Fort This notice was accordingly
given. where rpon the For, was attack
cd and b0mbarded 20 is fall. even with
out awaltiu. the arrival of the provision
ing expedition. il is thus seen that tre
assault upon and the reduction of Fort
Sumter was In no sense matter 81 self
defense on the part OF the assailants.
They well knew that the garrison and the
Fort could by no possibility commit az
eression upon them. They knew, as they
were expressly notified, that the giving Of
bread 10 the few brave and hungry men
Of the garrison was all that would on that
occasion he attempted. unless them selves.
bv resisting 80 much, should provoke
more They knew that this government
desired o keep the garrison in the Fort
not 10 assail them, bpt 10 merely maintain
visible possession, and thus 10 preserve
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solution trusting As hereinbeiore stated,
TO .ime. discussion, and the ballot box.
tor final adjustment. And they assailed
aud reduced the fort for precisely the re-
verse OBJECT, to drive out the visible au-
thority OF the FEDERAL Union, and thus
force il 70 immediate DISSOLUTION.
That tbs vas their object the Executive
well understood, and having said 10 them
in the inaugural address "You can have
no conflict without being yourselves the
aggressors, he took pains no; TO only
keep this declaration good, but also the
case 80 far from ingenious Sopaisiry ~
that the world should not misunderstood il.
By the affair al Fort Sumter, with lts sur
rounding circumstances, that DOlnt WAS
reached Then aud there. by the ass all
ants of the Government, began the cOn-
h.ct, without Il gun IN sight or IA expect.
aucy TO return their iirins. save Only q
few in the fort sent 10 that harbOr Years
before their own protection. anC still ready
70 give that protection IN whatever was
loya. in tins act, discarding all else,
,hrv have fOrcrd upon the country the dis
tinct issue ot immediate dissolution or
blood, and this issue embraces more than
the tate OF these ualted States. IL pres
cuts 10 the whole Iamlly OF man the uCts
ton whether u cOlstItut Oual rep1ehc or
democracy, A government Of the people
I by the same people can or can not main
4 tain It's territorial integrity against its
+ own domestic foes j. presents the qucs-
/ tion whether DISCONTINUED persons, too
/ few I'm numo,r 10 control the Admuis-
| tration according TO organic law IA any
case, can always, upon thepretense made
| in this case, Jr ANY other pretcnscs, or
arbitrarily without any pretense. break up
their government, and thus practically put
an end 10 Tree government upon the earth.
It forces u 10 ask, u there Ia ali repub-
lies this inherent and fatal weakness
Must government, of necessity be TOO
strong for the liberties or the people, Ur
too weak 10 maintain its own existence
+ So viewing the issue, no choice VAS left
but 20 call out the war power and 50 to
res Il the force employed Tor Its drStruct-
ion by force for IL, preservation. Tie call
was made aud the response OF the country
WAS most gratifying, surprising in una
nmitv and spirit the most ,auguine cXpcc-
tations.-1 etn none OF the States commonly
called slave States, except Delaware,
gave "A regiment through regular State
organization. A few regiments have
been organized IN some others of those
States by individual enterprise and recev-
cd INTO the Government service. OF
course the seceded StAte-, 20 called. anG
to which Texas had en iOincd about
the time OF the Inauguration, gave no
troops 20 thu cause OF the Union.
The bo.dcr States, 50 called, were io'
uniform in their action, some ot them be-
lng almost tor the Union, while in others
as Virginia, Tennessee, North Carohna
and ArkaEsaS, the Union feeling Wa,
nearly rcpreSsed and Sllenced. The course
of Virginia Was the most remarkable, per
haps the most important. 4 convention
elected by the people OF that State tC
consider this very question OF di>ruptiu-
the Federal Union, was ~ session at the
captal of Virginia when TT. Sumter fell
To this Lody tie people had chosen d
large majority OF proicsscd Union men
Almost Immediately after tho fall o
Sumpter many members OF that majority
went over TO the original disunIon minor
ty, and with them adopted tie ordinance
tor Withdrawing the state from the Union
Whether this change was wrought by then
great approval o the assault on Sumpte.
or resentment at the Government resist
aucc 10 this assault, j. not definite
known. Although they submitted TIA,
ordinance for ratification 20 a vote of th'
neople, 20 be taken on a div then some
what more than month distant, the Con
vention, and the Legislature, which wa
also IN session at the same time ami place
with leading men OF the State, not mem
bcr- OF either, Immediately commence.
Getting as If the State were already out o
the Union. Thev pushed military prepl
rations vigorously forward. all over t.'
State. They seized the United State ar
mory at Harper, Perry. and the Ear.
Yard az Go,port. near Norfolk. they re
ceivei, perhaps invited. into their state
large bodies OF tro p> W!th their warlik'
appointments. from the 50 called >rceec
States: they formally entered into % tret
O. OF alliance with the 30 called Couiedtr
ate State. and sent member, 10 their Con
. grcSs at Montgomery, and finally they per
} mitted the insurrectlonary Government @
E be Transferred 10 their capital IL Rich
i mond.
, The people Of Virginia have thus al
lowed this giant iuSurrectiou - make II
ue,t within her borders, aud this Govern
, meut has no choice left hut - deal wit
. IL whore it finds IT. and il has the less DC
j gret AZ the loyal citizens have in due form
claimed its protection. Those lows
I citizens the Government is bound 70 rec
= osni1 and protect as being Nirsinians.
y 70 the border States 80 called, i
fact the middle States. there are thos
j who favor q policy which they call arme
e neutrality, that j. an arming oC thos
e states 70 prevent the Union forces trOl
nassinn one way or fhe disunion the ofi,