The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1861-03-16
FIFTY DAYS.

action is too scenic, too dramatic for per-
manence. Nations may be born in day,
but they do not spring, all panopiied, from
the front Of every passing hour.
Let US review the events of fifty days.
On the 9Th of November the people of
the United States elected their fourteenth
President-Abraham Lincoln, of Illinois.
He was chosen regularly and constitutional
ly, but with scarcely the honor of vote 10
any Southern State, except Virginia, Mary
land. Delaware, Kentucky, and Missouri.
In these ticket was run, and, though over
whelmed, was enough to show that differ
ence of opinion, at least, existed there.
The States farther south fell hereupon into
an extraordinary excitement, and on the
Goth of December South Carolina-with
her white population of Sos. 1856. there be-
ing only FIVE of the t6irty-three less than
she-passed an ordinance of secession
This was followed by the seizure of the rev.
enue cutter Aiken, and OF the United States
Arsenal. and was the first scene of the most
lamentable tragic-comedy whose scenes have
fitted before our eyes.
On the 26th of December Major Ander-
son moved from Fort Moultrie to Fort Sum-
ter, and so took the command of Charleston
harbor-by the same act threw bomb in
TO the nest of traitors at Washington, blew
up the Cabinet, awaked the doting President,
and made himself the most popular man in
America On the 25th of January Forts
Pulaski and Jackson, and the United STATES
Arsenal at Savannah, with Fort Mason and
the Arsenal at Fayetteville, N. c., were
seized. On the Sd Fort Morgan. near Mo-
bile, and the Mt. Vernon Arsenal, were TAX
en-. On the 9th the Arsenal at Apalachi
cola, and on the 9th Forts johnson and
Caswell, in North Carolina. were also seized.
The same day the Florida Convention adopt
ed secession resolutions. On the 9th Mis-
sissippi followed suit. while at Charle>t1n
the New York steamer Marion was seized
and the Star of the West fired into. On the
10th Fort M'kae, at Pensacola, and on the
1lth Forts Pike, st. Philip, and jackson.
with the Arsenal at Baton Rouge, were seiz
ed. The same day Alabama seeded. On
the 18th Fort Barrancas and the Pensacola
Navy Yard were taken. On the 18Th G. or
gia seeded. On Sunday. January 20rh.
Ship Island Fort was taken by Captain
Howard. On the 24th Gov. Brown, OF
Georgia, seized the Arsenal at Augusta.
Louisiana seeded on the &c h, and Texas
on the LIST of February, about which time
the revenue cutter M'CleIand fell into The
hands of the secPssionists. February 81
the cutter Lewis Cass was surrendered b,
its traitorous commander. February 8th
the Arsenal at Little Ro.k. Ark, was taken
Captain Bragg's celebrated battery being
there, but. happily for the amateurs, with;
out its heroic commander, and his ''little
81. '--'r--''- february 9th the Montgom
cry Convention proclaimed the 'Confeder-
ated States of America" and elected jeff
Davis President of It's provisional govern
ment. The same day five New York YES
sells were seized in lie port of Savannah,
by order Of Gov. Brown.
Here we stand. The United States flag
floats yet at Fort Sumter, Fort Pickens.
Fort Jefferson, and Fort Taylor, supported
by handful of men in each. Menaces
meanwhile fill the air. Insane jubllation
resounds through the South. New Orleans
,eioices as she never has since the heroic
jackson delivered her from Packenham's
hosts. The seven seeding States have
population of 2.733, 1916. with 9,35J,6 O3
slaves on their hand. Meanwhile the ei.h
teen Northern and Western States. with 3D.
00O. 600 inhabitants, not one of whom has
not personal interest in his State, are FL m
as rock, and are more and more united in
support of the Federal Government. che
powerful and patriotic border States hesi-
tate, as well they may. The voice of trea-
son would sound strangely enough from Mt.
Vernon, Ashland. and the Hermitage. Il
is the 18th of february; seventeen days
mere will bring the inauguration of the new
President. He has already started for the
seat of Government. On the spot where
jefferson and Jackson stood, Lincoln will
take the oath they took. for the millions of
the North stand behind him. Europe, and
especially England, trembles with interest.
1t is truly vast pageant.--N. Y. World.