The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1861-02-27
Wednesday, February 81, 1861.
Sixty DaVS.

Great events crowd the times; but the &C.
tion is too scenic, too drsmstic for perma-
nence. Nations mOy be born in day, but
they do not spring, oil panopied, from the
font Of every passing LOur.
Let US review the events OF the last sixty
days:
On the 9Th of November the people OF the
United States elected their fourteenth Presi.
dent-Abrshsm Lincoln, of Illinois. He
was chosen regularly and consttulionally,
but with scarcely the honor of vote in any
southern State, except Virginia, Maryland,
Delaware. Kentucky and Missouri. In these
ticket was run, and though overwhelmed,
was enough to show that q difference of
opinion, at least, existed there. The States
farther south fell hereupon into an ex'raor.
dinary excitement, and on the Goth Of De.
cember South Carclina-wilh her white
population of 30S, ,ls6, there being only five
of the thirty. three less than she-pSssed an
ordinance of secession. This was followed
tnd ives the first scene of the most lament,
able tragi-comedy whose scenes have fitted
before cur eyes.
g.. On the 26th of December. Major Ander.
son moved from Fort MouItrie to Fort Sum
ter, and go took the command of Charleston
:harbor-by the same act threw bomb into
ahe nest of traitors at Washington, blew up
the cabinet, nwaked the dotiDg President,
and made himself the most popular bn in
America. Ga the 25th of January Fo;ts
Pulaski and Jackson, and the Uaited States
arsenal at Savannah, with Fort Mason aud
the arsenal at Fayetteville, N. c., were
seized. On the 81 Fort Morgan, near Mo.
bile, and the Mt. Vernon arsenal, were ia
ken. On the 9Th the arsenal at Apalachi
cola, and en- the 9th F.rts Johnson ant
Caswell, in North Carolina, were Olso seiz
ed. The same day the Florida convention
adopted secession resolutions. On the 81
Mississippi followed suit, while at Charles
ton the New York steamer Marion was sez
ed and the Star Of the w est fred into. On
the 10th Fort McRae, ct Pensacola, and IN
the llth Forts Pike, St. Philip, and Jackson.
with the Graenal at Baton Rouge, were seiz
ed. The same day Alpb:ma seeded. On
the 18th Fort Barrancas end the Pensacola
navy yard were taken. On the 10Th Geor.
gia seeded. On Sunday, Jenusry 90, ShiI
Island fort was taken by Cupt. Howard
On the Gath Gov. Brown, of Georgia, seize'
the arsenal at Augusta. Louisiana secedet
on the 26th, and Texas on the lst OF Febru
. 0ry, about which time the revenue cutter
McCleIland fell into the hsnds OF the seces
'sionits. Feb. I'd the cutter Lewis Casi
was surrendered by its traitorous command.
er. Feb. Stb, the arsenal at Little Rock.
Ark, was taken Captain Bragg's celebra-
ted battery being there, but, happily for the
amateurs, without its heroic commander and
his "little more grape" Feb. 9th, the
Montgomery Convention proclaimed the
"Confederate States of America" and elec-
ted jeff. Davis president of its provisional
government. The same day, five New York
vessels were seized in the port Of Savannah,
by order OF Gov. Brown.
Here we stand. The United States flag
floats yet at Fort Sumler, Fort Pickens,
Fort Jefferson, and Fort Taylor, supported
by handful of men in each. Menaces
meanwhile fill the air. Insane jubilation
resounds through the South. New Orleans
rejoices as she never has since the heroic
jackson delivered her from Packenhan,'s S
hosts. The seven seeding States have q
white population OF 1888. LAG, with 2, $50 SOB
slaves on their hands. Meanwhile the
eighteen northern and western States, with
20.000,000 Inhabitants, not one of whom
has not personal interest in bis State, are
firm as rock, and Are more and more uni
ted in support of the Federal government.
The powerful and patiotiC border States
hesitate, as we'll they may. The voice Of
treason would sound strangely enough from
Mt. Vernon, Ashland, and the Hermitage.
1t is the 9th of February; iye days more
will bring the Inauguration OF the new
President. He has already reached the seat
of government. On the epot where Jeffer.
con and J .ckson stood, Lincon will take the
oath they took, for millions of patriots, both
North and South stand behind him. Europe
aid especially England, trembles with in
tefest II is truly vast pageant
citations for actors, kingdoms for stage,