The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1861-06-01
The LONDON TINES on FORT SUMTER

Nature, or something that stands in liz
stead, is still strong in the Americans.
They fight willing, tut with unwilling
minds" They lift the hand to strike,
they wing tho instrumcdt Of death, but
n mysterious prwcr avcris the stroke, or
blunts the edge, or dcadens the blow
Are they in earnest, or are they playing
at war OF dreaming iha. they strike and
still strike not 1t sounds more like =
dangerous game than rad reality. Sew.
en- batteries preached and homharded
: For, Sumter for forty hours, burn, down
its bnrrcks, blew mp several magazines.
threw shells into IL innumerable. and did
vast show Of destruction. The fort re-
piled with Ike spirit. At length it sur
rendered, the garrison marched cut pris.
oners Of war, and 1t was then found that
not man was killed or an officer wound
ed on either side. Many difficulty .
at bar mas cost more bloodsl,ad. Was
this prcconcertrd feat Of conluring
/ Were the rival Presidents salu,ing one
another in fireworks to amuse the
groundlings The whole uilair is utter
ly ineyplcablc II sounds Ike the bat.
ties when the coat Of mail had rome 10
I itspcrfec,ion and wher the only casualty,
after a hard days fighting, was a case of
sulfocation and few bruises. Odin's he.
rocs, as they renew their daily warfare,
are really wounded. though their wounds
arc quickly healed This Is sparring
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Is in the conspiracy. for all are arming
aud rushing 10 war as il they expected
serious work.
What uextY An attempt 10 rccaptnrc
Fort Sumpterg A contest ut For, Pick.
ems 7 a struggle for the capitol a d.
version in Texas a rencwa! Of ncgo-
tons No Que knows. and, what is
worse, 10 ono credits President Lincoln
for any plan. We can only compare
sides aua s.ike aaaance. In the north
there is an army and navy, aud iucncy,
and a moie numerous white population,
without, too, ,hc incubus Of slavery
There y also Ne tradition 81 The l'niGn,
The capitol, and 'hc successor Of Wash
mctnn. Modern warfare cannot 60 on
" bout O. uay and thc Northern states
cnn mot, easily raise and spend % hur.
4iOl millions of dollars q year .hAa ia'
southern can raise ton millions Al
tha, is outside anl material Is N 'avnr
ct the North. II has the nrcpQnderance
OF everything that can be coulna, meas
prcd. and weighed that a" be bought
and sold tia! can be entered IN edgcrs
and put on balance sheet. u has Tie
manufactures, toe uu'lding yards, the
dookyaFds-the whole apatalns OF IA
uonal wealth and strength, II has the
money market and 1t boirows more
easily than The South, where however,
I political zeal snstains hcl's't'ous credit.
SO in the North we read of nun er"lis
gatherings OF state forces ; ct many