The Xenia sentinel. [volume] (Xenia [Ohio]) 1863-186?, 1863-09-08

tribe, in his efforts to aid the Rebels by preju
Heing the people against Union Government
says:
''This wicked Administration melted and pro
voked Civil War, as preteKt to abolish slavery
( in the States
And this is repeatedly all Tories for the pur-
pose Of deceiving honest men.
Now, whoever heard of an Administration in
citing war against itself9 Why should Old Abe
try to turn himself out Of the White Housef
And what can an Administration" incits be-
fore it comes into existencsf The vile charge
lis ridiculous in argument-prepostero ab-
sard and wantonly, wickedly, designedly untrue.
What are the facts Of history on the point Of
lTNE9
! The leading Rebels boast that they we're, for
thirty years past, maturing the secession they
are nov striving for.
Now look at the FfdUREzI
While James Buchanan was yet President
before ''this Administration had being in point
of faet--ths following acts Of, dci7I war; were
openly perpetratsd: 80 "
On November 10, ls6O-beFors the vote for
FresidenETas fully E6oWn-bostilitiss we're viir-
tqalEy inaugurated BY bills for arming troops
and denouheiHg the United States authority
passing IN Southern Legislature, and BY open
revolt, seduction, and treason, at numerous pub
Lie meetings there. "
/ On the Goth Of December, South Carolina, IN
sEsts Convention, declared war By her Secession
| Ordinance. On the 25th, called upon the Slave
States to form e COnfsderaey On the 2sth,
tore dewn and trampled upon the Union flag,
and By force seized the q. S. Custom House,
Posi- Office and Arsenal at Charleston, and also
captured Fort Moultrie and Castle Pinckney.
December 81, the United States Revenue
Gutter Aiken was betrayed into The ensmy's
power. ,.11 sT sF r -..lf.
I In 1851 "a Jannary, ,eOyernsr Ellis, Of North
Carolina, took Fort Macon at Beaufort. the Bar
racks at Washington, and all the United States
property at Fayettsvills.
Same day Mississippi commenced var By set
ting up another rGoYsrnment.Uithin this supreme
Government.
The same day the GeOTgians took possession
Of Forts Pulaski and jackson, and the United
States Arsenal at Mobile was seized by Gov.
Moore, of Alabama.
January 5, the steamer Star Of the West !
sailed from New York, with supplies for Fort
Sumter, and on the 9th was fred upon by Rebel
batteries at Charleston and driven back to sea.
On the llGh, The United States Arsenal at
Baton Rouge, Forts Phillip and Jackson, below
New Orleans, and Fort Pickens on Lake
FontehartFain, were seized By the troops of
Louisiana. L
On the 18th, the Rebel Colonel Hayne de-
mahded from the President the surrender Of
Fort Sumter.
Same day, DIG sick and feeble patiepts were
turned ont of the United States Marine Hospital
at New Orleans, to maZeroom for Rebel Soldiers.
Next day Florida esacsdes, then takes posses
sion of Pensacola Navy Yard !
January 10, Georgia saeedass and steals all
the remaining property Of Uncle Sam.
On the 3lst, Louisiana seized q s. Branch
Mint and ssh 900 Of money In it belonging 20
the Government.
February !, Texas Tsv0ltsd, and Gen Twiggs
betrayed over the Union troops and million
and half of arms or other Union property.
On the sth, Arkansas takes arms from the
United States Arsenal at Little Rock; 70 Rght
the Union power ,..
On the sth, the Rebel GOEeFnmsnt was form.
ed At Montgomery, Alabama; 9Th elected JEFF.
Davis as President; on the 10th, -:p-ugurated
him as President of hostile and separats Con-
fsderacB. .4.ly aa-a-
On the 99d, the President elect thWarted the
plOtto assassinats him by going through Balti-
more without being announced. .-- 81.
Freedom Of speech and the press, the right of
peaceful assemblags, and ababeas corpus, were
supbresssd-United States officers were insultsd
and driven from pOWer-peaeeable, law-abiding
Union men and women were abused, robbed
and mObbed. driven from home, or killed in
various ways in great numbers. In short, the
Constitution, laws and powers Of our Govern
ment we're under the iron ho0fs Of military des-
pOtism, in defenssof the will Of several ofthose
States, as expressed Dy their hOnsstEotss- All
was "reign Of terror" BY a IaWlsss, armed
aFistoeraey.
III -tl5 AbH OL AafCu--alL6G al OF AlB GDUYe
and q hundred other acts Of war, treason, rob-.
berry, murder and crime were committed-Presi-
dent Lincoln and Cabinetbegan to roll back the
tide Of war they found raging.
Look ct the Gates againl And yet we are
unblushingly told that
"This wicked Administration melted and pro-
Voked civil WARP
Ifths Devil don't roast such Lar, he fails to
get his own dues.
"As FzFTEzE," " quOth Yallsndigham and bic
confederate falsi6ers.
Look at the DATES again.
The Rebels began their mad game in the Fall
Of 1s60-through all 1861 they used slaves TO
dsstrOyOur Government, and not until the year
1862 (twO years. did the President restore free
dom to the slaves Of Rebel masters, as a 'ruili.
tary necessity" /" not as ''prstsxt," devised be-
fOrehand.
Reader, cut out the above dates and post
them up for reference against liars.
SIZE RzBELs AND THE BLACK FLAa.--A CORE.
% A A 4