The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1863-06-10


CITED and PROVOKED Civil War, as
PRETEXT to abolish Slavery in the
States"
And this is repeated by all the Tories,
for the purpose of deceiving honest men.
Now, who euer heard OF an Aansinis-
tration "inciting aoar" against itsalfP
Why should Old Abe try to turn him
sell out of the White House2 And what
can an "Adminstlatio do bef re it
comes into existence? The vile charge
is ridicu Gus in eposterously
absurd aud wantonly, Wickedly, design
edly untrue.
What are the facts Of history or the
point of TZINE2 E.
The leading Rebels boast that they
were for THIRTY YEARS PAST maturing
the Secession they are now striving for.
Now look at the FIGURES !
While James Buchanan was yet Pres
dent-before ''this Administrator" had
a being in point of fact-the following
acts of "civil war" were openly perpe-
tTated:
On NOVEMBER 10, 1860 before the
vote for President was fully known
hostillties were virtually inaugurated by
bills for arming troops and denouncing
the United Statet authority passing in a
Southern Legislature and by open revolt,
sedition, and treason, at numerous public
meetings there.
On the Goth of Dec. South Carolina
10 State Convention declared war by her
Secession Ordinance 25th, called upon
the Slave STAKES to form Confederacy.
18th, tore down and trampled upon the
Unions flag, and by force seized the u
Is. Custom House, Post Office aud Arse
nal at Charleston, aud also captured For:
Moultre and Castle Pinckney.
Dec. 25, the U. S. revenue cutter
Aiken was betrayed into its euemy's
power. s#
IN l86l-2d January, Gov. Ellis of
North Carolina took Fort Macon at
Beaufort, the barracks at Washington,
and all the u S. property at Fayetteville.
!
Same day, Mississippi commenced war
by setting up another Government with
10 this this supreme" government
The same day GeorgianS took posses,
sion of Forts Pulaski aud jackson and
the y S. Arsenal at Savannah.
On the 4th Jan. Fort Morgan at No,
bile Bay and the U. S. Arsenal at No,
bile were seized by Gov. Moore Of Ala
6anoa. ... .s
Jan. 9Th, the steamer Star of the West
sailed from New York, with supplies, for
Fort Sump pter, and on the Sth cas fred
upon BY Rebel Batteries ut Charleston,
and driven back to sea.
On the 11th, the U. S. Arsenal at
Baton Rogue, Forts Philip and Jackson
below New Orleans, and Fort Pickens on
Lake Ponchartrain, were seized by the
troops of LOUISIANA.
On the 10th, the Rebel Col Hayne
demanded from the President the surren-
der Of Fort Sumpter.
Same day, 2l6 sick and feeble patients
were turned out of U S. Marine Hospi-
tai, at New Orleans, to make room for
Rebel soldiers.
Next day, Florida secedes, then takes
possession Of Pensacola Navy Yard.
Jan. 19s Georgia secedes, and steals
all the remaining property of Uncle Sam
On the 3lst, Louisiana seized the u
S. Branch Mint, and S5ll 900 of money
In it belonging to the Government.
FEBRUARY 1st, Texas revolted, and
Gen. Twiggs betrayed over to it the Union
troops and a million and half of arms or
other Union property, .
On the 5th, arkansas takes arms from
the U. S. Arsenal at Little Rock to fghy
the Union power.
On the 8th, the Rebel Government
was fomented at Montgomery, Alabama
-7th, elected Jeff Davis President
and, 10Th, inaugurated him as President
Of hostile and seperate Contederacy.
On the Esd, the President elect
thwarted the plot to assassinate him BY
going through Baltimore without being
announced. .
Freedom of speech and of the press,
the right Of peaceful assemblage. and ha-
beas corpus, were suppressed-U S. OF,
fcers were insulted, and driven from pow.
er-peaceable, law abiding Union men
and woman were abused, robbed, impris
oned, mobbed, driven from home, or
killed, in various ways, in great numbers,
10 short the Constitution, laws, and pow
ers of our Government were under the
iron hoofs Of military despotism, in def
ance of the will of several of those States,
as expressed py their honest votes. All
was "reign of terror" by a lawless,
armed Aristocracy.
By On 4TH OF MARCH-AFTER all
Of the ADORE and a hundred other acts OF
aOar, treason, robbery, murder, and crime