Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1864-10-13

: Jan. IL. Florida heceded; vote o.
convention 90 to 29t =
Jan. II. Capture Of Rensscol,
Navy Yard, and Forts Baffsncas anc
McRae, Major Chase shortly after
wards takes command, and the siege
commences.
Jan. IS. Surrender Of BatoI
. Rouge arsenal to Louisiana troops.
Jan. To- Georgia seeded; vote d
convention 207 to 81.
Jan. 26. Louisiana seeded; vote
of convention lib to 49,
Jan. 81. New Orleans Mint and
Custom House taken. -
! Feb. l. Texas secsded; vote oi
convention 166 to. '7.-Sabmitted to
the vote OF the people February 2Sd,
the act took effect March 2
Feb. 2. Seizure of Little Rock
arsenal by Arkansas troops.
Feb. 4. Surrender of the revenue
cutter Csss to the Alabama authori-
ties. .
Feb. I. Southern Congress met at
Montgomery, Ala :
Feb. 8. Provisional Constitution
adopted. ;.-
Feb. 9. Jefersdd Davis; dfMiss.,
and A. H. Stephens, of Ca, elected
President an6 Vice President.
Feb II. General Twiggs transfers
public property in Texas to the State
authorities. Colonel Wait, US A,
surrenders Antonia to Colonel Ben.
McCulIoch and his Texan Rangers.
Feb. I8 Inauguration of Presi-
dent Davis at Montgomery, Ala.
Feb. Is. Peace Congress adjourn
ed at Washington, having accomp-
hshed nothing. ,
March 2. The revenue cutter
Dodge seized by the Texas authori-
ties.
Now observe: e. cry one of these
acts of treason and war occurred un-
der James Buchanan's administra-
ton. and before Mr.. Lincoln went to
Washington; yet fools and traitors
say that Mr. Lincoln began the war!
| But we quote another batch of facts
IS found in this secesh almanac, be-
ginning with the day after Lincoln 8
Inauguration:
March 5. Gen. Beauregard as
sumes command of the troops be-
sieging Fort Sumter.
March L. Fort Brown, Texas,
surrendered by Captain Hill to Texas
Commissioners.
March Is. Alabama ratified ,he
Constitution of the Confederate
States; vote of convention 81 to 6.
March 16. Georgia ratified the
Constitution of the Confederate
States; vote of the convention Sc to
IS. .-
March 81. Louisiana ratified the
Constitution of the Confederate
States; vote of convention 90 to 2.
March 80. Mississippi ratified the
/ Constitution of the Confederate
States; vote of the convention 9S to
u.
April 5. South Carolina ratified
The Constitution of the Confederate
States; vote of the convention 149 to
30.
April 12-1S. Battle of Fort
Sumter. After "a hours lombard
ment, the Fort surrendered to tie
Confederate States.
April a. Evacuation CT Fort
Sumter by Major Anderson. e.
April IA Lincoln, President of
the United States. issued a Proclama-
tion calling for $4,000 volunteers to
put. 'lown the Southern Rebellion.
Now. observe again: al these acts
of treason and war occurred before
April IA, when Abraham Hncoln
too k the first step toward the defence
Of the Government he had sworn to
project. He was certainly slow.
enough in beginning. He did not
ISSUE a cali for soldiers until the
rebels were marching on Washington
itself; and yet, men calling them
selves Democrats, go about the corfu
Try yelling themselves hoarse with
the lie that this is LincoTn-s var
The miserable traitors know better.
The rebels in tire South don't pre-
tend. that this is a Lincoln war =
They glory in it. and they despise
their tory tools in the. North who go
around deceiving the ignorant masses
with the monstrous lie that this is
Lincoln's war.