Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-10-14
xyho Comu,cnced the Ware

And ms few that will prove themselves friends
To the pig that is fast in tho fence.
Who Commenced the Ware
Those who would throw the guilt of the
war upon the shoulders of Mr.. Lincoln,
are requested to read the following cata-
logue of remarkable events" published
in a Southern Almanac, all of which oc-
Cured during the Presidency of Mr.. Bu-
chanan:
Dec. 27, lS6O.-Capture Of Fort Moul-
trie and Castle Pinckney by South Caro-
lima troops. Captain Coste surrenders
the revenue cutter Aiken. ...
Jan. 3, lS6l.-Capture of Fort Pulaski
by the Savannah troops.
Jan. 3.-The arsenal at Nit. Vernon,
Alabama, with 10000 stand of arms,
seized by the Alabama troops.
Jan. fort Morgan, in Mobile Bay,
taken by the Alabama troops.
Jan. 9.-The steamship Star of the
West fred into and driven off by the
South Carolina batteries on Morris Island.
Failure of an attempt to reinforce Fort
Sumter.
Jan. lO.-Forts Jackson, st. Phillip
and Pike, near New Orleans, captured by
the Louisiana troops.
jar. l4.-Capture of Pensacola Navy
Yard and Forts BaTancas and McRae.
Major Chase shortly afterwards takes conf
mand, and the siege of Fort Pickens COM
mences.
Jan. l3.-Surrender at Baton Rouge
arsenal to Louisiana troops.
Jan. 3l.-New Orleans Mint and Gus
tom House taken.
Feb. 2.-Seizure Of Little Rock arsenal
by Arkansas troops.
Feb. 4.-Surrender of the revenue cut
ter Cass to the Alabama authorities.
Feb. S.-The Provisional Constitution
adopted.
Feb. 9.-Jefferson Davis, OF Mississippi,
and Alexander II. Stephens, of Georgia,
elected President and Vice President.
Feb. l6.-Gen. Twiggs transfers public
property in Texas to the State authorities.
Col. Warte, U. S. A., surrenders San An
tonia to Col. Ben. McCulloch and his
Texan rangers.
March 2.-The revenue cutter Dodge
seized by the Texan authorities.
In view of the foregoing, a friendly pa
per in foreign country-the Montreal
IyTtness-very pertinently remarks as fol-
lows: Now all these were warlike and
reasonable acts, and all tCere committed
before Mr.. Lincoln entered office. 1t is sim
ply ridiculous to say that he commenced
the war. On the 18th of April Fort
Sumter was bombarded; on the 18th it
was surrendered, and on the l4th it was
evacuated. 1t was not till the last named
date that Lincoln issued his first call for
volunteers to put down the rebellion in
the United States. With these facts be-
fore them, can any one continue to call
the present struggle iuthe United States
Mr.. Lincoln's war:
A Stirring Letter from Grants Army.
The following private letter, says the n.
York Post, from an officer in the Army
of the Potomac, just received in that city,
is peculiarly interesting:
"IS THE TRENCHES BEFORE PETERS,
BURG, Sept. 4, 1854.
"Our regiment was relieved from the
front line last evening for forty-eight
hours, and I must tell you how the john
MES received the news of the nomination
of Mcclellan. They seemed to take more
interest in the Chicago Convention that
we did: were very anxious to get our
latest papers, and probably an hour after
we received the news of the nomination
they had heard of it, as they set up
cheering along their entire line, and their
bands played the Bonnie Blue Flag
Their cheering sounded harshly upon 10y
al Union ears.
1.-The 'Johnnies' seem delighted at the
idea OF q cessation of hostilities and
convention of States as this would give
them time to recruit and gather supplies.
In a talk with a rebel prisoner he said to
me, give us a cessation of hostilities only
for three months, and we can fight you
Ave years longer! But no matter how
long we have cessation of hostihties, the
end will be the same. You have either
to conquer us, or we to conquer you.'-
i his ICucL Wdb 1ullh huN AO" 40 ~ Jaw
disgraceful, humiliating and cowardly to
talk of cessation of hostilities at this
present time, when the rebels are truly on
their last legs. All that is wanting is fifty
thousand good fresh men, sent here to as
sist. our tired and worn-out army.
firmly belieye--and this is the belief OF
our entire army-that with only fifty
thousand fresh men sent here, Grant
would soon be in Richmond. Our situa-
ton is now so firm and safe that no rebel
army can disturb us. But We need fresh
men to advance.
"Ihave not seen thu first man who Is
in favor of cessation of hostilities. =
No, no. Fight on is now the word.
Every man here sees and knows the con-
dition of the rebel army, and it can not
hold ont when fifty thousand fresh troops
are brought against it."
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