Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1864-02-20
A SeceSh AlmanaC-..WhO Began the
War?

A friend In the South has had the Kindness TO send
us a seccsh almanac for 1867? printed in Nashville
At the Southern Methodist Book Concern. Rev. T. O.
Summers, ID. d., editor. The second pagc contains
wishy-washy scoesh song entitled tho "S.ars and
Bars We quote the opening verse;
'Tis sxty-twol--and sixty ono,
With the old Union now is gone,
Rccking with bloody wars
Gone with that ensign once so priced,
The stars and stripes, now despised--
Struck for the stars and bars.
In a table Of remarkable events which transpircd
in connection with the organization of the Southern
Confederacy" this almanac has the following:
Dec. 20 lsGO-Sudden evacuation of Fort Mou-
trie by Major Anderson United States Army. He
spikes the guns burns the gun carriages and retreats
to Fort Sumter which bo occupies.
Dec. 77-Capture Of Fort Moultrie and Castle
Pckuey by the South Carolina troops Capt Coste
surrenders the revenue cutter Aiken
Jan, 8, lsG2--Capture Of Fort Pulaski by tho
Savannah troops
Jan. S-1'he Arsenal At Mount Vernon Ala, with
100000 stand Of arms seized BY the Alabama
troops.
Jan. FORT Morgan in Mobile Bay taken by
the Alabama troops.
Jan. s-The steamship Star Of the West fred into
and driven of by the South Carolina batteries on
Morris Island. Failur. Of he attempt to reinforce
Fort Sumter.
Jan. mississippi seeded; vote of the Conven-
ton, "a to 80.
Jan. lO-Fort jackson, St. Phillips and Pike near
New Orleans, captured by the Louisiana troops.
Jan. ll-Alsbama seeded vote Of Convention,
G2 to 20.
Jan, ll-Forida seeded; vote of Convention, 90
to 20.
Jan. l4-Capture of Pensacola Navy Yard and
Forts Barrsncas and McRae. Major Chase shortly
afterwards takes command, and the siege of For.
Pickens commences.
Jan. l3-Surronder of Baton Rouge arsenal to
Jan. l9--Georgia seeded vote of Convention,
203 to 81
Jan. 2s-Louisians seeded voto of Convention,
1l3 to 49,
Jan. 3l-Ncw Orleans Mint and Custom-house
taken.
Fob Texas seeded: vote of Convention, I6G
to 1--submittcd to the vote of the people February
20; tho net took effect March g
Feb. 2-Sczurc Of Little Rock arsenal by Arkan-
sas troops.
Feb. 4-Surrendcr of the revenue cutter Cass to
the Alabama authorities
Feb. southern Congress met at Montgomery,
Ala
Feb s-Provisional Constitution adopted
Feb. 9-Jcfcrson Davis, of Mississippi, and Alex
ander H. Stevens, Of Georgia, elected President and
Vice President.
Feb. l6-Gen. Twiggs transfers public property
in Texas to the State authorities. Col Waite T. 5.
A., surrcnders Antonio to Col. Ben McCulloch and
his Texas Rangers
Feb. ls-Inauguration of President Davis at
Montgomery, Ala.
Feb. 27--Peacs Congress adjourned at Washing
ton having accomplished nothing
March 2-Thc revenue cutter Dodge seized by the
Texas authorities.
Now observe: erery Of these acts Of treason and
rar occurred Under James Bu6hanans administration
and before Mr.. Lincoln went TO Washington yet
fools and traitors say Mr. Lincoln began the war
But we quote another batch of facts, us found in
this secesh almanac beginning with the day after
Mr.. Lincons Inauguration;
March o-Gen Bcauregard assumes command Of
the troops bosieging Fort Sumter
March l2-Fort Brown, Texas surrendered by
Capt Hill to the Texas Commissioners.
March l3-Alabama ratified the Constitution Of
the Confederate States by vote of tho Convention
81 to6.
March l6-Gcorgia ratified the Constitution of
the Confederate States vote of Convention " to O..
March 2l-Louisiana ratified the Constitution Of
the Confederate States vote of Convention lOl to l.
March 25-TeNns ratified the Constitution of tho
Confederate States, vote Of ConAention 60 to ..
March 3o-Mississippi ratified the Constitution Of
the Confederate States, vote Of Convention 20 TO l.
April 3--South Carolina ratified the Constitution
of the Confederate States, vote of Convention l49
to 70.
April l2-l3-Battle Of Fort Sumter After 81
hours bombardment the fort surrendered to the
Confederate States.
April l4-Evacuaton Of Fort Sumter by Major
Anderson.
April l4-Lincoln, President of the United States,
issues proclamation calling for 10000 volunteers
to put down the Southern Rebellion"
Now, observe again, all these acts Of treason and
war occurred before April 18th, when Abraham
Lincoln took the first step toward the defence Of the
Government he had sworn to protect. lie was Ger
tainly slow enough in beginning. lie did not issue
call for soldiers until the rebels were marching on
Washington itself; and yet, men calling themselves
Democrats go about the country yelling themselves
oirsc with the lie Tint this Is Lincolns war The