Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1864-05-05
HANGING UNION MEN IN WHAT HAD LINCOLN TO Do
TEXAS aHs ltlt ttE' WITH

1a December 20, 1S60.-Fort Moul-
trie evacuated BY Major Anderson.
December 27, 1S60-Fort Moul-
trie captured, and Castle Pinkney
captured BY South Carolina troops,
and the United States revenue cut
ter, Aiken, was captured the same
day by South Csrolina troops who
had been raised long before even
that time for the avowed purpose of
making war on your country. What
had Lincoln to do With that act Of
treason? He. was not then Presi-
dent; he had no more power than any
other citizen. @
Janusry 8 ls6l.-Fort Pulaski was
captured by Georgia traitors Did
Lincoln have any hand in that2 .s
January 8 lS6l-The arsenal at
Mount Vernon, Alabama, was seized
by Alabama troops, with 100000
stand of arms, which had been sent
there by that old blear eyed traitor
Buchanan. and thief Floyd, purpose
ly to be captured
January IA, 1861 Fort Morgan
in Mobile, captured by Alabama
troops. .....r -.-... ..... --.t..
January 9th, 1s61.-The United
States steamer Star of the West"
fired into by the South Carolina bat
teries on Morris Island, whilst in
pursuit of her legal business, and not
disturbing any right or violating any
law. Thus, on that ever to be re-
membered day. did South Carolins
let slip dogs OF war. Did the much
abused Lincoln have anything to do
with that? .9-.e -.. .... hi. ...t'
January 10, 1S61.-Forts Jackson,
st. Phillips aid Pike, near New Or
leans. captured By Louisiana troops.
so January IA, lS6l.-Pensacola Ma
w Yard and Forts Barrancas and
McRae were captured by Confeder-
ate troops.
January IA. lS6l.-Baton Rouge
Arsenal was captured by Louisiana
troops. ......L .- .. .r.
January 81, 1S6l-The mint was
taken and all the money in it stolen,
the custom house captured by Lou
isiana troops.
February 2, 1s6I.--Tbe United
States Arsenal at Little Rock was
captured by Louisiana troops. ..
February !, 1S6I.-The revenue
cutter Cass was captured by Alabama
troops. H'.fle -.- E. irH.p
February l6. 1S6I-Gen. Twiggs
turned traitor and sHsFendered mill
lions of Government property to
Texas.
March 9, 1861 The revenue cut
ter Dodge was captured by Texas
authorities. ....r ....Ir-.. ...s ...
Now mark you, every one of these
acts of treason and war, occurred un-
der Buchanans administration, and
before Lincoln went to Washington;
yet traitors, fools and conservatives
continue to lie. and say. notwith.
standing these stern and unmistaka-
BILE truths are staring them in the
face, that Lincoln began the war
They then published to the world
that they made war on your country
to sever tito dissolve the Union
to wrest from it whole States, and
create a new Confederacy, whose
chief corner foundation stone should
be human slavery-negro slavery
They deliberately raise and marshal
their troops, plant their batteries,
fire on your ships, capture your forts
arsenals, mlnts and custom houses,
hang your citizens, and attempt the
overthrow of your Government, in
order that they may create out ofthe
fragments confederacy of negro
thieves! They make negro the issue
they will thrust forward the negro
At that time you could hear nothing
else put forward but Niger They
will make the issue themselves, and
now are most terribly Mortified be-
cause it is the issue! us a. .s..