The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1864-11-03

which the countrs involved. We have to
this asserted in trhicago Platform; we sa
have it reiterated y in the Copperhead a
Presses and by Ccrhead Speakers. The ca
following, publis in the Confederate
States Register, for60 and 1861, unoer the .
head of "RExARKE EVENTS" shows con. az
tclusively upon VIII rests the responsibility tt
of plunging the cctry into civil was; Ct
Dec. ~, 1860. -apture of Fort Moultrie b
and Castle Pincey by South Carolina t
troops. Captain ste surrenders the rev. !
enne cutter Aiker '.'
Jan. 8, 1s61.-pture of Fort Pulaski by o
the Savannah tros.
| Jan. 3.--The ,enal of Mount Vernon,
Alabama, with 2O0 stand Of arms, seized
by the Alabama tips
Jan. 4.-Fort Mgan, in Mobile Bay, ia
ken by the Alabal troops.
Jan 9.-The stmship Star of the West
fredsiuto and driv off.by the South Caro-
lima batteries on Arris Island. Failure of
an attempt to reinfce Fort Sumter,
Jan. lo.-Fortstackson, st. Phillip and
Pike, nearNcw trleans, captured by the
Louisianstroops.
Jan. i4'--Capure of Pensacola Navy
Yard, and Forts barrsncas and Mcftae.-
Majtr Chase shortly Afterwards takes com
Israans and the siege of Fort Pickens COM
mencs. #"'
Jat 13.-Surrander of Baton Rouge Ar.
senal Louisiana troops. iS
4 Jan.s1 New Orleans Mint and Custom
House ,ken. l1aE PTS
Feb. Seizure Of little Rock arsenal by
Arkansa troops. Z, sf-A" ~ 4
Feb. 4-Surrender of the revenue. cutter
Cass to tie Alabama authorities.
4 Feb. S.-Provisional Constitution adopted.
. Feb. 9-.Iefferson Davis, Of Mississippi,
and Alexander Stephens, Of Georgia, elected
. Presdentand Vice President.
Feb. lt-General Twiggs transfers pub
lic propety in Texas to the State authori-
ties. Co Waite, U s. A., surrenders San
. Antonio o COL Ben McCulloch and his Tex.
an rangers rye Ef
March 2.-The revenue cutter Dodge
seized BY the Texan authorities.
4 All mese acts were committed previous to
} the Inauguration of Mr. LINCOLN. and most
of.then while the people of the Free Stat o.
were endeavoring, through Peace Congress
l. g. sor N
evils o. war, by yielding up many of thei
we'll established rights On the 9th day o
April Fort Sumter was bombarded by thu
rebels on the 9Th it surrendered, and or
the f4th it was evacuated bv the troops o
), the u s. Until this time, Commissioner
from the Confederate States were in Wash
mgton. at the National Hotel, making ar
rangements for prosecuting war against on
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS arms, a'nmuni
ton, clothing, machinery AMI all tn ngs cs
sential to the success of the rebellion, Unit
that cfav treason was as free to speak in tn
Capital of the Nation rs in Charleston, Mont
gomery, or Richmond. Until that tim
many-of the present leaders Of the rebel ~
the United States Until that TINA, by n
act or word, had Mr.. Lincoln Che had thel
been President oily ~ days. manifested
purpose to prosecute the war against tn
South. If anything mere were needed t
show that the people Of the Northare entire
" guiltless Of the ruin that has rn1;. !,
ca the last three and a half years-;f anv
thing were wanting to show the utter fllsity
OF the assertions of the Chicago Convention
Its Speakers and its Presses, it is found ir
the declaration Of Hon. A. Fl. Stephens
(Vice President Of the Confederate States)
who, on the 3.st day of January, 1879
days before Mr.. Lincoln was inaugnrated :
thus solemnly foretold the "desolation desc.
late" which rebellion would bring upon the
South. and thus clearly and Justly declared
where the blame would rest
This step (the secession Of Georria) ono.
taken. can never he recalled: and all tbt
batstut and @ithering consequences that must
follow (as you will see) als rest on tile Con
oention for all coming time. When we and
our posterity shall see our lovely South des.
olated by the demon of war which this act O
yours will inevitably invite and call forth ;
wher our green fields of waving barvests
shall be trodden down by the murder ons sol
diery and fiery car Of war sweeping over our
land-our temples ofjustice laid in ashes.
all the horrors and desoIatlons Of war upon
us-wHo BUT THIS CoNvENrrns. WILL BE Held
RESPONSIBLE ros IT? and who hut him. who
shall have given hisvo for this un wise and
ill-timed measure Gas | honestly think and
believe, shall be held to strict account for
this suicidal act, by the present generation
and probably cursed and execrated by nos.
terity for all coming time for the wide and
desolating ruin that will inevitably follow
this acs yor now propose to perpetrate?
Pause. entreat you. and consider for
moment what reasons you can give that will
even satisfy yourselves in calmer momen.s,
what reasons you can give to your FELLOWSHIP
ferers in the calamity that it will bring ur.
on us What reason can you give to the ma
tions of the earth to justify it! They will
be the calm and deliberate Judges in the
case, !; and to aohat cause or ONE ouert act can
you name or point on phich to rest the Dzea
What right has the North
assailcd what interest ofthe South has been
invaded what justice has been denied p
and what claim. founded in justice and right,
has been withheld Can either of xo,, 70 L. -