The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1864-10-14
what had Lire .In to do with It!
December 20, 1860 Fort Moul.

December 90, 1860 Fort Moul.
trie evacuated by Major Anderson.
December II, 1S60.--Fort Moul.
trie captured, and Castle Pnckney
captured by South Carolina troops,
and the United States revenue cutter,
Aiken, was captured the same day 10y
South Carolina troops who had been
raise,( long before even that time for
the avowed purpose of making war
on the country. What.had Lincoln
to do with that act of treason ? He
was not President then, he had no
more power than any other citizen.
January 3, 1861 Fort Pulaski
was captured by Georgia traitors. -
Did Lincoln have any hand in that
January B, 1S6l.--The arsenal at
Mount Vernon, Alabama, was seized
by Alabama troops, with 100000
stand of arms, which had been sent
there by that old bear eyed traitor,
Buchanan, and thief Floyd, purpose
" to he captured.
January 6, 1S61.-The United
States steamer "Star of the West
was fred into by 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 remem
bered day, did South Carolina let slip
dogs of war. Did the much abused
Lincoln have any thing to do with
that ?
January 10, 1S6l.-Forts Jackson,
ST. Philips and Pike, near New Or
leans, captured by Louisiana troops.
January IA, 1S6l--Fort Morgan
in Mobile, captured by Alabama
troops.
! January II, 1S61-Pensacola Ma
w Yard, Forts Barrancas and McRae,
were captured by Confederate troops
January IA, 1861 Baton Rouge
arsenal was captured by Louisiana
troops.
January IA, 1s61.--The mint was
taken and all the money IN it stolen,
the custom house captured by the
Louisiana troops.
February 2, 1861.-The United
States Arsenal at Little Rock was
captured by Louisiana troops.
Febi uary 4, 1S6l.-The revenue
cutter Cass was captured by Alabama
troops.
February 16, 1e51.-Gen. Twigg:
turned traitor and surrendered mil
lions of Government property to Tex
as.
March 2, 1861.-The revenue cut
ter Dodge was captured by Texas au
thorities.
Now mark you, every one of thes'
acts of treason and war, occurred un
der Buchanan's administration, anC
before Lincoln went to Washington
yet traitors, fools and conservatives
continue to lie and say "notwithstand
ing these strong and unmistakabl
truths are staring them in the face
, that Lincoln began the war. The,
I then published to the world that the
G made war on your. country to seve
ito dissolve the Union--to wres
8 from it whole States, and create a ne,
v COnfederacy, whose chief corne
h foundation stone should be huma
), slavery--negro slavery, They delil
a erately raise and marshal their troop
a plant their batteries, fire on YOU
;; ships, capture your forts, arsenal
u mints and custom houses, hang yor
l. citizens ,-and attempt the overthro
= of your Government, in order tn,
|, they may create out OF the fragmen
g. confederacy Of negro thieves :
e. They negro the issne--they wi
t, thrust forward the negro. AT tn
v, time yon could hear nothing else D
It, forward but niger. They will ma
u. the issue themselves, and now q
a. most terrible Mortified because II
a. the issusf ''