The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1864-05-06
/ secesh AImanac--who began the War


From the Religious Telescope
A fiiend in the South had the kindness TO
send us a secesh Almanac for 1862, printed in
Nashville at the Southern Methodist Book
concern, Rev. I. o. Summers, ID. d., Editor.
The second page contains wishywashy
secesh song. entitled the "Stars and Bars
We quote the following verse:
"ris s'xty-two and sixty-one
With the old Union now IL gone,
Reeking with bloody scars
Gone with the ensign, once 50 priced,
The stars ahd stripes now so despised-
Struck foi the stars and bars"
Ia a table Of remarkable events, which
transpired in connection with the organiza-
ton of the Southern Confederacy," this alma
nae has the following:
Dec. -, 1860 Sudden evacuation of Fort Moul
trie BY Ma or Anderson, United States Army Be
spikes guns burns the guncarIiagos and retreats
10 Fort Sumpter, which he occupies.
Dec q Capture of Fort moultrie and castle
Pinckucy by south Carolina troop3.-Ca2t. Coste
surrendefs the revenue cutter Aiken.
Jan. g. 1s6l.-Capture of Fort Pulaski by the Sa-
yannah troops.
Jan. 3.-Tie Arsenal at Mount Vernon. Ala, with
20 600 stand of arms seized by the Alabama troops
Jan fort Morgan in Mobile Bay taken by
the Alabama troops.
Jan o.---rhe steamship Star of the West. fred in
to aud aryen of by the South Carolina batteries off
Morris Island Of the attempt to reinforce
Fort Sumter.
Jan e-Mississippi seeded vote of the Conyen-
Jan. I0.-Forts Jackson, St Philip and Pike, near
New Orleans, capture BY the Louisiana troop.
Jan ll.-Aabana secedes; vote of the C1nven-
ton, SO TO 20
Jan u.-Florida secedcs; vote of the Convention,
90 TO %
Jan. l3.-Capture of Pensacola Navy Yard. and
FORTS tarrancas ond Mclise. Major Chase shortly
afterwards takes command, and the siege of Fort
Jan: 1a.-surrendcr of Baton Rouge Arsenal to
Louisiana troops
Jan. ls.-Georgia secedcs vote of the Convention,
203 tos7
Jan. 2s.-Louisiana sscedos; vote of Convention,
l13 TO -.
Jan. 3I.-New Orleans Mint and Custom House ia.
ken.
Feb. 1-Tcxas secedes vote of Convention, I66 to
Z. submitted to vote Of thu people, Feb. "a; the
Feb 2-Seizure of Little Rock Arsenal by AIkan-
sas troops.
Feb. l-Surrender of the revenue cutter Cas-, TO
the Alabama authorities.
Feb. 7-Southern Congress met at Montgomery,
Ala.
Feb. S-The Provisional Constitution adopted
Feb. a-Jeherson Davis of Mississippi, and Alex
ander Ill. stephens, of Georgia, elected President
Feb. l6-Gen. Twiggs transfers public property in
Texas to the State authorities.
FEB. l6-Col Waite. u. s. A sure dered San An
tonic to Col. Ben McCulloch and his Texas Rangers
Feb. 9.inau Sura ion Of rresidentD Davis at nont-
gomery, Ala
Feb. z7-Peace Congress adjourned at Washington,
having aecOmp ished nothing.
Marcb2-Tha revenue cutter Dodge, seized by the
Texas authorities
Nor observe, ecery one Of these acts Of
treason anil ,cdr occurred under James Blu
chdndn's administration, and before Mr.. Lin
coin went to Washington; yet fools and trail
tors say Mr.. Lincoln began the war.
But we quote another batch of facts, as
found in this secesh almanac, beginning with
the day after Mr.. Lincors Inauguration.
March 5-Gen Deauregard assumes command Of
the troops bessiging Fort sumer.
March l2-foft Brown, Texas, surrendered by
Capt. Hill. 10 the Texas Commissioners.
March l3-aiabama ratified the Constitution of
the Confederate states by vote of the Convention
81 to s.
March Is -Georgia ratified the Constitution ofthe
Confederate States; vote ofihe Convention g6 TO g.
March 2l.-Loai-ians ratified the Constitution of
the Confederate Sates-yo;e of Convention l0l 70 =
March 25.-Texas ratified the Constitution of the
Confederate States--vote of Convention, Is to 2.
March 3l.-Missssippi ratified the Constitution Of
the Confederate States; vote of Convention, IS TO
April 3-South Carolina ratified the Constitution
of the Confederate Sates-Yote OF Convention, l4s
to %.
AprilI2 ls-Battlc of Fort Sumter After thirty
| four hours bombardment, the Fort surrendered TO
| the onfederate States.
April 14.-Evacuation of Fort Sumter by Major
| Anderson.
April l4-Lincoln President of United States, is.
sued Proclamation cailiog for 5000 volunteers TO
| put down the Southern Rebellion"
Now, OBSERVE AGAIN; i'll these acts Of
treason and ,rdr occurred before 1pril 14th,
when Abraham Lincoln took the first step to-
ward the defence of the Government he had
-------4--.- oa..ai.lv siau,
enough in beginning. He 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 hoarse with the lie that
this is Lincoln's war. The miserable traitors
know better The rebels in the South don't
pretend that this is Lincoln's war. 1t is their
war. They glory in it, and they despise their
tory tools in the North who go around de-
ceiving the ignorant masses with the mon
strous lie that this is Lincoln's war.