The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1865-02-01
Z who Began the war?

Notwithstanding the Overwhelming
amount OF estimony that the war wal
commenced by. the South, yet we fire.
auently meet with those who allege tina
it was the North that waged war upor
the South; and that there would have
been no war had the northern people moi
made il Those affirm this who are in
sympathy with the rebels, and desire tc
see them succeed in their effort to dis.
solve the union, and overthrow the gov
ernment. We might as we'll say that
the man who defends his family against
the blows Of the assassin, begins the
fight, as to say that the North began the
present conflict Several months before
President Buc hanan closed his term of
office, the present conflict was inaugura-
ted blythe southern people, passing seces'
sios ordinances, seizing forts and arse
mails, mints and custom houses, and fire.
ing upon the steamship, "Slar of the
West, sent to provision Fort Sumter.
The following war-like acts were com
mitted under Mr.. Buchanan's admins
trstion
Dec q, Capture Of Fort Moul
tris and Castle Pickuey by South Caro-
lima troops. Capt. Costa surrenderers
the revenue cutter Aiken.
Jan. 5, l86l-Cspture of Fort Pulaski
by the Savannah troops.
Jan. 3.-The arsenal at Mount Vernon,
Alabama, with 20 900 stand of arms sci
zed by the Alabama troops.
Jan. A Fort Morgan, in Mobile Bay,
taken by the Alabama troops.
Jan. 9.-The steamship Star of the
West fired into and driven off by the
South Carolina batteries on Morris Island
Failure OF an attempt to reinforce Fort
Sumter.
Jan. l0,-Forts Jackson, st. Philip
and Pike, near New Orleans, captured
by the Louisiana tro ops
Jan. l4.--Capture of Pensacola Navy
Yard, and Forts Barrancas and McRae
Maj. Chase shortly afterwards takes
command, and the siege Of Fort Pickens
commences.
Jan Surrender of Baton Rogue
arsenal to Louisiana troops.
Jan. 3l.-New Orleans Mint and Gus
tom House taken.
Feb. s.-Seizure of Little Rock arsen-
al by Arkansas troops.
Feb. 4.--Surrender of the revenue
cutter Cass to the Alabama authorities.
Feb. s. Provisional Constitution
adopted.
Feb. 9.--Jeherson Davis, Of Miss, and
Alexander H. Stephens, of Ca, elected
President and Vice President.
Feb. l6.--Gen. Twiggs transfers pub
lc property in Texas to the State author
tiles. Col Waite, U. S. A., surrenders
San Antonia to Col. Ben. Nc Culloch and
his Texan rangers.
March 2.--The revenue cutter Dodge
seized BY the Texan authorities.
Every one of these were warlike and
reasonable acts, and yet it is said that
Mr. Lincoln began the war. The war
commenced under previous admins
tration, and it was handed over to him to
carry on or abandon. Every secession
ordinance was declaration Of war; it
was treason to the country and the gov
ernment. seeking the destruction of the
Union, and setting up government in
opposition to the United States That
act was unconstituti onal and reasonable,
for no government makes provision for
its own obstruction. The seizing OF the
United States forts and arsenals, the Gus
tom house and mint with its money, at
New Orleans, were all declarations of
war against the government. with a
view to its destruction. Every act above
named. was done with the deliberate in
tentiou Of breaking up the American
Union. And yet We are gravely told
that the North began the war On the
18th of April. 1861, Fort Sumter was
bombarded, on the 18th it was surren
dered. and next day evacuated. Not till
then did the President call for volunteers
to suppress the rebellion; and yet he is
charged with beginning the war. Upon