The Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1869-1872, 1870-06-11
e. 5EsLKo s-lo NEVADA, SATURDAY, JUNE II, 1870

Giddings 90 Minister to Canada. In tba san-
aee' WHICH was convened In extra session 10
confirm Executive Appointments, Cbarles
summer was appointed Chairman of Foreign
Anairs, William p. Fessenden Chairman
on Finance, and Henry Wilson Chairman of
Military Affairs. Now they wore ready4ss.
cretiy fitting up navy-and awaited the
proper time TO strike. The Southern States
sent two Commissioners, Martin Crawford of
SeorBiai and John Forsythe of Alabama who
arr1yitg Ia Washington Immediately addressed
communication TO Mr.. Seward explaining
the functions Of the embassy and its purposes
seward declined for the present to return an of.
nciai answer to the Commissioners, but he
verbally informed them that The Government
was disposed to recognize them, but TO do 80
Al this particular juncture might seriously EN-:
parfGss the Administration of Mr. Idncbln.
that they should be patient and confident
These verbal communications were conducted
through the intermeddiing of Judge Campbell
ol tne supreme Court, and 1t was publicly
proclaimed that Fort Sumpter was to be evac-
uated by the Federal forces, and WIN. II. Sew.
ara having given assurance to the Southern
commissioners that the Federal troops would
be removed from Fort Sumpter, said TO Judpe
Campbell who held letter in his hand
which he proposed 10 address to jefferson Da
Wis. at Montgomery, Before that letter reach
Is ITS destination Fort Sump.er will have been
70 charleston to pretend that the Washington
government desired TO make arrangements
with Governor Pickens, of South Carolina, for
the evacuation Of Fort Sumpter. Mr. Fox,
another confidential agent of Mr.. Lincoln,
under the pretenSe OF making arrangem etts
:or evacuating the Fort was detected with
concealed dispatches 20 Major Anderson with
reference to a plan for the forcible reinforce
mcnt OF the Fort. On the 9Th of April Judge
Campbell addressed q note 10 Seward on the
subject Of his promise TO eyacuate the Fort,
and received the following reply: Faith as
TO Fort Sumpter fully kept-wait aud see"
Tie did wait and saw faith was not kept. for
slr days afterwGrd hostile fleet appeared off
Charleston herbcr and South Carolina reduced
the Fort. Then strategy succeeded, the war
was inauRnrated, the abolition papers now
howled, with big letters up top. Lincoln pub
ilshed proclamation blCckading the South.
ern ports, issued an order and burned down
Gosport navy yard and Harper's Ferry, and
gathered an army and pitched into Virginia ut
Manassas Junction; aud according TO their
promise abolished slavery in the South.
When that was done the AbOlitionists became
as ineSorable TO the Republicans as they ever
were to the Southern States; they demanded
the cnfranchiseruent OF the negro The Repub-
ilcans gave 1t TO them in the South. They de-
manded that the negroes be placed in the Leg
lslatures. They gave them that in tho South
They then demanded that negroes be admitted
to practice in the Supreme Court. The Repub.
lcans consented 10 that, and Charles Summer
had the distinguished honor Of presenting
the first negro TO the bar of tho
United States Supreme Court. The Abol-
tonists then demanded Of the Republicans q
negro III the United States S.-ato, and they
gave tnciH that. Then the; demanded tEe
same privileges for the negroes in the North.
crn States; and they are not done yet, md
the Republicans daI" not refuse TO do tLeiT
bidding.
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