The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1873-07-30
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rIons historical statement. The biog-
Irapher says:
In the early stage of the rebellion.
the Government at Washington was
wholly unequal to the exigencies Of the
situation. II he tremendous issues
which the Administration had to con-
front, overwhelmed the President and
his Cabinet. There was neither states
manship, firmness, nor confidence in
Congress or the Executive Depart
ments. The news of the appalling and
wholly unexpected defeat of the Fede-
raj forces at Bull Run fell upon the
country with crushing force, while it
created such Il panic at Washington
that Mr.. Lincoln and the timid and in
competent men around him cast about
for the means of escaping the impend-
| ing danger.
| An immediate attack from the yicto-
rious Confederate army wis generally
unprecedented. So abject and utter was
the prevailing error, that Mr.. Lincoln
ordered an armed vessel lying at
Green!eaf Point TO be kept under Il full
i'e az VI stea.l ft"uy 10 'FAhSn"'' i','h-
self and family to a place Of safety;
and it was currently reported, without
contradiction, that lie frequently Vlsl-
ted the steamer to ascertain by per
so"'' .A'''h"',0" e''''' ~, MS o''e'',ons
"eio 1 s''ic''S "oe5e0' nc '2ee'S'"'S
u az cqu"iiy overcome oE MS jeaEs:
'lau l, 'fa'il ID ie"'1iloSS on Tue Aofth-
cru Een1iaI nam o"0' WIN Ste1lA ev vi:
s'"",iS up VIA WHICH ~ 'le0 VIZ" MS
'"'ii'S J." 'ho 'A'e'i"' u! CHE? ''''''l",
nno Out lor ',lo C"'!' ih"eV'ot'y ah'.
VIC WISE anu S"io'eilS assurances %
Oehrral scout oE Whlo" the teTi"!S Vi
'iio icol'en. ""i N""'"eV WIZ "''"s
e" ana Paf''aiI! removed, IL may o7
uouo'e" "net"ei '''o,e ""'t", no' nave
oeeh an ut'er Iou' VI 'i1e AEa'1h'S'l''
tloi' lea'i's tile cap!tai u tt,o IA'i"h
TO inc mercy OF 'he feneE: liz "'ioi1
Noith WIS "'o',e$se''' "'SS''9,a" ''"t,
almost l'"r"is~e oy 'he N's"''''"o ~
C''e pe'i'S NY W"'Iii we were l'e'iaeH"'
90 s1fohs anu IN -perE"uih9 WAS 'he
sense OF Insecurity ana DANGER t"a1 eS-
tiao'ol,'aIy iheaH"leS "oie Vii'hloloLsiS
oeil'aNoeu' 49,
AT 1h's J" ,rc MI h'Fh,ooo' OF 1ne
new lotS l''ss, FtopoSeo " Ee'o'"-
'loha'y movement as Inc o'liy means
VI saving ,he '''',oh' MS QUERY seem
GU 10 eHloouy the popular sehsilheh1,
ar" ""en ne s"sseste" ,'a' .ne aug
'no'','ss "' " "s'','' ''', s"o"''' 'e oo-
poseu as uHel"a' 10 inc emergency;
anu prov 's'oH"' government created
VIVA george Law iot us hcao, "iVh Tue
Po"e. On d eic'"9"': t''o conu'fy s'"ou
"e''"a' "' '''o ""t''o''9 VI tho u''H WHO
u u, contemplate such Il proceeding.
he P'opos'''o" although s'a't''hS az
'no o"'se,' soon came 10 ne cai'hiy
CONSIDERED, ana thefe seemed 10 oe a
general concuFience oi opinion 'hat
: ~ l'"u |" De '''"e lh''he"iateiy
t"e seat % u"'efh'hei't was TO De
successfully oe'e''oen' anu 'hae Il IL oe-
came necessary 10 SET asiae the " ASH
'ns'oh governments MR. Law was the
man 10 20 invested WITH supreme au-
thor'tF'
MS rehla'kab!e sta'emeht ADDS an
o.''ei i''h 10 t!.e evidence OF 'le ue-
n'ol 'i'@'',oi' .! az" 'V"o'''ies III W ASH
i,Ston' Az ti'is nay tltefe IS no 0ouoI
,nat 'e's - h's''C rom 'i'e eapitai Womb
nave lo''o"eo s"ii' upon I'e appear
ahce Vi even d 'i''h,i" ol Sonieueratcs
on the oahh OF ti!e fo5"hiac. Inc seat
oi government III tue hands or the
ISoutherHerS, the recognition or the