New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-07-07

Then followed the long. difficult and skilful
play for position. The border states were 10 De
retained or lost to the National party In each
OF them the Union cause was soon OF '"te
triumphant Above ALL each side aimed to make
the other strike the first blow To the people
that meant everything From the beginning 10
the end Of the war. the question. ~" no hren
Arst?" was unanswerable II silenced every repei
and rebel sympath izer no matter how eloquent
they were on the wrongs OF the South IL must
be conceded 70 Davis that he could not be planned
for losing the first move In the game OF war
ofter weeks OF delay every hour Of which was
gain for the National cause. since IL gave the
North the spectacle OF Southern anmosity d.
rected against a fort and garrison OF the oh''eu
States while It raised the impatience OF the
South Carolinians to fever heat. To them The
Haunting Of the Stars and Stripes" over sumter
..u,as do,,v insult" The official announcement
from Washington OF design to send supplies 10
tba fort was an added provocation. Daviss mana
r,,a nrocticallv forced He ordered that the
evacuation Of the fort be demanded. ana II this
WAS refused that II be reduced. But II was NOT
refused The commander agreed 10 evacuate on
a given dav and to withhold his fire In the mean
while II he was not fired upon This was the
chance for the brave besegers without WHIT
Ing to consult the General In command VINO
might have submitted the question In It's new
,or, ~ Davis they rejected the offer from sum-
ter. and soon a shell from Fort Johnson "'a'ieu
by Southern troops. announced 10 'he 'ou"''
that war had begun in earnest. MI i'nooeS
ouotes Roger A. Pryor TO show that the South
Carolina hothcads had a definite purpose. IL they
struck n blow they expected that Virginia would
instantly secede Virginia did secede. Tney
gained n State but they lost forever the chance
81 making a nation. Davis. ADDS MI hhoaes;
chad good reason to regret thar nat'e's 81 IN
ont that the South became the aggressor' WINE
Jtncoin might we'll thank his stars for that biun-
an e,ncn /, gave him In his time OF trouble
united North" go, ,,. =. I'll,
thus. partly by Lincoln's skill. partly by his
good luck the North was united upon the ON;
nrincnle which commanded universal apprVNai.
But Europe looked on In amazemeht anu n.Is
du,ty Slavery was manifestly the cause oi ms ~.
war which promised to be one OF the biea,'nt III
history and yet the very existence 81 si''elS
was ignored as far as ossibe Mr. hn"ueS r.
serves the sharpest criticism in his volume LOT
,be management OF foreign affairs under Lincoln
Conceding Secretary Stewards ability ne sup
noses him 10 have been m!slcd by the sense OF ms
own responsibility. which caused MN, 10 ,ninn
for time that he was the real PRESIDENT VI 'h'
United States The humorous ir"'n'n va ~,
low Weed. Stewards closest political friend that
,ho Secretary was 'too decisive with tho Euro
moan Powers is quoted with approval the au.
thor's opinion being that me course OF 'e"a'u
uas all the more dangerous IN that u repre-
santsd the defiant sentiment - many northern
neonle and one can hardly exaggerate the cvii II
might have brought upon us had he not peen
restrained by the President whose hhuNe soou
sense was instructed By the intelligence ana u's-
erection Of Sumner"