Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-02-22
PRESIDENT LIKES
THE CHILDREN.

"HAuotu Mn bAtdbAS' vi COURSE
the conditions In Charleston harbor
was one OF the first matters taken
up by Mr. Davis and his cabinet.
AT the time Montgomery wa.
overrun by unofficial delegates from
virginia and the other waverina
states, all OF them urging us to
strike the FIRST blow. For said
they. the moment will join the Sc.
ceeders. We will rush the issue and
force the state out OF the Union in
20 the confedoracy'
"As you know" Gen. Toombs con.
-inued, all the cabinet we're not ia
favor OF our striking the first blow
We wanted Mr.. Lincoln to be the
aggressor Finally however. the
bombardment of Fort Sumter was
decided on, and Walker, as secro-
tary OF war, was instructed TO tele-
graph Gen. Beauregard to prepare
Tor the attack
You know Walker A good Ala
1ama lawyer but about the last man
'or a cabinet position in a govern
ment in It's formative period. He
sincerely believed that the sending
Of that telegram to Beauregard end
ed his connection with the affair.
Beaureeards reply was short and to
the point:
Where is your shot? Where is
your POWDER he asked.
Walker rushed to the president
in CONSERVATION There wasn't time
to send abroad, and making ammu-
milton ourselves was out of the ques-
ion.
Davis called a cabinet meeting.
Everybody had suggestions, and the
conference lasted far into the night.
At last it was decided to ask Gov.
Joseph t. Brown to turn over to the
confederate government the shot and
powder purchased in England for the
defense of Georgia before the state
joined the confederacy.
The telegram was sent. and we
were not kept waiting for Browns
reply. It was this:
The government of Georgia will
turn over TO the government of the
confederate states of America the de-
sired munitions of war, provided the
said government will purchase the
other supplies bought at the same
time and for the same purpose
10000 pairs of shoes, 10000 pairs
OF blankets, and two little gunboats
now stationed at the mouth of the
savannah river reimbursing the
state of Georgia for the whole
The secretary of war was in a
rage. The president was nettled.
Brown deserves to be impeach-
ed, Walker declared. The idea of the
governor Of a state persuming to die
tate terms 10 the president OF the
confederdcy.
Davis was more calm of speecb
and attributed the message TO Toe
Browns ignorance of the situation
and Of the character OF the southern
volunteer Being Georgian and
knowing Gov. Brown personally it
was decided that 7 should send him
telegram OF remonstrance.
II was to point out to him the
improbabiiity of there being a war
Even il our fire on Sumter was re-
sented by the North their resistance
could not be long But even in case
of war the confederate government
could not possibly make use Of the
supplies he offered, as our troops
we're made mp OF southern gentle
men, who preferred to furnish their
own equipment and would never
wear government supplies.
Knowing Joe Brown. was not
surprised when his answer to my
telegram arrived This is what he
said
The government OF Georgia will
turn over to the government of the
confederate states Of America the
desired munitions OF war, provided
the said government will purchase
The other supplies bought at the
same time and for the same purpose
10000 pairs OF shoes, 10000 pairs
o' blankets and two little gunboats
now stationed at the mouth or the
savannah river rcimbursing the
state of Georgia for the whole
What did we do2" Toombs
chucEad Tbe only thing we could
DO we boueh. joe Browns muni-
lions ~ war 10000 pairs OF shoes
10000 blankets and the two little
gunboat stationed at the mouth OF
.he Savannah
And DID you know what Joe
Brown did2 Tie made the confeder-
ate government pay the state of
Georgia cash. and fro gold"
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