Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-04-20
FIFTTETH ANNIVERSARY
Or FIRING FORT SUMTER

in.ss,ened "A brigade genera fbs Coy
eincr Packens. After careful sutseN.
and the eNpendltuie Of much labor A.a
acr Anderson say tae inipossibiiitS Of
holding has present position, and with
great secrecy Planned and put into Vl4-
~etattcnstAe Tesnos al Of his forces across
tae water, to tIe stronger. isolated iur-.
tress. lie had been informed 81 the
great Anxiety Of tAe secretary " war.
that a collision betWeen his troops and
the people 81 t:e sttteashouid be AVOID
ed ie cDeyed Instructions but ,duts.
called for more tI.all nieie compliance
on Deeeulner Il. tjie vs-fN sdas alter.
has inauguration Governor Dickens BAD
demanded from President Buchanan
tiie delivery Of Fort Sumter, promising
10 lake possession OF IL with; u force not
exceeding % men. Odd 10 relate. the
president say nothing ~derusators IN.
THIS demand. and replied titat .i.e yea
sop ne Rad not reinforced the garrison.
was that ne Stlii relied upon the honor
81 the South ,saroiiiiaIis tina tiies
"eaic not be assaulted wniis they re-|
iti'itneu IL their present condition" In
his stsons % INDIGESTION ne hoped that
COMMISSIONERS would Do seit by the
IiiafieStoil convention 40 'tpeat with
congress Oh tHe subject All this tame
AiaJof Anderson, sery catitfonsis. rad
Deer preparing Tor his i,stster move.
tie had ftSeG on christmas day for the
~ NV w W. SoNtN
'tal everything was IN rreadiiisesss. The
women and children 81 the pos bad
'e'-il 10 the tiilvrcttpied n.,t-
ficiNS Oh .j:tInes island, known us Fort
Joiiiisoil, Il siiliis and q quarter ITO the
west OF Sumter. In five %povboats the
surprised garrison, VINO knew nothing
OF the plan lin fact. only one OFFICER
ii.d Deeil tiifosiled) found themselves
tdpueu al the sally port at Sumter,
Where they wFse met by Tic $50
""sniif+n. some Of whom cileepetl
le'aots' Wh1i' many VINO ~ue
secession feOc4,ddes ansfliS demanded
the reason for the spIlti..rf presence.
These i.aicoatents wepe sent che next
GA 10 CiiarieSton- in - Mottlrle
mad been left Il small detachment with
or'i'7ts TO spike the s,tihs. burn the gun
c.slfiitkes. destroy az mncn property .s,s
possible, and then JOIN the others at
sutiter.
The cunsteHiiation and t~iNisnatiun
aroused throughout the south by An
afason's able shifting N Ills torce can
iiaruiA he exaggerated tiuNsriiut
pich.eiis demanded, stps.nupturi,y ieis;st
te it1Juin at once and ttNitctttte the
fort. This the BRAVE major tlrciiued to
DO. and The state fonc.s imniettis.taiy
seized che ..nssttal, Castle Pinckney, the
abandoned Fort 4Muuitrie. and Joi,n-
sons island. 1T VIA not long before
-iirN tbt:kHstl ~ SsttGG;t iltLIGtfltS fltO IAt-
i,ttlt tur actual wiz.
judge jeremiah s. Black. Of Penn
savanna. attorney Eetsral of rile gtfnit-
60 States. one OF the tltat northern
tsndl who Wsre iitiefilbaEs IF Buchanan &
Calumet Nrots at ttiiis fitie lss follows.
IN making tt.terenGe to the pAoirit,ty
anu Wisdom Of ..Maiur Aaasls,ssotIs nc
tpion.
IKE has SAVED the countfy, i sol.nan-
Iiy believe, When its Nay was slsarksest
and its peril ltlpest t.Ntrems. ide ihas
dpfe ~eNerSrhtnE which mortal istsen
ooud do to repair the fatal error
which the administration has raosa-
ntseted in moi sending ctiown TROOPS
enough to hold all the forts. Iie haas
kept The stnotEast ose.. HE atitl ressn-
nsa,nds irile hst,'bpf. Ms may stttl .xs-
cute the laws IL VIZ try. Ut is q
strange assumption of right on ti,e
part rpf SlS,o,ttii NIanolinaA to cay
That the Tnttf,d States TROOPS s.ae,st ne
main lp TIE weakest position they can
find ip the llas,bor. 1T Ms not a menace
ut is sinsply sea~seaense.D
There wss a lliintt ~ Aheleason's
bowers VI sssistaalee-ttlad eAsctiaE
linIit beyonsi which ps,sn ea,n1lot Eo~4tAs
nseesstty 4et food. on january Z Sen
stof WtEfalll, II South Gsaaolisla, had
felegyaphaN a potent message TO
ta~laailfstohl. at the finle when Fl0Nd.
forced ~ dfssspas, Aaad handed ia his
ttsaesissllen EadeN succeeds fAoIa,| hs
@atsa. ~ means waf Cut OFF aal sup
pilss asSta Anderson aad aaks Saaptss
~ sooh As POSSIBLE e5tdes Blacks in
sls1saAet-ts NAG ao% succeeded 10 the
gosNayh ~ secretary ~ MasNsenesa
Scots beEx4p 10 stir at Aast. Yet it MAS
t4ke -Il7cbie WHO lAdes Ma&
~ Mtpte mas aGsaes. aa the critical SIT
statao1a. 10 Mae secretary os state taaas
~ ~ svaNh sat9saa We aaAo"sa 10 90, that
tA ~ taataenEa government SHOULD say 10
Ne SfNe9aAE states 1Sef %tao1p Jesfey-