The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-05-09

O, the same day Major Anderson
| wrote to the War Department depecat-
| ing this proposed attempt; L fear
| that its result cannot fail to be dis
| astrous to all concerned" / n
say that my hear is not in this war,
| which. / see. is to be thus COM
menced," That God will avert 1t n
cause US to resort to pacific means
to maintain our rights is my ardent
| prayer To the last he hoped that a
collision might be averted with honor.
Immediately on receiving he mes
sage sent by Mr.. Lincoln. General
| Beauregard notified the Confederate
War Department and received inseruc-
lions: You will at once demand the
evacuation OF Fort Sumter" AS a
| part Of that demand, General Beaure-
| gard offered to transport the garrison
to any point decided, and that MAJOR
Anderson might saiuate his flag on
hauling 1t down, and that all COM
| pany and private property should be
carried away by the troops. Major
Anderson, in declining to evacuate.
regretted that my sense of honor n
OF my obligations to my government
prevent my compliance" However.
he remarked in conversation that he
would be starved out in a few days.
When this reply and the accompanying
remark were to the
Confederate Secretary Of War, he in
%structed General Beauregard: w do
III uCS1Ic ACSOISNSlJ W VIZ
Sumter. If Major Anderson will state
when he will evacuate. YOU are au-
thoriZed to avoid the effusiOn Of blOod.
If this or its equivalent be refused,
reduce the Fort But while his pro-
visions were already substantially ex-
hausted, MAJOR Anderson had beer
notified that supplies were being sent
to him. 1t was expected tina THE fleet
would arrive IN the 18th day Of April.
and at 4:30 a. M, of that day, Cen
eral Beauregard opened the lombard
ment. Major Anderson replied; and
the conflict continued that day and
night. The next morning the fleet
appeared Off the bar. but did not seek
to enter. lei Major Anderson hauled
down his flag and surrendered pos
originally offered~him were now allow
ed, and he and his garrison were
treated with every consideration.
/. When information of the lombard
ment Of Fort Sumter reached Presi-
dent Lincoln he on April Is made a
for operations at the South; and he
notified Governor Ellis by telegraph:
Call made on you by tonight's mail
for two regiments of military for i'm
mediate service"
To this depatch Governor Ellis re-
piled: Il regard the levy Of troops
made by the administration, for the
purpose Of ~subjugating the States OF
the South as in violation Of the consti-
tuition and a usurpation Of power. I
can be no party to this wicked VIOLA
ton of the laws Of the country. and to
his war upon the liberties of a free
people. You can get no troops from
North Carolina"
Governor Ellis then called the Leg
islature to meet in extra session on
May LIST. Elsewhere a similar spirit
was manifested. On the 18th of April,
hi -nnT TIA : ~ bnsr q " q
sion no longer hesitated, but passed
an ordinance Of secession.
The b~Ombardment of Fort Sumter
and the call for troops and the seces-
sion Of Virginia thoroughly changed
the condition of affairs in North Caro-
lima. Before that, the Unionists per-
haps somewhat strengthened by the
failure Of the Secessionists to carry
the convention, were earnest and
urgent in demanding Union and in de-
nouncing the d~isunionists; now they
realized that war was imminent. and
by nature, by sentiment and ties OF
blood, their place was with their
friends and kindred Of the South. In
deed it was not alone a war Of the
Cotton States it was their own war.
Never was there such a radical change
witnessed in public sentiment and pub
lie action. A single instance will suf-
flee for illustration. About the Sth
Of April a great Union meeting was
held at Graham. h courthouse
was packed with both men and wo-
men. 1t was q gathering of the en-
tire community. the Union sentiment
being very strong. Secession was
as q sin and a crime. and
disunionists as traitors. r. Y. McAden
nailed a young man up upon the
raised platform, and after excoriatins
him with vituperation, charged him
with wearing q secession badge. The
young man sought to excuse himself.
"A young lady had pinned it to his
lapel And" exclaimed the irate
orator, because of the smile of some
woman you would betray your coun-
try. OH o miserable traitor, and
he heaped abuse upon the offending
youth that it was fearful to hear. and
no one interposed.
A few days later came the reyerher-