The Red Cloud chief., 1912-04-25
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finally caused the Governor of South
Carolina to be notified of the shin
mcnt of supplies to the fort.
President Davis called cabinet
meeting, and both he and Lincoln now
knew that war was inevitable.
Az the cabinet meeting but one
voice was raised in opposition. It
was by Mr.. Toombs, Davis Sec'y of
State, who said: AT this time Il is
suicide, murder and will lose US ev.
cry, friend at the north. You will wan
tonly strike a hornets most which
extends from mountain to ocean, and
iegions now quiet will swarm out and
sting US to DEATH"
Other counsel prevailed, and at day.
light April ~, 1861, the curtain was
rung up on the great tragedy, but q
shrieking shell from Sullivan's Island.
, Like the shock of death, though the
world expected 1t, the effect was mag
ical throughout the north.
! Emerson said: eft. Sumter crys.
tallized the north into unit and the
hope of mankind was saved.
! The surrender came on April 13.
Lexington but few in numbers were
engaged. The fatalities were less than
Lexington, there being none at Ft.
Sumter.
Two days later came Lincoln's call
for $4,000 militia and a notable thing
is that in the same newspapers and by
side OF the call was a statement bv
Stephen A. Douglas, Lincoln's life,
long and bitter opponent, even up TO
the very door Of the white house.
More than q million northern men
looked to Douglas as their political
leader. Aside from Lincoln, his was
then the greatest influence in the
north.
In an interview with Lincoln, he
pledged his support and offered his
services to the Uunion cause. And the
statement Of this interview was pub.
lished beside the call for volunteers.
Southern hopes Of divided north
vanished like q mist and the great
struggle between north and south was
on.
The result you all know, and we
have not time for more particulars.
Just four years later, April Ia, 1865,
Major Anderson, now become General,
raised over the ruined walls of Ft.
Sumter, the identical flag he had been
forced to haul down four years be-
fore. On that same day or evening in
distant Washington the hand of an
assassin, gave the death blow to our
great war president, and into the
midst of life came death.
These things are matters of history.
And boys. remember this: When you
read Of the great and brave things
that were done, Of the Rock Of Chick
amauga, and the men who made it so,
of Hancock at Gettysburg and the
men he led, of Jackson and Lee, Of
Grant and Sherman and the rest, re-
member that Of every five Of those
men who followed Sherman to the
sea, and those who faced the hell of
fire and lead at the Wilderness, at
Gettysburg, ct Shiloh, when they en-
listed out OF every five, four were
boys OF high school age not over
every twelve was under sixteen. And
/ recommend to you that when YOU
meet those men on the street or else
where though some may be poor, and
unlearned, and d.S are now old, that
you show the reIfect that is due them
for what they have been and done
when as boys Of your age, they be-
came the nations men, and went out
and preserved for US, one and insep-
arabic the best government and the
fairest and freest land that "e'er the
sun shone on"
Lexington and Sumter were the be-
ginnings.
:. Yorktown and Appomatox marked
the ends.
Between the two and out Of the
Of human life, there arose q
great nation, and went down Q great
wrong, and Gods purpose went on
and on. And through the mists a. We
See the "broad stripes and bright
stars" so CALAMITY streaming Il 10
something and means something In
This land we love. -. A..
DIss ulli Will Eatertala 10 the Fell.
It Is the general wish that Blue Hill
put on three or more days attraction Pc
this fall. When any good stunt comes
to you, store 1t away where you can
get hold OF 1t later on. We want to
bigger, different and better
than ever this year. Blue Hill Is q
town Of considerable Importance to
large territory, aud when the people
come here they always expect little
better time than shown them In other
towns--and they have not yet been
The people here wish
It widely known that they are going to
entertain this fall all who wish to
10 come. No hold up scheme about
tive will give you more even than
you would expect, and it will be free.
Blue Hill Leader
Wouldn't it be a good idea II the
Red Cloud business men would get