Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-05-28

PIE TINS tnirtleth OF May must have
70. that there would be a conflict soon. I'M,
when or where no one could foretell. II was a
day OF suspense
Lincoln. at the time, had not servad .huoo
months as president. Between the time NJ bfs
election and his Inauguration seven Of M, sonIb-
ern states had seeded. Soon after his inaugura-
ton Virginia had seeded, and before tbis tb,r.
uetn OF May Arkansas and North Carolina had
followed the example of Virginia Immed,ata1v
AFTER the fall OF Fort Sumter Lincoln had issued
his call for $4,000 troops. Most of the northern
states, in loyal obedience to this cali bad .ar.
troops to Washington; but many of the states
uear the border line between the North and the
South had dehed the call. Some of the questions
askeo oy tpe people OF the North on this day
must have been: will these states, too, secede9 a
Can President Lincoln hold them in the Union ~
But a question. more momentous than these
which must have been asked by these naonIo
was: Can our troops at Washington defend a.
cityY For 1t must be remembered that II was
only IL days before this thirtieth OF May when
northern troops had been fred upon by a mob
while they we're passing through Baltimore on
their way to Washington.
Many people, at the time, interpreted this act
to mean that Maryland. too, was about to seceda
True, the Union soldiers at Washington seemed
at this time to be successfully defending the
city: a band OF troops six days before this thir.
teth Of May had crossed the Potomac and had
$500 VI IHlH N mAn0
the Union people hopeful, but they were by no
means confident, for. at this time, they had inst
received news from abroad about the expressions
OF JOY which had just been made by certain Eu-
ropeans who we're predicting the immediate
downfall OF the American republic. Then. too.
many OF the news items about events of the
war which we're appearing in the daily news
papers indicated that there might be some foun-
dalton for the prediction OF the people In Europe.
Here are some the news items that the people
Of the North we're reading In their home papers.
The Boston Journal for this thirtieth Of May con.
tanned the following telesraphic dispatches:
The report of the surrender OF the United
States troops in Texas, under command Of Lieu.
tenant Colonel Reeve, +. the Confederate force.
under command Of Colonel Van Dorm. is fully
confirmed"
General Mcdowell mas been informed that
General Lee, with $4,000 rebels. Is advancing on
Alexandria
The New York Tribune for the same date was
TO It's northern readers somewhat more hopeful
Here are some Of it's headlines:
Frank Blair Ordered to Fortress Monroe"
"Harpers Ferry Threatened. The Rebels Like.
iy to Be surrounded"
"30,00 Troops to Rendezvous at Cairo
! These news items, take from northern news.
papers. reflect the general mood and spirit Of the
) people In the North who we're at the time read
J ing the papers. Among them there was a spirit
of uncertainty and doubt. They we're uncertain
as to the strength and purpose of the South
They doubted the ability of Lincoln, who had re
Gently been elected by a new and untried pc
iiticai party. They we're uncertain as to whether
he would yield to the demands OF political bosses
Lincoln was not a trained soldier. They were
uncertain as to whether he could succeed in the
management OF his army.
But the people of the South, on this thirtieth
OF May, we're hopeful and confident. Loyalty
from their point Of view meant allegiance to
their states. They held that the general govern
ment had no right to interfere with their forma
ton OF a new government. Their loyalty C
their cause almost amounted to enthusiasm. They