The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1915-05-29

'eit that there would be conflict soon. hut
when or where no could foretell II was a
day Of suspense.
Lincoln, at the time, had not served throa
months as president Between the time Of bia
election and his Inauguration seven Of IN, south
ern states had seeded. Soon after his tnaueura
ton Virginia had seeded, and before this tbir
tieth OF May Arkansas and North Carolina had
followed the example of Virginia ImmediateJv
after the fall of Fort Sumter Lincoln had issued
his call for $4,000 troops. Most of the nortborn
states. in loyal obedience to this call had cont
troops to Washington; but many Of the states
near the border line between the North and tbo
South had dehed the call Some of the questions
asked by the people of the North on tbis dow
must have been: "Will these states too, secede, >"
Can President Lincoln hold them in the J1nio, ."
But question, more momentous than tbasa
which must have been asked by these neonlo
was: Can our troops at Washington defend ~
city," For 1t must be remembered that IL wac
only II days before this thirtieth of Nav whom
northern troops hal been fired upon by a mob
while they were passing through Baltimore IN
their way to Washington
Many people, at the time, interpreted this act
to mean that Maryland. too, about to secede
True, the Union soldiers at Washington seemed
at this time to be successfully defending the
city; band of troops six days before this tbir
tieth OF May had crossed the Potomac and had
taken possession of Alexandria. This had made
the Union people hopeful but they were by no
means confident, for at this time, they had lust
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 items about events of the
which appearing in the daily news
papers indicated that there might be some foun
dalton for the prediction OF the people In Europe
Here some the news items that the people
Of the North reading in their home papers
The Boston Journal for this thirtieth OF May con.
tanned the following telegraphic dispatches:
he Of
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 been informed that
General Lee, with $4,000 rebels, is advancing On
Alexandria,"
The New York Tribune for the date
to its northern readers somewhat more hopeful
Here some Of its headlines
Frank Blair Ordered to Fortress Monroe"
"Earpers Ferry Threatened. The Rebels Like
ly to Be surrounded"
10000 Troops to Rendezvous at Cairo
These news items. taken from northern news
papers reflect the general mood and spirit of the
people in the North who were at the time read
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 new and untried po-
iitical party. They we're uncertain as to whether
he would yield to the demands of political BOSSES
Lincoln was not 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, were 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 new government. Their loyalty 70
their cause almost amounted to enthusiasm They