January 6th, 1861.—This morning we went to Mount Zion to hear Mr. Blake preach. It is a treat to listen to his sermons, he uses such beautiful language and he explains the passages of Scripture he reads, so clearly that it really stays in our minds and we remember. All ministers do not do this. [...]
SUNDAY 6 It has been said that “there are no Sundays in revolutionary times” and this has been a dark and anxious day. The Members of Congress have been together in small companies trying to agree upon some plan that will satisfy all sides. The news from the South is bad as it can well [...]
–A meeting of citizens, irrespective of party, was held at Chicago, Ill., this evening. The resolutions adopted express love for the Union; regard every attempt to rend it as the basest treason and most insane folly; regard the Constitution of the United States as forming a union between the people of the several States, and [...]
U.S. ARSENAL, CHATTAHOOCHEE, FLA., January 6, 1861. SIR: I have the honor herewith to inclose a copy of the order given to Colonel Dunn, the commander of the troops which took possession of this arsenal. I telegraphed this morning to you. ……….I am, sir, very respectfully, your obedient servant, E. POWELL, Ordnance Sergeant, U. S. [...]
CHATTAHOOCHEE, January 6, 1861. The arsenal has been taken possession of by the State this morning, 7 o’clock. My forces too weak to defend it. I have refused keys of magazine and armory. Answer, with instructions. E. POWELL, U. S. Arsenal. Captain MAYNADIER, Chief Ordnance Department.
January 6, 1861, The New York Herald WASHINGTON, Jan. 4, 1861. There are no facts here. An event today is nothing tomorrow, and the scene shifts every hour. The storm is tremendous; but I think it will end without desolating the country. There are many unreasonable men at both extremes – men of precipitation and [...]
QUINCY, FLA., January 6, 1861. SIR: I beg leave to state that I telegraphed this morning from Chattahoochee, and finding that I could get no answer, I came to this place and thought probably I might get an answer from you by writing from here. I informed you that the Florida troops had taken possession [...]
January 6, 1861, The New York Herald Honest Old Abe Lincoln, whose achievements as a splitter of rails now form part of the history of the country, has latterly been engaged in a new line of business, a rather higher branch of woodwork, to wit: – the manufacturing of Cabinets. There is all the difference [...]
FORT SUMTER, S.C., January 6, 1861. Col. S. COOPER, Adjutant-General: COLONEL: Through the courtesy of Governor Pickens I am enabled to make this communication, which will be taken to Washington by my brother, Larz Anderson, esq. I have the honor to report my command in excellent health and in fine spirits. We are daily adding [...]
January 6, 1861 Florida militia takes over a federal arsenal near Appalachiacola. Maryland’s pro-Union governor denounces secession in a speech to the residents of the state. Fernando Wood, mayor of New York, proposes that New York City should secede as well, allowing trade with both the North and South The image is of the steamship [...]