Richardson’ss New Map of the State of Texas 1861 Richardson’s New Map Of The State Of Texas Including Part of Mexico Compiled From Government Surveys And Other Authentic Documents. Published By Charles Desilver No. 714 Chestnut Street Philadelphia. Engraved Expressly For The Texas Almanac. Corrected By H. Wickland. 1861. Entered … 1861 by Charles Desilver [...]

WASHINGTON, January 18, 1861. His Excellency Governor PERRY, Tallahassee, Fla: We think no assault should be made. The possession of the fort is not worth one drop of blood to us. Measures pending unite us in this opinion. Bloodshed now may be fatal to our cause. JNO. SLIDELL. J. P. BENJAMIN. A. IVERSON. JNO. HEMPHILL. [...]

FRIDAY 18 The discussions in Congress are now very pointed and interesting. An attack upon Fort Sumpter is expected since the Prest flatly refuses to Treat with Col Hayne the last Comr from S.C. for its peacable surrender. If the attack is made it will be no holiday job for the “fireeaters.” The weather today [...]

January 18, 1861, Richmond Enquirer The hope held out of a subsequent reconstruction of the Union, has not had the desired effect upon the conservatives of the North; it has lulled them into a fatal indifference and apathy as to the present Union, in expecting a speedy re-adjustment after a short interval of separation. We [...]

January 18, 1861, Richmond Enquirer The Legislatures of New York, Pennsylvania, and Ohio, have tendered men and money to the General Government, to coerce and subjugate Virginia, should the Convention of her sovereign people determine that secession is the only safety of the State. The action of these States, intended to be offensive and degrading, [...]

January 18, 1861, The New York Herald WASHINGTON, Jan. 17, 1861. What another day may bring forth no one can tell, but it is not believed here that South Carolina will really proceed to hostilities. Colonel Hayne has been earnestly assured by leading Southern Senators and others that an attack upon Fort Sumter will be [...]

January 18, 1861, The New York Herald WASHINGTON, Jan. 17, 1861. Colonel Hayne sent his communication to the President today. It is understood that since the arrival of Colonel Hayne, after a free conference with his Southern friends here, he has somewhat changed his original intention and purpose, and instead of making an unconditional demand [...]

January 18, 1861, The New York Herald Our despatches from Washington state that Col. Hayne, the South Carolina Commissioner, after conference with the secessionists at the capital, has considerably modified his proposals to the government. He no longer demands the unconditional surrender of Fort Sumter to the authorities of South Carolina, but suggests that it [...]

January 18, 1861, The New York Herald The ultimatum of Mr. Buchanan to the warlike requisition of South Carolina, through Colonel Hayne, for the surrender of Fort Sumter, has concentrated the public attention upon the issue thus made up of peace or war. Anticipating a bloody collision, which may summon the whole country to arms, [...]

January 18, 1861, The Charleston Mercury The most destructive feature of Northern society, political and social, is radicalism – license. The basis of all Southern organism is conservatism – order. The two systems are in direct antagonism – theoretically and practically. It is but human that men should enforce their own views, if practicable. The [...]

–In the Massachusetts State Legislature to-day, a series of resolutions was passed by a unanimous vote, tendering to the President of the United States such aid in men and money as he may request, to maintain the authority of the general Government. The preamble to the resolution declares that the State of South Carolina, in [...]

HEADQUARTERS FORT JEFFERSON, TORTUGAS, January 18, 1861. SIR: I have the honor to report that I arrived at Fort Jefferson today with my command; garrisoned and assumed command of the post, in accordance with the instructions of the General-in-Chief, dated Washington, January 5, 1861. Strength: four commissioned officers and sixty-two enlisted men, Bvt. Maj. L. [...]