January 25, 1861; The Charleston Mercury (From the Mobile Advertiser.) Popular interest in warlike movements now centres nearer at home than when Charleston was the only point from which radiated the war excitements of the day. The immense interest of at least three States – Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida – is now becoming alive to [...]
January 25, 1861; The Charleston Mercury Let the patriots and planters of the South keep back their cotton. In March Europe will need supplies. If our ports are blockaded, Europe will find a way to open them. We can live – our Southern people – for we only send a surplus crop to market. The [...]
January 25, 1861, The New York Herald It appears that above Vicksburg, by direction of Gov. Pettus, a battery has been erected, and that every boat hailing from north of Mason and Dixon’s line is compelled to round to and give an account of itself. This, we think, whatever the specific object may be, is [...]
January 25, 1861, The New York Herald Governor Brown, of Georgia, backed by seven hundred State troops, yesterday morning demanded the surrender of the United States Arsenal at Augusta. At noon the demand was complied with. The federal troops saluted their flag and retired. The arsenal, at the time of the surrender, was occupied by [...]
January 25, 1861; The Charleston Mercury The Fairfield Volunteer Company desire, through the MERCURY, to thank ‘Several Ladies of Charleston’ for acceptable presents. The Palmetto Guard return their thanks to the ladies of Summerville for the bounteous donation of many delicacies. The thanks of the Union District Volunteers are hereby tendered to Hon. ROBERT BEATTY [...]
THURSDAY 24 There was a little snow last night and this morning it rained and the streets were in an awful condition. I did not go to the office until 10 o’clock. No news stirring. Was down at the “National” this evening. It seems to be filling up, as do all the Hotels. People seem [...]
Honorable John D. Ashmore, Member of Congress from South Carolina, asks if he has the Right to the Franking Privilege, now that South Carolina has passed an Ordinance of Secession. Anderson, S. C., Jan. 24, 1861. My Dear Sir,–I have in my possession some one thousand to twelve hundred volumes of ” public documents,” being [...]
–The Charleston Mercury continues the publication of anonymous incendiary appeals, intended to stir up the people to an attack on Fort Sumter. One, headed “Fort Sumter, the Bastion of the Federal Union,” concludes with these words: “No longer hoping for concessions, let us be ready for war, and when we have driven every foreign soldier [...]
AUGUSTA ARSENAL, GA., January 24, 1861. SIR : I have the honor to report that the arsenal was surrendered this morning to the governor of Georgia upon honorable terms, herewith inclosed. ……….I am, sir, very respectfully, your obedient servant, ARNOLD ELZEY, Captain, Second Artillery. Col. S. COOPER, Adjutant-General U. S. Army, Washington, D. C. (Inolosure.) [...]
FORT SUMTER S.C., January 24, 1861. Col. S. COOPER; Adjutant-General: COLONEL: The storm continued until about daylight this morning. It is still cloudy, but the wind has abated sufficiently to enable our boat to take our mail over to Fort Johnson. I have written to our beef contractor in reference to furnishing us with beef, [...]
January 24, 1861, The Charleston Mercury Our Vicksburg Correspondence. VICKSBURG, Miss., Jan. 14, 1861. Guarding the ‘Father of Waters.’- Suspended Steamboats brought to. – A Six Gun Battery upon the Mississippi Firing into a Cincinnati Steamboat. – The Resistance Feeling in the State, etc., etc. A despatch was received here on Friday, from Memphis, to [...]
January 24, 1861, The Charleston Mercury It is indeed a goodly sight to see the spirit with which the people of the South are hastening to offer substantial aid towards the defence of Charleston. Almost daily our columns contain acknowledgments of liberal and unsolicited contributions in money from citizens of our sister States. Not content [...]
January 24, 1861, The New York Herald An opinion prevails among the republicans that in the event of the Southern States seceding and forming a separate confederacy, they would be unable to command influence or credit abroad. This is a mistake. A Southern confederacy would enjoy as much credit as might be required either in [...]
January 24, 1861, The New York Herald A sentry on Sullivan’s Island, in the harbor of Charleston, fired into a boat from Fort Sumter on Monday night. The boat was manned by three men, and as they neared the beach they were ordered off; but failing to obey, the sentry fired upon them, whereupon they [...]
January 24, 1861, The New York Herald The circulation of the HERALD is now greater than that of all the other New York daily two cent journals put together, and enjoys the largest circulation of any daily paper in the world. Within the past year it has increased over twenty thousand, and the demand is [...]
January 24, 1861 Lucy, a female slave from Wheeling who fled to Cleveland, Ohio, is returned to her owner. She is the last slave to be returned under the Fugitive Slave Law.
January 23. (1856)–This is the third morning that I have come down stairs at exactly twenty minutes to seven. I went to school all day. Mary Paul and Fannie Palmer read “The Snow Bird” to-day. There were some funny things in it. One was : “Why is a lady’s hair like the latest news? Because [...]
FORT SUMTER, S.C., January 23, 1861. (Received A. G. O., January 27.) Col. S. COOPER Adjutant-General: COLONEL: I have the honor to send herewith a copy of the reply of the Hon. D. F. Jamison to my letter to him about supplies for this garrison and the removal of our women and children, and also [...]
WEDNESDAY 23 United States troops are quietly being brought here and are now quartered in different parts of the City. The President is undoubtedly informed of all the movements of the Traitors, and preparations are being made for the reception of any such visitors. The conspiracy has its ramifications through all the departments without a [...]
HEADQUARTERS FORT JEFFERSON, TORTUGAS, January 23, 1861. SIR: I have the honor to report for the information of the General-in-Chief that I found on my arrival here, notwithstanding the energetic, well-directed, and highly-commendable efforts of Captain Meigs, the Engineer in charge, that Fort Jefferson could not be successfully defended from a judiciously-planned and concerted attack [...]
WASHINGTON, D. C., January 23, 1861. Hon. J. HOLT, Secretary of War: SIR: I proceeded to Pensacola, Fla., pursuant to orders received from the General-in-Chief, with dispatches to Commodore Armstrong, U. S. Navy, commanding the navy-yard at that place, and agreeably to your request submit the following statement respectfully to your notice: On my [...]
HEADQUARTERS AUGUSTA, GA., ARSENAL, January 23, 1861–1 o’clock p. m. SIR: I am just officially informed by the governor of Georgia, now in Augusta, supported by a superior military force, that Georgia having resumed exclusive sovereignty over her soil, it has become his duty to require me to withdraw. the troops under my command at [...]
January 23, 1861, The New York Herald All danger of an immediate collision of the federal and State forces at Forts Sumter and Pickens is at an end. It is understood that peace shall be preserved until the 4th of March. Whether the armistice will continue after that date no one can predict. The House [...]
January 23, 1861, The New York Herald The official reports of the Commissioners of Charities and Correction show that they have now under their charge, 8,777 persons as inmates of the city institutions, an increase of 465 over 1860, and of 850 over 1859 — corresponding periods. Statistics as to the condition of the outdoor [...]
January 23, 1861, The Charleston Mercury We are very happy, says the Washington Star, to have it in our power to say that the Government here has become satisfied that all danger of hostile collision between its forces and those engaged in the secession movement is rapidly disappearing. The revolutionary authorities of South Carolina have [...]