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REBEL COMMISSIONERS AT WASHINGTON ON A "MISSION"-SEWARD

"SITS DOWN" ON THEM-HE REFUSES TO RECOGNIZE "CONFED-

ERATE STATES "-THE REBEL COMMISSIONERS "АССЕРТ THE

GAGE OF BATTLE THUS THROWN DOWN TO THEM "-ATTEMPT TO

PROVISION FORT SUMTER-THE REBELS NOTIFIED THE FORT

AND ITS SURROUNDINGS THE FIRST GUN OF SLAVERY FIRED-

TERRIFIC BOMBARDMENT OF THE FORT-THE GARRISON, STARVED

AND BURNED OUT, EVACUATES, WITH ALL THE HONORS OF WAR-

THE SOUTH CRAZY WITH EXULTATION-TE DEUMS SUNG, SALUTES

FIRED, AND THE REBEL GOVERNMENT SERENADED "ON TO

WASHINGTON!" THE REBEL CRY-"GRAY JACKETS OVER THE

BORDER"-PRESIDENT LINCOLN'S FIRST PROCLAMATION AND

CALL FOR TROOPS - INSULTING RESPONSES OF GOVERNORS

BURTON, HICKS, LETCHER, ELLIS, MAGOFFIN, HARRIS, JACKSON

AND RECTOR-LOYAL RESPONSES FROM GOVERNORS OF THE FREE

STATES-MAGICAL EFFECT OF THE CALL UPON THE LOYAL NORTH

-FEELING IN THE BORDER-STATES PRESIDENT LINCOLN'S

CLEAR SUMMARY OF THE SITUATION AND ITS PHILOSOPHY-HIS

PLAIN DUTY-THE WAR POWER-THE NATIONAL CAPITAL CUT

OFF-EVACUATION OF HARPER'S FERRY-LOYAL TROOPS TO THE

RESCUE-FIGHTING THEIR WAY THROUGH BALTIMORE-REBEL

THREATS -" SCOTT THE ARCH-TRAITOR, AND LINCOLN THE

BEAST"-BUTLER RELIEVES WASHINGTON-THE SECESSION OF

VIRGINIA AND NORTH CAROLINA-SHAMEFUL EVACUATION OF

NORFOLK NAVY YARD-SEIZURE OF MINTS AND ARSENALS-

UNION AND REBEL FORCES CONCENTRATING-THE NATIONAL

CAPITAL FORTIFIED-BLOCKADE OF SOUTHERN PORTS-DEATH

OF ELLSWORTH - BUTLER CONFISCATES NEGRO PROPERTY AS

"CONTRABAND OF WAR"-A REBEL YARN... Pages 189 to 214.

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