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.