Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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I WHO WERE THE AGGRESSORS? Writer Puts Blame for War Between the States on Lincoln and Seward. Northern historians have all labored to convince the world that we were the aggressors in bringing on the war by firing on Fort Sumter. Jefferson Davie, in his Rise and Fall of the Confederacy, says: "He who makes the assault is not necessarily he that strikes the first blow or fires the firfist gun." How can we arrive at who struck the first blow in precipitating the | War Between the States? What does the record say? As soon as the Confederate government was organized Mr. Davis sent Martin J. Crawford, of Georgia, and John Forsyth, of Alabama, as commissioners to Washington. They arrived there March 5?the day after Lincoln was inaugurated. Their mission was one of peace. They sent at once their communication to Mr. Seward, secretary of State, asking for a "speedy adjustment of all questions growing out of the political separation upon terms of amity and good will." The whole conduct of our commissioners was marked with Rerfect frankness. "They were met with an equivocation, a duplicity, a craft and deceit," says Alexander Stephens, "which, taken altogether, is without parallel in modern times." No direct answer was given to the communication of the commissioners for twenty-three days. But an indirect and informal answer was given early in this way. Justice John A. Campbell, of the supreme court, was selected by Mr. Seward as an intermwiiarv. Mr Seward assured Jus tice Campbell that he was for peace and that Fort Sumter would be evacuated in ten days?even before, a letter could go from Washington to Montgomery. Justice Campbell acted on this and advised the commissioners to be patient. After sufficient time had elapsed Gen. Beauregard telegraphed to the ||t. commissioners that Fort Sumter had not been evacuated, but Major Anderson was making repairs. So Judge Campbell had another interview with Seward, who said the 'failure to evacuate was not the result of bad faith" and explained the i delay. This renewed assurance was communicated to Mr. Davis by the ^ commissioners. On April 7, as a relief squadron had left New York, Judge Campbell addressed a note to Mr. Seward. He , replied: "Faith as to Fort Sumter fully kept. Wait and see." The fleet had put to sea when this reply was made and with instructions to provision and reinforce Fort Sumter, "peaceably," if permitted; "other':/ wise by force." In March, Capt. Fox, of the Federal navy, was sent to Charleston by his government. He assured our people that the mission was in the interest of peace and he was permitted to visit Major Anderson in Fort Sumter. It later developed that he carried secret dispatches and wanted information as to how Seward's fleet could best assist and reinofrce the garrison. Now this delay, this deception was injurious to the Confederate government which thought Seward and Lincoln sincere in their promises. Lincoln was actively and secretly arranging to blockade our ports and , big guns were being accumulated. Mr. Davis would have improved the time in securing guns and ammuni??">o Airttr_poa r?li oH hv flip UUli, UUl nao ?--? , duplicity of Lincoln and Seward. . ^ Thus while Mr. Davis was deceived into hopes of peace, was prepara1 ' . tions were active at Washington and a large force of soldiers had already sailed for the Carolina coast. When Mr. Davis realized the situation then he directed General Beauregard to demand the surrender of the forces at Charleston. On his ref 11 sal, the Confederates on April 12, I 1S61, fired upon Fort Sumter. The I fire was returned. Under these circumstances who struck the first blow, or who fired the first shot? The sail of the fieet, a the order to reinforce Major Anderson. "peaceably," if permitted; "otherwise by force," was issued some time before Mr. Davis ordered Beauregard to demand the surrender of Major Anderson. Lincoln appointed a Cabinet who were all the most radical Republicans, the kind called "black Repubcans." Cady Stanton and her set, with Henry Ward Beecher, who organized at Brooklyn the Woman her place in the Union. But when Anna Shaw's association, were of this "black Republican" stripe. Now when Fort Sumter fell Lincoln called for 75,000 troops. Virginia up to this time had maintained her place in the Union. But when war was declared by Lincoln on the sovereignty of States and Virginia was called upon to furnish her otuota of Federal troops to coerce her sister State Virginia decided to fight for the principles of Southern manhood and the honor of Southern womanhood. Her decision was Robert E. Lee's decision. And the world t LIED TO SAVE MAX SHE LOVED. "Lefty Louie's" Widow Testifies D Against Becker. New York. May 15.?Mrs. Lillian Rosenberg, the young widow of pj "Lefty Louie." one of the gunmen fr executed for the part they played in w the murder of Herman Rosenthal, to- es day was a witness for the State at the le trial of Charles Becker, charged with ie being the instigator of the plot which m ..-r..-. 11 nnrof! havo hdpri narripd nut V> AS T.V Y~ . v- uvv-j, . . - ^ JC In swearing she heard Jack Rose siurge her husband to aid in the mur- sc der, she said Lieut. Becker's name er was used. The pretty widow, in this, jn directly contradicted the testimony given at her husband's triai and fur- p] nished District Attorney Whitman f0 with what he called proof beyond a pi doubt that the State had proved the ai truth. She was asked why she had not testified at the trial of the gunmen as she did to-day. With tears c< in her eyes the girl answered: m "I lied then because I wanted to ia save the man I loved from the elec- eI trie chair." \\ Mrs. Rosenberg appeared to be on ca the verge of collapse, but she grasp- at ed the arms of the witness chair and ia quickly regained control of her emotions. L< Mrs. Rosenberg's statements discount the confession alleged to have been made by "Dago Frank" Cirofici j0 just before the gunmen were electro- ja cuted. In the confession he was fr ^,,covintr hp npvpr heard the a 4UVV.CU C40 VJUJ ^ name of Becker in connection with h? the murder plot. ai The State said it expected to com- th plete its case Monday, to which date is the case was adjourned. nc Martin T. Manton. chief counsel e\ for Becker, after the adjournment, stated that when the prosecution closed its case Monday that of the defence would be closed by Thursday. Shoots at Her Husband. Florence Rivers was arrested last night about 8.10 o'clock by Police-. je man Friend at Rogers alley and St. ca Philip street, charged with firing two pistol shots at her husband, Richard Rivers. The woman's aim o{ was bad and her better half escaped gu unhurt. The pi6tol with which the of shooting was done has been recovered by the police, and on examina- fr tion two empty cartridges and three unexploded were found in the barrel. The weapon is of .32 calibre.? re News and Courier, May 19. has never produced a greater general nor a more perfect gentleman. ^ In speaking of the final act that ai caused Virginia to secede. Mrs. Lee said: "My husband has wept tears of blood over .this terrible war, but w he must be a man of honor, and a Virginian, -share the destiny of his State." Gen. Stonewall Jackson and Cfl Gen. Jeb Stuart and Gen Pickett took the same view. They were Virginians. How could Virginians fight Virginia's children? The se- a. ceded States were populated with S1 Virginia's sons and daughters. With them there was no divided allegi- m ance. Virginia's claims came first. ^ No wonder that on Memorial Day Ci we scatter flowers on the graves of such men. And those old soldiers ne who fought and lived, and who t0 fought after the war the greatest civ- *? su ic battles ever fought, who would not stand for the mongrel govern- V1 ments set over them, seeing in them C the degradation of the white race and the obliteration of Southern civ ilization, may rest assured that upon their graves also loving hands on 1 each recurring Memorial day will scatter fragrant flowers. But, after all. did not Mr. Lincoln ? strike the first blow and fire the first shot when he defeated the "Chittenden compromise" ,of December, ^ 1860? The Southern members of tj. congress had offered all sorts of , compromises. The Chittenden com> < promise yielded all the North de- ^ manded as to extension of slavery in the Territories. The campaign of IS60 was fought on that issue. The p] South yielded for the sake of peace, hi Rhodes, in his history of the United ? States, tells us Mr. Lincoln wrote se- p cret letters to leading Republicans v to defeat all compromises?that the South could not keep an army in the ^ field as the negroes would rise up and force our soldiers back home. When all our compromises were defeated, then and not till then, did our Southern leaders meet in solemn di conference to decide upon what was }e to be done. 1 Mr. .Lincoln naa precipuaiea a en- w sis. "How shall the South be saved?" our leaders asked. What is the ? meaning of all this secession from y( the constitution? This repudiation hj of the supreme court? This nullification bv fifteen States? This can- ^ 0} onization of John Brown? What means this defeat of our offers of tf compromise?our overtures for peace, tranquility? Mr. Lincoln had de- . feated their efforts for reconcilia- cj tion. Lincoln's blow precipitated secession. as his Fort Sumter policv 5 I fired the first gun. Lincoln and ? Seward were the aggressors.?News y< and Courier. fii PLAXXKI) TO LEAVE JAIL. iscovery by Sheriff Miller Preve ed Wholesale Escape. Lexington. May 17.?Using a sm ece of iron, which they secui om the stove in the jail, as a t< ith which to form their means icape. many prisoners would h? ft the jail here had not Sheriff y r discovered the "trick" in time, aking his daily rounds through I til several days ago. Lexingto leriff discovered a lot of brick di :attered on the floor in the r< id of the large iron cage, and up vestigation he found a number rick had been taken from th aces, making a space large enou >r a man to pass through. T 'isoners used a barrel of disinfe it to hide their work. There are sixteen prisoners in j vaiting trial at the June term ourt, among them being four wh en. Two of these are Oscar Strii nd, a former inmate of the F1 ice reformatory, and John eeks, anas tiarry cechiuau, ? uvj Lped from the United States ari ; Norfolk, Va., last October. Stri< nd and Beckman are charged w iving entered the jewelry store ewie Hall in this town some moni jo. The men have been permitted unge about in the corridor of 1 ,il during the day time as a rel om being confined in the close ce1 11 the while, however,, there 1 is been a steady watch on the j? id how the men managed to teir work without being detecl a mystery. These privileges v )w be cut off by the sheriff, a rery man will be closely watched UNION LEADERS TO PRISON. ynamiters Oi*dered to SuiTender June tlie 6th. Chicago, May 16.?The 24 lal aders sentenced in the "dynamiti ,ses," who are at liberty on bon ive but three more weeks of lib . The United States circuit coi ' appeals to-day ordered them irrender June 6th to the ward the federal prison at Leavenwor an., or be taken t,o the penitenti? om Chicago on that date. Elijah Zoline, counsel for the < ndants, pleaded for time before 1 manding order went into effect. "These men are scattered all 01 ie country," he said. "It will b< irdship for them to be separal om their families immediately. Tt e all under heavy bond and to < )le them to straighten their affa ifore they go to the penitentiary hy I ask for time." Only Hope in Pardon. Only a pardon from President W ?n can save the convicted from se g their sentences. Mr. Zoline si j had presented the president w petition carrying nearly 500,0 gnatures. The court also took under advi ent case of Olaf Tveitmoe of ? rancisco, Richard H. Houlihan, hicago, and William Bernhardt, incinnati. These three were granl jw trials and arguments were ma -day on the government's petiti ir a rehearing of their cases and 1 istaining of the lower court's c< ction. Former United States Attori harles Miller, of Indianapolis, led the government's cases bef< ldges Seaman, Baker and Ma Dunsel for the defendants w< jpeful that the order granting ;w trial to Tveitmore, Houlihan a ernhart would remain in effect. Col. A. H. Dean, a prominent lc ir of Greenville, has been appoi 1 by the governor as a member te board of regents of the St; Dspital for the insane, filling 1 icancy caused by the death of . Cannon, of Laurens. Thomas Barrett, Jr., for 27 ye; resident of the Langley cotton m is resigned. ONCERNING CLEAN IM odern Sanitation is a Growi v No man or woman can perform f lty to themselves or to others i ss they keep themselves clean wi An upset liver or sluggish kidrn ill spoil your work and worth. Regularly take CARSVVELL'S LI R-AID and you will be a new 1 g in this climate for it will cleai )ur system as soap will cleanse yc mas. CARSWELLS LIVER-AID tal le place of calomel?takes its pl< :cepting the AFTER effects. It generally acts RIGHT NOW te liver and kidneys and elimina le poisons and accumulations. Results?internal cleanliness a v means of a pure VEGETAB impound. No danger, no discomfort. On sale at Mack's Drug Store D cent bottles. Purchase price mded in full if you wish it. 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UvVl J ment qf premiums. 3n- IB. W. Simmons Phone 18 Wlinn jrs 1 Tv OcU he says that : js I foreseen contingen NOTICE OF ELECTION. WL. TvUCu he says that t State of South Carolina?County of - paid-up and endev 1 Bamberg. ' rm Whereas, a petition addressed to nll60 he says that lid the Board of Education for Bamberg one Qf another for County has been received and filed in ftft the oflBce of the Superintendent of serves. Education praying that an election lUL^,, be held for the consolidation of TT1HU1 he states that se- school districts seventeen and eigh- one year. ian teen, known ^is Cuffy's Creek and Colston, and for the purpose of levy- tyf||gi| hg ^ t ing an extra tax of two mills for . the purpose of establishing a graded chase additional ted school if the said electorate vote to thus increasing thi lde consolidate the two districts, and ing power. Whereas, a majority of the qualified electors ?f thI 1ffld tw? districts, There ^ stockhol, .he seventeen and eighteen, have sign- i 3n- ed said petition praying for said elec- England Mutual Li tion as aforesaid: Now, therefore, it is ordered that The law under which t iey an election be had at which the quali- the above conditio ar- fied electors of the said districts, )re seventeen and eighteen, shall be al- tsjotf- tho ormtt nlr lowed to vote upon the questions: , . 1 ? 1. Shall districts seventeen and lation whereby the insu -re eighteen be consolidated? factory" or "due" proof a 2. Shall a levy of two mills ad- certain conditions of w ,nd ditional be placed upon the taxable ceeine a cody of ti property of the said districts, seven- upon seemg a copy of 1 teen and eighteen, for the purpose of establishing a "rural graded" THERE ARE OTHER lW" school. BUT UNQUESTIONAB nt- That all those who favor the con-. 0f solidation of districts seventeen x and eighteen for the purpose afore- CMJAn ate said shall vote "yes." Il6W the That all those who are opposed to j. the consolidation of districts seventeen and eighteen shall vote "no." That on proposition two all those WW WW W# fo.mr Hio lowin? rtf an addi- I |_J m / m * W 11KJ lUTUl UiV ars tional two mill tax upon the property W W Iff ill, in' school districts seventeen and * eighteen shall vote "yes." Special Agent That all those who are opposed to ? _ _ the levying of an extra two mill tax if, upon the property in school dis- ^ tricts seventeen and eighteen shall If 1 vote "no." if That the said election shall be held ?W ^ W ing in all respects as provided by the I U Ml A laws of the State of South Carolina |j|| |j 1 j I for said purpose, to wit, on the 26th w aa a* wa day of May, 1914. For the purposes of holding said as they go IN to tl u11 election, J. C. McMillan, C. F. Pad- Kr gett, and Thomas Clayton, are here- th hv nnnnintpd as managers, with full burse them. If ; power as conferred, upon managers . , 5>'s of elections under the statute of the the banklnS hablt State of South Carolina. and determine to 1 [V- That when the votes have been cast . , be_ and.counted, the said managers will ings aU(* earnin&s lse duly certify the same, as provided by will soon find yo )ur law, to the County Board of Education pendent. Let us 1 ^es J. H. A. CARTER. vour money for yoi ice S. G. MAYFIELD, a ? R. W. D. ROWELL, v ^'ou of a11 worry on County Board of Education. safety. It will be ? tes Mav 7th. 1914. i ; lor you when you i." Malaria or Chills & Fever r, Prescription No. 666 is prepared especially in for MALARIA or CHILLS & FEVER. JLgi 11 I C re_ Five or six doses will break any case, and Jut if taken then as a tonic the Fever will not 4 per cent, paid oi iti- return. 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