There was not a man in the Cabinet that did not know that an attempt to reinforce Sumter would be the first blow of war. - Gideon WellesEven preparation to reinforce will precipitate war. I would instruct Anderson to return from Sumter. - William Seward
They have placed an engineer officer at Fort Pickens to violate, as I consider, our agreement not to reinforce. - Braxton Bragg
The people petitioned and pleaded, begged and implored Lincoln and Seward to be heard before matters were brought to a bloody extreme, but their petitions were spurned and treated with contempt. - New York Express
We have no doubt Mr. Lincoln wants the Cabinet at Montgomery to take the initiative by capturing the two forts in its waters, for it would give him the opportunity of throwing upon the Southern Confederacy the responsibility of commencing hostilities. But the country and posterity will hold him just as responsible as if he struck the first blow. - New York Herald
I have had a conference with Secretary Mallory of Florida, and Secretary Fitzpatrick of Alabama, in which they informed me that they and Secretary Slidell had a personal interview with the President and the Secretary of the Navy and were assured by them that no attack would be made upon Fort Sumter and Fort Pickens or any excuse given for the shedding of blood during the present administration. - Governor Moore
Lincoln is trying to plunge the country into a cruel war as the surest means of destroying the Union upon the plea of enforcing the laws and protecting public property. - Steven Douglas
Heck Messpinola, even the commander in charge of the expedition to Pickens refused to land troops, as he knew it was a violation of the armistice and an outright act of war. Fortunately, for the bloodthirsty, Admiral Lincoln ordered his replacement.
As I recall Abraham Lincoln was a Southerner himself, you know, born in a log cabin, near Hodgenville, Kentucky. If I am not mistaken Hodgenville, Kentucky is not exactly Park Avenue. Is that not correct Col Sanders?
See how many of your yankee buds agree with that one.
Old Abe was in the Navy as an Admiral no less?
It's sarcasm. It would seem that trumping the opinions and orders of those with actual military expertise was a favorite hobby of King Lincoln.
Abe knew national security was at great risk and acting accordingly without spilling the beans to Confederate spies lurking about
What the hell are you talking about now? Okay, it's been 145 years, what was the super-secret nature of the arrest of the Maryland legislature? Stonewall Lincoln couldn't admit that they were arrested to prevent assembly and political excersize.
The treasonous cotton upper crust first had to attempt to overthrow the United States government and install Davis & poster boy Stephens in the White House,
Source that one, monkeyboy. 'Till then, you might as well say they were waiting for extraterrestrial contact.
I thought AlGore, another sore loser of a presidential election was willing to hit below the belt, but maybe AlGore was reading Steven Douglas.
Oh by the way could you explain Douglas' meaning of "protecting public property"
It truly is amazing that on a website entitled 'Free' Republic, defenders of slavery in America are still spouting their 'confederate' propaganda some 145 years after the defeat of the enemy within.
"Stonewall Lincoln couldn't admit that they were arrested to prevent assembly and political excersize."
Once again your historical terminology is all swamped up, "Stonewall" was your man. (It's a shame he did not remain loyal & fight for the Union, as some born below the Mason Dixie Line did indeed, to their credit as loyal Americans.)
If you desire to head down this road "Heck Messpinola..Source that one, monkeyboy.." two can play that game ginzo-Gianni the greeseball defender of the last pro-slavery insurrection.