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158 The Union Cause in St. Louis in 1861.
North came quick, in accents which could not be misunderstood.
Already, on the llth of January, the Legislature of New York
passed a preamble recounting all treasonable acts in the Cotton
States, specifying the "firing into a Government vessel, ordered by
the Government to convey troops and provisions to Fort Sumter,"
and stating that by this act "the Cotton States virtually declared
war." The Legislature resolved to support and preserve the Union
unimpaired, and closed with the emphatic words: "Renewing the
pledge given and redeemed by our fathers, we are ready to devote our
fortunes, our lives and our sacred honor to upholding the Union and
Constitution." The Legislatures of Pennsylvania, Ohio, Illinois,
Wisconsin, and Minnesota passed similar resolutions, and Governor
Andrews of Massachusetts ordered the enrollment of all militiamen
to be ready for field service, on the call of the President.
In the meantime the disintegrating process went on in the South.
January 9 Mississippi and on the 10th Florida seceded and occupied
the barracks at Pensacola, while Lieutenant Slemmer transferred the
United States forces from the mainland to Fort Pickens. On the
10th the Arsenal at Baton Rouge, and on the 11th Fort St. Philip
and Fort Jackson, in Louisiana, were seized, and the same day Ala-
bama seceded and invited all Slave-holding States to send delegates,
to meet in convention February 4 at Montgomery, in order to con-
sider measures for their common peace and security. On January
19 the Legislature of Virginia voted one million dollars for arming
and equipping the Militia, and resolved: "That if all efforts to recon-
cile the differences between the two sections of the country should
prove abortive, then every consideration of honor and interest
demanded that Virginia should unite her destinies with those of her
sister Slave-holding States." About the same time both the Legis-
latures of Tennessee and Kentucky passed anti-coercion resolutions
and threatened to resist every invasion of their territory made by
the Federal Army for the purpose of keeping the seceded States in
the Union.
ALEXANDER STEPHENS' GREAT EFFORT.
In Georgia the example of the seceding States was sorely felt. Its
leading Statesman, Alexander Stephens, was opposed to all hasty
action, and stated that Secession should be conditioned on President
Lincoln's actions, or on the repeal of the Fugitive Slave law, which
could not take place before the new Congress assembled. Stephens
Object Description
| Title | The Union cause in St. Louis in 1861, an historical sketch |
| Author | Rombauer, Robert J. (Robert Julius), 1830-1925 |
| Subject.LCSH |
Missouri -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 Saint Louis (Mo.) -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Regimental histories Missouri -- Militia |
| Coverage | United State -- Missouri |
| Source |
475 p. : front., illus. (maps, plans) pl., ports. ; 24 cm. St. Louis, Mo. : Press of Nixon-Jones prtg. co., 1909 |
| Language | English |
| Date.Original | 1909 |
| Date.Digital | 2004? |
| Type |
Books and pamphlets |
| Format | JPEG |
| Collection Name | Civil War in Missouri - Monographs |
| Editorial Note | All blank pages have been eliminated |
| Publisher.Digital | University of Missouri Digital Library Production Services |
| Rights | These pages may be freely searched and displayed. Permission must be received for subsequent distribution in print or electronically. Please contact contributing institution for information. |
| Contributing Institution |
University of Missouri--Columbia. Libraries |
| Copy Request | Contact Ellis Library Special Collection, University of Missouri - Columbia at (573) 882-0076 or email: SpecialCollections@missouri.edu |
Description
| Title | civm000005p0158 |
| Description | 158 The Union Cause in St. Louis in 1861. North came quick, in accents which could not be misunderstood. Already, on the llth of January, the Legislature of New York passed a preamble recounting all treasonable acts in the Cotton States, specifying the "firing into a Government vessel, ordered by the Government to convey troops and provisions to Fort Sumter," and stating that by this act "the Cotton States virtually declared war." The Legislature resolved to support and preserve the Union unimpaired, and closed with the emphatic words: "Renewing the pledge given and redeemed by our fathers, we are ready to devote our fortunes, our lives and our sacred honor to upholding the Union and Constitution." The Legislatures of Pennsylvania, Ohio, Illinois, Wisconsin, and Minnesota passed similar resolutions, and Governor Andrews of Massachusetts ordered the enrollment of all militiamen to be ready for field service, on the call of the President. In the meantime the disintegrating process went on in the South. January 9 Mississippi and on the 10th Florida seceded and occupied the barracks at Pensacola, while Lieutenant Slemmer transferred the United States forces from the mainland to Fort Pickens. On the 10th the Arsenal at Baton Rouge, and on the 11th Fort St. Philip and Fort Jackson, in Louisiana, were seized, and the same day Ala- bama seceded and invited all Slave-holding States to send delegates, to meet in convention February 4 at Montgomery, in order to con- sider measures for their common peace and security. On January 19 the Legislature of Virginia voted one million dollars for arming and equipping the Militia, and resolved: "That if all efforts to recon- cile the differences between the two sections of the country should prove abortive, then every consideration of honor and interest demanded that Virginia should unite her destinies with those of her sister Slave-holding States." About the same time both the Legis- latures of Tennessee and Kentucky passed anti-coercion resolutions and threatened to resist every invasion of their territory made by the Federal Army for the purpose of keeping the seceded States in the Union. ALEXANDER STEPHENS' GREAT EFFORT. In Georgia the example of the seceding States was sorely felt. Its leading Statesman, Alexander Stephens, was opposed to all hasty action, and stated that Secession should be conditioned on President Lincoln's actions, or on the repeal of the Fugitive Slave law, which could not take place before the new Congress assembled. Stephens |
| Source | The Union Cause in St. Louis in 1861 |
| Type | Books and monographs |
| Format | JPEG |
| Identifier | civm000005p0158.jpg |
| Collection Name | Civil War in Missouri - Monographs |
| Editorial Note | All blank pages have been eliminated |
| Publisher.Digital | University of Missouri Digital Library Production Services |
| Rights | These pages may be freely searched and displayed. Permission must be received for subsequent distribution in print or electronically. Please contact koppk@umsystem.edu for more information. |
| Copy Request | Contact Ellis Library special collection at: SpecialCollections@missouri.edu |
