Portrait and biographical record of Lancaster County, PennsylvaniaContaining biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens ..together with biographies and portraits of all the presidents of the United States . rebel flag was raised inCharleston; Ft. Sumter was besieged; our forts,navy-yards and arsenals were seized; our depotsof military stores were plundered, and our cus-tom-houses and post-ofiices were appropriated bythe rebels. The energy of the rebels and the imbecility ofour Executive were alike marvelous. The na-tion looked on in agony, waiting for the slowweeks to glide
Portrait and biographical record of Lancaster County, PennsylvaniaContaining biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens ..together with biographies and portraits of all the presidents of the United States . rebel flag was raised inCharleston; Ft. Sumter was besieged; our forts,navy-yards and arsenals were seized; our depotsof military stores were plundered, and our cus-tom-houses and post-ofiices were appropriated bythe rebels. The energy of the rebels and the imbecility ofour Executive were alike marvelous. The na-tion looked on in agony, waiting for the slowweeks to glide away and close the administration,so terrible in its weakness. At length the long-looked-for hour of deliverance came, when Abra-ham Lincoln was to receive the scepter. The administration of President Buchanan wascertainly the most calamitous our country has ex-perienced. His best friends can not recall it withpleasure. And still more deplorable it is for hisfame, that in that dreadful conflict which rolledits billows of flame and blood over our wholeland, no word came from his lips to indicate hiswish that our countn,s banner should triumphover the flag of the Rebellion. He died at hisWheatland retreat, June i, Ixfi
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