The Lincoln story-calendar 1809 1909; one hundredth anniversary . was theirsuperior in manhood, intellect and tact. Cameron, either incapable, orworse, hampered and hurt him. Chase never came to the place where he could reallyappreciate Lincoln. Seward made the most undiplomatic and improper propositions,offering to run the government alone if the President wouldlet him, and would hold the other secretaries off! Lincolnanswered this unheard-of proposal firmly, yet in the spirit ofkindness. Secretary Seward was the first to recognize the realgreatness of his chief. While all this was going on,
The Lincoln story-calendar 1809 1909; one hundredth anniversary . was theirsuperior in manhood, intellect and tact. Cameron, either incapable, orworse, hampered and hurt him. Chase never came to the place where he could reallyappreciate Lincoln. Seward made the most undiplomatic and improper propositions,offering to run the government alone if the President wouldlet him, and would hold the other secretaries off! Lincolnanswered this unheard-of proposal firmly, yet in the spirit ofkindness. Secretary Seward was the first to recognize the realgreatness of his chief. While all this was going on, Stanton on the outside, wasdenouncing the President as an imbecile, a gorilla, and so first perplexity was the news that Fort Sumter was besieged,and likely, any day, to be attacked. An attempt was made torelieve the heroic garrison, but it was too late. Sumter was firedon and forced to surrender after a valiant resistance of thirty-sixhours. The attack on Sumter roused the North and the South. TheConfederate war-cry was, On to Washington ! The Northern. Secretary Seward. slogan was On to Richmond!men, and the North responded:We are coming. FatherAbraham ! The Sixth Massachusetts Regiment was mobbedin Baltimore. Baltimore and Maryland officials waitedon the President, begging him not to allow Marylandsoil to be polluted by the feet of soldiers marchingagainst sister States. Lincoln replied : We must have troops ; and as they can neithercrawl under Maryland, nor fly over it, they must comeacross it! Washington was in danger of attack and ultimatefamine. People fled from the city in advised Mrs. Lincoln to take her three boys andseek safety. She bravely refused to do this, saying :I am as safe as Mr. Lincoln, and I shall notleave him 1 The President called for 75,000
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