. Pictorial history of the Civil War in the United States of America . s atCharleston, C. J. Colcock, and JamesConner, the United States DistrictAttorney, resigned at the same time;and B. C. Pressley, the NationalSub-treasurer, also announced his de-termination to resign, as soon as hecould with due respect to PresidentBuchanan. Although a convention tomake a formal declaration of the with-drawal of the State from the Unionhad not yet been authorized, the con-spirators and their political instru-ments throughout South Carolina nowacted as if disunion had been actuallyaccomplished. On the morni
. Pictorial history of the Civil War in the United States of America . s atCharleston, C. J. Colcock, and JamesConner, the United States DistrictAttorney, resigned at the same time;and B. C. Pressley, the NationalSub-treasurer, also announced his de-termination to resign, as soon as hecould with due respect to PresidentBuchanan. Although a convention tomake a formal declaration of the with-drawal of the State from the Unionhad not yet been authorized, the con-spirators and their political instru-ments throughout South Carolina nowacted as if disunion had been actuallyaccomplished. On the morning of the 7th, when the telegraph had flashedintelligence of Lincolns election over the length and breadth ofthe land, and bore tidings of great joy elsewhere because of the auspiciousevent, the enthusiasm of the rebellious people in Charleston was unboundedand irrepressible. The conspirators and their friends greeted each otherwith signs of the greatest exultation. They grasped each others hands,and some of them cordially embraced, in the ecstasy of their MAGRATH. November,1800. The Palmetto flag was eve-rywhere unfurled ; and fromthe crowded streets went upcheer after cheer for a South-ern Confederacy. All daythe enthusiasm was kept upby speeches, harangues, andthe booming of cannon ; and,at evening, the city was illu-
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