. Young folk's history of the war for the union . Private of the SeventhNew York. 68 UPRISIJVG OF THE ]<!ORTU. [1861. and the Seventh took the cars for Washington, while GeneralButler and the Massachusetts men remained to keep open therailroad. The secessionists Avere somewhat overawed by these promptmeasures, and saw the need of gaining time. A deputation ofMarylanders and Virginians called on President Lincoln anddemanded that all hostilities should cease until the meeting ofCongress, which was called for July 4. As this would givethem an opportunity to finish their preparations, and perh
. Young folk's history of the war for the union . Private of the SeventhNew York. 68 UPRISIJVG OF THE ]<!ORTU. [1861. and the Seventh took the cars for Washington, while GeneralButler and the Massachusetts men remained to keep open therailroad. The secessionists Avere somewhat overawed by these promptmeasures, and saw the need of gaining time. A deputation ofMarylanders and Virginians called on President Lincoln anddemanded that all hostilities should cease until the meeting ofCongress, which was called for July 4. As this would givethem an opportunity to finish their preparations, and perhiipseven to take Washington, Mr. Lincoln of course declined togive this promise. One of the visitors then said that seventy-five thousand Marylanders would contest the passage of troops. The Xaval Academy and Landing, Annapolis. over her soil. *Well, replied Mr. Lincoln, I presume thereis room enough on her soil to bury seventy-five thousand men. Another deputation, from the Young Mens Christian Asso-ciations, headed by the Eev. Dr. Fuller, of the Baptist Church,called on the President, and, saying that the Southern Stateswould never again be united with the North, expressed ahope that no more troops would be alloAved to cross Lincoln received them kindly and treated them politely,but said, I must have troops for the defence of the Carolinians are now marching across Virginia to seize theCapital and hang me. What am I to do? I imist have troojas,I say; and as they can neither crawl under Maryland nor flyover it, they must come across it. And they did go across it, and before the end of the monthmore than fifty thousand men were in Washington, and theCapital of the nation was safe. Shortly afterward. General 1861.] HARPERS FERRY. 69 Butler made
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