. Popular history of the civil war . stion was an easy one tosettle. The President refused to receive the Commissionersofficially, and replied tliat he could not give them what theyasked. This brought matters to such a crisis, that Mr. Floyd coulddo no less than resign. Mr. Buchanan must have drawna sigh of relief to get rid of a man who had worried himso long. Joseph Holt, of Kentucky, was given the place ofSecretary of War, made vacant by Mr. Floyd. Soon Secre-tary Thompson gave up his place, because the Presidentdecided to send relief, even at this late hour, to the loyalforts at the South.
. Popular history of the civil war . stion was an easy one tosettle. The President refused to receive the Commissionersofficially, and replied tliat he could not give them what theyasked. This brought matters to such a crisis, that Mr. Floyd coulddo no less than resign. Mr. Buchanan must have drawna sigh of relief to get rid of a man who had worried himso long. Joseph Holt, of Kentucky, was given the place ofSecretary of War, made vacant by Mr. Floyd. Soon Secre-tary Thompson gave up his place, because the Presidentdecided to send relief, even at this late hour, to the loyalforts at the South. He took the trouble, however, beforehe finished his own preparations to go, to inform GovernorPickens by telegraph, that aid was coming. Such was the state of things at the close of i860, — plotsand conspiracies everywhere, with the almost certain pros-pect of a civil war. The newspapers advised, and scolded, and suggestedways ; but it was all lost on the President. Vanity Fair tells the story of that time in this funny way : —. i86o-6i.] A Family Quarrel. 31 Sing a song of Sumter,A fort in Charleston Bay:Eight and sixty brave menWatch there night and day. Those brave men to succor Still no aid is sent:Isnt James Buchanan A pretty President! James is in his cabinet, Doubting and debating;Anderson, in Sumter, Very tired of waiting. Pickens ^ is in Charleston, Blustering of blows;Thank goodness ! March the fourth is near, To nip Secessions nose. We have seen that the President had been completelyunder the influence of men who were opposed to the , however, these honest gentlemen having completedtheir work and departed, he could once more think forhimself. He consented to give aid and comfort to Major Ander-son under a well-ordered scheme of his present steamer Star of the West, a merchant-ship, was char-tered, and loaded with provisions and soldiers, and steamedout of New York on the 5th of January, bound for we know, that, through the kindnes
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