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At Charleston was a stronghold called Fort Sumter, which commanded the bay and harbour. The fort was held by Major Andersen for the Federal Government. AT CHARLESTON WAS A STRONGHOLD CALLED FORT SUMTER WHICH COMMANDED THE BAY AND HARBOR THE FORT WAS HELD BY MAJOR ANDERSON FOR THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
 seemed bent on giving the South every opportunity to strengthen itself against the North. In many of the Northern States, it was hoped by the timid that war could be averted by passing laws which would please the South. But Garfield knew better. He saw that war must come, and he urged his friends to be prepared. One night he said to a fellow-Senator, Cox, who shared his lodgings, "Cox, war is inevitable." "It is, as sure as you live," was the reply. Then said Garfield, "If it comes, you and I must fight; let us then pledge our lives to our country in her hour of peril." And standing there, these two men, grand types of the Young America which was rising above the shame of its dark past, pledged themselves to fight for the old flag and for human right. Abraham Lincoln succeeded Buchanan in the Presidency of the United States, and the Confederates withdrew from the Union, and elected a friend of the slave-owners, named Jefferson Davis, as their President. Then the first blow was struck. NERS HE WITH OTHERS IN HIGH PLACES SEEMED BENT ON GIVING THE SOUTH EVERY OPPORTUNITY TO STRENGTHEN ITSELF AGAINST THE NORTH IN MANY OF THE NORTHERN STATES IT WAS HOPED BY THE TIMID THAT WAR COULD BE AVERTED BY PASSING LAWS WHICH WOULD PLEASE THE SOUTH BUT GARFIELD KNEW BETTER HE SAW THAT WAR MUST COME AND HE URGED HIS FRIENDS TO BE PREPARED ONE NIGHT HE SAID TO A FELLOW SENATOR COX WHO SHARED HIS LODGINGS COX WAR IS INEVITABLE IT IS AS SURE AS YOU LIVE WAS THE REPLY THEN SAID GARFIELD IF IT COMES YOU AND I MUST FIGHT LET US THEN PLEDGE OUR LIVES TO OUR COUNTRY IN HER HOUR OF PERIL AND STANDING THERE THESE TWO MEN GRAND TYPES OF THE YOUNG AMERICA WHICH WAS RISING ABOVE THE SHAME OF ITS DARK PAST PLEDGED THEMSELVES TO FIGHT FOR THE OLD FLAG AND FOR HUMAN RIGHT ABRAHAM LINCOLN SUCCEEDED BUCHANAN IN THE PRESIDENCY OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE CONFEDERATES WITHDREW FROM THE UNION AND ELECTED A FRIEND OF THE SLAVE OWNERS NAMED JEFFERSON DAVIS AS THEIR PRESIDENT THEN THE FIRST BLOW WAS STRUCK
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