The effect of the news throughout the United States was tremendous, and Mr.
Lincoln at once called out 75,000 men of the militia of the various States to put down the rebellion--the border States being ordered to send their proportion.

This brought matters to a climax.

Virginia, North Carolina, Kentucky, Tennessee, and Missouri all refused to furnish contingents to act against the Southern States; and Virginia and North Carolina a few days later passed Ordinances of Secession and joined the Southern States.

Missouri, Maryland, and Delaware were divided in their counsels.
The struggle that was about to commence was an uneven one.

The white population of the Seceding States was about 8,000,000; while that of the Northern States was 19,614,885.