Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-04-12

WOULD THAT IT WE'RE True The New York
CorrsretoI Adc.rfiser SAYS that j ferson Davis
has given orders that II the government sends
vessel into Charleston harbor merely to bear pro.
visions to the garrison In Fort Sumter she Is not
TO be fred into. In view Of the fact that the Oil
garchic authorities have violated their pledge
that Anderson should be permitted to purchase
provisions In Charleston II the G government would
refrain from attempting TO reinforce him. IL there
10 anything Ike true honor and good faith left IN
theif breasts, Davis may well have issued the
oIoef mentioned above. When they gave the
pledge, they knew well that It was in the Gov
ernments power to have reinforced Anderson at
will, and TO crush out all forcible opposition to
its authority In Charleston harbor, as essily as
strong man may crush egg she'll. Hence the
pledge YVES given, ard the condition exacted from
the Government But tie instant the OligaIchy,s
Preparations for assailing Sumter were completed,
Anderson was notified that the pledge would no
longer be observed
The bad faith involved in the train of circgm-
stances making It probable that within twenty
-FOUR hours we shall have news of the commence
ment In Charleston barbOr Of the direst calamity
civil war-that ever the world experienced, is
therefore on the part Of the Oligarchy. 1t is SO
ngnaily and grossly an act of bad faith on Their
part, as that no Presense designed to conceal II
can possibly succeed anywhere in this or any
other country.
IL also makes plain the fact that the Oligarchy
have LEFT the Government no other alternative
save either to let Andeson's command starve, or
TO withdraw ii under circumstances wherein will
be involved an acknowledgment of the Justice
and legality Of the usurpation Of the government
OF the south on its part, which the President has
70 lawful right whatever to accord
IL has Clearly been the evident aim Of the Cow
eminent to preserve the status Of sars in Charles
ton haroOr, and throughout the seeded States,
precisely az they were when the pledge was given
that Anderson should be permitted to obtain pro-
Visions II the Government would make DO attempt
forelnforce hin. In no way whatever did the Gov
ernment violate its faith In this matter Itadhered
TO 50 strictly as that ali the world perceived ard
acknowledged it's determination to take no stems
likely to result In 4 collision ere the difficulty
might be remitted TO the arbitrament of a new
Congress or 10 the people of the several States act
Ing In their sovereign capacity.
Under these circumstances, and IN view of the
further fact that the OlIgarchy have VIGOROUSLY
been ssrainng every nerve to prepare TO assai An
dersons command rs speedily Is posi- BILE fwbiIe
the Government did no; raise finger to reinforce
him, or even to send him barrel of suppli..
until Beauregard notified him that he should pet
no more provisions,) no amount of mI.representa-
ton can possibly create on the mi nds Of any, the
idea that the Government at this point is re,pon-
siole for the fearful events in Charleston barbor
news Of which may be momentarily expected a,
explained above.