Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-03-21
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Our telegrsphic dispatches announce that
the order has been given for the evacuation
of Fort Sumter. Probably many of our PEG
pie hoped TO the last that some way would be
devised for preventing this humiliation.
probably, also, they think that Fort Pickens
is safe, and viii be held; but it is now in a
state of siege. Fort McRae on the opposite
side of the hsrbor, farther out, a thoroughly
armed fertilization, lie held by the Confeder-
Rtes; Sc is Fort Barrancas al the entrance of
The bartor, and batteries are being con-
s;-ucted to command all approaches.
TIE NEST impregnable fertilization in the
world csn not be held without defending it;
and to psrmit it to be cut off from commune
cations, besieged, and batteries constructed
without molestation to attack it at leisure,
until it is in the power both of a superior
force ard Of starvation, is not defense. Fort
PickeDs can not be held without a powerful
force, sufficient to land and overcome all the
force that the Confederates can send against
it, and with the command the Confederates
already have of this position, this would
begin with sharp fighting.
1t is too much to expect that the Admin
i~stratiOn VIII go to war Immediately to save
this fort, when all the slave States are dis
loyal to the Government, aud when the Ad-
ministTa:ion Party has already evidenced a
disiDelination to provide the Government
with authority to use force to carry out its
laws. We conclude that the history of Fort
Sumter will be repeated at Pickens. Then
why should not Fort Taylor, at Key West,
90 in the same way2 II can be approached
and besieged In the anne manner, and to use
the requisite means to defend it is called
coercion and civil war.
There is but one alternative the imue.
diate exertion of the force of the Govern.
ment bold these forts BY attacking ever
hostile demonstration against them, or thu
abandonment Of them all, one after the other
Under the cry OF peace in the North, Will,
he Ooniederates are making war, this 4
only a question Of time and il it is to D,
done, the sooner they are abandoned th,
less disgrace will attend il.
Why should the North 20 to war TO main
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tain these fortsf VIZ, speak of the North
for If war is undertaken the North will
have 10 furnish men and means 10 carry /
on. There are men enough, who woulI
respond 70 such a call, but what is the OBJ
Iect2 There is, TO be sure, the natural an,
iusti6able desire to chastise weakness wbicI
has carried on SO insolently; but, certainly
the time has gone by when the people Of III,
North would desire TO spend any blood 0
money 10 restore such a Union. TO talk 0
. Union Of such elements, after what ha
happened, is already becoming G ghastly
Meme ofthe slave States ara loVal 70 an
GOvsrnmsDt. Those that have not formal
seeded, refuse all support 70 the dover,
ment. Although they have The create
Interest In maintaining The Union, th,
sssume sn attitude Of hostility 10 any q
tenpts 10 maintain II, and try to profit
both abe Union add Secession. We CO
oihas thnttks kosthas not going to war
maintain tAe authority Of the Governing