Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1861-07-12

OF sumter. Inc noWu itseH Wns shss wv
ofhcer commanding tho Sabine, to which
vessel the troops had besn Transferred from
tho brooklyn. acting upon some quasi arm.
i,,ice OF tho last aduinistra,iou. and Of the
existence Of which the present. admini'tra.
,iou, up to ths time ths order wss dispatch.
cd. had only too vague and uncertain ru.
mors to ar attention. had refused to land
the troops.
To now rslnforcs Fort Pietens before .
crisis would BE- reached at Fort Sumter was
impossible. rendered 90 BY the near eIhaus-
ton Of provisions 10 the latter named fort.
In prscauticu agairst such conjunction.
tho GOvernmsn, bad few days before coin.
mencing preparing an expedition /" well
adapted ss might bs TO relieve Fort Sumter.
which expedition was intended 10 DO ul,i.
ma,ely used or not according 10 circum'thn.
ces.
Tho strongest anticipated case for using
!, vas now presented. and 10 vas resolved
to .spd Il forward as had been Intended in
hi. contingency. !. was also resolved to
notify tho Governor oi SO. Carolina that he
might expect an attempt would 30 made to
provision tho fort. and that u the attempt
should no, 30 resisted. there would be no
effort to throw in men. arms OF ammunition
without further notice or 10 case OF an at.
tack upon the tort. This notice vas &C.
cordinsly gwen. whsrsupon tho fort Was
attacked and 5ombarded ~ It's fall. with.
ou, even awaiting the arrival Of the pro'''-
iouins expedition. IL u thus seen that the
ss.aul, upon the reduction Of Fort Sumter
vas In no sense matter Of self-dsfenee on
the par, Of tho ss.ailanu. They well knew
that the garrison 10 the fort could by no
possibility commi, aggression upon them.
They knew ihss they were expressly nO,i.
fed that the giving Of food to the brave and
hungry men Of the garrison Was oil which
would on that occasion be attempted, un.
lee. they themselves by resisting so much
should provoke moro. They knew ,ha, tan
government desired to keep the garrison in
the fort, not to a.ssil them but merely to
maintain visible possession. and thus topre.
serve the Union from actual and immediate
dissolution. trusting. as hsreinbeiore stated.
70 discussion and tho ballot box for final
adjus,m,n, and they as.ailed and reduced
the for, for precisely the reverse objsc,-to
drive ou, the visible authority Of tie fede.
raj Union. and thus force IL to immediate
dissolution.
That this was their object tho Executive
we'll understood. and having 'aid to them in
the inaugural address. "you can have no
conaic. without, being yourselves the az.
sre.sors." he took pains not only to keep
thi, declaration good. but also TO keep tho
case 50 free from the power Of ingenious
,ophi..ry as that the world should not DO
able to mlsundcrstand !, by the affair at
Fort Sumter with in surrounding circum.
stances. Tha, point was reached then and
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