Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-03-25

Fort sumter-Thvfr " &c quirements Of Ma
tor Anderson = DIsasreeabIeness Of the
Palmetto CIty-Its Infsm mnble Condia
tion.
The Charleston Is. C.) correspondent Of
the New York Tribune, writes on the 18th
instant as follows: T
The rebels are growing suspicious at the
delay in ordering Major Anderson to quit
Fort Sumter. They think they smell rat.
Some do not hesitate to deelsrr the belief
that the whole thing is a disguise of plan
devised by General Scott to re-enforce the
Major. This view seems to have been
concurred in by Gen. Besuregard and Gov
ernor Pickens for the guards at the mouth
of the harbor have been doubled within the
last few days. The men on the islands are
instructed 10 relax none of their vigilance
and every thing is ordered with the idea
that since an attempt TO re-enforce Fort
Sumter may be made, it is best to proceed on
the suppOsition that it will be.
There is not the least intention here on
the part of any one to allow Major Ander-
son to leave the Fort in his own way, and
in whatever condition he thinks best. Int
it will be insisted that the Fort shall be
given up to the rebels in its present condi.
tion. Particularly will the putting in exc
outiOn of the idea of blowing up the Fort,
which has been suggested in some quarters,
Beauregard, Pickens & Co., be objected to.
1t is now certain, that at the least the Gov
eminent will be required to stipulate that no
attempt in disguise or otherwise, to re. en-
force the Fort will be made and that in all
respects it shall be left intact, before Major
Anderson will be suffered to leave This
will compel a recognition of the rebel au-
thority. In addition, il is not unlikely that
the garrison will be required to strike their
Han and march n11fo 80
The rebels have the power So to order, if
they choose. They maintain, with Major
Anderson, that, for upward of two months.
Fort Sumter has been ia q state of siege. as
much SO as it possibly could be without bonn
bardment, and that the order for the with
drawal of Major Anderson is purely and
solely because that neither he nor his Gov
eTnment is strong enough to hold out longer.
Why then, say they, should he not be re-
quired to surrender according to the rules
and practice of WARP On military princi-
pies, says General Beauregard it must be
so; if reasons of State exist for doing the
thing in another way, Jefferson Davis must
say SO. ...,I ......
Besides, the rebels say they have been at
an expense of several millions to bring mat
terss to the present pass, aud that they ought
TO have something to show for it, either by
way of record or something more substan-
tial. To allow Major Anderson to march
out under his own flag, and in his own way,
would, under these circumstances, il is main
tanned, be humiliating. The Federal Gov
eminent has been to no expense, and must
yield this much.
Whether views and arguments like these
will finally prevail, and Major Anderson be
compelled to surrender his garrison as pris-
oners of war, and the rebels thus gain a rec
ognition at last, or whether he will be al
lowed to evacuate in the sense in which that
operation is understood by military men, is
for Jefferson Davis to determine.
Agents and members of New York firms
have recently been in this city prospecting
with reference to removing here so as to take
| advantage of jeff Davis's tariff, and es :.
Gaping the new Federal law. They have
gone on to Savannah, Mobile, New Orleans,
&c. The truth is, Charleston is not an in.
vitng point in all respects. In the first
place, the taxes in this State for some time
to come, will be excessive, and will go far to
Offset any tariff advantages. The capricious-
| ness, SO characteristic of Oarolinans, does
not afford that assurance of stability which
is the first demand of trade everywhere.
Even now the idea and purpose exist in
South Carolina of seeding from the new
Contederacy, so that another revolution, at
no distant day, is probable. These things
are not inviting to capitalists. In other
respects Charleston is not on examination,
an inviting point. Its harbor is the poorest
one of any magnitude on the coast To
keep it open to ships of mSderate draft con-
slant dredging is necessary, and even then
they are compelled to await the tide.
By the way, shippers here are flattering
themselves that they are soon TO have the
benefit of the $4,000 appropriated at the
late session Of the Legislature, with the
prOviso that the money should not be drawn
from the Treasury so long as Fort Sumter
was held by the Federal Government
Northern business men, of the class spoken
Of do not remain long here, but proceed to
Savannah, Mobile, &c. Those cities, and
especially New Orleans, are counting on large
advantages, and claim already to have re-
ceived considerable impetus.
1t has been noised about for some time
! past that New York detectives were in this
city, and this morning the Mercury gives it
publicity, with the suggestion that their
business here is to watch for any arms or
ammunition that may arrive, for the purpose
ofspottiDg the houses in New York that sell
them. 1t takes but match to set every
thing in blaze here.