The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-05-05

II Jest perfection OF pv;usl Interest shall permit
ross earliest desire viii have been taIaIed.o
vss in fu'sberence Of these sccordant views OF the
Congress and the executive that choice OF three
screet able ard dstu gui-hed citizens who repaired
Washington. Aided by their cordial co operation, and
tina, Of the sectear, Of state, every effort compatoie
rh self respect and the dignity OF the confederacy WAS
exhausted before allowed self TO yield to the convic
ton that the Of the United states was deter
red q attempt the conquest Of this people, and that
aed hopes OF peace were unstta.nabe
On val Of Commissioners In Washington. on
sediy ,e7r diary, doing more t than giving informal
rd.icc q tnct arrival. This doEe with view to a
r GQs p ,be President VINO had lust boon inaugu-
rse the discharge Of other pressing official duties IN
tha = snizscr OF his administration, before engaging
lls attention In tho object Of their mlhson was not
mi. leh OF the tn that they officially addressed
the seceury or State informing him OF the purpose OF
toor arrival aId stating In the language OF their nstfuc-
Tilted States oyeIuree for the opening Of negotiations,
assuring the government Of the unsd States that the
rsdst CcgTess and ptcplo Of the Confederate statea
sty desro peaceful solution Of these great qioS
tors that il neither their Interest nor their wish to
IKE anJ demand wbich is not founded Oh sricest JUS
tee 90 aLy act to njuye their ato coniederates'
To tn.s coDur cation for lal reply was received
unt. the 9th April. During tho interval the Commits
hsc coDscrted 70 waive all questions OF form
ii tie e. IA resolve AVOID war poss b.s they went
tar ~ 10 noh, during that long psri1, upoica
ten rLd character inspired the nope OF 5Gccsss anu
through whom constant assursIcss were received from
tie etvefItaeI Of the United states q peaceful inen
tons, u this determination 10 cvacuate Fort sumter
AID 'urher. that measure, changing the existing
2es periodically 10 tho Confecerase states espec ally
a. Fors Iaoxsn was In contemplation but that in the
of ar change of iteotion the subject, notice
vvld tc eiseo TO he Commissioners Tie crooked psns
al snonacy can ecaTcel, furnish an ample wanting
So, candor and dreeiness was the curse
% the uEteo States government towaT oar c1mmis
stntrs In Washington For proof or tas refer the
auEexe1 documents marked - taken in connection
with further facts which n,w oceed g relate
Early il Aprb tho attention Of the Whole country, as
II as that OF our Commissioners, was attracted 70 eK
pu0rd.naSy epa!ati Us for extensive military aud
naval expedition in New York ana other Northern ports
t..ta0 an MAO
ii whose oest ,son concealed 0ny becsm known
w1eu nearly compile e. nd on The 5.h, Sch ADD 7h OF
u.ss ard roi.tsry euppss sailed ron Scr,hera ports
hound sOuthwaros. AArIacd by $, exiraordaHy de-
pstfston The Conroissneis requested the delivery o.
en- ert~er to their o'hc,ii communication u Tue llh
harcn end snertupon received, GA sne slh APRIL afePy
GATED on ;he 10Th Of the pcsieus month from sha II
appears inat during the VIII lie esY1 whilst the Com.
mas wee receiving assurances calculates to ia
PCS II the suocess heir mission, the secretary
t STAG and ihe teaioen Of the United states aal al
ready CoseI uled to hold IN Intercourse with Thorn Tna,
evrr 10 refuse ovsn TO ston o proposals hey had
~ mai Tad prof ~ Tho 1cay croased ny their
Own aseuanes IN order 10 prepare secretly tic mvaus
| Tor effective hcsti operations
That ,hesr ASSURANCES aeye given has bcen virtually
by the government tue Une1 states bs rs
sendng mess nser 70 Charleston, to give aonce Of its
purpose TO use oTcc, II opposed IN t. nleuton OF
supply tug Fort sumter No more striking proof OF the
a. az coed faith ia tho oon Gct OF to sosornm nt
0; the Unted States TOWARDS ts confosoracy eau be
requhoo than is contained Ia the circumstances which
nrsi led this notice According to tho usual course
Il navigation tue vessels composing the expedition do
fhch 'hs!lts.on hafhcf % N" wa ap'A !et WIN our
toDmasi, rers actually IN Whshiag;on detained un1er
ns"e@eps The nosce vas not adj ssea to them but
messenger sent to Charleston give the notice TO
The Govrnof OF South CarolL. and ths notice WAS 80
given at late hour on TIE 9th april the eye oil tho very
day on Which ihc ncct might be expected 10 arrive
Ihnt ms Inenonyre iailet in i' purpose wa' not tho
delayed the arrival of the expedition and gave
tp1e TO Tho conn snder OF our forces at Charleston
to ark and receive the Instruct rs OF thS COVE naent
Lyea ihoD under oil tho PROV fca.ion Incident 70 the
coneuptuous refusai to lsea 10 our Commissioners,
and tie Of the government OF tho Uoed
states sincere anxious avoid the edusion OF
blood, and directed proposal - be made TO the com
mauder Of Fort SUMTER who had avowed himself TO
nearly out OF provieions that would from d.
feetBg ere Fort sumter he would psomiso not TO
opp Gre on cur forces unless 1T at,aced RMS proposal
refuscd and The conclusion reached that the
design 81 the United states place the besicgng
force at Charleston between the simultaneous re Of the
aeet ard the fort 1e-c rerraiacd, therefore, no alter
native but 20 Greet that the fort should ct once bc re-
duccd This order was executed by General Besuregard
win tbs skn ard which naturally to he
peoted from the known character OF that gallant on
md although ,e bomhsIdmeM lasted bet thirty throo
III after The appearance r. tho hostile ct oil
fortunately lite was lost eldof and
eratGod in beng spared the nocesi OF 1aecss eiidson
oi bnoc by tho prudent caution Of che VitNs who
msrd,d tho fee. in abstaniig from sne ~ Wy yiuYN
refcr 10 tho rcpoit Of tho sscre,ay q NfA ana Ho
papers which accompany Tor tuitaer deeao OF this
In this connection Icanno. refrain from vel deserved
tribute 10 the noble State the erert sodery qualities
por, Charleston. For months they had been rrittcd
by the spectacle " sotcss helo thin their principal
hsrbor ling meuace egoiast their pescc and in
dcronderCe Built IN part with their cwa money, It's
custody conded with thcr cHscat 70 agent who
hold power them ether ihsn such as they had
themselves delegated Tor their bonct, intended To
be usci by thai cgeut for their protection against
foreign attack hcy eaw held wh pcrsstcn. senacity
noars or offence against then by the very govern
which they had established for thci. protection
they had belesgutrcd for mOuthsi.lt entire c1na
their power 10 capture yc, yielded the
uuir, az
tel without complaint the hardships, Ia
bors and priyatona Of rrotraetd siege; .ud whom at
length teir patience rewarded by ue signal for at
acs and success had cognod their steady ADD gallant
cooduct-cvcn in the very moment Of rigmph-thcy
ovnccd chisalrous regard 'or the feelings o che brave
but uniort ate ocaf sho had bocn compelled 10 Jwcr
his Tag All Manifestations Of emulation checked
10 lbs pycsenco. Their commNdBg gHo'a al, with thor
cordial approval and the rs govcrnncnt
fained ircm imposing Gny terms that could wouEd tho
seUeiblhes II the commander Of the fort 10 PEI
mites, to retire with the houors OF Warto salute his ag
to depart freely With all his commaHd, aud escorted
10 tho vessel in Which ho embarked With the highest
marks Of respect lfom tb"sc agaas whom his guns had
been recently directed Net only docs every event
copnectea WITH the siege rC0ect tho highest houor
South Carolina. but the iobc rance e be- people and ri
this government from making any hrsh Of v;tocy
obtained uuder circumstances Of .sst peo!e' provccs
pose beyond securing their tngq 4lty and tho
| coro desire to avoid the c,amitlcs q
Scarcely had the rrcsireut oc w, Cntoi states re-
ccived intelligence Of The faiarc o ho schemc yhc hc
mad devised fer the Reinforcement Of Fort Spmer when
he Issued tho declaration Of va agairt this confodcracy
/ which has PROMPTED ma 10 cnnYpo you. IN ths cstrn
ordinary production that high fnroonary affects totL
/ Ignorance % tho cxs,cnoc Of m independent govern
ment, which, possessing nc entire and enthusiastic de
votion a It's people, u exercising functions without
quoeton scyrn sovereign states ovor more than
five Millions of people, and territory whose
exceeds half million Of pquafe mtcs lilo terms sovc-
reign states "ccmbnaonR too powerful 10 be suppressed
by tic ordinary OF udc proceedings or by tho
powers vested In the matshls by law" lilo calls for
army Of seventy five thousand men 70 as rs posse couii
in aid Of the ~ the courts o Justice States
where courts exist whose mandates ana DEGREES
not cbeorfuy oboycd and rcs,occd by wiling people,
lie ayowB that the first service 10 30 assigned 70
forces called out will be- TO execute the process OF
oourte but 10 capture forts AM strong holds situated with
Ia the admitted limits OF this concotacy and guris onct
by ts troops and doclares t,t tins ert' is intended
Ito maintain tho pcrpctuity u popular glyornmcut"
He concludes by commanding "tnc persona composing
the comb ina hoes afsessato vi, the iyc mllIons ol
inhabitants Of tbcsc s,atto retro pcoceaby to their
I ,bsdes within twenty ts;s.n