The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-03-07
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emp',a hg tho star Of the West This deDnproea
- concealed trick arst cosrrised by canera :; IT, and
haop,ed'ef courfe with kuowecge of ia eharsc,ar-
"hy seoreiny Hot,' and the .mpresson sft up'n tho
mind o. tho reader o. tha. THO President De-
came aware Of the "trickn It countarmandnf BY
nm ou, TOO aie b IL was not desiined 10 make ih.s
inpitpsion, Then the annadvers'n OF tho honorable
secfe'ATy would lose rscs II all point, "a :.
ms sVioest pur ofe 10 sharpen hs coosure Of General
action bad been without tho sanction Of tie prssdont
ia the trt 10 reinforce Fo, Sumter was rbo raos 70
sporsine act Q, me War Department. during orisi
connecthn with its administrator, aiia n the
public and TO my reputation the calumnous i'm
putop cas-. upon ! ny tho paragraph quoted should be
nishea BY the following Correspondence
wAancroN. Jan a lsC-
dor oops have be- ordered 70 cnsrsson fs
ha been DISCUSSED Il aaonss ocpne and wssn
Fort Sumter couniarmanded distinct,
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true n: On " sn s
eoncusion reached and the War Department
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hands WIN high respect your Obedisn' 'srysn 6xpaor
His Exceency JAMES BUCHANAN President Of the United
O.. wAsurrero. Jan. 3 1851.
erd,y Of he ONCE sec,stary Ss n.ser On Monday
evening sss Dscsmser 1850 spsoensd The orss which
the Brooklyn with renforcemens fort sumter OF ths
ns
S. !" oSs Gss S
pe hs ns previously and dss.d IN CAS
oTdsy sass. eas Meeting
enn 70 s Sumter rass Mss Ss q
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south C CaEsI,na s Gonmi:sionsm soImpnis.s.o
much Indignation among the M mbers Of the lrI Ar
s sr s al sns s s.:
,sDi Blssi .sa =. ;hs mS%sn! = deo,sian
heard rs, no voice INDEED s s, ana 20
piorcemsnis there w.soS. delay hiss You admit shs.
II Sssns ss ssriaiy ~. 20 ea%s,asos sss
ing Without something more than vas sSsn
sd lou are certainly mistaken h IN alleging that no con
daeen that Of your oldest colleagues ths CabE
rsaries Of War and Navy proeaa 70 sc upon Whoas
s % sssss ;sS bean
posing ness rsn ot A h.sshs would resign
Ss hs
s ,sesos S hAV' mot tho lees boon
JAMES BUCHANAN
Nothing be added 10 the force and dtnctncss or
the testimony thus borne by the President and The four
concealed trick 10 repo stedy frankly dis
cuseed In the Cabinet, and when conclusion finally
terms as emphatic as he onably addressed
Of his Secretaries !" " " all over, and reinforce
mcpts must he sent,n his angusge and those
spoken open council the honorable Secretary Of
the Inferior himself being preaens. IL In strict
sordnnce with the command thus given that tho
the Vest waB chartered and the rcnforcemens sent for
ward IN all 'bese circumal the public viii hook IN
vain for any traces OF trck the part Of Gen. Scott
OF heecretary OF 70 true that In the hcpe OF
avoiding waste Of human life. ondenyor mado
70 conces' the expedition from the hostile trooIs
charge of the forts batteries in Charleston hsrbor
defeated.
The "countermand, spoken Of was not moro oor.
daily sanstioned by the President than by
raj Scott and myself II given because any
dissent from the order on the part OF the President bot
because OF letter received that day from MAJOR
dcrson, stating, In effect, that he regarded himself
secure In hts position, and got more because Of in
telliyence which late Saturday evening reached
tho department that heavy battery had boen erected
among the sand hills at the entrance Charleston
tarbor, which would probably destroy any
aimed vessel (aDd such the star Of tho wes which
might attempt 10 mako its way up Fort sumter. Ting
mporiant Information satisfied tbe government that
there was no present necessity for sending reinforce
ments ana that when sent they shoud go a Of
6 tmn,eIce but q war Hence The counterinand
despatched by telegraph TO New York. but the
sailed short time before II reached the otcsr TO whom
it vaa addressou.
This plain statement Is snb ttea Ia the belief that
before an Intelligent and caDdi: pubic, IL will aford
complete vndcaton of my coaauct, we'll as OF thu
Of ius,rous patriot and solder-Isutenant
General Scnuwhose stainless homer certainly needs
defence nj my hands against the aspersios OF the pre-
sent OF OF any other assailana.
VI il well known that persistent falls hcation OF tbs
policy and condnct Of the lalc Gomitraton its rea
tons 70 the South, has proved potent instrumenaity
tor Dlming the popular mind OF that distracted portion
Of country and thus giving on ever Increasing npc
tus t. the revolution and the fact that the telegraph
and the preas have been the absolute direction
Of those controlling this movement has rendered
resistance TO this instrumentaty mpracticable
Whatever purposes therefore, were expected 70
be accomplished by the circulation Of the pa
ragraph which has been exposed will probably be
tanned, giDce the antidete oered cannot possibly
pursue the poison into all ts TauaiHcaons H. however
this explanation shall To the dence of hoee
true hearted patriots who st love Union better than
all the spos and power which revolution PROMISE
then shall little regard the condemnation of who
for the last two months have ncessanty nced mo
throughout the South, simply and solely
refused " backen my soul with perjury by pctYay ing
the government Of my country while in ts service.
J. HOLT.