The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1861-07-09
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department Within iht S,aies, ED iGa
forts rcnale dogtyaHls 81 Tom l3a
and i1a lfke including iha noyealla anI
4 stationary property ID ahl aIoa them
had been acjsel 1nl worn lra Is op.H
hostility 70 ths Government cyfp.ma
only Font i'vku Taylor aad JHTroa.
4 en- and near lhc llona co4G aaa Ton
sumter b lle Charleston llmfor south
Carolina.
I Tie Fort thus seized had been put in
! improved cauditIau. New oars mi been
hulil and armed forces had been arsan
ICED and were organizing, an ayowcllp
with lha same hostile purpose. Tile Forts
remaining in ihr posses ion ii ne Federal
I Government IN ana near ha States we're
either beseiged or meuanecd 81 wnrliI.c
preparations, and specially Fors Sumter
was mainly surrounded BIZ wei protected
hoiIle batteries, with guns equal IN quail
ly 20 tla best 81 rs service, and oulnum-
beung 'hc latter as perhaps leu 10 one.
a disproPoHioaale share Of The Federal
maskcts and rifles had somehow loand
their way into these States, and had been
seized 70 Ic used against thc Government.
Accommodations Of The Federal revenue
had been seized for the same object ltei
navy was scattered in the distant seas.
leaving but very small portion Of il with. /
IN The immediate reach III tho Govern /
mcnt Officers o. Tie Federal army h4d +
resigned n great numbers, and OF those
reslgnng, large proportion bal taken upI
arms against the Go cumcnt.
Simultaneously and in connection with
all these the purpose t, sever the Fcdar- i
al Union was openly ayowcd. Ia aceor
dance with this purpose an ordinance had /
been adopted IN each of these States. de-
chIing the States respectively 10 he scpa-
rated from The National Union. a forum.
"a for instiluiing a combined Government
Of these States had been promulgated, and
thsllcgal organization in the character
q the Federal States WIS already nyo-
king recognition, aad Intervention from
foreign power Finding dis condition Of
.anss, aud belieYclDg ii 10 be al ,mpcra
i've duty upon The ineonaa1 i1,pcuIiro Toll.
pfoycut if possible, the coasmnation of
5dcIl an attempt TO destroy the Federal 4,
Union, choice Of means 10 Tint end be-
'ame Indispensable This choice MA
made and was declared ii Tie inaaour4l F,
ADDRESS.
The policy chosen looked 10 Tie OK
iaustion Of al peaceful measures. before
I resort 10, any stronger one. II eooelf :
my 70 lold the public places and proacr.
y, not already wrcstcd from tie Govern. !.
nent, and 10 collect the revenue r,Kipo :,
o. the rest On time, discussion, and fIe =
'dlol box. II promised continuance IA
nails at Government expense 10 the yer, J,
eop!o whowcrc resisting the government, "
nj i gave repeated pledge against aay :,
Istnrbancc TO any Of the people, or any ol :
leir rights, Of all that which President 7
hight constitudonalIy aud Justly oinsueb y
case Everything was iorc6orne with i
q which i was believed possible to keep I,
&c Government on foot. -
On the 9th Of March, Tic prcscn, IN -
mbcnt's fast lull day ii Office, 4 lcuer y
ON Major Anderson, commaadinq N
OFT SUMTER written on the 28 Of Frb- 4
ary, and received al the War Dnait- :
ent on the 9TH e March, was BIZ that :"
apartment placed il lis hands. w
Tins letter expressed tic professional \,
Union Of the writer, that rciniorcemcnts -
uld not be thrown into that Fort. within ieI
time for his rclicl--rcndercd ncccssa. ~
by tie limited supply Of provisions ~
d with view Of holding possession of n
e same, with a force Of nss dian 10000 ~
od and well drilled men. This oIinion
IS concurred in by all thc officers ii lis ~
nmand, and their memoranda on he ~
}ject were made enclosures Of Major ~
ldef5on's letter. w
The Whole was Immediately laid before M
cut. Gen. Scott, who nj once cgpcnrred - y
h Major Anderson, in his opinion. On '''''
''NtiV't' Ho"N'tis nc look iull lime IN 49,,
sailing with other officers, both Of file ~
my and Navy, and at the end of four 5 ,.
Z, came reluctantly but silently, 10 tic ~
clusion as before. po'
He also stated at Tie same time dat no I'M
h sufficient force vas al the control IF nv
Government, or could BE raised and NM
ught 70 the ground within the time wcr
~ the provisions in the fort would be fbc,
ausicd IN a purely military point Of o,ll
81 tbs reduced the duiy Of the admin ny.
alton ii The case 70 The mere matter Il mcr
ing the garrison safely out Of thc fort. I'M
was believed, However, that to % mos
ad2n that 10 iiiun under the cirenm- port
ces would be utterly fuinous; lhat peoI
necessity under which It was done. que.
ID not be fully understood that 81 vas
y j would be construed n part 81 Il vile
htary policy that al home It Nould n
outrage the friend Of Tie Union. cn- lara.
So rs adFcrsarics and 60 Ear to insure Ain
e latter recognition abroad.-fbat ~,
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