The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-01-17

mercia emporium Of the country, summons
20. d time the old General the spot The General
had upon the great question involved very desoG
rem Rse %anid 1 ~ NE wsS mao mo-
had been soldier winning laure.s In the Geld from the
time that was an infant in my swaddng clothes 70 the
General Scott a. the laurel victor of hundred
batties. | thought Of him az q cherished and be-
name had been engraved and inscribed by Virginia
on lasting memorials of esteem; thought Of General
SCOTT us that Virginia bad elevated delighted
10 honor whose brow had been encircied, with a
wreath Of lowers but with q mountain Of laurelsHI
thought OF one vino had the decorations the State
virginia gold metal dangling from his neck and ON q
sword broad enough TO defend Virginia and Virginias
honor Applause What could say but 70 send for Con.
soots And be came Cen Scott soldier he general
general tho captain OF tho age beyond doubt Gen.
Scott had programme, il was what ! might
call an Aor 'ss oposea ana snA{ br, a
peace to the country He laid it before me, as
The Secretary of War, his superior did not like it.
Applause and aughter) told him did not like it In
very unmistak-able language He went Immediately be-
fore the President and submitted 1t TO him. and he did
NOT very much like 1t at that time viii tell you what
il was and why Did not like IT, Gentlemen, Fort sum
ter was be taken possession or also Castle Pnckney,
and Fort Moultre TO be strengthened Inc forts in
GeoI ga n be occupied and the forts of Florida
were 70 taken possession OF and Manned the forts In
Aahama were be dealt with In like manner the forts
in Louisiana were 70 be occupied BY the troops OF the
United States and, in addition to this ships Of war and
cutters To be stationed the waters OF the
South. There was the programme and there was the
plan have been nearly four years Secretary OF War
an il was not thought necessary occupy any these
forts. Here, in a line from Chesapeake bag up TO the
border line, numerous forts, much more numerous
than those South and IL not in the programme that
any Of these Northern forts was to DO Occupied
More than that the troops frcm the Northern forts
to be- removed and sent to Southern forts Now
what was this TO me, whatever it may be in a
military point of view. gave him the credit Of looking
at !! in this view As virginian, as Southern man
sicniicincy il? You maintaining particular Trin
cipes and these principles being based upon pure mill
try IDEAS are exclude all PROHIBITIONS 10 rights and
out nv foot down and declared while Secretary
Of War it never should be done. (Appause) Now,
gentlemen, ] beg you to consider this thing, be-
cause Is Of great significance and importance 70 Vir
gnis and the whole South Here the corolary that
dedrced from all this However right it may be in q
never viii consent TO- Il is that this government Of
the United States shall have the power 10 step forward
and say you shall demean yourself in particular man
ner otherwise, shall seize the power you put into
cur hands curse you. II General Scott good
politician he Is soldier be would have done
this. But that was his pan-that was the Northern
come together. There are men who have policy,
and maintained that policy up to that point, There
policy On the other hand the North, when Congress-
asst lnbIed, had been for pacication. They acknow
alone When General Scott and revealed his plan
OF coercion presto changeinstanty the whole North
rallied upon another and q counter proposition, which
was proposition Of force. The plan OF agreement in
administration had been up to the point when the
Commissioners from South Carolina should come and
fail Then would take care of the question Of pro
perty Gentlemen, / never supposed that could stay
In the Cabinet after that but to stay in 1t up that
point thought would be we'll AS soon this plan was
understood the whole North changed front Mr. Dixon, OF
Conn.,. speech full Of Cancellation. Hale under the
u home Influences took grounds in opposition
70 The New orR hun soon I aaser the
cicn . fallacy, and the black republican party
ralyng under this banner until this proposition
Of scotts began to get wind and then instantly they
changed tho front to the rear and they demanded
power they demanded military reinforcements,
and thus demanded coercion 70 break up the
southern movement. Then this unfortunate affair OF
Major Anderson precipitaed the decision ut once with
the administration Major Anderson is a man OF honor
and truth and courage selected hun myself, only
that but other services that and honorable
You published the correspondence between the
the Instructions gave to Major Anderson and had to
G hss SY R9 % %0r Anderson s or ATE. LEI
no received these instructions which does not appear
the correspondence. This very significant know
,he sese,ary ST War authorized MAJOR Anderson e
char his poe ton The President in his communication
TO the Commissioners from South Carolina states that hs
did not authorize the change OF position Bx there is
higher authority than the Pesdent, ana that is Mnjo
Anderson for aft receiving these instructions he wrote
the Secretary Of War, 81 could change my position
for have no authority do sov And why had he n,
authority Because had said to the Of south Crons
pledge to honor and ike SOME of you they knew
me, gentlemen they took my honor and pledged them
solves that the status in the port Of Charleston should
not be changed. am not certain, will it on
They could have gone 70 Fort sumter any bright
suDshny evening and taken possession OF It. IL open
the portals we're wide spread and they had nothing
do but to m1ch the troops into Fort Sumter when the
harbor of Charleston would be mpregnabe world
the flesh and the devil. daughter and applause) Bu,
there barrier in the way and what its The
simple declaration these gentlemen chat they would
not do II. (Appause But Major Anderson from some
determined ono night to swap forts and he
Fort sumter, and thus precipitaed this necessity
That brings me to the point which / left The
status which we pledged our honor to have
tanned had been violated and broken. Tho con
dition OF the troops has been changed, ard these
gentlemen said 70 Mr.. secretary Of War with your
word that the condition Of things there should be pre-
served we iorebore action on part In conformity
with pledge. Contrary to your guaranty, the cond
ton Of things Charleston harbor has been changed
Well said TO these gentlemen, you my pledge and
all show that WIS sincere IL TO 90 out OF rho
Cabinet and accordingly resigned my position into the
hands OF the President cloud appause.) And here
Now this brings the Consideration Of the last
question, and the only one to which shall refer am
sure you have grown weary OF this prolix address.
tCries OF mo, no'--"Go on Now this assure which
commenced In the iceberg has gone on splitting It's
progress whatever IN contact 1t split the church
two, and the next disaster which IL threatens
Is the breaking up Of our whole political system. What
the only issue presented II Is the OF
cion the SIDE and peace the other That the
issue. my proposition OF representing the power OF
the property Of the United states by an ordnance ser
geant had been adopted then how would have the
natter We have said the forts throughout the South
within the power Of the South not the possession
the South but rely their honor that they win
steal them and capture the cannon Congress must de
CtuF inc question: Inc NORTH are called upon TO say
whether IL shall be n the forces had been
withdrawn collision need be approhendeG but tho
troops have not been withdrawn and this up
and you must consider t->han the pretext of holding
the property Of the United States be made the grounds
upon which the aud tho ornaments Of the United
states TO be introduced the forts OF the South
for the purpose Of colcing them and making them 20
submit 10 an unwilling tyrsnpyS You unwilling 10
do that, think, and power greater than Your power
comes up aud seizes that point which you unwilling
70 seize You mus. do IT, coercion is the policy an
bounced; that L. the principle avowcd tell you TO.
night that that Is the pan on foot You have got to
meet H. IL u IN vain, altogether In vain that the deci.
dod and intensified manifestations Of feeling are 50 OK
tensivcy made throughout the Commonwealth II Is in
vain that q timd man, tbet coward may hug the
dcuson 10 his bosom that no ccercve policy
viii be enforced, and that the times viii be
better There no better tines that Is the issue you
have got TO meet now. Uoud appalso.l Let you men
OF Virginia and OF the South prepare. know that will
be allowed To indulge little before Virginia audience
in something Of euiogy uron Virginia and Of her acts
however dstgscful IL may DO TO those beyond Dor
derR. You who have done 80 much-you who have done
so long There few VI here who know how long
have been doing for this Union. You, say, should
be active in tho work OF maintaining own rights in
this But do you know that the Virginia forces,
the virginia the Virginia blood were alone tho