New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-03-02
THE INSPECTION OF THE FORTS.

From Our Special Correspondent
CHARLESTON, Feb. &c, 1861.
The future is darkening for South Carolina.
It ia expected that the new administration will
adopt policy Of coercion, and they are preparing
for IT. The South feels that the cool, calculating
selfshness of the North, the partisans of extreme
Republican principles, will not allow this oppor-
tunity TO escape Of rendering themselves masters
of the whole country, and will treat the South as
a conquered province, and they are preparing for
the issue. Nobody has any faith in the effect of
compromise on the Border States; for compro-
misses sufficient to satisfy the Border States will
never be adopted by Congress, should they ever
be recommended by the Peace Congress. So the
Charle.tonians count with confidence on the event
ual adhesion of tho Border States to the Mont
gomery Confederation.
Meantime immense preparations are making;
measures will be laid before the Congress Of the
new Confederation for establishing permanent
volunteer regiments, and enormous efforts are
put forth to create an army and navy on large
scale. The Dahgren guns have arrived, but the
quantity of powder on hand is very small An
immense new battery at Sulvan's Island, which
is nearly completed, has been covered with rail-
road iron; the labOrers upon it are negroes sent
in from the plantations This Fort and other
strategic operations are under the charge Of
Major Gwynn, an Engineer officer of much
talent
Instead of coming here in person, President
Davis has sent COL Jas. Henry Chase Whiting
"a namesake and intimate friend Of Maj. Chase,
recently of the army of Florida), the ablest en-
Qneer in the army Of the new Confederation.
He has come TO inspect the Notifications and to
make an official report on them to the MoDtgom-
cry Government. The steamer Cahawba has
been chartered for his use in sailing about the
harbor, and be goes so near Fort Sumter that
one is astoDished at the good humor of Msj. An
derson in allowing him to pass without Interrupt
ton. Iii is rumored that President Daviss poll
cy is to temporize until after the 4th of March,
and then to be guided by President Lincoln's in
augural But it is well understood that the Fed
eral Government will insist upon the restoration
of the forts and other property seized, and that
the only advantage to the South from this new
delay il in gaining time tc render her military
and naval forces still more formidable, and to
effect more complete organization in all the
different departments Of Government.
An officer, Charlettonan Of one of the first
families of Carolina, De Saussure, who was
captain in the United States Army, but who
resigned, arrived here yesterday. He was inn
mediately appointed Major in the army of
South Carolina.
| We had yesterday also o fine military display
| in Secession Hall on the occasion OF the presen-
tatiOn of banner, the work Of the fair hands Of
Miss Upper, one of the bellies of Charleston, who
was the observed of all observers. Gov. Pickens
who excels in pleasant little speeches, spoke with
much grace and fitness, end Col. Pettigrew the
son of the venerable lawyer, Mr.. Pett'grew (who
is still attached to the American Union), spoke
with charming eloquence on behalf OF the ladies',
who were present in great numbers 1t was a
very pretty sight, one of the finest that has
greeted my eyes for many day, to see so many
beautiful women and young volunteers assembled
together.
Among the arrivals by tho James Adger from
New-York to-day is Maj. George Deas and fam
ily. lie is a fine man. distinguished soldier, q
member of one of the Oldest families of Charles
ton, and a strong personal friend of Maj. ADder-
son. The Governor offered him to-day the posi-
ton Of A6jutant- General Of the forces of South
Carolina, but Maj Deas declined on the ground
that bis friendship for Maj. Anderson would not
allow him to fight against him, although, on the
other hand, his CarOliDan patriotism would not
allow him to continue his allegiance TO the United
States Government He has been invited to join
the forces Of Louisiana, but as he is to 60 to
Montgomery, it is probable he will put his SER
vices In requsitiOn for the Confederate Army.
Az to Anderson, no credence is gwen to the
rumOrs which have been set ahOat, that he will
resign on the 4th of March; but in many quar-
ters / have heard his original movement from
Fort Moultrie 10 Fort Sumter characterized as
very ipjudiciOus; for, they say, he should have
attached 10 Importance TO the rumors in regard
to the mob (rumOrs as ridiculous as those which
are circulated now of mobs) and be should
have trusted to the promise Of the Government
Of South Carolina TO protect the property OF the
United States.
A private letter from Maj. Anderson is now in
possession of q gentleman in Charleston, which
shows that he was under an entire mlsconcep-
ton as to the intentions Of the Secessonist Gov
ernment IL lie clear that the Government of
South Carolina could have taken possession OF
Fort Sumter very easily Immediately after the
passage Of the act of secession, and that it was
dissuaded from the thought by the idea that the
forts were intended for the protection and
defense, and not for tho destruction of and