New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-02-02
FROM SOUTH CAROLINA.
ANXIETY TO ATTACK SUMTER.

ETen oar Own Correspondent
CHARLESTON, S. c., Jan. %, leGl.
Nothing can be finer than this Southern mid
winter morning. The sun is warm and the at
mosphere delightfully."- clear and brlcing. There
ia scarcely any need Of oyercoats aud one inyoi-
unfairly seeks the open air. This, after week
of the worst of foul weather, becomes q grateful
change, which every body enjoys, and probably
none so much as the soldiers on duty.
This morning the report of there being large
war steamer lowering off the barbor is repeated,
though do not understand that there is any ad-
dtional testimony on the subject Many arc dis
posed TO give it credence, and the report creates
q certain degree Of interest, taken in connection
with the more stirring intelligence (Which may
need confirmA,ioD), tLat reenIorcemcnts have
been dispatched for Fort Sumter. The ultras-
the armed mOb--are disposed to give full credit
to the report. They have no faith in the peace
full professions Of the Government, and insist, as
does The Mercury this morning, that such m
act u Just what ought to be expected
from Mr.. Buchanan and his present advisers.
This distruft is growing, and should not be sur
priscd to see it control She action Of the authori
ties. They who are for doing nothing but to pre-
serve the present status Of affairs till the ih of
March ale unable TO give agOod rc.son for doing
60, except 70 please Dir. Buchanan. The directors
insist that postpOnement will complicate the diff
culties that now surround the question Of the
possession of Fort Sumter. They say that Mr..
Lincoln will be far less likely 10 Surrender the
fort than Mr.. Buchanan; that if IT ia TO be tough.
for no time j. so favorable az the present. They
INSIST that Gov. Pickens shall show some rolson
for delay and state some argument TO show that
Tie ct win not have to be fought for, if possessed
at nD, and e fought for, why the present is not
tie best time for doing it. This mode Of reason.
ing about the question is getting into the Dnnds
Of all sorts Of people, and Tie Mercury does
not fcruplc TO make the most Of the advan-
tage which, as the organ Of the ultras
it has over Gov. Pickens and those who sustain
lis polcy. Under such circumstances, the intoll
geuce of last evening 10 the effect that reGn-
forcemonts had already been dispatched, while it
lacks confirmation, has the effect to render the
attack which, in the estimation Of the community,
Lad BEEN postponed entirely probable at an early
day. 1t is quite certain that, We're the fact to
become known beyond dispute that reinforce
reuts actually we're On their way, the Fort would
be at once besieged, and q general engagement
would ensuc. I ON able to state that in Fort
Sumter .Ley 20 not regard IN early attack at all
impIobsoe. FOR motives Of humanity and patriot.
ISM tie gallant Anderson is doing his utmost to
avert tie civil war which such On event would
iDeugurste.
sec that letter by Capt. Doubleday from
Fort Sumter the 10Th seems TO say that the fort
is not in receipt of supplies from Charleston
market, as the commanding officer formerly pur.
chased them. When that letter was written such
may have been the fact; but / bsye the bssur-
ance from Trustworthy Char.estonan that now
and for some time past the privilege of market
ing in this Gig is freely accorded to the garrison,
and thai they do avail themselves Of it.
The Legislature dispersed last night. Among
the last acts was one rejecting the proposition Of
Virginia TO send Commissioners to Washington.
The opportunity was improved to hit the Old Do
minion under the fifth rib, by reminding her that |
q year ago South Carolina sent her Commits
sioner for purposes simiar to the object she now
ayows, but that Virginia would not receive him. |
In the same spirit, South Carolina now declines |
The courtesy, and asserts that she viii enter into !