The daily Wabash express. (Terre-Haute, Ind.) 1857-1867, 1861-07-08

Government. simultaneously. and IN con
nection With all these. the purpose 10 sever
the Federal Union vas openly ayowed
In aosordanee With tn. purpose an ordi #
nauee bad been adopted IA each OF these 4
state declaring the states respectively 10 be I
sepAraied from the national Union. and 4
FORMULA for combining and institating a com
bined government in these States had been
promulgated. and this illegal organization la
the character OF Confederate States uas al
ready invoking recognition, aid and inteuen-
tioR from foreign power Finding this con
di5ion Of thing. and believing il to be I'm.
pefatise upon the incoming executive 10 pre-
cent. IL possible. the contamination Of such
attempt T. destroy the Federal Union. a
choice OF means 20 that end became indis.
ten-able The choice Was made. and dc
clared in the inaugural address. The policy
chosen looked 20 the exhaustion OF sll peace
sul means before a resort 10 stronger ones.
IL sought only &c hold the public places aud
property not already wreSted from the gov.
eminent, aud 70 collect the revenues. rely
ing for The rest ON time, discussion and the
ballot But il promised A continuance OF The
niaiis, at government expense, 10 the very
,eople who were resisting the government,
md il gave repeated pledges against any de
.urbance 20 any of the people OF any OF their
lights; Of AL that shich President might
,cssstitutionallv and justifably 40 in such a
,ase; everything was forb0rne. without
which Il Is believed possible 10 keep the gov
srnment on foot On the 5th Of March the
present inrumbent's first full day in Office.
e,tcr Of Major Anderson's. commanding a.
Fors sumter written on the 2eth Of Februa-
~, and received Il the War Department on
the 4th OF March. MAS by that department
placed in his hands. The letter expressed
the professional opinion Of the writer that
re endorsements could not be thrown into
that fort within the time for his relief. ren-
lsrsd necessary by the limited supply ofpro.
4 visions and with a view OF holding posses
si0n Of the same. with force of less than
10000 good and well disciplined men. This
opinion was concurred in by all the officer
/ of his command, and sheir memoranda on
! the subject were made Enclosures OF MAJOR
Anderson's letter The whole was immed-
atcv laid before Lieut.. Gen. Scott. who at
once concurred with Major Anderson opln-
/ ion On reflection. however. he took full
time for consultation with other oricers, both
OF the army and the navy. and AT the end OF
four DAYS. came reluctantly but decidedly to
the sane conclusion A. before lie also sta.
tel at the same time that such sufficient force
Wa not Al the control OF the government, %
could not be raised and brought 10 tho ground
sithis the time when the provisions would
be exhausted Ia purely military point Of
view. this reduced the duty of the Admins
trasion IN the case TO the mere matter OF -.
king the garrison safely out OF the fort
Ii vas believed. however. 10 aban-on thal
position under the circumstances would bs
utterly ruinous: that the necessity under
shich il was 10 De done would not be fully
understood: that by many "a would he con
.irued a. part of voluntary pvlicy; thar a
aome it would discourage the friends of III,
onion and enlbolden IT. sdversarie. and (,
| Jar 70 ensure TO the latter a recognition
sbroai; that, in fact bv il wonld our nati0na
destruction be contaminated. This could no
DC allowed Starvation was not vet upon the
garrison, and ere il would be reached, For
! Pickens might be reinforced I his las
rould be a clea- indication of policy. an,
would better enable the country % accept th'
evacuation of Fort Sumter asa military ne
sessitv An order was NJ once directed u ~
cent for the landing Of the troops from tn
steamship BROOKLYN into Fort Piekens Th
rider could not 20 by land. hut must take tn
| longer and slower route By sea The firs
retRrn news from the order vas received. bu
me week before the fall OF Fort SUMTER
The news isseifwas that the officer eommsnd
| .ng the Sabine. 20 which vessel the troop
! had been transferred from the Brooklyn. act
, | ne upo1 scme quasi armistIce OF the late al
| unislration.of the existence OF which up 70 tb
| time the order was dispatched. there were ha
only too vague and uncertain rumors TO * al
, tent n had refused 20 land the troops to rein
orce Fort Pickens before crisis would b
1 l. n. l..
| lerel 80 b. the near exhaustion OF provision
! IN the latter named fort. In precautio
: | against such a conjuncture. the government
| had a fee DAYS before commenced preparin
an expedition e. well adapted - might be {
relieve Fort Sumter. which expedition Va
, Intended 20 be ultimately used or not. az
: cordiag 20 circumstances. The strongest ar
ticipated case for using il ~as now presen.es
and il vas resolved % send i forward. ~ Ia
D been intended. In thi- contingency il "a
j. .lso resolved 70 notify the Go, ernoT Of Soat
: Carolina that he might expect that a
attempt would be made 70 provision th
fort AMI II the attempt should rot be resi,
{ ted. there would Dc no EFFORT 10 throw IN mel
arms or ammunition. This notice ed - Il
fall without even waiting the arrival 81 "a
> provisioning expedition.
II j. thus seen that the assault upon. and n
reduction Of Fort Sumter vas IN no sense
! matter Of sell defense or the part ofthe assai
nj. They veil knew that the garrison
The fort could BY 10 possibility commit as
preston upon them. They knew they uer
expressly notified that the giving of bread I
) ths few brave and hungry men 81 the Carr
son ras all which would on that occasion b
attempted. unless themselves b. resisting
much should provoke more They kne
4 tat fhe government desired % keep n
garrison in the fort. not % asssil them. bs
20 merely maintain visible possession. an
70 preserve the Union from actual and ia
= mesiiate dissolution. trusting ~ herein ID
: fore stated. - time discussion. and so "a
, ~ i.rx f. final adjustments. and thry sssiils
he fort for prec sely the re- ere Object
ur1s. oas toe visible authority Of the Fe.
era rnion. and thus force il - inlme,iis'
dissolution That tbs vas their object. Il
executive we'll understood AMI having 81
- them IN tho inaugural address. You q
have no conflict without heinz yoafseies
, the aggressors." ne took p4.s. nes only |
keep fhis declaration good. bui aiso kept n
i<<ne - free from tie pouer Of inzcniot
sorhisfr, a. 'hai the world should not he 49,
- mi.anicrstand II. BY The adaif ~ p
Sumter. with IS surrounding circumstances
that point was reached. Then ani there. .
tho A<.4ilauts 81 the eoecrnuc1t. began IA