Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1861-03-22
For the Chronicle.
For the Chronicle
The CIarksyiIle "Jeffersonian" and
Cincinnati "Gazette."


the following extracts from the Jeersonian of the
18th, in regard to the manner of the intended re-
moyal of the United States troops from Fsrt Sum-
ter and also an extract from article in the Gin
cinnat Gazette-a conservative Republican jour
nal-of the same date in regard to this same dis.
patch, upon which the JefIersonisn bases its re-
marks as to the intention of the Government
The article from the JefTersonian is as follows:
.The news of the determination of the Admins
"tration to withdraw the gdrrisons at The Southern
Forts made the secessonists about here look very
"blank. They seemed to think that they had been
+" sold at very small advance upon original cost.
Now the impression that will be made by lis,
and the only inference that can be drawn from it, is
that the Administration of Mr. Lincoln has deter
mined to withdraw the United States soldiers from
all the Southern Forts. Mark the expression, the
gdrrisons at the Southern Forts s'-cearly conveying
the idea that this is his intention in regard to ali
The Forts. The remarks Of the Cincinnati Gazette,
of the same date, in regard TO the same thing, are
so appropos that desire your readers to see them
both together. Remembering that the Gazette is
one of the few conservative Republican journals Of
the North, copy from it as follows:
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From the tenor of our dispatches this morning,
special and regular are not at liberty to ser-
" ously doubt that it is the intention Of the Admin
" istration to withdraw Maj. Anderson from Fort
" Sumter, and to permit the authorities of South
" Carolina to take peaceable possession of that
stronghold. The reason for this course is said to
" be founded the necessity Of the case. The Fort
must eieher be reinforced and supplied With proUis-
" ions in feV days, or abandoned, To reach it,
wi n Of he
"and to force an entrance would require large
force, say ten thousand men. A collision at that
point would, in all probability, be the begin ming
of general civil war, and this the national gov
ernment seems to think it can, under the eireunt-
stances, afford 10 duod especially as the withdraw
al of the troops from Fort Sumter 1could assure the
country Of the peaceful Intentions Of the Adminis-
" trdion 1t is not to be denied, however, that
" that whatever may be said on the score of eXpe-
: dency, THE PEOPLE GENERALLY OF THE NoRTH WILL
4" LOOK UPON THE MOVEMENT AS AN ACT OF HUMILIA-
:" TIoN on THE PART OF THE GOVERNMENT, AND THEY
" WILL HARDLY BECOME RECoNclLED TO THE POLICY
"USLEss FUTUBE EVENTS SHALL FULLY COMPENSATE
" FOR THIS CONCESSION TO THE DEMANDS OF THE REV
, " OLUTIONIsTs."
In the first place, desire to call attention to the
Jeffersonian evident desire to produce the impress
sion that it is the intention of the Administration
to withdraw the gdrrisons at all the Southern Forts
b which it seems is not even contemplated, Sumptel
being the only Fort in regard to which this ennent
pacific and peaceful policy is at all thought of, at
tempt to hold which, the Administration think, they
can, under the circumstance, afford to apoid. Mag
unanimous, indeed Uunder what circumstances i
it that this revenuecollecting and Fort-possessinl
Administration in inaugurating its evidently "make
out peace policy will condescend to order the with
drawal Of the Sumter garrison from South Carroll
ma? The question is answered in Judge Douglas
speech in the Senate some fifteen or twenty day
snce in which he said that there was not more thai
thirty days provisions on hand, and that it was i'm
h possible to hold out any length of time when ope
h. rations were commenced against it, 1t is furthe
most satisfactorily answered by one of Mr.. Lincoln
ablest journals, the Gazette, when it says: "Th
Fort mast either be reinforced, and supplied 'oit
"provisioHS in fen days, or abandoned" To rein
force it, the Gazette says will take ten thousan
men, and consequently is impossible. Then this
II the cause of all this mdgaarinlity- talk yfc
effect of the withdrawal of the Ulit,
States troops from all The Southern Forts
In this connection would further urge an atteu
tive perusal of the following significant paragrap
from the same paper in regard to the evacuation
Fort Sumter: the peopls Of lee North general
" l0iH look upon this Increment an act Of hUmiht
hardly become reconciled TO the policy unless tutu
" events shall fully compensate for this concession
i, " the ReUoiutonists" Now appeal to every impa
tial and unpreudced mind to know if the me
n giving up of Fort Sumter, when the AdministratiC
e- is fully advised that the garrison cannot possib
sustain ITSELF is any evidence of the intention of Il
- Administration not to hold and possess other For
where they have the power to do so, and to collie
the revenue as set forth in Mr.. Lncolns Inauguri
ge which would inevitably lead to civil war; VIII,
Mr.. Lincoln announces his intention to withdra
the United States soldiers from all the Southe
as Forts-whether these garrisons be weak or stron
ho able to sustain themselves or not-then | can ha
to confidence in the pacific intentions of the Admi
Try istration, and not till then.
In regard to those Of our citizens who have adv
Gated the secession of Tennessee, rather than yiC
every constitutional right to an oppressive and ty
rancal Northern majority, regretting any detern
nation on the part of the Administration TO purs
al policy that would relieve of the horrors Of c
war, is simply false They can see the ioreshado
ing Of no such policy in the mere removal of I
Sumter garrisons, which cannot possibly be susta
ed more than a few days--at the same time urgi
orn it peace offering to the Soulh, that will alC
an. the administration to more effectually collect
revenue in the seeded States of which every
G ,elligent man, who is not blinded by prejudice
arware will certainly lead to civil war.
FAIR PLAY
CLARKsynLE, March 20, 1861.
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