New-York daily tribune., 1861-05-17

bad q connection with the proposed eN"o""'''
I4ft that with Won, and was to have an answer .,s
following Monday lst AWiD. On the ise y, hr,i r
re eived from yon the statement III %'nius' 90 en-.
ti.hed the Government VIII h"t u.oe."| O., p;ot
DIV Fort Sumter without giving no'ice 10 ~
ens The words :" ] am sG LINED were o' nno 70
nse no eynres.iye of confidence in the remainder OF
the declaration. anna Tho
TIE prcpoi,ion, originally prepared was, no,
President man dcSge 80 suppy Sumter, but VIII 80.
do eo - Sc and your verbal Xplanauop was tnt
Won did not believe any such attempt wonh ne hiaue'
AID that there was no design to reinforce sumter; n
Tbcre WAS y DEPART here from tn Ii~dges OF u.9
previous month but with he verbal explanation a,o
no, consider il mstier then 10 complain ofi inp9
,tst4d 10 YOU tuSt bad mat assurance pieVousH, M
On lLc 7th of April d'essed You letter on Ine
subject of the alrD that the prcp@TiIioHs " 'uV
err ent hal cr,atCd, AID asked son TIE assurances
had given were well OF ill-fOnnded. In resley. ~
Snm,er. vour reply was: Faith as TO Sumter iuiy
kept--wait and see In the morning pape' 'op,
" An authorZed mes seneer from f,eslle11 IN, ,U,
informed Gov I!okens and Gen. Etfu'eg"9 l'W /
pr.yisions viii be sent TO For Sumter, le8oeaciJ or
ohTw'se, W f)rce.' ~. 3o,
THIS was ;Ge sth Of April, at Charleston ,ho Gay
following your as' assurance, and Is Tue IT, ,be
the full faih was Invited TO w"lt L:T ana SIC, lo
same paper read hat intercepted dispatches us ~
tho fact that Mr. Fox who bad been allowed 70 VIZ
Mai Anderson on the pledge that his purpose WIS pa
ciic, employed his opT Iulty 10 ue.s1 J r,'% haon
surpy iug tie fort by e, aud NAV 'hi' pan nr s.;
aIglieN
nr,ces, OF execution My recollection of me e,e VI
Mr. Fcxs visit carries i; to a day III March 1 hafh
he is near connection of a enber oil the oaoine',
Nv connection with The Colnmis'lone ana youW,t,"
, ,rrerindn cd by a conversation with Justice VIII
som lie iaformed me of yodr strong disposition III i'
vor of peace aud that YOU were oppre,sod "ltn ue
uapd of The Commits toner's OF tie Confederate Sa',s
for repy to ,i fTs letter, and that you derlleu 10
| avoid ii pose le. al that time. told hlm nlgN',
Der ans DE of some service in arranging TIE ulieuf
came to your Office entirely at nls request ana "It-
/ ou the knowledge oi eitUer OF tie C0mms- ionert'
Your denrassiou was obvious 10 both Judge Nelfoh
and myseif. was gratifed at the ei'ars Ter OF .he
counsels Won were deSrOus OF pnrsuipg. ana muen I'M
pressed ith your observation that c.ll war niSn.
| lie prevented by the success OF my inedh'ioh' lO1
read a letter of MIR. Weed 10 show how lrksone anu
resnor,ible the withdrawal of troops from Fort Sumter
was 4 portion of my cOmmunictl N TO Judge 'ra"-
ford on the lh of March WIS founded upon these re-
marks aud The pledge TO evacuate sumter is esS ior'
HE tbau the woIds YOU employ Those words were
before this lete reaches you Ia proposed letter by
NO 10 President Davis Sumter will have been eNacu-
ated.'
Toe Commissioners who received these commuplc3-
tcns con lue they have been abu,ed andoverfedensn
The MontYOmcry Government hold the sane OPINION
Tie Commissioners have supposed that my comm nihlci
tons We're with you, and upon the hyPoihesis prep
10 arfairn YOU before the country IN connection WIN
the Presideut placed perempIory prohibition nIon
ts az being contrary 10 tne terms oi my cohmu1.a-
tions with item. pledged myself to communicate III
formation upyn what considered az me oesL aut'1I
ifV and they were 10 ccilut III U e aohl y,
aiied by Judge Nelson TO determine upon the creh-
bility of my informant.
/ ihink a candid man who will read over what
have w,iien, and consider for moment WHAT J. gong
on al Sumter will agree that the equv0caiing cObuuc
of the Administration, measured and interpreted III
connection with these promises as the proAma'e cu
! of the great calamity.
the Stb of Arul of Gen. BE Auregard and Of Tie 10Th
Of anil OF Gen. W slker the Secretary Of War, can
be referred to nothing else than their be lief that there
has been systemstic dpplidty pra~iced upon them
throughout. Ii is unOer an oppressive sense OF the
veight OF tits responsibility that submit to you thc'-
| things ior your exp plnaiion. .,,,,,
Associate Justice Of the Supreme Court
The Hon. wv H. SEWARD. Secretary oi STATE
DISPATCHES.
ToLP WALKER, Secretary Of War: An authorized
messenger from President LiLcoln just informed Gov
Pickens aud my self ,hht provisions will be sent 70
Fo,t Sumter Peacesbly, or Otherwise by force.
Gen. p. G. T. BrAuREGaRD; If you have no doubt
of the authorized character Of the ageot who commun
Gated to you the intention of the Warrington Govern
meDt 70 saply FoIt Sumter by force you will at once
demand its evacuation, and II tins reiuSed proceed
in such manner yon may deter nine TO reduce 1t.
! WAsHISGTOS Cry, April ~, lo0i.
Sin: / inclose you letter 90 resPor dlng very
nea-ly with one addressed 10 you one week ago 13t
| April to Which have net had any reply. The letter
is SIMPLY of inquiry in reference to facts concern
| ing which think AN entitled 70 al explanation.
have not adopted any opinion in reference To- then
which NAV not be modified by explanation, nor have
of my upfavorable to your integrity In the whole
| tran action
All tia, have said and mean TO say, is, tha, al ex-
planatiOn il due from you TO myself. VIII not -!
what | shall do in case this request If not comE he'd
with; but am justified in saying tha; rha!l feel at
liberty place thee ettes before any person who l.
entitled to ask an exclamation Of myself ,,,Dv,,
Assocss ofhe supreme Copr Of the United State
The Hon. W. u. 81 'AKD, Secretary 4 state
No reply has bees made 10 this letter.
.1p7I "a, 1901 =, =, ,o.,
| Six: submit to You two letters that were adj
dressed by me to the Hon. Wm ii. Seward, Seci eiary
of State OF the United States, that contain an lana
ton of the nature and result Of Intervention by
me in the intercourse Of the Commissioners OF q @
Confederate States with that officer. / considered
! that | could perform no duty III which tue entirs
| American people, whether Of the Federal Union or Of
the Confederate States interested than that
of promoting the counses and the policy that had for
their object the preservation of peace. This motive
dictated my Intervention. Beside the interview
referred to in there letters, l informed the As
sistant Secretary Of State Of the United States
! mot being able to the Secretary, OF
tie 11th Of Avf ultimo, of the existence Of cle-
gram Of tbat date from Gen. BedqregaTd to the
commissioners in which he Informed the commission
els that he had demanded the evacuation Of SUMTER
aud if refused he would proceed 10 reduce it. On the
same day had been told that Preident Lincoln had
ssid that of the vessels sent TO Cnarl zion were
war vessels and that force not t. be used IN the
attempt to supply the oft had no means OF testing
tine accuracy of tile information, but offered that il
the i0fornla'iOn was accurate, wouli send ateegram
TO the authorities at Charleston, aud tha II might pe-
vent the disastrous consequence 0f coon AT that
fort between the opposing forces. III wa me mst
effort thai 4 wOnld make TO ayert the c1tmy OF war.
The assistant secretary promised 10 give tie matter
attention. but other lntorco1rse with hun or
any other psrson on the eutlect, have mad any
reply To the letters submitted to yOu.
Nery respectfully, JOHN \. ChMfBLLl@
Gen D1yIs President Of the ConssdoTaie sisior