New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-01-12

nominate candidates, There are 10 be resOlu-
tons adopted, and the meeting must express
its views on the question of secession. But if
there happen 10 be twenty or thirty such fellows
as that one out there present, they viii control
the Getting, hinder the anti-secessionists from
saying anything, and win rush through their reso-
utions and carry their nominations just because
no one could oppose them with safety.
It is all very well to talk about boldness; but q
treatment at their hands So, don't you see We
might about as well be forbidden to vote for
whom we please az to be forbidden to nominate
or advocate tho nomination of whom We please
/ have the right to vote for A., b., or c., TN
the I'd of January, if choose; but neither Of
them is candidate, and l am not allowed, a
week before the 3D. to make speech in favor
of either Of them" asked my companion what
would be tho result of this State Of things after
the State had seeded. His reply deserves to be
remembered. He said, 1.-THE result will be a
tremendous emigration TO the Free States"
THE RESIGNATION OF SECRETARY THOMP
The follow ing Ia the Presidents letter accepting Sec
Rotary ThOmpson's resignation;
WAsHIssToE, Jan. 9, 1861.
SIR: have received and accepted your resignation,
on Yesterday of the office of Secretary Of the Interior
On Moncay evening. 3lst December, 1857 l sls-
perded tie orders which had been issued by the
War and Navy Departments to send the Brookiyn
with reSpfovements to Fort Sumter. or this
1 informed you on the same evening. statea
to you my reason for this suspension, which
wAnl1 hn p
moved In consequences Of your request. however,
promised ttat these orders should not be renewed
without leirg previously considered and decided in
Cabinet" This promi.e was faithfully observed on
my part: In order to carry y INTO effect ., called
s6l in which the question Of sending reenforooments
10 Fort Sumter was amply discussed by yourself
and others. The decided majority Of opinions was
against you At this moment, the answer OF the south
Carolina Commissioners" 70 my comm unication to
them of 3lst December received and read IL pro
dured much indignation among the members of the
Cabinet. After further brief conversation, EN-,
ployed the following language: IL u now all
over and resnforcements must be sent. Judge Black
said at the moment Of my dec,on, that after this let
ter the Cabinet would be unanimous, and heard no
dif,enirg voice Indeed, the spirit and tone OF the
letter left no doubt my mind that Fort Sumter
would be Immediately attacked and hence the neces-
.ty of sendirg resnforcemenls there without delay.
Willie YOU admit " that on Wednesday, Jan. :, this
subject again discussed IN the Cabinet, you gay
" but certainly conclusion was reached, and the
War Department was not justified in ordering reen-
forcemenis without something more than, was then
ssid" You are certainly mistaken IN alleging that
no conelurion was reached" In this your recolec-
ton Il entirely different sm that OF your four Oldest
colleagues in the Cabinet Indeed my language
wss n, unni.tskable that the Secretaries OF War
ard the Navy proceeded TO act upon without, any fur
tier intercourse with my,ef than what you heard or
ieht have beard me gay. You had been 80 emphatic
In oppospg these reenforcements, that thought you
IN Of m deenlV
re, ret that you have been missken in point OF TACT
ia, ugh firmly believe honestly mistaken Still, II
is certain you have not the ICES been mistaken:
Yours, very respectfully, JAMES bu.hASAN
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