The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1861-07-17


y Tar to insure 10 the latter 1 recognitio
o sbrosd. that In fact il would be our na;ion
destruction consummaied. This could n,
DO allowed; starvation was not yet upon N
garrison. and ere il would be reached 70,
I fickens might be reinforcsed; this la
would be q clear indication Of policy an
would better enable the country to sccep
the evscusticn Of Fort Sumter % militia Il
necessity. An order was at cnce directe
70 be sent for the landing Ct The troops o,
The steamship Brooklyn into Fort Pickens
This order could not 60 By land bu. mus
take The longer and slower route By sea-
The first return news from the order VA.
received but one week before the fail Of For
Sumter. The news itself was that the Off
Ger commanding the Sabine. to which vesse
the troops had been tsnsfsned from the
Brooklyn, acting upon quasi srmistice OF
the late Administration and OF the existence g
Of bich this Administration % to the time
the order was despatched h. q only too vague
and uncertain rumors 10 fix alient on. had
refused 20 land the troops TO reinforce Fort
Psckens before crisis would be re ched al
Fort Sumter. In precaulion sgtinss such a
conJunciure. the government hsda few dsys
before commenced preparing an expedition
as well adapted as might, be 10 relieve Fort
Sumter. which expedition as inte n ded 10
be Ultimately ueed or noi, according 10 cir
The strongest anticipated
csre for using |, was now presented, and il
vas resolved to send il forward, a. had been
intended 10 this contingency. II was also
resolved 10 notify the Governor or South
Carolina that he might expect an attempt
would be made to provision the fort, and
hat, II the attempt should not be r. sisted.
here would be no effort 10 throw ia men,
rms, or ammunition without further notice,
. IN case Of an attack upon the fort. This
'o'ice was accordingly given. whereupon
ne fort was stiscked and bosnbsrded 10 is
aIl, without even awaiting the arrival of
ne provisioning expedition. tits thus seen
hat the assault upon and the reduc lion Of
'ort Sumter was 10 no sense matter of
III defence on the part Of che sssaiisnts.F
hey wei knew That the garrison 10 the for,
'uId by no possibility commit aggression 1
pom them; they kne~ they were expressly (,
ollied ihat the giving Of bre sd to The few I
rave fnd hungry men Of the garrison was '
! which would on that OCCASION be attempt. 4
unless themselves, BY resisting so much. D
'ould provoke more. Tsey knew IN al the Il
'sernment desiredto 10 keep the garrison il Il
e fort not 10 asssil them, but 10 merely In
siniain visible possession. and thus TO ore. /,
rye The Union from actual and isnm ediate m
solution. trusting a. herein before stated. n
time. discussion. aud the ballot box Tor n
'al adjustment; and hey sssaied and re. ~
ced the fort for precisely the reverse ob- st
g, TO drive out the visible authority OF The Ii
sderal Union. and thus force II 10 I'm med. di
e dissolution. That thiswss their object; m
z Executive we'll understood; and having di
ID 70 them in the inaugural address. yobllt
o have no conflict without being your. nr
Ives the oggressors, e took pains not only VI
FeeP this declaration good, bnl kept the do
E 90 free from power Of inge niCus sophIs. iu
I, az that The word should not be able sol
II. by the affair d Fortln,
inter, with its surrounding circumst n ces, al
i point was reached; then and there, by "a,
ASSISTANTS Of the Govereme nj, began thelIss
'fict Of arme, without gun 10 sight o. tio
expectancy 10 return their fire, save only ,ur
few 10 The Fort sent 20 that hsrbor esrsto
ore for their own protection in whatever rec
lswfui. In this acs. discsrding all else, up,
have forced upon the country The des 81
rtive issue-immsdiate dissolution orlye'
Cd. And this issue embraces mere thanla 4
fate Of these Uni,ed States; it presents w.
he whole family Of man, the question or
ether : constitutional republic, or democ. pea
Z, : government Of the people By the nee
'e people. can. or cam OF, maintain its ter. gre
rial integrity, sgsinst i,s own domestic the
; II forces Us 70 ask. 10 there 10 al re. dut
lice this inherent and fatal weaknsss.-in (,
'ta government Of necessity be tooto Z
nc for the liberties Of its own people, orI,s /
weak to mainlsin i'd own cxistence? Sold.,.