Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1861-07-10

h'i''nf 'o "' 'l" .1n" .I.' +,
'.."' oI lO.. lh'n .' s'1l hnl N.N
u.'..Iu ! Wt., lu. up,w1n MN.'.N'
Cured 100 nNoI voc oNlcrI. of h.H r'u'
wNul, nm" 'll'It lntIo.Nh11 ON the .up'
lool were ln'l' 'l, losuIr. ol hlW AhleIt
cons I''i'It ln' NhuIo Nn. lM"
O'Io'c bI'ul ,''h''' 10 VINO aloh.' von'
Cured WIN MNnf NhI'l"nu ln uunlol
On reflection however Io took luI
time, consulting WIN other ulhoots'
both oi the army ou8 mvN amt at l.e
end bol Tour days, came reluctantly bul de-
cidclIy To the same. conclusion o. bo, ,o''.
lie also stated ~. the same time, lheIe
was not suihI'nt io'co lhon ot tho con,
lroi 9' lne government or could be- raise"
an" nIouFhl TO lho GIound within lNo
ilmc Nneh ihc provisions IN the for'
Wou'" 10 exhausted IN purely military
poIpt OF view, TINS reduced the duty OF
tue auWInSltHIioll IN the case TO LHo mere
matter OIL Ge'''lg inc garrison safety o"'
.o' the IoGt' IL was oelieyed, however
lhol so 10 "o"u"on ''oI posIlIon, uu"e'
inc cIcuulS'auce'' "oul" De uueEiy run
Gus InaU ,"e Necessity unuer WHICH ~
was 20 Oe uohe "ou'u not oe iulIy uhuer-
stoou-'hat Dy many IL Wouiu DC cohstru,
Ell as part OF Voluh'"'y pollcy 'h3O ~
,Ln Tnior nmboldcn its odyersories ,nd
oo far "a ensure to the latter rccogni-
lion oIrood tbot in roct il wouId he our
notiomoI destruction. Consummatedl this
ha'p"" ",s"Uo'lo''; Coi'Su MS
couio not Ve "''oNeu' 2'I' ave-, "as i'TT
i't "iI" i"G E''' Ii?oL' ",'r oLW I 80 oi
forced. This last would be clear indi-
cation of policy. and would better enable
the country TO accent the evacuation of
Fort Sumter as a military necessity. An
order was at once directed to be sent for
the londinc of tho troops from the steam.
shin Broollvn into Fort Pickers. This
ordor could not co by land. but must take
tho Ionoor and slower route by sen. The
Grst rofnrn nows fran the order was ro,
.coiyel bpt one week before the fall of
Fort Sumter Tha news itself was that
tho oficors cornmor dino the Sabine 10
yybich yossel the troons had been trans
rorrod from tho Bro1Llvn ACTING unon
soma onosi orn,istico or ibe late olrinis .
roti,n and or tho existence of which tho
nrnsoni o,jr,ini,tro,ior ~, 70 tho time tha
ordor vas Iisro.cbad had ouIv two vo,,o
o,,J ,nccrtoin rnnor3 IN fv at,ontionN
6oI rnrrsod ~ land the trooos 10 now 70.
inr1 'ca Fort piclan, Laforc crisis wonIl
bo reached NJ Fort S1mtor-wa; imoossi-
.LIo rendered. 60 Inv the no,r cvL,usiotion
IF nroyision in tho latter named fort in
nrccontion oaain.t snch 4 copipncturo. the
Government had. few davs before. COM
moncod preporinr an cy1cditjon. as we'll
.odantod ms Infoht be 10 r1lieve For, sum.
fer which cxpedition was intended to be
ALTERNATELY uScd or not. Accordinc TO
circumstances the strongest anticipstcd
case for usinr il was presented. and it was
resolved To send il forward. As had been
intended in this CONTINGENCY il was also
resolved to notify the Governor oc South
Caroline that he micht eypect an attempt
would be made to proyision the fort. and
that if the attempt should not be resisted
there would be no effort to throw in men.
arms or ammunition without further no,
tice. or in case oCan attack upon the fort.
This notice was accordingly given.
whereupon the fort was attacked and ON.
baroed to it's fall, without even awaiting
tho arrival OF the provision expedition. -
1t is thus seen that the assault upon and
the reduction of Fort Sumter was in no