, 1861-01-10

1ai,as-t ~ suo HGu' eaeen, au NC Aopeane
thrnnr . ~ nos ,.r;ta uaiu ~ uIeE nas peep mads
tte 4oE an atnicaoie arrangement Of az mat
ern1,"It E o11tH ~ aoo Lne feaerM COY
elnmsnt1 proslaea that no reinforcementt
!t sn DC .ent into 1nese iorts and their relative
n'1A4oty 1S,@ e.n1s sAau tet1aln ~ at present.
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.Haaangton, Dec- ~ 1SN'
aua nele Must, IN justice 10 myself, re
malk t4at a. me tune tue paper Tns presented
I 70 me, onlccteo 70 me word Provided as l!
,,aE h;h W construed @ @ !neo IN agreement on ny
re1t' Rnlcn never would make. They sale
dKal notalng was 1ufther from their intention
Ihey dld not 50 understand and should not &c
consider II. II is eSldedt that they could en-
1T mig no feG1plocM agreement With me or
the3 the suo3ecI iaey ala not profess to have au
tnority to DO this. and were acting In their in
dlsidqal character. I considered It nothing
Aole u eHect tnan the promise Of highly hon
~ usaole gentlemen 10 exert their influence fol
tae purpose expressed. Events have proven
n.ny .n11 tney nave 1altnluAy Kept their promise
aataongh nave never since received line
t1'n tIom any one o1 tnen, or from any member o1
~ SeaScnnoa n.y. u gu me SUBJECT. 1t IL vel
knoWn tnat 1t WAS my determination, and this
1reeiy expressed, not TO reinforce the forts In
/ they had been actually attacked. or until had
certain eTtdence that they we're about to be At
| tackled. This paper received most cordially
| and considered it q happy omen that peace
| might still be preserved, md that time might
| be thus given for reflection. This Ia the whole
foundation for the alleged pledge on nv part,
but acted In the same manner rs I would
have done had entered into positive and
| formal agreement with parties capable Of con.
| tracing, although such an agreement would
| hnte been on my part from tie nature Of Inv
| btilcia1 duties, impossible.
"The world knows ti.at never sent any re-
| Inducements into Charleston harbor. nnd !
have certainly never authorized any change to
be made In their relative military status,
The President then gives IN order sent BIZ
| Secretary Floyd, on the 18th Of December. to
Major Anderson, in which the gecrctary of
War says that, to avoid difficulty, he will send
no rc1niorcenlcnts; that MNjor Anderson must
be careful to 10 nothing to provoke aggression,
| If attacked. He further remarks;
"Thc amallncss, of -FOUR force will not per-
nit you, perhaps; to occupy more Cham one of
the three forts, but an attack on, or attempt TO
take possession Of either of them, will bc re-.
garded as m net Of hostility, and you may then
you may deem most proper to increase ifs
power Of reslstnncc- You arc also authorized
to take eimilar steps whenever you haye tsn-
gib1c evidence Of design to proceed to hos
tile act"
- Ihe President continues In hts letter to thE
"These were the last instructions transmit
ted to Major Anderson before his remoynl tn
Fort Sumter, with single exception in regard
to particular which does not in any degree
affect the present question.
~, Under these circumstances, It Is clear that
bility and without authority, unless indeed he
had tangible evidence of design to proceed
to hostile act on the part Of the authorities
OF south Carolina, which has not ret been pl-
lcged; still 1e Is brave aud honorable Off
eeI' ana justice requires that he should not be
It mas, when learned that Major Anderson %
lad left Fort Moultrie aud proceeded to Fort
Sumter, my first promptings we're to com
mand him to return to his former position,
and there to await the contingencies present
ed In bis Instructions. This could only have
been done with any degree Of safety to hfs
command by the concurrence Of lie Sonth
Carolina authorities, but before nnv sten cnnId
possibly have been taken In this direct}on 1n
received news that tue Palmetto flar fln,ttd
out to the breeze at Castle PincEnev. ard That
large military force went over lasf njcht. fhe
9th, to Fort Moultric, Thus the antEn1;ti..a ia'
ct South Carolina, without waiting or ask}hr
for any explanations, md Doubtless heiieTinS
as you haye expressed It, that the officer h,3
acted not only without, but against, nv orders.
On the very next day after the night when the
removal was made, seized by a military fnrce
two Of the forts IN the hartor Of Charleston
md have covered them with their own tiacs
instead ofthat of the United states.,
The President eays that under thcxe c,rcnn,.
stances he cannot withdraw MaIor Ardarsn+,
Sumter can be construed fnta - ~ 9aoeeae auae
against Charleston. Ae"ase
On thc 1sf If Ja,,orv TIN co...,..,
reply. They sav that ti,sv are ~ r,a14sn1eia
rs Ia tho t.haractar IL Eb1eh 49, ~ r.. @ esu.aa
mixed. SO that their commnn,co1;nna ora 1sIs,
fo cnrrectIng crrors ,nt h;a, = nthe AZ, ulse!ea
President h.S ts1ia1 +, nuIn tnSy say tae
They then rcy;e.r tha prae;dasS., ,nell IAas1Ases
the onest;nn ~ fhe fo-+s ~ "a nSssS aS "
removed a d;st3r1nisheS' M uuu ratay say ecu lou
from thc commsna NJ 80 III Rto,ite ,Itea1 o1aecs
he ottemntnd ~ ;nera,t ~ soft Moalne because
n;tfnn m -afasa5 - saas ~ saRpiJ " anmu-
r. the e,,,o ,1-.i.es. -t,"a. ~ tlooPa
oif,cer annn,S4eii ~ snccaa5 htr' toa ~ tne
the rr.i9nntion of|ha oiSest % anI. auu sesptea
mcmbef Of yonr Cahinet rathor thnn ofil.r ~
carTison to he ttrenthcnei ynn nns,1aS ~
IN officer ssat;ooed = For+ sr1ator -, pssiso s
immcdiatelv to the Arsenal Tnrt1 ~ rnr.I.at.
.rh;ah a. ~. ~ u1 Aeeaai lofty muskets,
pressed not to one hnt ~ nnnn s e4 90 M aon e.
dst}nr7,ishef; ~ onr nnh,ta ~ .ns Iost
testimony viii be plaeed On Tie ] reeord whep. he1e
tcrIn;nas,nn oT III, ont,a1ats aot peaceln1
iinrneas nnt 10 ns iatnph tS ana your WI
49, 49, ny ~ tuIo INC naln5a5E status OF
thr 1nrssrn-,sne - 1rhao snoota ne sent 70
nron3,cd ~ .nh,oit Mnose t 6 eommnn1eatlons yo9
sn6 NJ ~ ~ nsenn ~ Soasss<1. 9oIecelVed
cia1 nnthot;tcs 5n " annsh tom tae highest OH
femnt Won1d hs rnsIa - Cau1a, as., lna1 no NJ
sion Of the f,rts e and nr 70 o.stnto 5ons Posses
states # ron an1d nlq ndt If3Py q iae gnlted
Condition nnt;l the rn,, ,,iss;au aets eastlng
sant a.,d .ba a..a ~ ttunlssloness had been
Ynn toot fnon, ~ menhsss ~ ~ - aa M laaea
;ttat, rntota y. tas aouse OF
1,o snsb at4asa. Hrnen 5 memorandum that
that NJ ua;efapas a;tefps auoaia pe maae, provided
hose 5nr+s ana 3ha5z re,a4; saoaa ne sent INTO
shonid ~ rsn,sin 9 ~ auelf ~ tse aly etatGa
Ton attac,, nn foreo ~ ~ r. ana atF9ouga
! naner. a1thonrh ~, ~ I1 " susa
NM. II .a.ct t5anJ ~ Soasiaes y as notnlne
oroh3e rsnticmen 4 ~ % AZ pnhs9e.; o. agny non
xithoni cnrres,o,,dina Al - " que sios
II mnst be rrTner1hsrssa ;fE ins o.nes'
[ormed, that ron wets, nedoss VI T. c a r1gnuy ~
;end rc}n1nrcsments ~ petnSeu - soe eser u1o
whom ron had recs5,e Il hs3ars 70 ro toose .om
your resolution. You sent on,ers to Sn1r nt