Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-04-10
Important Southern News.
Special Dispatch to tho Evening pOst.l

WASHINGTON, April 9.-It is reported from
Charleston to day, that Lieutenant Talbot
has not been permitted to return to Fort
Sumter.
Major McColloch left to-day for Texas.
Especial Dispatch to the Commercial and Adyertserl
WASHINGTON, April 9-Dispatches have
been received here this morning from
Charleston, which state that r. S. Chew,
one of the clerks of the State Department,
had arrived there and had brought mes.
ssge from Secretary Seward TO Governor
Pickens.
MIR. Seward in his message distinctly in
formed Governor Pickens that Sumter must
be supplied with provisions from the Charles
ton markets, and if Major Anderson was not
furnished regularly, the Government would
furnish him with those things which he most
needed.
We are in hourly expectation of hearing
that hostilities have been commenced in
Charleston harbor.
NEW YORK, April "a special dispatch
from Charleston TO the Herald, states that
the authorities had received official notif-
cation that supplies would be furnished
Major Anderson at any hazard.
Immense preparations Immediately COM
menced.
Orders were issued for the entire military
reserve to proceed to their stations.
Four regiments of 1000 each have been
telegraphed for from the country.
Ambulances and other preparations for
the wounded are being made.
Midnight-Seven guns from the citadel
was the signal for the assembling of all re-
serves, and the city was thrown into the
greatest excitement.
Seventeen regiments, 800 strong, assem-
bled in an hour and left for the Notifications,
at three o'clock in the morning.
All the vessels in the harbor necessary for
transportation will be put in service by noon.
ported off the bar. Major Anderson dis
played signal-lghts during the night from
the walls of Sumter. 1t is believed that the
fight will commence at Stono, twenty-five
miles southwark. The batteries along the
coast being silenced in turn, and after clear
ing Morris Island, the Government forces
will cross to Sumter while Anderson en-
cages Moultrie.
Lieut.. Talbot was denied admission to
Sumter by the authorities R. s. Chew
brought dispatches from Washington to
Gov. Pickens, and in company with Lieut..
Talbot left for Washington at eleven last
night.
A special dispatch to the Herald says that
offers of volunteers from the Border States
continue to be sent to Montgomery, and
tenders Of 1900 men and 1000 Indian war
Tiors have been received there from the
West.
WASHINGTON, April 9.-It is persistently
stated in Administration quarters that the
recent preparations are for defensive pur.
poses, and nothing is intended not strictly
justified by the laws, which it is the duty of
the President to enforce to the extent of his
ability. If resistance is made and blood
shed, the responsibility must fall on those
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the Inaugural is repeated, that the Adminis-
tration will not be the aggressor.
Various theories or reasons are given in
newspapers for the present military demon
strations, among which is one that they were
stimulated by the result OF certain late cleo
tions; but this is an error, as at the COM
mencement of the Administration the Presi-
dent and Cabinet entertained the idea Of re-
enforcing both Forts Sumter and Pickeus,
but owing to non acquaintance with the
means at the command of the Government,
and the condition Of the country, the prose
cution of the plans now progressing was
iDpracticable. In other words, it was neces-
ssry to ascertain the extent of the effects be-
queathed the President by the late Admins
trGtion. 1t was deemed essential to. keep
secret the objects of the military movements,
pecially the sailing of the vessels under
sealed orders, as under the last Administra-
ton there were persons who clandestinely
communicated its purposes to the Secession
lists, and, as frequently occurred before the
orders were reduced to official form, and ac-
cording to a remark of an ex-Secretary, the
Administration thus always found itself en-
barrassed at the Threshold.
The present Administration has limited
such knowledge to members of the Cabinet
and perhaps several trusty officers, and pre-
cautionary measures were taken SO as to
render next to impossible the acquiring of
forbidden information.
The Administration, while constantly de-
claring peace policy, claims that it can be
only held to strict accountability by the
people, and however speculative may be the
publications respecting its movements, it is
under no obligation to announce in advance,
its plans and purposes, in other words that
the Administration should be judged by its
acts.
That Pickens has been, or will be, re-
enforced, admits of no doubt. The Admin-
istration will do all in its power to either
relieve Anderson or secure his evacuation of
Sumter without dishonor, or committing the
Government to the acknowledgment of any
right claim by the Confederate States, or in
any way recognizing the doctrine of Sc
cession.
The proceedings in the Gulf beyond the
relief Of Fort Pickens, will be governed by
circumstance.
The above is from reliable sources, to show
TO some extent the basis of the present mill
tary preparations.
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