The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1861-05-16
Major Anderson at Washington.
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interesting sketch Of Major Anderson.
Among all the lions now attracting th,
attention Of strangers iD AID residents o.
Washington, and stimulating the curios
ity of the outside world. Robert Andsr.
son, as he called himself in his grea
dispatch to the Secretary of Wsr afiel
his gallant defense Of Sumter. Maj. of the
frst Artillery Of the army of the U. S. ba,
unquestiOnably awakened the most in.
terest. | met him yesterday, and stud.
led his character from an earnest suryey
Of his appearance. Robert Anderson is
a singularly unpretending man, tf me
dunn height, a complexion evidently
bronzed by exposure and hard service,
iron-gray bair, and slightly bald. a face
closely shaven. large blue-gray eye,
deep set and OvershadOwed by a heavy
eyebrow; thin compressed lips; fine fore.
lead; his features long and fixed. iudica.
ting self-reliance, cOnposure of mind, and
wi!hal. wearing the semblance of the
greatest benevolence. He seemed to
avoid observation, and to be some " hal
oppressed with the knowledge that he was
the centre of it.
When saw linn he was in one OF the
departments and strolled from room to
room with hands full of papers. quietly
humming an air, and evidently uncon.
cerned and satisfied that lie had done lis
duty. should Judge his years to be a,
least forty-fve. Major Anderson has re-
turned from Charleston more than ever
impressed with the belief that but for the
Intervention Of a experimenting Provi.
dence he could not have escaped a sac
ritice to the savage and unprovoked a.
tacks Of the disuniunists. Silent as he is
and cautious in the utterance OF Lis sent.
imenis, he does not conceal his opinion
that under the surface of their ostenta.
tious courtesy those men bore to him, as
the representative ofa flag they feared
because they had insulied it. a deep. i'm
placable hatred. There is one opinion
he does no. hide, either from President
or Cabinet ministers, and that is that the
hand Of God has BEEN stretched forth to
protect our Union, aud save 1t from its
adversaries. But for the unprovoked at.
tack upon Sumter. the Northern people
would have been divided into factions
The Administration, penetrated with 3
profound sense Of the inappreciabls ser.
vices OF Anderson and his men, are ready
tc confer upon him any honor. The Pres,
ident would have gladly nominated him
to one Of the highest military appoint
ments in his gilt. and it is believed that
an offer was made TO him to go abroad
for the purpose Of restoring his he.lth.
greatly shattered by his long captivity
behind the battlements of Sumter. !
learn, however, that he has in reserve the
ful6lment Of duty which he believes be
owes to his country, and that, after hav-
ing settled his accounts, he will return
to his native State of Kentucky and there
raise the banner Of the Constitution and
the Union, and proclaim himself in ia
vOr of the existing policy of the Govern
mcut, How much like Garibaldi, who
putting behind him the glittsring hOnors
extended 10 him by Victor Emanuel.
avoiding displays before the 2opulace, re-
tires 10 his little island of Csprera,