The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-07-06

March, Wa, By that department, placed In his haads
THIS letter expressed the professional opinion Of the
writer that retnsosoeneoss coxd not be thrown into that
Tort within the tina for his relief rendered necessary BY
The limited supply or provisions aud With view Of hold
Ing ponea,oa Of the same with a force Of Ices than
twenty thousand good md veil discipised msa THIS
opinion was ooacurred In by ell the officers OF mis-
ard their memoranda on tie subject wsre mscs iAoo-
sures q Major Aadersoas letter. The whole imms
dstey lad besofe Lieutenant General Scott who at once
coacuzrsd with Major Andersen In bis opinion Dc redsc
tlon, however, he took full time, nsulsed wild
other officers, both Of the army aRd the
navy, and u the end Of four GAYS cAas
reluctantly but decidedly 70 the same c,ncIusioa ~ ss
fore. he also stated II the Same time shat such sun
spt force VA then It tho coatroi or the savernmsst
could be raised and brought 70 he ground Wish the
time when the provisons in the Tor. wss 10 exhausted
lt. TIE FcRr soHruR ArArx %" wv
In . purely military point Of view this reduced the
duty OF the administration In the TO the matter
Of getting tho ssrrson safely cut 0, The fort vas
believed however, that TO % abandon that posioa,
under the circumstances, would DO uttory ruiaous that
the necessty under which Il 70 b done weuid not
DO fully usAsrood that by many it would be construed
par. a voluntary psliez; thss q homo Il wexid
discourage w. friends OF hs Uaon embodsa rs advee
sar@ and ~ far TO Insure 70 the latter recognition
abrssd thsA In fact, would be nausasi dsstruc-
toa csasummated This GOULD nss b allowed sa-vatssa
vas ust ~ upsa the garrison, aad ore Il could be
reached Fort P,ckens might DO reinforced THIS last
would bea clear Indication Of policy, and would better
enable the country 70 accept the OF Fort Sun
ter military necessity An order was oroe directed
to be sent for the landing OF the troops from
the steamship Brookya iato Fort Pickens This order
could not 60 By lsnd, but rust take the logger and
slower route By Tho frss return COWS from the
order received just ono week before tae fail o.
Sumter. The Itself that the Officer comm
iIg the Sabne to which vessel the troops ha1 been
transferred from toe Brooklyn, act ng upon some
qos 1m:st,ce Of the ats adu,nst alton, and
Of tho existence Of which tn. preseat ain,
nstraticn, Up TO the time the order was despat,hsd
had only too vague and uncertain ruurs to OK ioa
and refused to land the troops rc reoforce Fort
Pckens before crss would be rssohed o. Fort 81 inter
wss !mposs,re rendered by the nsar exhaustion OF
p DIVISIONS in the latter named fort. f'''
xxpzDron Fer RMIR.
IN precsrtior against such copjuncure the govern
neut had e few days before common ed preparing
expedition as well adarted mgot be- TO relev Fcr
Sumter which expedition intended 80 be ul;icateiy
usod nOt according to circumstances The socgpst
anticipated case For using /. nov presented and
wss resolved to send Il forward, a. had besn nteaced
In this conftr gency also resolved to notify the
tenpt would be made 70 provision the fort sod thst
the attempt should not be resissed, there would
attempt TO throw in men, arms or snunt ION wiki 'ut
further notice. In case OF an astsck upon tue fof
THIS notice accordingly given wherecpon the fort
was attacked and bcnabsrded ts fall, wt,hout
awaiting the arrival of the provisioning expedition
10 ihus seea that the a5sea apon ard REQ sctsn Ct,
Fort SAsa.er mater CT selfcsfesce en-
Ire port Of The as,c,lGnts. They wen kae that the gar
rson In the for: coua BY no possits o'a, aggression
tast the giving of read to che tes brave aud hungry
men OF the all which YOU'D thss ,ssion,
be attempted uoees themselves, ~ rasiscs 80 UGcn,
eheuld provoke more.
7as ANXIETY or 1xn GOVERNMENT 10 psEsRvE TEE csloy
7hy ke,s that this COZ 7n.ent desired 10 Re e gar.sn
sr sAs fft not 70 cail them, bit merely 20 stat.Gs uisi
Tie posessm ans thas 10 Frese1.e tae tTfn rom aeN1
end sreGte disao!ttcn, J1snc az heresbsore stated,
20 time d,scn's!en and Gs oaNn ton tn taa a!sm:ns,
oc to dric. o the risss authority Of the sdeTa Cris',
end tss force to immsdiae Sissottlon Chat this was
their object the Executive we'll understood and having said
10 then in the inau sural 'You have
ct without being yourselves tie ageressoss. he took
palms not only to Keep this declaration good but also to
keep tho far from ingenious soPhsty rs that the
world should not nisunderstand IT, By the sd cir nj ot
Sumter, with its surrounding circamsta1c 9, th.t
OF the government began the conflict OF arms
Without gun In sight or In expectancy to
sent to that habor years before for their protstO
still ready 70 give that profession IN wnsiever was
lawful In this act DISC adng ell else snsy nave .orcec
ton blood And this Issue emb moro ihau the
tste Of these United States presen 10 tue whole
family of the question whether constrousi re.
public democracy, government Of the people, By
the people, can or cannot maintain Its in
tegrty against its domestic foes. presents the
question Whether disocnsntd sndiaGGdls too fsw is
numbers to csntrrI the administration according to the
ogentc lao n any cas- can a,Da, .r0n the sT.ssnes,
without any preence, bedk up their gor7'n,eat dsd
ttu, practically put end g free gOv1T'n.rt urcr tie
EARTH Il forces us TO ask there In all repuoce this
Inherent and fatal weakness Must o government OF
necessity be eo TOO ssF0os '0T ys. ' 0'1 su, q,
MR.sUaxs TO rExsEayE THE UNION.
60, viewing the issue nc choice was LETT but
to call out the power OF the government and
70 resist the force employed for It's destruc.
ton by force for its preservation. Tho call Was
mace and the response Of the country most crafty
ng surprising in unanm'ty and spirit the most sanguine
expectations. Yet none OF the states comoh, called
Save States except Delaware gave regiment through
the regular State organization. few regiments have
been organized within other Of these states By tn
service OF cour the eeceded Sates caller aud TO
which Texas had been Joined about the time OF the iosu
gsa gave no to the Ssr OF va, ao an
form in their action, some OF them be-
s e4s. North Ca g ws and IN sss
the Union sentiment was nearly repressed and slsncet
Ito course taken In Virginia the most rem nSsoie
chs people Of that STATE to consider this very question Of
OF dsruptipg the federal Union was IN session at
10 this Soy the large
protested Union men. Almost Immediately arter the fall
Of sumter many members Of that majority went to
the original disunion minority and With them
adopted ordnance for Withdrawing the State
frm the Union. Whether this change
wrought by their great approval Of the assault
upon sumter and their great resentment at the govern
ment's resistance to that assent, s not definitely
KIN IN, although they submitted the ordinance for ra
6eltOn to q OF the people TO be tekea on day
then somewhat moro than q month distant. the
Convention and the Legislature which also In session
as the rime and place, with leading men OF the
State, not members OF either, immediately com
neeced acting as If the State was already out Of
the Union.
CoCRSx OF VIRGINIA
They pushed military preparations vigorously for
all the State They seized the United
States Armory at HUpers Ferry and the Navy Yard
at Gosport Norfolk They received, perhaps invited
into their state large bodies Of troops With their Sarke
appointments from the called seeded States hey for
msy entered into treaty Of alliance With the
ceo and cont mem bers TO their Con-
gross at Montgomery and finally they the nsur
reconay 6oyes be transferred their capitol Rt
tass great ,nsar,es'on TO made US INST ~is.in her
borders and tsis government has ch,ice If! but
to deal nth u avAsre fuds it, and
has the Ios TO regret rs TIE loyal c,tisens
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