Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1861-03-22
Abandonment Of Fort Sumter.

Abandonment Of Fort Sumter.
The irst announcement, that the present
administration would he compelled by ter.
rihle necessity toahandon hi. military pct,
created the most intense interest and ankle
ty throughout the tire States. The bare
ANNOUNCEMENT, ina, such a policy would
be agreed upon. Tor sss reason, however
potent. a.. rcpugnant q every patriotic
emotion Of the American heart And no
-oud~r ia a.. - TIE idea that thi- Gov
srnm-nt should he compelled TO abandon
one ~ IL. own iortihca'iun--a material
point OF defence thA, Il .hould he Obliged
to turn IL. hack upon IL, owu property. tha,
bad tccn honestly hough, and PAID lor !.
Notifying TO IN Americas citizen. The
Err; sentiment iha; leap. up from the heart
/. % 6gki. rather than DO any such thing
and this instructive feeling Of patriotism -
right At least in principle. An Admin'.,ra
ton which hA. the responsibility OF deter
mining this question !. obliged To make !, a
prociioa! one.
Theories may tc CORRECT. DO, the great
question il. will they apply ean they he
bent 10 meet the eIigrncies Of the occasion.
The occupation Of Fort San,er to cons'd
cradle extent involve. our national weli-rc.
Yet. % far as practical rCsult. are concern
ed. IL avail. o. bu, little. lfweare TO solve
the prc-en, difkeuliy BY an APPEAL TO arms,
then Fort Samlsr should ~ defended O. the
la., Il q Pooos policy is % prevail. NC NAV
well inquire whether or not some other
course may ~ aiken which will justify the
administration before the country and a..
world. Their. j. hot , single r,asJn that
can ever u.t'fy 'rr abandonment ut Fort
S.m'.r wit.pu, an attempt Go ryiniorc" ard
r.,.ru q. % o.. il... q i,c usw adniiri'
trs'i ~. hs'a 80, siIh0n, the rcQai.i'e
~, aus o. da tbs. and has 90 power 20 rc
inf rec IL. as matter ~ policy ii nav he
b-ttgr voluntarily ', abandon 70 than %
make an attempt tn; mu't finally fail
That Fort Snmisr must ~ ~ rnio'c-i, AMI
that IN lev DAYS. i - fact not 20 - con.
iro,crted Can il Be done AMI that !. the
ONLY question upon this hinge torn. the
whole controversy. In the opinion Of Gen
Scott aud other military men, who's op'n.
ions are law upon all such matters, Mr..
Lincola pa. been let by the late dynasty
tr,fh No ro'ccr to x, rc-iniorCemeni' % sup
pl,e- into the fort. lie ha. neither men
nor ship. 90 80 IL. ltwoull probably take
10 eco troops 20 make the thing certain,
The President las neither the meu or the
means. henec b. j. driven 10 the Alterua-
ti,. either - make tie a't-ur, ard f.,l. or
voluntarily withdraS the troops.
n the lA., mentioned eour-s - taken, the
nor,,iy,ns spectacle will all :, where 1t
b,loos--back 90 the ,reasooabls admins
irAiiJn Of Jane. buchanan. Upon him
aud his eo-con.p'ra,nr. asain', the Ameri-
can Union, Will forever re-t the damnin:
disgrace. History will record the fact that
he va. NOS, vehetnenily urged ~ General
Scot, and Others to re inforce Fort Sumter
when il could have been done with perfect
safety. without the luss % single life. ~
klnihu. TIE a,ncs ~ ciyil var will r--
eori i'- fact ia, tbi. -ame Buchanan and
rs Cabinet of Benedict Arnuld.. agrssd and
,hrvleisi With traitor. that tie aafu, OF
tie Charls-spn lor,i6cli,on. should ~, h.
ca ngri wiB record the fact that Cobb
rohhcd the treasury TO gu the eodsrs Of
rebel. that FLOYD removed the go1ernmen,
arms - the sccriins states 70 enable them
- overthrow the government iha, rOucey
ordered the NAVY beyond the reach Of his
own Department 10 encourage and aid re-
bollion thar Thompson, from information
received ., oorfiSliial Cabinet meeting.
ielegraphed o. the traitor. a, Charleston To-
Gre iato the star Of the West, carrying ~.
endorsements to Sumter under the Ia. OF
cur country. All this was done and sa1er
ed TO be done BY Buchanan, when he and
hi. Cabinet were undsr solemn oath O.
MAINTAIN the Constitution and the UniOn.
Thank Heaven tha, the rerjured s,oun-
drel. have hen driven out from the White
House while the burning intamy that at
taehe- 10 the men aud their acts, will biz.
ami secthe like the fires Of perditiOn 50 lo7g
ss their memories are cursed and e1ecra,ed
Abraham Lincoln nse- the rein. Of gov
eminent with h. eoun,ry broken into frag.
nirn,- b, rebel. and traitors. In every rat
rio,c. honorable cfr, to stop the work Of
di-intesra,ion and enforce the Laws. he :
.erve- 'hs.urP'-' o. very Am-rie,n eiuIen-.
I'm the asf,i rxi remiIy H. which be has
h,.n plhceI ~ treason, he ]. compelled b
On sn-1orshle necessity to d. an ae, repus
naDt to the he.t feelings Of every American
heart CD iorb,i that ~e shodld eensure
hun r.thsr let u. al a,d hin in hi. giant
labor. Of restoring the fallen fortunes Of a
betrayed eoaniry.
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