The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1861-03-22
The Ieffefsopiap 9ehocrat
JULIUS O. CONVERSE. Editor.
CHlRDON, ONO, FRIDAY. nam. p, lsGl,
The Evacuation of Fort Sumter.

Inc Evacnatl0n OF Fort Sumter,
Rumors are conflicting in regard to the
evacuation OF Fort Sumter; yut II is prob.
able that the humliating ordor will soon DO
giSon, If it has not boon already. We cypct,
to hear shout of oxutation from the sorlb.
and howl of ceusure from tho epcmios of
tho Republican party at tho North hut
neither will shake our faith in the Admin.
istration' We sincerely hopo that no Ro.
publican will allow !,is disappointment and
chagrin at the evacuation of Fort Sumter,
to botrdy him into hasty and incorporate
words. 1t is neither just nor wiso for Ro.
publicans to condemn in unmoasured terms.
the action of the Administration of their
own choice, before il shall have fully do.
voioped its policy. President Lincoln will
do all in his power to maintain the Union
aud enforce tho laws but it must not -bo
forgotten that his power is limited, and that
no is not responsible for the present unfor-
tunato condition of affairs. Ii Fort Sumter
is evacuated, it will bo done as matter of
necessity, for which the late Administration,
and not tho prosont, is responsible. Timo
was whom IL might easily havo been ro.
inforced, but tho opportune moment was
suffered to pass, and it is now impossible to
reinforce it without an immense loss of lfa.
or within tho limited timo to olapse before
its provisions will be exhausted.
Tho motives of Major Andcrso', arc on.
vclopod in mystery. How much blamo he
should receive for tho necessity of oyacua.
ting Fort Sumter, is not for us To-. saw
We have novor foIt like tost.,winp ox,roya.
giant praise upon him, md we cannot holp
thinking il not lit.lo singular that, aftor
representing for moIths, that no could sus.
tain himself without re.inforcomonts, and
against all odds, he should suddenly discover
the low state of his provisions, on tho access
Ion OF tho Republican Administration. 1t
is very evidelt that the lato Administration.
with or without tho secret concurrence of
Major Anderson, so managed affairs as to
impose Upon Mr.. Lincoln and his Cabinet
the rocessity of Withdrawing tho garrison
from Fort sumtor, if that necessity exists.
A Washington dispatch to the Now York
Tribune says:
All tho high military and naval officers
agroo entirely in opinion that tho Govern
mont could not reinforce Mai jor Anderson
with its present available means, and that
tho attempt would bo attended with serious
loss Of lie and probable failure. IL is
strictly q military question, aud must be
decided upon military principles. and by
military authority. Neithor tho President
nor his Cabinet can assume to determine
operations about which they must DO noces.
sariiy ignorant. Honce, in acting upon tho
official advice of Con. Scott, tho Cabinet
have adopted his programme as they would
the plan of campaign.
1t is not yet decided in what manner tho
withdrawal VIII bc mado, but it is known
Major Anderson and his mon will DO treated
with tho utmost civility at Charleston, and
thoir wishes consulted in ovory respect.
This decision will DO groat rclief to the
authorities of South Carolina, who have a
largo and expensive forco in service, and
with limited means of maintaining it.
Tho Republicans havo madc no formal
expression concerning tho policy of with
drawing Major Anderson, but in tho only
conference hold on tho subject thoro were
very emphatic uttorancos against it. while
tho necessity was admitted to bo inoxorablc
A Iot'or to tho Now York HeraM says
Never wero mon placed in u dilomma
moro mortfying than that now porplcxing
the President and majority of his Cabinc
Their own wishes, as woll as those of thu
bulk of their supporters, all prompt to actor
dramatically opposite to that forced upoI
thom by tho vast commercial and iudustrin
interests of tho North, that arc willing an
ready to mako any sacrifice Of principle
honor and dignity, to avert tho crashing
calamity of civil war on the ono hand, arc
Ebe storm fact of tho impracticability OF
supply of tho invested fort with mon, nmmu
milton and provisions on tho other. Blu
Eho members of tho new administration hnC
not only preferences, but also sagacity ant
duo respect for, and reliance on, those true
and trusty guides of statcsmen--facts nnd
figures. An overwhelming array of such
proving concusively tho impossibility oi
gathering a military forco sufficiently strong
TO insure tho success Of an attempt to rein.
fOrce before tho garrison would be reduced
to the starvation point, having boon placed
before thom by Con. Scott, tho evacuation
is reduced TO . question of timo, and thu
country May rest assured that tho noaros
Sa9 most throat tonipg danger of collision will
be removed in tho course of few days.
A special dispatch to Mondays Pitts
buagh Garehe says:
Receat events seem 10 render the sup
position quite probable, that Major An
derson's command may not, after all, b.
Withdrawn. The Cabinet held a long an
Interesting coUncl this morning. ant
General Scott with other high miltar
men were consulted. You need not b
astonisbed # you should hear. within III
next few days, that the recent report
emanating from this city. were all wilhou
any good foundation. and that the Star
and Stripes are still likely TO wave owe
Ihe frSwning battlements OF Sumter. II.
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