Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-03-27
our Charle.,on correspondence.

| OKARIEsToS, S. c.. Saturday, March %, 1861.
The indications are at present that smother week
will close as many of its predecessors have done.
| That it should, is contrary to what many of US
| thought, and all ardently desired. Inclination to
believe thing often leads US to advance in front of
facts, when calmly considered. On taking view
of affairs from different standpoints could not ar
rive at any other conclusion than that Mr.. LINCOLN
would be compelled, by force of circumstances, to
order the Fort Sumter garrison to eTacuste, and
that at an early period.
Entertaining such views was ready to credit the
first announcement of such intention originating at
Washington, and hence wrote you to that effect.
The only committed, l trust the future will
deVelope in stating the time of said execution
| The time and manner of Maj. ANDERsoNs departure
| from our principal harbor fort, have been the
themes of very general discussion for fourteen days.
and we have all INDUCED in feeling of anxiety
upon the subject, and have expressed our opinions
with great liberality. The prevailing opinion has
been that Sumter would soon be ours without a
| fight. Policy at Washington may have induced the
delay but such policy is very costly to the country
in every section, and it maintain itself much
longer The Confederate States are ready for an
honorable adjustment of all yexed questions, and
will submit to none other. They are also ready to
defend their honor in such manner as may be pre-
scribed, and will most assuredly do so.
Brigadier>General BEAUREGAED has won upon the
confidence and esteem of all classes of our people.
His intercourse with subordinate officers, though
brief from necessity, is of the most pleasant and
satisfactory character. Orders are given as though
subordnates had made the suggestion, and new life
and energy among the soldiers seem to result from
all his visits to the various posts of military duty
In a crowd of about three thousand persons
witnessed, on yesterday afternoon, the annual drill
of the Cadets of the Citadel Academy, and review
of Gen. BEAuREGARD by invitation. The arrival Of
Gen. B. and staff was announced by the firing of
a salute of eleven guns, which caused considerable
increase of heart>palpitation among the numerous
women and children who were present. The
Charleston Mounted Guard, Gen. W. E. MARTIN in
command, were present and rendered very lmpor-
tant service on the occasion. Gen. BEAuREGARD
who is now in his 43d year, is of medium stature
and apparently enjoying fine health, appeared on this
occasion in full uniform and commanded very gen.
eral attention His military bearing and look Of
indomitabls courage called forth the highest eneo-
miums.
The Cadets are great fayorites in the city, and
none deserve the sdmiration Of all classes OF our
citizens, more than they do. Without exerticn the,
are the most polite, and orderly class of young men
that / have ever known, and yesterday fully sus>
tanned their merited reputation of being the best
drilled, in military tactics, of any Battalion in the
State.
In very few years the superiority OF the West
Pointers in military discipline and skill, will net be
mentioned in the South
The week has been marked as one Of activity in
the Wholesale department, in our city. Wholesale
drygoods houses have daily turned out, scores Of
packages of merchandise, which have, before this
found their way into the interior of this State Geor
gia, Alabama and other States.
Hoping to write to you again soon, close for the
present and in my next to give your readers the
particulars of Maj. ANDERsoN's departure More
anon. KEMP.