The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-05-16
INTERESTING PARTICULARS.
MoxraoxgRY, Ata., May 10, 1861.

MoxTaoNERY, Ala, May 10, 1851.
The following important documents were
N dsv made public by Congress
,..nfleYaen ofhe Congress:
IN me message addressed TO you on the goth
t,sl | referred TO the course OF conduct of the
Eoxernrueut OF the United States towards the
commissioners of This Government, sent to
Washington for the purpose of eHecting, il
,,,Nsibie peaceful adjustment o! the pen ding
t,nrult;es between the two foyernmen l
,so made allusion TO ian INTERN ediary, " hos e
nh pnsiTion and character inspired the hope
nfsuccess - bat was not then AT liberty to
make aay communication on this subject, as
,yeeihC AS WAS desirable Tor full Comprehen-
Or of the whole subject. 1t is now, however,
IN nv power 10 place before you other papers
,rb,sb / herewith address TO you. FROM them
won will perceive that the Intermediary re-
t.rrai 20 WAS the Hon. John A. Campbell, a
rudge OF the Supreme Court Of the United
states. who made earnest effort to promo te tn e
.Drcessful issue of the mission entrus ted TO
oar Commissioners, and by whom was kept
gayISrd, Ia confidential communications, OF
the measures taken by him TO secure so desi ra =
nle result 1t Is dne to you. 10 him, and TO
history, that narratio OF the occurrences
with which he was connected should be made
known, The more especially as ii viii be seen
by the tiers hereto appended that the COR
rrrtupss and accuracy of the recital have not
been questioned by the Secretary OF State of
th~ United States, 10 whom il was addressed.
avail fhyself OF this opportunity TO cor
rect an error in one Of the statements made
In nv message of the 29,h April. 1t is there
recited that was prompted TO cali you to-
grther in extraordinary session, by reason of
the declarations con tanned IN the proClama-
tiln of President Lincon of the 18th April -
NV prot fanatic convoking you was issued
on the l2th Of April, and was promp pted by
the declaration of hostile purposes, con tanned
IN the message sent by President Lincoln To
tue Governor of South Carolina on the Stn
April. As the proclamation Of President Lin
coin; of the 18th April repeated the same hos
tile intention, IN more specific terms and on 8
much more extensive scale, 1t created a
stronger impression ON my mind, aud led to
the error above alluded TO- and which ho W.
ever unlmportant, desire 10 correct,
JRFFERsoF DAVIS.
Montgomery, May 8, 1851.
WAsHIxerox, CITY, April I3, 1851.
SIR: On the 18Th March, nit, ! left with
Judge Crawford, one Of the Com mi ssioners OF
the Confederate States, note in writing to
the effect following
"l feel entire confidence that Fort Sumter
VIII be evacuated III the next five days. And
this measure is felt as imposing great respon-
slbllity on the Admins tration
Il feel entire confidence that no measure
changing the existing status, prejudiciously
10 the Southern Confederate States is at pres
ent contemplated.
II feel an entire confidence that an immedi.
ate demand for an answer 10 the communica-
ton OF the commissioners Will be productive
Of evil and not of good. l do not believe tha t
It ought At this time 10 be pressed
The substance OF this statement I commu-
nicated to you the same evening by letter
Five days elapsed and l called with q tele-
gram from Gen Beauregard, to the effect that
SHnter was not eYac uated. but that Mai. An
derson was at work making repairs
The next day, after conVersng with you
communicated to Judge Crawford in writing
that the failure To eyacuute Fort Sumter was
not the result of bad TAI h, but was attribu-
table TO causes consistent with the intention
pUFaUaynpnt M haf
ed Pickens, l should have notice OF auv dps ig
70 alter the existing status there. MrJustice
Nelson was present At these conversation
three in number, and l submitted to him each
OF my written communications to Judge
Crawford and informed Judge q, that they
had his Judge Nelson 81 sanction. | gave
you, on the I'D of March, subs tantial copy
OF the statement / had made on the 18th
The "0th OF March arrived, and at that time
telegram came from Gov. Pickens ina Quiriug
concerning Col Lamon, whose visit to
Charles ton he supposed had a connection with
tie proposed evacuation OF Fort Sumter
/ left that with yon, ana was to have an
answer the following Monday-lst April On
the lst OF April received from you the state
lneut III writing, "l am satisfledl the Gov
ernment Will not under take TO supuiy Fort
Sumter without giving notice to Governor
I. he words " l am satisfied" were for
lne to use AZ expressive of confidence in the
remainder of the declaration
The proposition, originally prepared
was: The President may desire to supply
sumter, but Will not do SO" &c, and your
verbal explanation was, that you did not be-
lifVe any such attempt would be made and
mat there was no design to reinforce Sumter
There was Il departure here from the pl edges
OF the previous month, but with the verbal
explanation did not consider it ma ter then
to complain of. simply stated to you that
mad that assurance pre- eyIously.
On the 7th April, addressed you letter on
the subject OF the alarm that the preparations
by the Government had created, and asked
you II the assurances l had given were well
or ul-founded. In respect To sum ter your
reply was Fafth as TO Sumter fully kent
wait and see" In the mornings paper l read:
An authorized messenger from Presiden t
Lincoln informed Gov. Pickens and General
beauresard that provisions will be sent 10
Fort rtSumter peaceably, or other sotse, 6y force -
This was the sth of April, at Charles ton, the
usY following your last assurance, and is The
evidence OF the full faith / was invited to
wait for aud see. In the same paper L read
that Intercepted dispatches disclosed the fact
tnil hf. Fox, who had been allowed 10 visit
MAJOR Anderson, on the pledge that his pur-
pose was paciic, employed his opportunity to
devise plan for supplying the fort by force
anu that this plan had been adopted by the
washington Government, and was in process
OF execution. My recollection of the date of
Mr. foAs visit carries it 10 day in March.
learn he Is near connection of a member
Oh tue CABINET ally connection with the Com
lhlssioners and Yourself was superinduced
Dy conversation with Justice Nelson
ne informed me OF your strong dis posi- tons in
laVOr OF peace, and that YOU were oppressed
with demand of the Commissioners of Iha
Confederate States for a reply to their first
letter, ana that you desired to avoid il, il DOS
sible, At that time. L told him l might. per
maps, be OF some service in arranging the diff.
hcuIty. l came 10 your office en- tlrely at his
request, ana without the kno ledge OF either
OF the Commissioners. Your depression WAS
obvious TO both Judge Nelson ana myself I
Was sratited AT the charac ter of the coupse!s
1AS4Tnn. nf IN and n
pressed with your observation that Il civil war
mlghI be prevented by the success OF my me-
asauon. You read a letter of Mr.. Weed, 10
snow how irksome and sponslble the with
drawa! OF troops from Sumter was. por-
'oh oi my communication to udge Craw ford
oh The 10Th OF March was founced upon these
leihdfhs, ana the pledge 10 evacuate Fort Sum
Ter is less forcible than the words you employ
ed Those words were "Before this letter
Teaches you "a proposed letter by me 10 Pres
ted
The Commissioners who received those
communications conclude they have been
abused and oyerreached The Mont
Komery Government hold the same opinion
me commissioners have supposed that my
communications were with you, and upon ths
hypothesis prepared 10 arraign you before
me country ia connection with the President
placed peremptory prohibition upon this
0S oelng contrary To the terms OF my commu-
h.cauons with them. l pledged myself TO
considered az the best authority, and they
were 10 coniide in the ability of IN self, aided
oy J adge Nelson, To determine upon the credi-
piiIly of my informant
think no candid man who will read over
WHAT have written, and consider for a mo-
@ i1cht what Is going on at Sumter but will
~ a'Ioo that the equiyocating conduct Of the Ad-
la,,ui'' ration, as measured and interpreted in
,ea'Ioh A"eetIoh WIN these promises, is the proxi-
mate cause OF the great calainity
nave Il profound conviction that the tele-
IAN aash OIL the sth OF April, of Gen. Reaure-
s@'a ana OF the 10th Of April, of Gen Walk