Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1861-05-04

twas delayed. aS was understood, with thei,
lmessFs. Forsyth and Crawford's) consent" Thi.
IS true but 1t is also true that on the 18th Of
March, Messrs. Forsyth and Crawford were MS
sured. by person occupying high Official posi-
ton IN the Government, and who, as they be
lieved, vas speaking by authority, that For
sumter would be evacuated within a very few
days, and that no measure changing the existing
status prejudcially to the Confederate States, a,
respects Fort Pckens, was then contemplated
and these assurances we're subs equeutIy repeated
with the addition that any contemplated change
as respects Fort Pickens would be notified to us
on 'ne Ast oil April We were again informed thai
there might be an attempt to supply Fort Sumter
with proSisions, but that Governor Pickeus should
have previous notice of this attempt There wa,
no suggestion ofa reinforcement The uhdersi
gneo dlo not hesitate to believe that these assu
RANGES expressed the intentions Of the Admins
srason at The time, or at oil events of prominent
members OF the Administration. This delay wa:
assented 80 for the express purpose of attaining
the great end Of the mission of the undersigned
to wit, pacific ISOLATION of existing complica-
tions. The inference deiucible from the date OF
your memorandum that the undersigned had,
OF lhair own volison and without cause, consen.
ted to this long hiatus 10 the grave duties with
which they were charged i, therefore no. consis-
tent with just exposition of the facts of the case
The intervening twenty-tbree days were em-
ployed in active unofficial Efforts, the object Of
which was to smooth the path to pacific solution,
the distinguished parsonage alluded to co-opera-
ting with the undersigned, and every step Of tha,
effort is recorded n writing, and now in posses
sion Of the undersigned and OF their Government
1t was only when oil these anxious effort. 70,
peace bad been exhausted, and it became clear
that Mr.. Lincoln had determined to appeal tc
the sword % reduce the people Of the Confederate
States to the will of the section or party whose
President be is that the undersigned resumed
the official negotatiou temporarily suspended, and
sent their Secretary for reply to their official
note Of March IT,
It ltisprocer to add that, during these twenty
three days, two gentlemen Of official distinction
as high as that of she parsonage hitherto alluded
to, aided the undersigned as intermediates in
these unofficial negotiations for peace.
The undersigned, Commissioners Of the Con.
'SNOf"eo 1tPtus VI AmeElc1, naVlnR mus, maze
ses~ss "a ~ they deem material in the mono.
randum fled 10 the Department on the 18th Of
March last have the horor to be,
JOHN Forsyth,
MARTIN j. CRAWFORD,
A. B. ROMAN,
true copy Of the original by one delivered to
Mr.. F. w. Seward, Assistant Secretary of State
of the United States at eight o'clock in the even
ing of April 8, 1861.
Attest: j. 7. PIcKErT, Secretary, &c.
Mr.. SEWARD IN REPLY TO THE COMMISSIONERS,
DEPARTMENT OF STATE,
WARRINGTON, APRIL 10, 1861.
Messrs. Forsyth, Crawford and Roman, hav.
ing been apprized by memorandum which has
been delivered to them tha. the Secretary of State
is not at liberty to hold official intercourse with
them, will. it is presumed. expect no notice from
him of the new communication which they have
addressed to him under date Of the 9th instant,
beyond the simple acknowledgment Of the receipt
thereof, which he hereby very cbeerfully gives.
A true copy of the original received by the Com.
Of the Confederate States this l0.h
day of April, 1861.
Attest: j. 7. PICKETT, Secretary, &c.