The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1861-03-28
Wigfhll..Fort snMpter..Nlajor Anderson.
Correspondence Of The n. Y. Tribune.
WASHINGTON, March 18th 1861.

correspondence OF Inc
WASHINGTON, March 18TH 1861.
The resolution to expel Wisfall from
the Senate will not carry, and was no,
expected to do SO by Mr. Foster when
he introduced it. 1t is fecler and q
warning, for the purpose Of putting
Northern Democrats ON the record, to
test the sentiment Of the Senate, and to
indicate the purpose of the Republicans
at the next session Of Congress. When
the next Congress is convened, if the
seeded Stutes seud no Senators or Rep
resenta,i,es here, it is expected that
both branches Of Congress will proceed
to business on the assumption that the
representation frcm the loyal States con.
sti,utts full House and Senate. A
quorum will be decided 70 mean major.
ity of the Senators or Representatives
frrm the loyal States. Otherwise, when
it becomes necessary to pass a Force bill
or any other measure for the protection
Of the Government, the Southt rn mem
hers, Joined with their Democratic :llies,
will have it entirely in their power to
prevent all necessary legislation by de-
stroyine quorum.
Revolutionary times require bold meas
urrs, aud unless the Secession movement
Soon dies away it will be absolutely nee.
cssory to cxpel every tri ',or from Wash.
ineton, no matter whether he be a Sena-
tor or merely department clerk.
An extra sessi,n Of Congress is now
almost certain. ls cannot be avoided
unless the Government Is to exist at the
will of the rebel States Mr.. Lincoln
tavors Il e passage of bill similar to that
drawn up by John C"chrane in the last
Congress- giving the Executive power at
any time to declare Savannah, Charles.
ton, Mobile, New Orleans, and other
por:~ no longer ports Of entry. This
would settle e,he revenue difficulty in ten
days. Notice would Instantly be given
to foreign Governments, and our revenue
cutters would complete the work.
The Fort Sumter question is one of
absorbing interest in all political circles.
On Sunday several Western members Of
Congress had an interview with the
President ard besou hit him not to con--
sent to the evacuation of the furtr. SIS un-
less it was absolutely military necessity
Ben Wade is r ported to have said, "lf
the Administration follows in the foot
steps of Buchanan 10 this matter, it will
prove the II"rkinsian theology to be
true--it will be damned before it is
born" But the Administration will do
no such thing If Sumter is abandoned
it will be Mr.. Buchanan's, not Mr. Lin
coins fault, and the facts will show is.
1t is however true that Messrs. Blair
and Chase were yesterday very much
opposed to giving the order to evacuate
to Major Anderson for the present at
least. and it is generally understood that
Mr.. Seward favors the Withdrawal of the
troops.
Evidence is rapidly accommodating at
the War Department going to show that
Major Anderson has been playing deep
game for three months. and one which has
deceived his military superiors. For
many weeks the steady tenor of his daily
dis patches has been. Send no reinforce
mcnts or supplies-I need reither troops
nor provisions, therefore let me alnne"
Snddenly-the moment that Mr.. Lincoln
takes the reins of Government-thc tune
changes. and now Anderson cries, Send
me supplies. or l starve-s"nd me more
troops. or it will be impossible to defend
The fort" Why this sudden change?
Was not Major Anderson perfectly aware
six weeks ago that the batteries which
were being erected at every commanding
point in Charleston hartor would soon
render reinforcement impossible? If
so. why did he not complain Of the mill
tary works which were intended to COM
pass his destruction and warn his Gov
ernmrnt in time? 1t is stated on very
good author;ty that he did 10 such
thing, and that Mr. Holt admits at least
an apparent discrepancy between Ander-
sons former and bis later dispatches.-
The American people certainly will not
condemn man unheard, and last Of all
men Mai Anderson but he will. if he
leaves Fort Sumter. need TO clear up
some Of thes' misty points 1t is sus-
pected in some quarters that Mr. Buch-
anan. upon his own responsibility. sent
secret agent to Fort Sump'er more
than eight weeks ago. advising Anderson
to tax" precisely the course he has done.
fully awarc that the result would be the
loss Of tn" fortress. Ills justification Of
the act would be that bloody corflict
would thereby he avoided, and civil war
averted This pretext has served him
for I'll his traitornis and imbecile acts.
and II can be made to do dltv once more
10 cover NJ the disgrace consequent up
on the fsll Of Sumter. wB