Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1861-08-15
rrom The columbia 6. o.l Guardian.
= Evacuation OF Fort sumter-Secret History.

From the Columbia g. Co. Guardsn.
evacuation o Fort sumter-secrst History.
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
Headquarters Aug. Sd, 1851.
have every reason from information received by me 10
the most confidential manner (net forbddng publication
howeyer and through very near the most Intimate
connses Of the President of United States induce me
to believe that the following article was submltteo as
nroof sheet to Mr. Lincoln and his Cabinet; that pro-
elsmaton in Conformity with its general views was to be
ssued and that change the decision of the
made in one night when exactly the contrary was
adopted Il asserted in articles (Which in all proba
bity, proof-sheet from confidential new ork pa
per that if President desired to excite and mad
den the whole North to war of determination against
slavery and in favor of the absolute plumber ana conquest
and his garrison Fort Sumter should perish as it appears
was we'll known would have to be the case MAJOR AndeE
to kindle the flames of anaticism force the North
ern people into united which would give the apo
try What must be the feelings of the civil zeG world,
when known that the President of the United states
and his hl Go 50 erc atu the Whole
Major Anderson had officially informed the former Admin
If the object of that Administration was betray
the hands of the Secessonss as charged
to the treason and if he informed he President
the fourth March, said to be the case that he could
to psce Mr. Lincoln and his Cabinet exactly where they
were compel them to evaeuate the or to use
garrison Victims to be slaughtered on the unhoy
| tar Of blind fanatickm, and mad ambition.
know the fact from Mr. Lncolns most intimate frlend
he United States professed desire to evacuate Fort
Sumter, and he (hr Lamon) actually wrote me- aer ms
return Washington that be would be back in few days
to aid in that purpose. Major Anderson induced to
the Thug. as his notes to me prove know
the that Mr. Fox of the U. S. Navy, after obtaining
permission from me- upon the express guarantee of for
gallant associate in the navy to visit aJor Anderson
for pacic purposes planned the pretended attempt
relieve and reinforce the garrison by fleet Major
Anderson protested against it now believe that 1t was
all 81 heme ard that Foxs disgraceful expedition was
gotten up in concert with Mr. Lincoln, merely to deude
the Northern public into the belief that they INTENDED to
he
decided such thing, and acted with the deliberate
by excite the North unite this unhoy
war; by which the desperate and progate
leaders of infatuated and law less party might CRAFTY
vengeance lust Of the ruins OF their
country and amid the blind passions of maddened people
TIE document published. and the peculiar circum-
Stances show the bases and Infamous motives that
have pctuated the rulers of any people, except per-
haps in the Gays of the French revouton when hsIoy
shows that wholesale murder often planned by nsur
recons in Paris under tie deliberate guidance of ma
gnat leaders, whose whole objects uni ersa plumber
aud murder in order to extarinate party and ride
| into power themselves.
moments review of the line of argument pursued in
the article viii show that the policy finally adopted in
gard Fort Sumter intended and desired by Mr. Lin
and his advisers to lead to to be regulated
people, buV to # rapine murder and utter exermna
ton of the people against whom it intended to be
wged founded upon no principle OF right seeking not to
establish disputed authority accomplish other
object than to crafty lust for power and revenge
pulses Of the United States Government in the Inauguration
of this it is also necessary to make several
the special attention of the public those portions winch
wildly prove the unhaIowed purposes of President
Lincoln and his advisers.
of the chief ends of the article have
the proof of treason the of President Buchanan
through all of it the otIepeated alternative left
them by him, of permitting Major Anderson and his
mand to starve within fifteen days. Of ignomniousy
abandoning it to nest Of traitors &c This "aterna-
tive" is dwelt upon to direct special attention
and this very alternative proves, above all the rest the
final policy 1t is argued and very deliberately toe that
the purpose of President Lincoln preserve peace
mot to make war""to protect the sacred Censtitu-
tuition conhded to his keepiDg-and to gain over by bis
aVowedly peaceful Objects those who had deed that
"Consutlon and broken it's laws. 1t asserted that
guish which his signing the der
sumter called forth and it said, too that
discharge his duty to humanity and yet he has chosen
to discharge that duty in the singular way
rae throughout the mighty North feeling of indgna
ton, which ninety days would have emancpated ever
slave the continent and driven their masters thu
sea-
The sacrifice made Anderson and his command were
TO ced 10 become liable as victims to fanatcism Fort Sum
ter wrap in flames and yet forsooth they tell
the only who could have prevented it resolved
to discharge his duty to humanity ard that his
was peace his aversion war;. His " purpose wa
changed, and he resolved TO bring this unhaowed
1t Government acuaed with these feelings that we ar
to defend ourselves against tS kind of war
that the peo pie Of the South under hes
circumstances becomes my duty publish tie article
question for the information the people Copeder
States and for the cool and unbiased contemplation
the civilized world
A thus naugU ated-from such motives and nde
such ciIcumsancessurely with the favo
OF Heaven people educated and trained up constitr
onal liberty never any length of time, sue
a F. w. PICKENs.