Red Wing sentinel., 1861-03-27
SATURDAY NIGHTS EIAit,.
The Ev"c";stien Of Fort Sumter.
TIE CABINET DISCUSSION CLOSED.
TAE MATTER IN MR. L1Ncol.N's HANDS.
ccial Dispatch to the n, Y. Tribune.

TAE MATTER IN MIR. LINCoLN's HANDS.
Special Dispatch to the n, Y. Tribune.
W,sl1ScroN, March II, 1861.
| The decision in regard to the Withdrawal
Of Major AndcrSon's command now rests
Exclusively with the President. Lie has had
the fullest oral and written opinions Of Gen.
Scott and the mes: skilful officers Of the
army, and the spoken and written counsel Of
every member of his Cabinet. No deter
minat!on was REACHED yesterday. Mr.. Lin
coln'is fully sensible ofthc important res
|pons;bihty which rests upon him, and will
decide finally with the full knowledge that
he is to bear it before the country
! 1t IS known that after deliberate inycs-
tigatlon of all the facts: tho Cabinet, with
mcnt Of Gen. Scott, and yield to it as u
necessity which cannot be avoided. This
almost unanimous occurrence on the part
OF men who have been supposed to regard
this subject from opposite stand points, and
to lo?d'lii!crenl views Of policy for it's treat
mcnt, is sufficient to show that there must
be tho most sufficient reasons for the con-
c,siOn. sfnsl
Various modes have been suggested for
reinforcing Fort Sumter, but not one of
them stand the scrutiny of scientific militia
ry authority, and all others are unworthy
of consideration. Some cmanate from civil
ians, and Others from naval officers Of re-
ispcctablc standing. They propose demon
stration at night through the shallow parts
Of the entrance of Charleston harbor, send
ing in the men and supplies by boats. These
plans have Leen discussed for some time in
naval circles, but with few exceptions they
have rot been regarded as practicable,
though there arc many officers who would
cheerfuliy command such all expedition.
If vessels Of light draft or gun oats could
run the gauntlet of the extended coast guard
and batteries which line the entrance to.
both channels, it is questioned If they would
be able to land lcinlorccmcnts under the
fire Of Fort Moultrie, because they could
not escape the vigilencc Of the lookouts
everywhere, and any suspicious fact would
be Immediately sigu'lcd to that and all other
points.
It is stated upon the best military author
lty that M;:jor Andcrson-s present forces
could not hold out forty eight hours in the
event ola collision with the batteries now
concentrated against him in full play. The
physical endurance required to work his
heavy guns would be exhausted in that
time. lie could, doubtless, destroy Fort
Moultrie and sacrifice many hundred lives
besides but would be compelled to surren-
der from causes beyond human control. It
is easy for those who have no ccsponsil,ili- :
ty to propose plans and to blame others for
not adopting them; but if an experiment
should be tried against the advice of the
most experienced soldiers and fail, who
would avert the cXccration which would
follow it? Mr.. Lincoln will deliberate well
before deciding.
Correspondence Of the Cincinnati Comm crcial.
| -. WAsI1SGToN, March II.
| The foreign born aspirants to foreign
MISSIONS were greatly dismayed yesterday by
the positive announcement that Mr.. Sew
ard had definitely determined not to ap-
point any native European to leading diplo-
matte positonsin Europe. This dctcrmina-
ton was siSnificd in response to an appeal OF
a leading Ohio politician in favor personal
friend, and intended and received as final
and immutablc declaration on The subject
AS fSl as Mr.. Seward is concerned.
The case may thus be considered closed,
and the only remaining hopes Of the appli-
eants is an appeal from the decision to the
President. But it looks to me rather i'm
probable that he will take direct issue in
the premises with his Secretary of State,
who might withdraw from the Cabinet upon
being ovcrruled. The candidates, however,
have resolved to continue their efforts until
actually driven from the field by the ap-
pointmcnt Of others. Schurz is bound to
see it out, and Ilassaurck equally deter
mined.
The Ohio congressman now here will call
on the President in a body tomorrow, and
urge the appointment of Mr.. Hassauek to
the Swiss Mission, but deem their success
doubtful, for not only Secretary Seward is
in the way, but also the strong efforts of
Charles Sumner, and others for the rctcn-
ton Of Mr.. Fay, the present minister. What
ever Stewards true reason may be, it is Ger
tain that the plea of the political offensive
ness OF the asp'rants to the monarchical
! governments Of Eurorc is tenablc only in
the instance of Schn:z, who alone among
them was compelled to cmigrate in consc-
iquence Of revolutionary sympathics and
action.