The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1861-03-21
Evncuntlor of Fcrt snmter.

THURSDAY, MAHCH ~, lSUl.
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Evacuation Of Fort Sumter.
The reportwe menioaed last veek as be-
ing ardmor az Washington, relative TO the
evacuation OF Fort Sumter, is now almost re-
ducedtoa certainty. To many, yea large
majority, tbis Is Anything but pleasant news.
People were ycomloning lhcmselsss with the
ideathat thefor slill in possession of The
general government would not only be rein.
forced, but that measures would bc adopted
at an early day 10 recspture the remsind,r1-
hence the chsgrin Of the popular heart on The
announcement ofthe proposed abandonment
Of Fort Sumter, This fort. with its gallant
commander aud little garrison, all seemed to
cay, must lie reinforced. Then there was a
general disposition to vndicate the honor Of
our national asg, insulted in Charleston har.
Dor aud under this state Of feelirg, Is II any
wonder that revulsion Of sentiment, almost
amounting TO indignation, followed what
seemed to be an utter abandonment Of sl tue
bold strategy and patient endurance Maj
Anderson hal gained? Upon the impulse
ofthe moment we confess - have shared
feeling in this direction ourselves. But peo.
pie are not disposed to render judgment ra h.
ly prefeiiog, as we believe, to first hear the
facts. md then decide. In the first place all
must admit that a movement of suoh conse.
quence, involving such a popular disappoint.
ment, and apparently so contrary 10 the pur
poses foreshadowed in Mr. Lincoln's ipaugu.
raj address, cannot have been resolved upon
The more uno expected, Illuminating, and seem
ingly inconsistent this step, the more certain
isit that imperative necessity, growing out Of
state Of things Of which, until now, tho Ad.
ministration was unavoidably ignorant, and
for which IL is not in the least responsible has
compelled the policy in question. In the 6rst
place we experience difficulty in arriving
at the exact cause, owing to the secrecy nec-
essary to be maintained in all such military
movements yet enough seems TO be known
to show the step to be moi only justiGabl, ,bu
wise and commendNble. That the outgoing
Administration did all 10 it's power o involve
and embarass the one ming in, is well un.
derstood by every intelligent reader. On the
one side was public opinion demanding tue
reinfoi cemen! of Fort Sumter, while on tie
other side was the reasonable conspiracy Of
Floyd, Thompson and their associates sane.
toned by Buchanan himself, to leave the new
Administration powerless for carrying outthe
popular will The Southern Union men and
treache,ous Northern men in Congress-, play.
ed directly into the hands Of The consprators
by refusing TO provide means Tor holding the
fort. Under these Gil cumstances, it WAS not
discretionary matter with the new President.
Fort Sumter must have provisions or be aban.
doned. 10 supply provisions would have
been an easy matter four months ago. but
Gen. Scctt says it is now too late, consequent
ly there is no alternative left--the fort must
be abandoned In conSidelng this matter,
we should do so dispasSionateIy, and place
the responsibility where it properly belongs
Ito the Administration which 80 conducted
affairs rs to make retreat inevitable, and TO
cause the mere meution Of his name by. word
Of contempt and reproach.