The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-06-06

Mr. Russelrs First letter after the Fo,, or
Fort sumter,
lfrom the London Times Of May u


NORFOLK, VA. A pril Is.
sumter has fallen at last So mach may he
aeSFp,ed' Before many hours hope to stand
aih'd The ruins OF a spot which will proba-
oiy become historic, and has already made
more noise In the wQed than It's guns. gallant
as the defence may have been. The news
VIII produce an extraordinary impression at
New orh-it viii disconcert stockholders
ard derange the most ingenlus speculati tiops.
But, considerable may be It's results in any
part OF the Union, venture TO say that no.
where VIII the shock cause such painful con
WILSON'S rs In the Cabinet OF Washington
where there appeared TO exist the most per.
tect cow Viction that the plan for the relief of
Snmter couid not fail 10 be successful either
through the force of the ext dition provided
for that object, or through the willingness
OF the leaders at Charleston TO fire the first
shot, and 10 compel the surrender of the place
by actual hostilitcs. The confidence OF Mr.
Seward in the strength of the name and of
| the resources OF the United States Federal
Government must have received a rude blow
out mis- condolences are by no means of weak
iy cons titutlon, and it Will he long ere he can
bring himself To think that all his prophesies
must be given up, one after another, before
| the ineXorabis logic of facts, with which his
vatcinations have been in ''irrepressible con
nict." 1t seems TO me that Mr.. Sc ward has
along undervalued the spirit and resolutions
| OF the Southern Slave States, OF that he has
disguised from Others the sense ne entertains
OF their extent and vigor.
The days assigned for the life of the seces =
sion have been nnmb bered over and over again
and secession has not yielded up the ghos -
| The brayadof OF tle South hiss been sustain
ed BY deeds which render retreat from It's ad-
vauced position impos sibe Mr. Seward will
probably find himself hard pushed to main
tain his views in the Cabinet in the face of re-
cent events, which viii, no doubt, be used
with effect and skill by Mr.. Chase, who is on =
derstood to he in favor OF letting the South go
rs IL il Is without any more trouble conyiuc-
ed as be is that IL is an elenen of weakness in
the BODY polite lille he would be prepared to
fe.tYvg,
States OF the Union TO act on the doctrine of
secession. But the Union party must now pre-
vail. As yet | do not know whe ther The views
| expressed relative 10 the destination OF the
greater part OF the troops and stores sent from
the North We're correct, Tor it cannot be learned
here how many ships were oil Sumter when i /
surrendered; bnt Notwithstanding what has
occurred. TciteTate the assertion that the
Washington Cabinet always said, and say they
had in tentioa to prov Oke conflict there and
that had the authorities al Charleston con-
tinued their permission to the garrison
to procure supplies in their markets there
would have been no immediate action on their
part to pTeCipila te the fight, though they were
determined TO hold il and Fort Pickens Us
we'll as Tortugas and Key West, and 10 victuaI
and strengthen the garrison of The former AS
soon as they We're able. Fate was against
them. The decision and power of their op-
poneEts was against them. But their defence
viii be that they could not do ANYTHING until
they got troops and ships and munitions of
war together, and that they did as much as
they could in Il month. Sumter, in fact, was
i mouse III the laws of the cat, and The mo-
meut attempt was made to release the
prey by external Influence, the Jaws were
closed and the mouse was disposs d of. The
act VIII produce, believe, in spite of what
L see, very deep impression throughout all
the States. and VIII tend to bring about an
Immediate collision between the high handed
parties on both sides.
When Mr., Lincoln came into office, it was
discovered that promise had been made by
the outgoing meU bers of the preceding Gov
ernmsnt 10 surrender the Southern forts
That promise was ignored by the incoming
Ministry. The Southern Com nissioners lu-
listed on it that, apart from the compact of
Mr.. Buchanan's Cabinet, pledge had heeu
gwen 10 the South that 40 attempt would be
made 10 reinforce the forts without notice to
The Government at Montgomery. and, SO far
as can be ascertained, the authcries ct Wash
ington did cause TO be conveyed to the South
ern Contednra ton the expression OF their iu-
tentiOn TO VIctual Sumptcr but whether they
do so in respect to their pledge, il it existed
or IN consequence Of The decision al Charles
ton 10 prevent the issuing Of further supplies
10 the garrison, is uncertain. The withdrawal
of permission to market was ali but an act of
war. Ii the United States Government would
act on the hyputheS s. that the Southern Con
federation was an independent power, il
would surely lave considered the proceeding
as a prelude to immediate hostility
But the course thus adopted arose ont of
the preparations made by the United States
Government IN fitting out expeditions, the
object of which was scarcely dubious. The
commissioners OF the Southern States ut
Washington, never acixuow lodged at last met
with decisive rebuff just rs Virginia saw
her representatives from the ConYen ton on
their way 10 ask Mr.. Lincoln to explain his
III tentiOnS. The commissioners were given
TO understand that their presence WAS useless,
and that the forts would be reinforced, and oil
the Intelligence thus furnished to the Govern
lnent at Mon tgomery it was resolved to act
by summoning MAJ. Anderson 10 surrender
before succor could arrive, and in the event of
refusal by compelling him TO yield in the
sight OF the would be relieving squadron.
A SPARTAN GIRL. - A young daughter of
Baltimore writes 10 sch hoolmate and friend
in Charleston
BALTIMORE, May l6, 1861.
You must pardon me for intrudng upon you
an expression of my Southern sen utiment.
so often think and speak of you with the rest
OF your friends and L envy your living in the
bosom of a home which we are denied. You
see well as we how miserably our
our liberty, our homes, have been
sold by traitors, who would risk all this to be
the pampered miuIons OF Abe Lincoln and his
party.
/ can scarcely control myself whilst | am
writing You. / am boiling over with indIgna-
tion. / once prayed for peace but now, next
to begging the blessing of God, pray-"Hur-
rah for JEFF. Davis and the Southern Confed- |
eracy :" And, woman as am if | knew the |
way, would walk out of Maryland until
my foot rested more Southern soil |
You are happy, indeed, and have moth |
ing to contend with in comparison with |
We poor Baltimoreans-or, l should have |
said, Marylanders-tor here there are hearts |
thai oeat as warm to the South as ever |
throbbed at the guns OF Charles ton. We are |
not conquered, and psrer UiU be and God |
grant that before long the flag of secession |
may wave over our city and State. Then we |
,an run to the embraces of friends whom We |
owe, though we know them NOT. 1t is sutfi- |
,ient we are all for the same cause-Southern |
tights.
: 1t would amuse you exceedingly if you |
could hear the omen talk. Some oter them
selves as escorts TO the gentlemen, who find |
I difficult TO get out of the city others are
almost ready to hang Old Hicks and, but for
he men, l believe they would others. and
among the number, are ready TO shoulder our
muskets TO defend the justan holy cause of
he South-fR case the MEN FAIL.
IN the event of Maryland doing anything
that would seem hostile to the South. do you,
Ind beg your friends, 10 keep one sympathis-
ng thought for those who are with you i'll
pirit for
- Tis home where e'er the heart is
How l would love 10 be able 10 talk to you
bout old and new times.
EUROPEAN NBws--1a Amsrtcan Internal
daehiae, Gc.--The Paris CORES ondent of the |
london Herald thus refers 10 Il terrific Amer
can machine now exhibited at Verona for the
.enetit Of the Austrians az have already
mentioned in former letters the extensive mil |
AIRY preparations which are being made by
he Austrians at Verona. The most forlnida-
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