Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1862-12-17
y. .Srerttsjux Rates.
,.;,.,Gar Of K-ieut. Gen. scott
Buchanan.

4. Editors or'use .Natioral Hute!dgsnceT-:
f,c7et TO find myself in controversy
~. vauerable cx-PreSsdcnt Buch-
Rss,ntlv October 2p you published
official rsy0rt to President Lincoln.
si March so. 1851, giving Il summary
~ then recent connection with our
n..3.. Sou.hgcn forts, which L am
= to perceive, has given offence to the
{,.IFlsi!srt. That result purely incl
z.al, did noi enter into my purpose IN
ezs!ar up the paper but, on reflection,
su1pos, thai. under the circumstances,
ISnee was unavoidable
LET il b, remembered that the new
k.c.i!snt had Z right to demand of me
The Immediate commander OF the army
|-how il had happened that the incipi
J.. rct,els had been allowed TO seize sew
! -r.ll of hose forls. and from the bad con-
iiion Of Others were likely to gain pos
-ssicn If them a'so. Primarily the
ame rested exclusively upon me
Irncr, 10 yindiraIe nv sworn allegiance
the Union and professional conduct,
:. rrport was submitted to President
nicon at an early day, (in his admins
ad1n.l aui recently TO the world.
To that short paper cx-President
,lc-.a..n ..abIiahes a reply of double the
nth in the L.tsIhgeHccT, of the lst inst.
njoinIcr, from necessity, if not
ae viii te short. for hold the pen in 4
sImatic hand, and am without aid-de-
Up OF am.nucnsis. and without n prin-
Ocumcnt and my own official papers.
able III my present condition, to make
analysis of the ex-Prcsidents long reply,
avail myself of substitute furnished
Al accidental visitor. who has kindly
4tscd the few points which he thinks
Il! require some slight notice at my
-ud:.
/. To account for not having garris-
ln sufficiently the Southren forts named
:anSt anticipated treason and rebellion,
'f1'ilng 10 my many recommendations,
%S5Hntns October 20, 1860, repeated
-e next lay, and again more earnestly,
J71mber -, Is, % and so, the ex-
2es'tent says: There were no avail,
'oe troops within reach"
Now, although it Is true that, with ol
'-aout the ex-President's appreciation
~@ H'erctary of War had nearly dcnudeC
Z, whole eastern seaboard of troops il
-e. to augment our forces in Tcxa
II tah, | nevertheless pointed out, a
',FaI OF the above dates, the six hun
~ Tet'ults (about) which we had In th'
~,ooT OF New York and at Carlisle Bar
A'' ftnnsylyaian, nearly all organize'
- !, 'enPory companies, and tolerabl.
-.l7l and discipined-quite equal to tn
t-'HSe IN question-beside the five com
1~-es CT regulars near at hand max
about one thousand men. Thes
SP5'ao!e troops would have given (say
hundred men to the twin forts Jack
: and st Philip, below New Orleans
~ ilal number to Fort Morgan, beloN
reinforcement OF one hundre
=, - 10 Fort Pickens, Pensacola harbol
- garrison Of the like number to til
49, 5-l ''7 McRae. 4 garrison of one hur
~ | men to Fort Jefferson. Tortugs
). I1-a and the same to Fort Pulask
:, "% Savannah, which, ike Forts Jacl
=, ~ ~ Philip, Morgan and McRae, ha
- - me time single soldier-leavir
W NJ TWO hundred men for the twin for
sIs| 'rl'iie and Sumpter, Charleston harbo
~. Ie tere were two weak companie
~ NIis less than ninety men. Fortre
s,t. I,'Oe had already a garrison of son
NJ "'hpanles, one or two of viii,
s.sa en-, IN the earliest period of dange
b.r 'een spared till volunteers cou
oeen obtained, notwithstandi
81 E'sl eanbills were everywhere posted
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