The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-11-19


things you have ever done. Do thst, and give ~
guarantees, And can only promiss you that what.
ever influence possess shal b exertsd 70 promote
the Union and ~ restore It to what 1t was." We
then, Ill OF %, got up and were standiDg. I was
ON the outer circle.
Hs said: well. gentlemen, have been wonder.
Ing very much whether, II Mr. Douglas Or Mr. Bell
na1 been elected President, you would have dared
to talk to him - freely a. you have to me-"
did not hsar the answer but am told that
Mr. Guthrie answered him about In this way: "Mr
President, II Gen Wa1hiaeton occupied the ssat
that yoI will soon 6l and II had been necessary to
talk 70 Linn ~ We have to you TO save suoh Union
- this for ons SHOULD talk to him 80 hAvs to
you (Hear, hear That closed the convsrsA
ton.
Of Asst Cen. sssts - Ex-PrssiAsas Ds.
ehaAan
The Maternal IsssI1tgsss~ publishes the sab-
Joined rejoindsr Of Lieut. General Scott to the ~
cent communicates q sx-PresiAent DusAansa al
remarks:
The hteras. naturally attaching 70 this aeeus-
sion between sitissas % AsstnS lishsi. and who
were called TO aet sush con.pieusu. part at .
for this responss Of oenarai scott thas attsotive
perusA which 1t no lsss dsssrvss from tAs dignity
Of the SUBJECT to whiah 1t relates. 1t y Grstying
10 observe that neither of eur vsnsrable and Q Il.
menN OF ths Other. Hansoenas tAs limits Of candid
oriteiam while dealing with topics at once % dali.
cate and partly Of . personal nature.
LIKur .sxH seorrs REJoIND1R
Ts tls Editors Of ths Nations! IstsufTsse~i
Iregres 10 ind myseH in controversy with the
venerable sx President DuahAnA1
Recently October 81 you published my ofaeial
report to Prssdsnt Lincoln dated March 90 1861,
giving . summary Of my than recent oonnsstion
with our principal Southern forts, which I am
IN va haau los m to th> Dr>.a
dent That result. purely occidental, did not eater
into my purpose Ia drawing up ths papAr; but, on
reflection, suppose that, under the circumstance
oferes was Unavoidable.
Let Ii be remembered. that the new Pcegidsnt
had right to demand OF me-ths immediate COM
mandsr of the army-how it hsd happened that
the incipisnt rebels hsd been allowed to ssIe
several Of those forts, and from the bad condition
Of others ware likely to gaia possession Of them
also. Primarily the blame rested excluMvely on
me. Hence to vindieats my sworn allegiance to
the Union aud professional conduct the sport was
submitted to President Lincoln Q: early day, (in
bis administration and recsutiy to the world.
To that short paper sx- -Prssdsnt Buchanan pub.
Nshes . reply OF double the length In the IstslA
Ssncsy, Of the lat inst Ay rsjoinder, from nsess
sity II not tasts will be short, for hold the pen In
. rheumatic hand, end am without sid-de camp or
amanusns;x. and without printed document and
my own official papars.
Unable. In my present condition, 70 make an
anAlyais Of the exPreKidsnt's long reply, I avail
myself Of Q substitute furnished by An accidental
visitor, who has kindly marked the few points
which he thinks may require some slight notice at
my hands
eisntly tns Southern forts named against antcipa.
ted treason and rebellion, according TO my many
Recommendations. beginning October -, 1850 re-
psatsd the next day, and again more earnestly De-
oember Ii, Is g. and 30 the OK Prealdent says !:
"YAers were no available troops within reach"
Now. have nowhere aaid that either Of those
forts, even with the rsinforoeneats Indicated,
would have had . oav garrison Certainly not -
Ny proposition was to put cash In . condition, ~ I
expressly said TO guard against . surprise or coup
4 ssts, !an oEhand attack-ous without full prs.
paratiea)
That tha0o movenents Of mAll detaehmsOts
might saxily have bssn Hade In November and d.
lowing month, cannot b doubted. Bat the sx.
President mssrs ct my "weak device }" for saving
the forta He forgsts what the gallant Anderson
did, with Q handful Of men. In 1srt Sumter, and
With . Ike handful In Fort Aoultrs, even without
further augmentation Of men to divide between the
gazTisons. Twin forts on the opposite si6es Of .
not ' a, On tn' head Of
doubled BY the Aanking hrs Of the other. The
same rsmarks apply 70 the gallant Lieutenant
6lsmmsr, with his handful 1f brave men In Fort
PlekenA With what contempt might hc not have
locked upon Ohass or Bragg. IN ftont II him, with
varying masses Of from two 70 si1 thousand men.
II Fort Pleksns and IT. twin, Fort NeRas. had had
between them only two hundred men
How, although 1t u true Il st, with or without
War had nearly dsnuAsd our whole Ysatsrn ssa.
board Of troops In order TO augment our forces In
Texas and Utah, nsvsrthssss pointed out, at sev-
eral of the shove dasos, the six hundred recruits
and at Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania, nearly al
organized inso temporary companies and tolerably
drilled and dsciplinsd-quits equal to the purpose
In question-besides The Ave companies Of regulars
49,
These d;sposable troops would have eivsn (say)
two hundred men to the twin forts, Jsekson and
st. Philip, below New Orleans; IN equal mum.
bef 70 Fort Morgan. below Mobile; arsinforssmens
harboe, and . garrison Of the like number TO the
twin fort, Nskae; . garrison Of one hundred
men 70 Fort Js6srsou, fortusas Lland. and
the same to Fort Pulaski, below Savannah.
which, like Forts Jackson, D. Philip, Nor
gan ana AcRas, had not At the time soldier
leaving about two hundred men for the twin Forts
noultris and Sumter, CHARLESTON harboe, where
there were two weak oompaniss. making less Than
ninety men. FORTRESS Monroe had already garrt-
son Of some eight companies, one or two Of which
might, In the earlier period Of danger, have been
spared till volunteers eoald have been obtained,
Notwithstanding printed handbils were every
where posted In nastsrn Virginia. BY N scoentris
character, inviting recruits to take that most i'm.
portant work.
have thus shown that small garrisons would at
hrst have sunced for the other twins, Forts Jack.
500 and st. Philip also " objse. va 70 s.vs vet 70
until Congress could have time 70 authorize cali
for voluuteers-s call which the President for such
pufpos6 might NO doubt have made without any
special lssislation, with the fall appreciation OF
every loyal man In the Union.
4 The ex-Yresident almost loses hls anlability
In having his neglect Of forts attributed" ~ he
says without the least eeuse, TO the inAusneo OF
0oveEuor Floyd !" and. - adds AL my Cabinst
must bsaf me wltnsas that waJ the Prssidsnt
mysek rsgpondbls for Ill the asts of the Adminis'
tra&ion."
Now, Notwithstanding this broad aasunpHon Of
responsibility, shoul6 BE- sorry to believe that
Mr. BucAanan specially consented 70 the REMOVAL
By Secretary 1i3ya, OF 11S.o00 extra musksts and
rjass, with eli their implements and ammunitioo.
nom Northsgn reposltofies 70 0outhsen arssnals,
10 that on the breaking out Of the maturing rsbsl
lion they nisAt b found without cost, except -
the United States In the most eoovenient positions
Tor dueribatoo amopg the insurgsats. &c. too,
With the ons hun dsse and ,wenty o. oas hundred
an1 forty pieces Of hssvZ artillery, whisA IL sscs
Lake DoeGne, and 0alveston, Texas, ibe forts not
yet erected Assidsntiy lssEntns, easiy n March.
That under this psstka2sss oEdse. the shipnont q
theee euns haA commenced, ] eoDmun5oote4 th1
~ te ooero9ary Holt (asting for Secretary Oans.
reo) iuet q tine - defeat The rob6ssy.
D1t a this paint wo may AeoR e1Sececsaey
Floyd hmoolE ~ 1ioh1oud - expseeely eosnee
ths hoaes a laesalils I'll NJ plaas - solisasa
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