The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1862-11-12
These ayiews.n both ORIGINAL and sappls.

in the National lntelligancer OF January IL,
1861, at the most important and critical Pc
Rod OF the Administration. Their unblioa
ton, ut that time, could do no possible good
and it might do much harm. TO have
published them without the Presidents
knowledge and consent, vas as much in
violation Of the sacred eonfidence which
ought to prevail between the commanding
General Of the army and the Conn ander.in
chic as it would have been for the Secreta
nv OF War to publish the same document
without his authority. What is of more
Importance, their publication was calculated
iniuriously 10 affect the compromise meas
ures then pending before Congress and the
country, and 10 encourage the secessionists
in their mad and W cked attempt to shatter
the Union into fragments. For the great
respect which / then entertained for the
General, Ipassed it over in silence.
1t is worthy OF remark that soon after the
Presidential election representations OF what
these "yiews" contained, OF more or less cor
rectness, were unfortunately circulated, es
pccie lly throughout the South The editors
Of the National Intelligencer" in assigning
n reason ic~ their publication, stale that both
in public prints and in public speeches ALA
sions had been made to lheln and some mis-
npprehensions Of their character had got
abroad.
H. ard III. General Scott states that he
arrived in Washington on the 18th ard, &C.
companed By the Secretary OF War, held a
conversation with the President on Ihe 10Th
OF December. Whilst have no recoi'ecticn
! whatever Of this conservation, he doubtless
states correctly that did refuse to send
three hundred men TO reinforce Major An
derson at Fort Mouhrie. who had not then
removed to Fort Sumpter The reason Tor
this refusal is mani Fest TO all who recollect
the history OF the time. But twelve davs
before, in the annual message OF the ID
December, had urged upon Congress the
adoption OF amendments to the Constitution
Of the same character with those subsequent
ly proposed by Mr.. Criltenden, called the
"Crittenden Compromise" AT that time
high hopes were entertained Throughout the
country that these would be adopted. Be.
sides, believe, and this correctly, as the
event proved, that Major Anderson was ther
in no danger OF an attack. Indeed he and
his command were then treated with marked
kindness by the authorities and people o
| Charleston. Under these circumstances. tt
have sent such force there would have teer
only to impair the hope compromise, e
provoke collision and disappoint the country
| There are some details OF this conversation
in regard TO which the Generals memory
must be defective Al present shall onl,
specify one. | could not have stated tha
on future contingent occasion would tele
graph major Anderson OF Fort Monlirie
to hold the Forts (Moultrie and Sumter
against attacks" because, with prudent pre-
caution, this had been done several days BIZ
fore, through special messenger sent I
Major Anderson Tor this very purpose.
refer to Major Buell. of the army. ,'-
The Generals supplementary note OF tn
-ame day, presenting TO me General Jack
sons conduct in 1883, during the period c
nullficatlon, as an example, requires no spe
cial notice. Even II the cases were not en-
tirely different, had previously determ inet
upon a policy Of my own, as will appear irot
nv annual message. This was, at ever
hazard to collect the customs at Chsrlesto
and outside the port, if need be, in a vesse
of war. Mr.. Colcotk the existing Collcc
! tor, as had anticipated resigned his otlic
about the end OF December and, immed;a ell
tha-eafer, nominated to the Senate as III
successor, suitable person, prepared at an.
I personal risk, to 90 his duty. That body
{ however, throughout its entire session, de
cllned TO act on this nomination Thus
without a Collector, il was rendered impoS
sible to collect the revenue.
Q ". General SCOTS statement allege
! that the Brooklyn, with Captain Vodges
l company alone. left the Chess peake fc
Fort Pckens, about January 22d and, o
n the 29th. President Buchanan having enter
ed into quasi armistice with leading rebe
Y at Pensacola and elsewhere, caused Seret;
ries Holt and Toucey to instruct, in JON
0 note, the commander Of the war vesse
, off Pensacola and Lieut.. Slemmer, coinma1
!, ding Fort Pickens, to commit no act Of no!
S tiliiy and not to land Captain Vodges' con
II pany unless the Fort should be attacket
d lie afterwards states, within bracket
n "Ths, Joint note never saw, but suppose tt
Il armistice was consequent upon the meetir
n of the peace convention at Washington an
e was understood 10 terminate with it.
II These statements betray singular wal
it of memory on the part OF General Scott
is scarcely credible that this very joint not
5, presented in such odious colors, was submit
!. ted to General Scott on the very day it W
4, prepared, (January 29th), and met his enti
d APPRECIATION. would not make this asse
e tion if did not possess conclusive eviden
to prove it. On that day Secretary He
!. addressed me note, from which the folio,
) ing is an extract: II have the satisaclit
y OF saying that on submitting the paper
!. General Scott he expressed himself salts fie
"a with it, saying that there could be no ohje
|. tion to the arrangement in a military poi
/. of view or otherwise" This requires 4
comment That the General had every re
it son to be satisfied with the arrangeme
,g will appear from the following statement.
1t A revolutionary outbreak had occurred
n. Florida: the troops Of the United States h
1t been expelled from Pensacola and the adj
j cen! Navy Yard; and Leuit. Slemmcr, Oft
,e Artillery, with bis brave little command, h
al been forced to take refuge in Fort Picker
,r' where he was in imminent danger every N
y, ment OF being captured by vastly superi
,r force Owing to the interruption Of regul
al COMMUNICATIONS, Secretary Holt did not ]
e, ceve informal ion Of these events until seve
st al DAYS after their occurrence and ih
lg through letter addressed 10 a third perst
IT lie immed lately informed the President
tbe IaCt anu ItihoiciheH'S P'oNlSioHs
,e military stores were dispatched by the Broc
at Ign to Fort Pickens, without momen
le unnecessary delay She LETT Fortress Nc
d roe on the 24th OF January.
,e Well founded apprehensiohs, howev'
OF well entertained at the time oil her deparli
8 that the reinforccmcnts, with thesyessels
ii war at no great distance from FoIt Pieke
ur could not arrive in time to defend Il sgai
as the impending attack. In this state Of 81
BY pense and whilst Lieut., Semmer was
IS extreme peril, Senators Slidel, Hunter q
pc Bigler received atelegrapbic dispatch &,
he Senator Mallory, Of Florida. dated at Pen
70 cola, on the 28lh January, with the .urg,
ur request that they should lay il before
to President This dispatch expressed an e
he nest desire to MAINTAIN the peace, as we'll
he the mos positive assurance that no alta
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