Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1862-11-11

rtnutr, Gut Gi:ib. a1.'t %'!":. -vin1 hAF1
existed fer tie TclGct-il aCiIsEdor hc:' 7asT'-
ionmentsa
Probably that - Efich la. Gsba1a! iacaist
to refer Was not tho T.dti. bat Iha actual,
truce of arms concluded ut Charleston on tbs
18th of January, 1861, but ~een Cos. PicEens
and MBiar Anderson, without. tha kno~le1ge
OF the President Il Taa on the 9.i. If Janu-
ary thut tia Sta- ri tho. West, und7r the
American dag, Raa fred upon In this t.hr.Gr
of UhaIlsgton by oidar oil Governor P!ckeEE.
immediately after this outrage a[ajie Andrr-
Sun sent & hsE to tho Gprornur stating thnt
ha presumr-l the act hsd been unauthorized,
and for tina, reason he had hot opened hTu
FROM Fort Sumter On Tia adilcent batt"Ti'i :.
but dalnandic: is l:sarowal, AMI, f Tins
were not san; III = reasonable tins tn wol;d
consider it war, and fro on any vessel tn,
attempted to leave TIM harDor.
Two days after this occurranc". m ;hr llth
of January, Governor Pickens had ihh audi
city to demand Of htajor LAnthe: sun tia sur
renI-i Of the fort. In his ansTeT * :heS sme
d.1 tie Major made the following pIoposl
inn: "jhoIld Sour Erce!lrncs deem bt, pre-
vilui IN q resort In arms. 10 refer this mater
10 Washington 1t SOuld hI,rd mo tho Sin-
cerest picAsurh 60 dePute ono bfmy officers 70
sccolapany ally iuebssngor you may 'i.esa
propsr to be tue h.srer Of your delnsnd-"-
Thh pro5osltinn- WAS promptly accepted by
tho Governor, ADD, In puranSuG6 thefecf, be-
sent III his part, Hon. j. W.sHane, the ktlor-
ns, General OF South C4olih., e, Washing
ton, whilst Nsjor Anderson dsp1tht Lieut..
Hall, of the United States army, to n,.ooD'ps
uy, him. Ti.1se yeHIlAuIen arrived tISether
In Ws hihgton Gil the evening of the 18th Of
January, WHEN the Preaidnut oht"lnni thu
ilrst knowledge OF the tran6nction. But 1t
vii. BIZ rtcollected that TO titus INTERVIEWED
h&sp-r lns return Of theSLar Of the " est /,
!. New York and The arrival Of tia m1s>engar
iAsac:as : cIpy of trueo Al Washington
| askhia shicr it ~ouit isvs boon pooabls u
rand Teiuiu1csD.*nts 10 Fore Sumter, bath
eyony 0ccurrsi. about ths saD,e !;nie.
Thus a tIuc, uT su.Ia5 slUH If arlat, T"i
concluded between tie Parties, 1" o,h'llus
untilt the question IF tho surrsndef Il tho
! fort should bs decided By tie Prasidsnt.-
uaLil' thN decis IN Majo: Antscton ibid
! Dlaoel II ou. Of bic eHn l'o"ar 10 ask f1r re-
Inducements. aad equally cus o. tho power
! Of the govcrnn.nt L, sauG them without a
y~inl4tion Of 9ub!is fairn. ThE ~na What
! iSrite.s On tnb'i: l.1 ds]an1inrfo "a partial
! 4r4c- code: Hhtoh hoeti!inta are 5I:fe5,trd
oGly IL csrtrtu p'ac,a. a. between 4 loWh ard
tho A'my besieg!nz!s'
It is r5:sihle shat tbs P:rsbtaat. '.h5eT tie
laws II |.r. uiisht taT6 GnDrllra ;nis tFuHe
upon due nctins tn tbs opposite party bu!
nil Lsr (isnzIal S:ost zN arr a.heT pttsosi
a7-r suggested tnis azF.dien'. This Would
hAso bs,n to CAST q reflection on Major Ar
isisol, !" no, beJond 9aes!ioI retei t'o1n tie
Aigi.ee! aah pArts- motives. DrI leu sent.
ov,r pIc,yc% &c v7o!ats this t5nce during ita
exis.ero Or : II he did, l nm not nov, Md teYer
wss, aware VI the izct. Indeed, tLi"k h'
wnuid have hcoa ans # tho LIS ne. II. .hU
world to propose zach - n.a9n'n
C,leurl Euy., lid NJ AThTaT H." i.i;rr
TELc:. ha tHia from G5TJnir i'iCEant, L.
m1hd:ns tho sdrre,odsr 81 tar f"T'; In tic
PTeEijunt uuii: $40 3lds IL ian':arJ lho
DO :u.ISrt c-jutainU.S ihe G"ASnn TJi t!ir
.rrry,nk delay, vera communicated II Eon-
Krsss III d sproi.i n-sSaS" OF t3s 9Th OF frt-
ruary, Il, which ! rGf r tho rcsder. On tea
5,h Il fcbrulFJ IL. 3-cresrT u War, un';-f
Lne Iaatcuvti3ls OF The President. gaTe a g.
remptory 1efi.al 10 this deoal1 Ia an aois
Hui comprehensive ~ielsbr, rcsle~inEi The wthio
~iuhj5c', exptsining end j,s:ifYinE The c'n-
ddct CT the Presil.nt throughout. lts
cnTcladiaS aeutvnos il 10th eloquent snj en-
pEatir.
1t ,sags Mr, Holr) with all chs 1uIi;l;.;isi
proofs which exist e ths PTlsh'eGi's ",Eivty
ior peace, sud Of TIA eErnestb-s win ";"%h
10 hss pursued i, the .uif.Gliisi CT Si.ae
STATS .hail naasul: Fort Sumter k,d ln,-r:!
Ina hives OF tns handiul Of :rhI+ aid loyal
moo siIut up a ithtn its walls, and tHu.. ,,:ufss
uur bJunIry ,nto tbs horrors Il ciSit "ar,
ten up1,u t..tIn, and th;sse lLeF rsrTesat.
most Ttat Tho r.4I-oceibiiay."
: tho tinc- N.e lhsu ,Li-d. Ala G.as..:
3mt! Is luc3fStc. n st.tiik ';;zt ); la=;EI ~
lhr END Of that ai,Inini.tga icG."
an expedition WIS qu!ely flied cIt Sc
New York, und-e tae suner"js.Gn ii GarsiL
Scout, /" y, rrkdJ iyr any couunsenay. Z.
ar:augct It's details. and regarded tit !s:,-
iorcen.o..:, due provided f,r ~ zu,fc,sDt.-
f!,.s a.s ..i.iT - nail iof Fort Suiai.: on
Ave hours rn;ioe. It. is Of this expedition
TN, G.iieIsl St"it irus speaks:
uAt tlst ilurc, sLsn this Tho t!u.:ej had
passed AVA, Secretary H5lG End T"ucey,
captain Ward, Of tile ns7r, and mia*l., "nh
tts knnwtedgr ot To, President, srttlad nQan
the smplo junar, under III. &. pLl,r. Of Gkfsr
Or four ~le.u=rs belonging 10 th= Coast Sur
vsy, bu: lie ws- krpt back By the truce"
a az, .I'go inconsistency. ms truce lad
s1pirld with hir. iI"ut'd le;,ar &c Col. HbJne
III tbs Ssh OF february, AMI General a,ti IN
eh 4tS..sD An: saYsI 1T would h4ys h@-h
.s.y To rninfurc. this iurt dJTn 80 shout tbs
il Ii sl February" Why, tnsn, cid nyi
the ir,oirrcetuents pzoceeli lie ~aa e'u.-
ply h5tsuae vi C1in.,u:icai'"Ba irou Majo7
Anderson. IL TGa 1T iurtusInie that they
did lot prvo.d, uesauss tbs tLIta VI 1857
Dnall atermers which vsTo t.. Dear ,haa4
would never lave reached tbe fJri, lad ii
the sttemp! must kavo been csptutsd CT de-
ssroy ed Thp 7sRt insdequscS OF the ioies
provided 10 accomplish the otjGct was de-
.uonstrhted BY Information r~tcoived, from
M,j,1 Anderson st the Var Department nG
tie las, day OF tbs .duin isrralion.
puIros.l? foroeAr at present = day IIi's
III tis sahject, iest l might, has*vei uni:' AZ
jpa. iy. d. ~injustics &c ,oae pr lior- 81. t':s i":-
l~s concerned lii Consequence 'f tho hrfTi',
required rs tho nature Of Lhia Hol!.c.Ea;e.'
tia. Tho tAs TslAt'ngt IL It =itf. Shc spHT'-
yTisio aooomy4nirlants, haze hs-i. fu:ig pre-
Fentt-i ir r. histories; Tev:vw, p'epa7eI = ! ea'
a,G v hrk viii sse u L :'o llt!l;1rd. Ih!d
r-visw c]uu;ailS Il sketch of the last tour
months Of Iuy administration. Iii Impartial,
al least slcn Is my honest c"nvictlnr. lust
il h.s.not Je, been publsed tias .i!s:r; safely
fron sn apprehension. % lens"r entettaiasd'
thar so,nething Theresa nsIerssr,sd ioto an
;ntsst,rsnca 18th ia, g fefaaieut ian zig
e.ous prosecution CT t1s asr. 10! rils 'eurtei'-
ance ~ tho constitution suld tbs ieeiorati.h
&, tns U4ivn. witch $50 fur, VerE far, iria
ny i,tontiom.
Aj,er 8 careful 7eig""pae'. ca s3:AnalI
drlars, nojorS Col nnd M country, tlst l
! oana.t repro1ch ny sell With any act Of c"rn
mission or. oa.lss,ui,. since the Existing troll
| pus com1ns1c.d. / haze nev=r doubted tint
nv COMM ,i,.u C, aid yet do ms j~usLics- 10
,t c,.....i ,u.,s,J l.. O: m. S:h 1f JannarT,i 1861,