Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1862-11-19
.,,ar from EN-PTesident ESu-
.,.uan.--EEiS Reply 10 General
,co,t.--TIse Beginning OF the
rebellion.
CONCLUDED

SeOlf.--1ise EeSfEnfnS o. the
rebellion.
1co>CLUDEp-
II .rI III. General Scott states that
.--,s,l in Washington on the 18th
~ -yomga,nied by the Secretary OF
IL -ii a conversation with the Presi-
....r,.. 18th OF December Whilst |
r, rrcy.icction whatever of this CON
-.s...1. h. doubtless states correctly
...IIL refuse 10 send three hundred
.s- I'd reinforce Major Anderson at Furt
ur.rr-e. VINO had not then removed to
I'm sumter. The reason for this refu-
III. manifest 10 all who recollect the his
rI,,. time. But twelve days before
..- annual mc~s;t-e OF the Sd Deccm-
.-. I ilal urg-d upon Congress the adop-
I'm o.. amendments to the Constitution Of
f. ,..m. character with those subsequent
imposed jy Mr.. Crittenden, called the
-,z..eu!tu Compromise. At That
l.gh Lrl,e~ were entertained through
Il the country that these would be adop-
Besides. | believe, and this correct
5. Is the event proved. that Major An
.-ga was then in no danger of an attack.
Et-i Lr and his command were then
mated with marked Kindness by the au-
..r;,i-s ami people Of Charleston Under
,z circumstances. to have sent such a
...-. there would have been only 10 i'm
--.- the hope OF compromise, to provoke
,..i,yn and di>appoint the country.
There ar- some details of this converse
Il IN rr-arI 10 which the General :
,lsmo7y must I've defective. At present |
.al specify only one. | could not have
stalled that Oh a future contingent occa-
sya would telegraph :. Major Anderson,
a Fort Moultrir 70 hold the Forts (Moul-
IRE and Sum.crl against attack :" because.
Ei;h prudent precaution- this had been
G-Ue sever. layz heiore. through \ special
messenger sem To Major Anderson for
ilis very purpose Inoicr 10 Major Buell..
| n. lin arHiv-
The C'rHerare supplementary note OF
ce same day. Presenting to me General
J4rA~,n's conduct III IS::i, during the pc
.g. "a, uuiIiir,,iyn. - am example, re-
-..- 800 ,I-ci.I notice. Eycn Il the
~ were NOT entirely different. l had
-..yU-.v determined upon u policy OF
@, o"H, - viii appear from inv annual
->-'gy. his vas, at every hazard tn
..r; tte customs @: Charleston and
,.- -n. r..r, ir ra...I !, T., g. v..-..! nj
lir. Co.ror, ,r...cxi-fi..,r e,,,i..cto,,
81 lad ;p.icirafsI RESIGNED b;- ofIica
.rr t!... ,.pl ,,f- D,.,..,,,,. .,,,J ;,n,,,.,I;-
-r thereafter I Nominated :, ,Ie S.n-
IA, Ii ,r,.cess,r :, srit.hra por-on
--.-.l. at :.r,v r,r-..paI ri-i- - 5o bi-
That body. however. fh.,nucbort
,--..s ,.----nn, I....,i-,r.i to net ,1 ti,i.
1r....a Thus y-ir,,,ut 81 C,IIa,.f,,,.
a., rg,..r .r,.d ir,r.o--ibl. =, .,f,..ct ,I,,
.aau.
IT. General S,,f,.s statement a;l,.,,..
-- r.,. e. .Bro.LIvu with Contain VodGa-'
-.aav alone. In the. Cbes,r,.,,l,. f,1
sr I.-kgn-. abou, January 25d and. on
-t.h. President Buchanan having en-
.z-, in;o q quasi ar1ni~tiee with leaIina
s.e.> at Pensacola and elsewhere. caused
>rs~t.ri-- Holt and Tuucev to instruct,
4 -e.nt note. the commander of the wal
'-'---, Of Pensacola and Lieut.. SIcmmcr
manning Fort Piuk,ns. to commit II,
d. hostility and not 10 land Captair
-.-s' company unless the Fort should
-.'.Ar,L" lie alterward states, with.
49, IIiaI JJillt nJte 1 ncNGl
VA. but suppose the ar1nistice was con-e,
III upon the meeting OF the Peace Con
-..n at Washington and was under.
,.I 90 terminate with it."
las. statements betrav singular
.ot memory on the part of Genera
yL Ii i scarcely credible that thi.
+: Joint note, presented in such odiou: