New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-10-22
GEN. SCOTS MEDICATION.

trusted by some recent publications, submits
in seIfdefense the following memoranda, which
he makes public through Tie National Int'H'-
gencer. They cannot possibly damage the rePu'
taton Of the thief and traitor Floyd, nor OF Bis
confederates, Howell Cobb and Jacob Tbomp-
son; but we should really like to know what
ex.Presidcnt Buchanan and ex.Secretary Toucey
have to cay to them.
SOUTHERN FORTS---A SUMMARY, &C.
october 20, 1860, emphatically called the aiten'
ton of the President to the necessity Of strong garr
sons in all the forts below the principal commercial
cties of the Southern States, including, by name,
the forts in Pensacola barbor. Oct. 81, suggested
TO the Secretary Of War that circular should be
.en, AT once to such Of those forts had garsons
TO be on tho aler, against surprises and sudden
assaults.-(Sce ny " V'e~s," since priHtedJ
After long confinement to my bed in New-York,
cams to this city Washington Dec II. Next day
personally urged upon the Secretary Of War the
same views, viz: strong garr'sona il the Southern
forts-thoee Of Charleston and Pensacola harbors, at
once: those on Mobile bay andthe Mississippi, below
New Orleans, next &C., &c. ! again pointed on
the organized companies and the recruits at the
principal depots available for the purpose. TIE
Secretary cid not concur in any ofm views, when
/ begged him to procure for me an early interview
with the President, that I might make one effort
more to save the forts and the Union
BY appointment the Secretary accompanied me to
the resident, Dec. Is, when the zane topics, Sc
oessonism, &C., were again pretty fully discussed
There being at the moment i'm the opinion OF the
President) no danger of early Secession, beyond
South Carolina the President, in reply TO my argu.
ments for imme ,iately reinforcing For: Sumter,
said:
Te time has arrived Tor doing ,h., he should
sction Of the Convention OF south csroirs IN the
expectation that Commission would be appointed snd zen,
negotiate wh him aud Consess iespeetss the Secession
% the State sud tie property VI the United STATE. held
within IL. limits. aud ths, n Congress. should decide asan,,
the Secession then he would send reinforcement aud tel
Mouhe 20 hold tie Forte Mogl,iis aud SVe ssins, at
tack"
AID the Secretary, with animation, aided:
ave have vessel OF war (the Booklyn) hold in readiness
Norfolk aud he would then send three hspd her
from Fort Monroe to Charleston"
To which reIlod, first, that 60 many men could
not he Withdrawn from that garrison, but could be
taken from New-York. Next, that il would then
be too late, as the South Carolina Commissioners
would then have the game in their hands, by first
using and then cutting the wires that as there was
no, soldier in Fort Sumter any handful Of armed
secessionists Nigh, seize and occupy it, &c.
Here the remark may be permitted, tia. If the
secretary's 900 men had then, or some time later
been cent to Forts Moutrie aai Sumter, both would
now have been in the possession of the United
States, and not "a battery below them could have
been erected by the Secessonists consequently the
access 10 those forts from the sea would now the
end OF March 10 unobstrucied ard Free
The same day, December 10. | wrote the follow
ing note:
Lieut., Scot. begs the Preslen, to pardon Lin for
supplying. ~ th. note what re- omitted TO hi, nornn,
at ne interview with which be hcaocd by the President.
BIZ proclamation and IN part prior TO tbs paase OF
the odnnce Of nu6eslon President Jackson, uuasr tho
naval forces sch, to Fort
Mouirir. and soopofwsr the Nschel with two
cutters 10 be sent TO Charleston habor In order 10 pre-
the seizure Of tnat Fort by the nu!h-r. Bnd
force execution ofh laws Gen Scott himself
arrived Charleston the day AFTER the pe.e=o OF the ord
Of nuhca,ou, and many Vi tho additional companies
wei. ,hen en route ir Tor tie sane de'insiion;
the asembszs Of those forces. or the lawful purposes he
wa not making wsr upon south noins bat ih,, South
csroni attacked them weud be South Carolina tia, made
CEN g. WHO received hi. fret in';rue,lon' ,Or,D from
war tOen Ca.sl, remembers tho-e eSpfcs,iou,
SATURDAY,. Night. Dec. IS. 1900"
Dec. 2S.-Again. after Major Anderson bad gal
lanty and wisely thrown Lis handful of men from
Fort Moulirie into Fort Sunter--learning that, on
demand OF South Carolina, there was great Danger
lie might be ordered by the Secretary back to the
less tcnable work, or out of the barJor-I write
this note:
scarcely hold ny his bead hi, moiag b,s express he
hope 70 The Secretary Of WAL That orders may be
given for to evacuation Fort sumts That $50 recruits
may instantly be sent from Governors lsnd 70 reeufofce
hat gsn.on with ample surpes OF ammunition ard suhs
enrc, Including ffesh vegetables. potaoe onions tauip
aid fort
Llea, Den. s awaits himself OF tl opportunity also TO
rpre the hope that tbe mendstions heretofore
him the sccrctsry VI War espccug Forts JACKSON
rs Pck,ns AID Maess and The reosscoi Navy Yard IN
connection "ith the named works may be reconsider
ID by the Secretary.
Lien,.Gcn y will further ak the attention Of the srcre
ay 10 Forts Jefferson and Ta ior which wholly n0foaa
heug Of far greater value even to the mos, distant point, II
he Atlantic coast and tho people on the upper waters Of The
Hissogii Mississippi aud Ohio Rivera than 10 the state Of
.lohdi There onl, feeble hey West for the
lefcnse OF Fort Tsylo and no, soldier Ia Fot Jssfson
esist handful of biblers rowboat OF pirates az
he Gull fooG after the beginning of Secession revolution
ny troubles ia the adjacent States viii swarm with such mi
ahces'f
." The plan Invented by Gen Scott stop Secession wac
he MI campaigns devised by bim vey able m It's details aud
eary certain Of general sncces The Southern states are
al Of aud ior commanding their rivera aud sutc
oiob Cen Scott desired to tIau'lcr hs army othe tnsgd
Atrs TO these forts speedily and qasty - possible
'hc Southern States could not cat oil be
the Government aud the ortIessrs without great
lett which they cannot build for years or aks ten by land
,ithout 4 men, ard msny bui i,d miens OF dollars
eyerui aud nsny bloody siege Hal Scott been
bs TO have got these fos The coalition no dessd them
o be the Southern Coufedegacy would NOT now eAist'
Part of the suosy on Secretary Floyd who de-
Gated soo,ta plans by Inc Rhm I'd h1amire,, on FlOyd'
,ccltion a, that ely.
mi wa, not TIL January that by the aid Of Secretary
Iol, strong and loyal mani obed mission TO send
the fsooosNrsoa Of Fort Taylor, Key West and
occupy For. Jefferson, Torlrgss Island II THIS company
lad three day. later the fort would hive been weccca
ned BY FiordIans Ii a. knoxr that the Robes had their
yes upon those powerful fo., which the commence
i tho Mexican QUIZ Gioiaas Apd Malta syetn that tho