Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1862-11-14
General scstt,n Yindicatinn.

The letter OF Gereral Scott to Secretary
Seward having been made pubic by JOHN
Van Buren, another paper by the same author
has been published by authority, in the Ma
tions Intelligencer. bis consists Of memo
randa respecting the occupation and reinforce
meat OF be Southern forts during the latter
part Of BuchanaII's Administration. Bvthis
picEA rAnda, / appears that on the 3Oih OF
October, 1860, General Scott called The At
tention of the President TO the necessity O.
strongly garrisoning The forts of the South
ern coast, iRcuding those at Charleston and
Pensacola. On the next day he urged the
sending Of circular 10 each of those fort can
tioning them 10 be on the alest against all sur
prises or sudden assaals. Ga the 18Th Of De-
cember, (having in the meantime been confael
10 his bed,) General Scott urged upon the
Secretary of War (t'loyd) the sam. views
The Secretary did not concur in them, and
tho General begged an opportunity to presen.
thein to The President in person. This later
view was had December 18Th, at which Bu-
chanaG said the time had n0t vet come for
garris Jnng those iDrts; that he should wait
the action Of the Cony-aion Of South Carali-
ma, in the expectation that p commi ission wonId
be appointed to Uait Hpsn him to arrange
terms OF secession; that the question of scces-
sion would be submm tied TO Congress. and If
hat body decided against secession. then he
would reinforce the forts. General Scott
urged that it wuuld then be too late, but no
action was taken. On the 25th Of December
after Major Anderson had removed his earri-
son from Fort Mouirie 10 Fort Sumter, Cen
grai Scott again urged the sending OF reinforce
mcnts to him together with several vessel lnads
OF provisions, &C., and also Of strerclherin,
the other coast forts. Ga the Both, having
failed to obtain consent of the Secretary Of
War TO his plans he asked Of the President
permission 10 send secretly 250 recruits from
New York to Fort Sumter But tht. Pre,i-
dent had bound himself by a sort Of truce or
aIniStice with ''certnin principal seccdcrs IN
South Carolina. Florida, Louisiana. &C.. and
the Truce lasted 10 the end Of thar adminislr IA
Iiou." 1t wes not uGti tie 81 al Jauuarv
that the permission which had been solicited
October 3lsf, 10 notify HE commadcrs ut lie
Southern lcrts to be on their guard ngansl
suriiisos was graH'ed. Finally The sloop ol-
war Brook yn left the Chesapeake on the 22d
OF January with q single company of 90 men
for the reinforcement of Fort Pickens. hut
was instructed not to land the men unless that
fort should be attacked, In all these hesita-
tions and Instructions the sympathy of the
President with the rebellion is evident. I'm
der these ins rucions. the Brooklyn was com
PEELED most Of tie time TO be so far off the
fort Ito avoid danger in rough weaI herr that
rebel force might have attacked and taken
sl,, E,,,k I.,fD l.
was only after President Lincous inaagura-
iion that the order was at length sent (March
l2th) to the Brookiyn 10 land her men at The
fort and hold il at all hazards
In this whole history. the treachery of Bu-
chanan stands out in giaring relief, and con
firms all that has been charged upon him.