New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-11-04

ppen them and those they represent mu" re'he r''p0n'
he truce was thon ended, and Gen. Scott IL In
correct in stating that it lasted to tue end u thh'
Administration"
An expedition was quietly fitted out AT New-fofk,
under the supervision OF Gen. Scott TO be ready lor
any contingency. He arranged lt' details, ana re
pared the re endorsements ;bus provided Tor as SUI
lcient. Ills was ready to sgil for Fort Sumter on
five hOus notice. IL is Of .Eis EXPEDITION mat 1eh'
Scott thus sDeaks:
~ that line when this hs trscebsd passed away Score
self with hv knowledge VI Inc President feed up The
employ men der the CAPTAIN OF three or four st.41s
belonging to the Coast Survey ou' no wa Kept oeeA y He
K stn.nge Inconsistency. The truce had expired
with Dir. Holts letter 10 Col. Hayhe sn The ON OF
February, and Gan. Scott, II his statement says:
liz would have been easy TO rc-enfcrce THIS Tor,
down 10 about tho 18th Of february" Why, then,
uh not the re-eniorcements prOceed1 Inis was
sinriy bocsuse VI Communications from Major Ah'
derson ~ was most fortunate that tnsy oiu not
proceed because too three or four sllai steamers
which were TO lear them would negor nave ie"oueV
th3 fort and in the attempt must have been cap urea
Or de.froy I'd. The vast iDadeqnacy OF the force
providod 10 accomplish The Dject wss demonstrated
~ information received from Maj. Andersen, at Tue
War Department On toe last day OF The Adminis'I@-
gon. a.;
purposely iorbsar OF preten. to say more on tols
Al, beet lest might however uninteutionally, 90
Injustice toone or Of the parties concerned, III
confequeuce Of the breyiiy required by The nature
Of this communication. The facts relating to II,
with ,he appropriate accompGninentS lave been
fully presented II historical review, prepared a
wear $50, which viii long he published. Ihls
tyiew contains n sket, of tho -four last months OF
lny Administration. IL is impsrlsi al least sHch
/, my honest conviction. That is has not yet besn
mi lishcd ha, arisen solely from an apprehension,
no longer entertained, thai somstong therein might
be upiusily perverted into interference WIN me
Government in IA vigorous prosecution u tho war
for the inaintenanc0 Of the COnsttuiiOn and Inc
restoration Of tho Union, which was iar, very iaf'
nom my intention.
After a careful retrospect, can tolemnly declare
before God and my country that l c4hnot repioAVh
m,eelf with any act OF con0ission or omission since
the existirg troubles commenced. l have never
doubted thai my countrymen would yet do me Jus
tice. In my special message Of the Sh OF January,
1861, | presented full and fair exposition Of We
alarming condition OF the country, aud urged Con
gross either TO adopt measures OF compromise, or
falling in this, 10 prepare for the last alternative
Iu hotu ASPECTS my accommodation WAS GlsTegardsd
shall close this document viii a quotation vi the
last sentences Of at message, ne follows;
la c1ncusiou Il nsy be permitted Tue 10 r'mkt nave
o.n wanel NY c0un OF tho dangers which no" 'ui'
rsd "a Ths may ba The time sssll refer 20 To- SUP
cct cis aly esl that my duty hes been Tai huly tnon-n
4 cav imperfecy performed; and "h1eFof te io.u us
be- shall cary tAe e0nscisasEesi lAa1 ''-''
meant well for my county -, ,,,,.t,,.r,N
Your obeCiout servant, JANIS bObhANhN
IVa.Gfaf5, Eear Lducasfe,, Oct. 20 1861.