North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1862-11-26
VOL. 9, NO. 16

| Ueheral was correct IN the suDpOsition tha
this arrangement vas to expire on the teri
mination Of the Peace Convention. Ia
V But We now come TO an important ma
Rod, when dates viii be essentially necessal
ry to disentange the statement of Gen ScottE
The South Carolina Commissioners were an
pointed on the 22nd, and arrived in Washing
ton on the 9th December. The dav after
their arrival 1t was announced that Major
Anderson had removed from Fort Moultrie tor
Fort Sumpter. TINS rendered them furious
On the same day they addressed an angryk
letter to the President demanding the sur
| render of Fort Sumpter. The President an
sWered this letter on Both December by all
peremptory refusal. This brought forth a /
reply from the Commissioners on the End
January 1861 of such an insulting character
that the President instantly returned it to
them with the following endorsement: "This
paper just presented to the President, is of
| such character that he declines to receive
It," From that time forward all friendly.
polite and personal intercourse finally ceas-
ed between the revolutionary Senators and
the President, AID he was severely attacked
oy them in Senate, especially by Mr.. Jeffer-
i son Davis. Indeed, their intercourse had
previously been of the coldest character ever
| since the Presidents anti-secession messape
at the commencement of the Session of Con-
gress.
Under these changed circumstances, Cen
erai Scott, by note on Sunday, the Goth De.
cembcr, addressed the following inquiry TO
the President:
"lil the President permit General Scott.
without reference to the War Depara ment.
ana otherwise as secretly as possible. to send
TWO hundred and fifty recruits, from New
York harbor, to reinforce Fort Sumpter TO-
gether with some extra muskets or rifles.
ammunition and subsistence 1t is boped
that sloop of war and cutter NAV be or.
dered for the same purpose Tomorrow"
The General seems not - AVE then known
that Mr.. Floyd was ut ,f ptfice.
Never did reques. meet more nromnt
competence. 1t was receive1 on Sunday av-
ening December 30tn. o. Monday evening
General Scott came o Congratulate mo that
the Secretaries had issued .Le nacassory nv.
derS to the army and navy officers. and that
they We're IN his possession. The BROOKLYN
with troops, military stores and provisions
was to sail forthwith from Fortress Monroe
tor Fort Sumpter. am. therefore. utterly
at loss to imagine why the General. in his
statement should have asserted that "the
South Carolina Commissioners had already
been many DAY a Washington and no move.
ment OF defence (5a pert f the United
States) was permitted" These Commission
er' arrived a Washington 5u 27eh Decem-
ber; Gen. SCOTS request was made Ia the
President on fh- 3orh II was complied with
on ,hr 3iSt and ag'e 5ay As all that reD-
resents the many dave" Of he General.
Again, Genera Scott asserts. IN tee face ef
these facts. The President re.ussI t2 aifow
any attcmpC &c ha uaie--ta, reinforce Fo,t
Hnmats because ra. ag.d,a- Dsgot,s-
toms "'sa toa >.... rr.a .Ealafzsioaers
And still agsta -t. @.,r.t.-,-
H. enI aty-e.s .. VAN. 70 ~.
faln q ,a1p-ufTaa a..a sa-s
finally obliged ea a.s aaa passenger
steamer Star tae West" WI. If ba h.
lIeved THAI tile sah.e.afa of tile :. Star Of
the WesC' Tor the seeas w.r steamer
Brooklyn, o, vb;.r be. a.a e. -. vas
'y 'he a"yc' @. T" w.a,t2
nave 'e'e' sF' { read
the staJep3ea
AT the ihFery a. sa.r.ed to be-
tween the Ge.lerss te .uv,.Is. ai me even
ing of Monday t.e 81 at December. 7 sup-
Sested to him that aIthou.h | had not re
celved the South Carolina Commissioners in
their official capacity, bnt merely as private
gentlemen, yet II mIghD he considered an i'm
proper act to send the Brooklyn with rein
iorcements to Fort Sumpter until had re-
ceiVed an answer from them to my letter of
the proceeding day hat the delay could
not Continue more than forty eight hours
lie promptly concurred in this suggestion as
sentlemanly and proper, ard the orders were
not transmitted to the BROOKLYN that even-
'nS' My antic'pations We're correct. for on
ne m lrnlng OF the End of January receiv-
r' 'aer lnsoienf note, and sent it back to
hen. In the meantime, however, the Gen.
etal haa become convinced, by the represen-
tatons ola gentleman whom / forbear to
name, that the better plan, as the Secreta-
RES of War and III Navy informed me. to
secure secrecy " uccess and reach the
tort, would be tu stu Iast Sidarrhnal ,,,.,L
camille steamer rom New Yo9e with the re-
enforcement Accordingly the 6 Star ofther
west was selected for this duty, The sub.
st'tution ofthis mercantile steamer for the
brookiyn which would hav6 been able to do.
tend herself IN case ofattack, was reluctantly
yielded BY me to the Hjga astatary iudgmen,
OF Gen Scott
Ane o''"'ge d psoSr4mm feqnlred brief
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