Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1862-11-07

new Coniederaeies, probably four. lie then
points out what ought TO be the boundaries be-
tween the new Unions and at the end OF each
goes so far as even 10 indicate the cities
which ought to be the capitals Of the three
irst on this side of the Recky Mountains, to-
wit Columbia South Carolina, Alton or
Quincy, Illinois" and "Albany, New York, I"
excluding Washington city altogether, This
indication Of capitals, contained in the orr
ginal nov in my possession, is curiously omit
ted in the version Published in the National
tIntelligencer He designates no capital Tor
the fourth Union on the Pacific. The reader
will Judge what encouragement these views,
proceeding from so distinguished a source
mast have atfordedt to the Secessionists, ofthe
cotton States"
TREAcHERoUs MEMORY.
Mr.. BUCHANAN says of the second and
third charges
"Gen. Scott states that he arrived in Wash
ington on the 18th, and, accompanied By the
Secretary Of War, held conversation, with
the President on the 18th December Whilst
| have no recollection whatever of lhs con.
versation, he doubtless states correctly that
did refuse TO send three hundred meu TO re-
inforce Major Anderson at Fort Moultrie, who
had not then removed to Fort Sumter. The
reason for this refusal is manifest 10 all who
recollect the history Of the time. But twelve
days before, in the annual message Of the Sd
December, had urged upon Congress the
adoption Of amendments to the Constitution
OF the same character with those subsequently,
proposed by Mr. Crittenden, called the "Crit-
lenden Compromise AT that time high
hopes we're entertained throughout the ooun-
tkat ,b. 4.
believed, and this correctly, as the event prov.
ed, that Major Anderson was then in no dan.
ger OF attack Indeed be and his command
were then treated with marked kindness by
the authorities and people of Charleston
Under these circumstances, to have sent such
force there would have been only to impair
the hope OF compromise to provoke collision
and disappont the country.
There some details ofths conversation
in regard to which the Generals memory
must be defective At present shall specify
only one. | could not have stated that ON
future contingent occasion would telegraph
"Major Anderson Of Fort Moultrie to hold
the forts (Moultrie and Sumter) against at
tack" Lecause, with prudent precaution this
had already been done several days before,
through special messenger sent to Major
Anderson for this very purpose ! refer to
Major Buell. Of the army"
0fthe fourth charge he says:
General SCOTS statement alleges that 'the
Brooklyn, with Capt Vodges's company alone,
left the Chesapeake for Fort Pckens about
January 22d, and on the 29th President Buch
anan, having entered into quasi armistice
with certain leading seceders at Pensacola
and elsewhere, caused Secretaries Holt and
Toucey to instruct in q joint note the comman-
der of the war vessel off Pensacola, and Lieut.
Slemmer, commanding Fort Pickens, to com.
init no act of hostility, and not to land Capt
Vodges's company unless the Fort should be
attacked" He afterwards states, within
brackets, That joint note l never saw, but
suppose the armistice was consequent upon
the meeting of the Peace Convention at Wash
ington, and was understood to terminate
with it,"
These statements betray singular want
of memory on the part of Gen. Scott 1t is
scarcely credible that this very joint note,
presented in such odious colors, was submit
ted 10 Gen, Scott on the day it was prepared
(29th. january and met his entire approba.
ton l would not venture to make this asser-
ton If | did not possess conclusive evidence
to prove It, On that day Secretary Holt ad-
is an extract: II have the satisfaction of saw
ing, that on submitting the paper to General
Scott he expressed himself satisfied with il
saying that their could be no objection to the
arrangement in military point of view or
otherwise = This requires no comment"
The Ex-President disposes of the re-
naming charges with even more con-
clusiveness, in which he mentions that re-
Inducements were sent to Major ANDERSON
on the Star of the West which order was
couhtermanded in consequence of receiv-
ing information from Major A. that he did
not need them but the Star of the West
had sailed, The countermand was dis
patched by Gen. SooTr himself, although
he charges the President with refusing to
permit Fort Sumter to be reinforced
Mr. BUCHANAN informed the public
that:
II purposely forbenr at present to say more
on this subject, lest 4 might, however uniten.
tionally, do injustice to one or more of the
parties concerned, in consequence of the
brevity required by the nature Of this com.
mpnlcatlon. The facts relating to il, with the
appropriate ascompaniments, have been fully
presented in historical review, prepared a
year ago, which will ere long be published This
review contains sketch Of the four last
months Of my Administration 1t is impar.
tiali at least such is my honest conviction.-
That It has not yet been published has arisen
solely from an apprehension no longer enter.
tanned that something therein might be un-
Justly perverted into an interference with the
Government in vigorous prosecution of the
war for the maintenance Of the Constitution