, 1874-07-05

ut Cincinnati in contemplation OF tic rulo as-
asrtod by tho Supreme Court, and that Kock i
Co., at any time from Saturday to Monday noon,
by telegraph, or oven by letter, could havo ar
rested tho delivery Of tho pork to johnson l. Go.
InBtoad Of thiB, they waitod d woek, in which
limo those purchasers, without notice Of adverse
claim, purchased, In good faith aud for yalu-
able consideration, the property.
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1AME8 BUCHANAN, ], s. BLACK, AND E. N,
STANTON.
writer in tho New York Sun publishes a
narrative throwing some light upon the history
Of the last three months OF tho Administration
Of JamoH Buchanan, Much Of thla history haa
hitherto been secret, aud nearly all tho actors
aro dead; among them, Buchanan, Cobb, Floyd,
Caau, Toucoy, Btauton, md ?. F. Thomas, of
hia Cabinet. J. 4. Black, Thompson Of Misais-
s1ppi. Con. Dix, and Judge Holt still SURVIVE.
When Congress- mot Docombor 1860, there WAS
m undoaued impression that matters could be
settled aud war avoided. Mr. Lincoln had 30
hoped, II not minated; md Congress promptly
voted down all billa looking TO var, md all bills
comforting additional powers upon the Presilout,
to DO uaod in an emergency. President Du~
ohRnan had peculiar notions about "coercioi,."
While ho beloved tho General Government had
power to auppress rovolts aud inhurrectionB, md
that TO State could withdraw from tho Uuion,
tho unanimous revolution Of tho people Of d
Btate; lo therefore shrank from the iloa OF
making var upon 9tuto, or " ooorong Stata,'
as 1t was then called. Ho on1boiled these views
III lliB Annual Message, and, wien It was read to
tho Cabinot, Mr. Cobb aud Mr. Thompson dis
sontod, because it doulod Tue right Of secession.
Casa objected tint tho donial Of the right OF
Congress- to declare war against Btato was not
strong enough. Mr. Floyd waB loud mud vo-
hemont oil tho aide of the Union. and Toucey
and Black agreed with the Preaidont.
On the 28th Of December three poraona, repre-
sonting themaelvos as 1t Commissioners Of South
Caroliua, addressed the President, offering to ex-
htbit their crodontlaIs, and proposing to troat
with tho "Govornment Of the Unitod States"
Whila thoso Commissioners wero ou thoir way to
Washington. Maj. Anderson had, under plain
order, removed bis small force from Fort Moul-
Trio to Fort Sumter, aud the Commissioners
threatened to suspend negotiations until Aulcr-
aona proceedings should DO satisfactorily a1-
planned at this date tho Cabinet had been
changed. Cobb had resigned. aud Thomas had
been mado Secretary Of tile Treasury. Cass had
resigned, and Black had been transferred from
tho Attorney Generals Office to tho State Depart
tornoy-G General. Toucoy was in tho Navy. and
Floyd In tAo War Department., md Holt WIS
postnlastol-G Tho proceedings Of An
dorson, and the reply to 10 nlAdo to tho Commits
aloncrs, wera discussed in Cabinet till the morn-
lug Of tue alat, nlack defoudod Anderson, aud
insisted uron the production OF tho order by
which that officer was authorized, In hia discra-
liou, to change Ills force from one fort to M
other. Floyd insiatal that all the tsoopa should
be withdrawn from Charleston harbor; but he re-
colyod no countonanco. On tho 23d Of Decem-
bor no had boon notified to resign, but did not
do 80 until attor tlB atr4ir, which lie uaod "a
pretext for doing 30.
Late On Saturday, Dec. 40, the President
lail before tho cabnot copy Of the reply Ee
proposed to mako to tho South Carolina Com
n,isBlonors. Ono member OF tho Cabinet, Toucoy,
opposed it. Thompson opposed II because It
waH too hostile to tile claim OF South Carolina
tho otAorB all opposed it. Action was postponed.
On Sunday, tlo G0tA. Blaok informed Holt.
Ioncey, and stautoa that Ae copsidessd the
proHidont al fsod III his purpose, md, therefore.
ho {Dlaok) would rosigu. This. coming to Du-
chanau's ears, ha sent for Black. Tho raHult waa
t!4at Hack WAS requostel to put in writing his
yiows, which ho did at onca, in Stanton'B Office
and presence. As this document il Of historical
valuo iu i.aolf, und exposes tho weaknoss Into
Which tho pxoHilens lad fallon 1t is hero repro
duocd:
4tuon.uun for he IsesasHt tho ta1ect V ihs paper
dFaa &3 BY him IN reply the csnHttonsts " South
Ear0tina:
l. The arst aud Tue concluding paragraph both aoen
to acknowledge thu right Of South Uroiina 10 bc rep
resented This Government by diplomatic officers
Tint iinpes that she IL independent aa!!on, With 10
o.lcr reas!onn to tue Government u tho Union than
my other foreign Power. II such 10 tho fart, tlcA
aho haa acluiruu I'LL tas riglts, powers ana fespons
tiltteH OF separate dovprAnont by tla nsFu orii'
nance Of succsaion which passed hsr Convention few
days ago. nt tho prusaou has aiways, md particu-
ary Il. s 1ate u,cBsage 10 Cougress, denied tha right
Of secession, aps asserted that State could throw oa
her Fetrral obligations In that why. Moreover, tho
President has aao worry distinctly deolared TINT, oven II
Btae c01i sec0e aud go out Of ths Union at pleas
ure whutAer by revolution or In the oxerciso If con-
sstut1ual right ha could uot roco9nza har tndepan-
| eucs without being guilty Of uanrplt!oh. think
f1,1}o infI1