, 1880-04-20

ever rnny have seclmal ,loubtfui 10
any. SufnIy h. lMd every opportunity
Of acting rs 4 lfAitor. When word WIS sent
ate l's rcptissi tiat he would tioso. anil would
not DI}ef1 fire from his batteries Unless tho
llag WIS fired on, or tle received controlling
instructions: lie would not permit anything
to e done aganst the ag Sr tho SIX ,9Sc r.
seeded States, he did syHnpatilizc with them
wien he thought fn1us!iro Ind Iecl, done
them, and he did sny he Thought the rights
be said or done ngnfnst the Government. lie
was constant II telling !als officers what our
.!nly was. but never heard iim Say any-
sentiment, and partly because wills the tned-
icnl officer and was rs ,mnriy assoeintcd to
him as, any nati In garrison, md 10 used
tn, talk to me great DEAL, have
iiasa @ nd f'F'y lind aevefX ey one at w''a say kd% ts
i !"c !ks }"f at ~ y n,e@y, R%s !s Ss
General who llas leen speaking lnlely. This
WIS arguing witt, f;en. Thon,as before NasE.,.
broken through, tic o!ttposts go, General
suid 'rl.omas, 'nnl drive your friends away,
conversation Tho General wclitnrd did his
duty. md lla always i,as DOM su. Agaih.
whatever Gen: tA1llerson's views wcrc on sc.
cesslon rs Il right Or rcnlct,y, never licartl
uted to hlnl, liz certainly altered them niter
the War began. as events have shown. stu.
my point Is tint Ills views were always the
SHINE; and when n 1llnr !lOcs not say anything
aI,ont Gis views, and wl,rn le doey ,,etlous
cnntrn.lfet!lfE any recent assertion, ito nOt.
sec low sucl, asssrtion Is orcaM be beleyct."
that sfaj. Anderson woukI obsy lie co!ia-
f Of caf:aerae ~ sass SSf1say st y %t Wnr
."I say from my knowlet1Re Of tic nlnn
throughout the War tint never frnnl first tn
Inst di e % think ot such t'aE Es; i + + rea ,e
lalls have hundreds Of letters and docli
lncnts: here II one ,alnne from oIG Of tho
S0nt', CanliHiatls who approached him. lie
witt, tic Sonl, bit his sense. .ot lloi,or and
duty WIS 10 grrat that lie could not do other
wise than. he did. Leaving aside thEs, what
ever lle Thought, all we .nred Is to look ut
more loyal. Trolal,jy no n,nn was ever sub
lectcd 10 such trying conditions during the
War than ~: was. md by did The best l'e
cou. and what hs thought was his duty"
convncc 1T t!'at a': >IaI. i Xnsrs would s never
@ ,,"t thought it wiss 10. REMOVE him
self fro|n position in which which ,,,,h'; llS
Tas " tile '.sSf naorl,es Of 8 sout, eosfs ea4ai
hts determination being to retail, tile control
Ut the ppsItlnn primarily In tue interest Of bis
own State Of Kentucky, St, tint Kentucky
might III no way H. committed by his neti0n
either for or nEnfnst tic retention Of the forts
H. Cnar1est"n n,1 ;Snt harbor What Is your COM
"'rlts sentence appears 10 mean TINT Gen.
Kentucky lat, Touring Fort sMoultrie would
fall into Soutl. CarolIMa's hands,--for they
could easily hnvn takell 1.-THE moved to
Sumter, ~ that II Kentucky seeded he could
turn over the fort to her, md II sfle remained
he could give 1t to the Government. know
tho suppnsitl0n regarding Kentucky Is mt
true. Gen. Anderson did It from military
considerations wholly; lle Ind lis ortort,t-
told him that fire would not bg opened upon
him II he would permit It to lie nII'liel upon
any vessel sailing Up Will. the United St,itcs
tiag, alll l!o replied ut o,tce TINT tho minute
the lag was fired upon lie would begin with
his bRtteries, Here was one opportunity out
Of many that llu had Ut maintaining al Entlt-
pendent position, and lie promptly took the
opRosIt course. 'nye ~ spen't, long tlt!e
Sumter atfair, and you could see many proofs
Of what l say II! it.
"ru conclude with n remark nl,ont Gen.
Antlerson's celnracter: III nil my life never
nlet mnn SO thoroughly influenced by con-
scfeyce and duty rs ilu wns. During the four
trying mouths that VIC Wero " thu forts he
was the support OF MS nll.. The officers were
trusted and leaned on him, and depended on
lin. Even when he talked Of hfa love for
Kentucky. lie continually remfnttes! us nf our
| duties to tho Government; hc would listen II
| nothing else, and beliuvD and know that
Robert Anderson was patriot"