, 1881-08-07

| mistaken or they. ! 1kn thoroughly satisHe'
! that the battery on Norris Island can give N
| serious trouble 4 vessel gong in whe1o u
star OF the West went will not be within tn
reach OF the batterys guns longer than from 81,
| to ten minutes. The number OF shots that coul
be f1fcd upon her in ihat time iuHy be easily ca1
culnted, and think the chances o! her oe!h;
seriously injured can bc denlonstr:l1cu ny si,p
! ar1hnctic To be very small i very liniucky 500
| might cripple her to be siire- and, therc!ott:
the ris1. is something But then It Is :: MAXIM
NOT less in war than in peace, that where noth'
| ing is yentured nothing can bc gained. Tho re-
| uiuH:u III the buoys hMs undoubtedly n1noe ,us
navigation Of the channcl more d'n1clst~ ~
| there are pilots outside Ut Charleston ana mAn.
| officers Of the navy who could steer SNIP lht<
! the harhor by The natural landmarks with per.
feet safety. This. be !, resnetnocrea: Is MOI 1aon
| subject Of speculation. The actual cNpe1!:
| men1 has been tried. The Star of tho West dic
pass the battery and did overcome the dIiilcnl-
trouble lrrn, either cause. They have tried it
| We can say, F." Frubat1tin est, dno tnere Is I'LL
end or the controversy 49, .
/ smugr,c., who could be assured nj making S5uI
bv going into the tar'or i'll the face OF iA me
| dangers which threaten 4 vessel oehrlns tne
American dag, wn1d laugh them 10 senr't: ana,
to ,,e rf our naval officers win his inc average
Of during. The dangers self were love alone
| There really seems to me morning III lug way
| that ought tn prevent us, except tue guns ol
| Fort Muuitric. II they are suffered 10 opt.i,
| firt. upon Il vessel bearing relnturcGn1cnts to
III fsy cv'., ei,nne III he te West hut is it
| necessary ttnt this inlolerablc outrage shouia
/ tc submitted to: Woua it not be ILL nct Oi
pur. self defense on the pslrt OF Maj. Anderson
10 silence Fort Moustrle II it he necessary to do
50 for Tie purpose Of lnsurlng the safety OF 4
vessel wfnse arrival Mt Fort Sumter IS recessa-
n for his protection; and could be moi do IL ef-
fectuaily: Would the South Caruinsans dare to
fire ,ll,s,l, Any vessel which Mai. Anderson would
tell them beforehand must be permitted TO piss
on p:i!u or his guns being opened upon her as
saiiants: Hut suppose it impossible Tor IN un-
armed vessel 10 pass the battery. what Is tho
difficulty Of sending the nrooSlyn or the Mace
;.,1 kutv7
the latter could not cross the bar, and thill. II
the tact had been 50. it would have been ne.:.
toned in my herring hcioro this time 1t Will
ont upon investigation after all thl!t has been
said and sung abt,ut the brooklyn. that fheEe Is
waite: enough there for her also. She draws or
tli1arily only sixteen aud onc-haif feet, und
hrr d7t,,rht can be reduced eighteen inches
hy putting her upon an even keel The
shAlls'wcs1 place will give her eighteen feet OF
crossed that bar more than once. But, apart
even from these resources, tho Government has
its cDm1natid three or four smaller steamers.
OF light dr7,nsht aud great speed WHICH cn1id DC
armed and ut sea in Il few days, anu would not
be in the least troubled by any opps,siHou that
could be matc TT their entrance 1t Is moi, how
ever. necessary to 20 INTO these details, with
which, | prcsulnr, yUu are fully acquainted.
admit that the state OF things may be somewhat
what worse now thun they were !: week ago. and
are prnblby getting worse every day; hut is not
tlAt thc strongest reason that cnu be given LOT
tutnC time ny the forenck:
feel confident that you will excuse me for
making this communication. j have some re-
s,u,lsibili1es OF my own to meet, and cat, dis
charge them only whe:l understand the subject
to which they rcla:c. our opinion, nf course, Will
be conclusive upon me. for on such Il matter
cannot lu otherwise than to defer toyuur better
Judgment II you think it most consistent with
Your duty t. br silent. shall bayc nu right To
tatnplain. If you would rather answer orally
than make written reply, will meet you either
lit your own quarters or here in the State De-
plrtneu1, as may btst suit your convenience.
>>''@ ''~' ]. S. BLACK.
Lieut. Gen. Winfield Scott
II tried to make that letter as entertaining
and agreeable to Gen. Scott as possible, i'll
the hope that could get him upon the rec
was constantly whispering into Mr.. Buchan-
ans tar his peculiar views in relation 10 the
right Of States to secede. and tllWartlny the
efforts Sorilt members Ut the Cabinet were
Before 4 single State had formulated all Or
tiiance Of secession. Gen. Scott had given
his views to the world us early as the 18th Of
December. 1Siv, in which he assumed the
right of any groups OF States to secede, and
''lepltcated the laceration and tesputisln Of
the sword Tie paper hight have been
written At the headquarters OF the South Car
oliIa Militia and received with applause.
L pom tho Sd of March, determined to be in
tiluc with his views for the new 4Adminlstra-
giving his politica! opinions and deprecatlns
i. ,,.t .tatafl ;,, ana ,,l,raSa- at tha ,yav
- s2e W .,a,,rt 49, ~ =, .u.o', Th,t ;,'
w.. n;s .t;o', .,,,i ,,,,;shaG ,,ttara,'css navo
- +h cs;o,, n'.or+ .,n hae, ho Stn
VI ,.,I f, 11,at inc,,,nan+ "@'' ~
:. iii t:4n Stt ',...r anSuor vo,,r totror q,
wv s;r liz r..,'1;.,i IN ",,h:tauca .f:a,,
Sc,tt I,,s r.ca;,-u,l - hiri,iv nferpstinc Iettar
fror, ti,a Serrstarv nf s,atn iie + ,,nsv
;Ia,1 .T ~ ,;s '1.,s,. h,t &C snon =. Ia ra,:,
"t,,n' I;snr.. ~, ,vi,1 1,ii ~ tha S.,ta IA
~ nrt,,snt a,,d tann tn c,I;no unti H.. sees
F,,a Sarrafarv of Stata liz MAYER cat1rti onI
iii rot c.,a lin, fnr ehnnt t},rpa week.
,hnn mot lin ~ :, dinror-n.rtv and h,s rf.,
" -, 49, - 49, -. ~ - " it ~ 49,; s.;e,'l H.. ;,,ts
ltiltu 70 HHat 4,e ca!eu tic H1sHi5 1HIelt2l7
nS 4elleT he lsau received IRON ult; LIE sIlu
hat upon reading It lie reached tue conciu- |
lis early life he doubtless would have be- |
,ume fitted 10 o.cuuy mr. posit,on. and nv |
eIter had impressed linn with the belief that, |
lad been educated for the military, | would |
ave rt.:uhctI Il position to e1ltitle me tn al
uust any command: and. takin. il all in aIl. |
n did not know hut that both Of us had |
,lisspt, our yocationS, Thus ended nv effort |
:, ,,rt Cen. Scntt 10 = record uDon ills m;|i- |
ary feature of the contryersy then going
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w. A1A'
How many people know that Judge Black |
tToyt Floyd out OF the Cabinet, and brought |
lie great Stanton into it as At,Url1ey-{itJl-
.ra} when he accented the State Department: |
MI u.iTi, .,r,.,t ,I;f;ruifv r,t III, ah1, .,,s}
st!u $50 - - rGS e1o 49, st'u