New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-12
Manuscripts and Auto
graphs of General Show
Genesis of Rebellion.
FOUGHT IN SUMTER
WHILE A SURGEON
e,.r,athv of Great Britain for
q ccorfederacy Shown in Letter
10 Jefferson Davis.

;-.ercSted IN the uisptiS"t'
.' on Nav 5. by the American A.
ras .;stion. o. the collection oil manu-
$50 and autographs formed oN Ioc
Major General SamHei WNl'c
st.utord who assisted On the deie"'e
y Fort Sumter ,,-..,.to-d
O. M ~ the war General crawford
~, gathering authentic material ioT
at'hAook The Genesis OF the ClNH
ss Owing 10 his rank, he had GN-
ns.i.,ol opportunities TO augment nus
esHH,...jon and many items therein
eo'.s' Ven 10 him by General Winneld
Se.. Governor PicHens, Mrs Flckens'
Sy-.I Moses. Governor PlcSens's ptl-
Oo'V, socretsry. and others. The papers
'sw collection tell graphically the
Oh -. storv Of the struggle OF the
lnu.L" nd south. from the time fifty
Nol'" rS cav" ago last April II, at 4.@O
i0sI When the first gun doomed OUT
a. ~ SILENCE Of the night across the
o. 80 If Charleston Harbor against
Fort sumter ...,.;.b 4bc collection,
~ Nd been formed by one who
WI =, ATTITUDE for placing historical
%. /, permanent form. AS evidenced
ls',s "1be History Of Fort sumter
ll IA %a;scoyered.' is in itself OF inter
vs' Tbsse papers for upward OF TWEEN
ts~ .osrs bsd been cast aside IN an
=, Northern Pennsylvania, ana
sv.o considered worthless, the owner
~. uiIlirg 20 sell the COLLECTION
D....,.s;callv FOR waste paper, 70 a doom
30" before the details OF the SAFE
80 completed. however, the o"1ei
W.. an ink'iug Of their true NaIue'
~ The sale was not consummateG'
sno "" ~ the most important docu-
q, tbe collection is an Original
No. .,.rjr+ memorandum, written 10
I'ar- Francis W Pickens oil South
SSVsi;ro al the instance Of Abraham
I;n,oln. not in his hand, although by a
In ~ The greatest similarity, ISSUED
- ~ 80 state Department by its trustee
zen Robert Chew, and 1t readS as
l0 ~ .r directed by the President OF
A.Tr,,e3 states 20 notify YOU 10 OK
~. an ATTEMPT will be made TO sup
~ sumter with provisions only
~ ,5s+ If such attempt be not re
80 no effort 10 throw IN Prov
80 arms or ammunition Will ne
80 without further notice, or IN
,.ss ~ an at,ack upon the fort.
Pickens Got Message.
nj. ,,-5evreatb is manu-
,.ript acknowledge OF IT'S rece.P'
and statement made AZ the time OF rs
delivery. written by J. w. FlcAens anu
.,g-tersigred by General Beauiegal Dc
e-...5ont lincoln in his message TO
t. s-,h Congress, referring 10 ln's
...,rs said: The notice was gwen, t"e
,ss borb9rded without waiting
80 If the expedition. IL was
~ ..ar tina the assault upon and
.a-s - % Fort Sumter was iu
lu' 80 -,st+sr of seIf-defenco on
~ .or, ~ -be ossailants."
ny 80 crawford in his History of
A.Tau ~ FCr- sumter quoting from
"5 -. %. ~ Montgomery Blair. says:
'''''' II was assuming the greatest
...,,.,;iv.tv over assumed by any
rsr"
The collection contains numerous
documents which 80 10 pIo,c &c s.,.
South Carolina INTENDED ''ai--~ 1-,,.,
sumter by .orce OF arms DeioIe ' [i.t
lry 81, notably -eteral "II'-c" ny
Ter Gwynn. 'oA-eoeI"Ie ma - CIV,
skilled ehslhe,tsI' "l'o ne fseo L,, COZ
emor Pickens, VINO had directed MN
20 make an inspection and report lhe
condition Of the works at fort 9uiH-
ftr The result of the Inspection adoeo
70 the feeling regarding the immediate
rossession hy South Carolina OF the
.ort
Major Anderson. writing on June 20,
rom Fort sumter. gives praise TO Cen
ersl S. ". Crawford. who he says not
only performs his dute. as surgeon.
but aids in the line Of officers as well,
and continues: "No one can tell what
will be the result Of matters IN this
ksrbor. ] still trust in God that we
nav not he engaged in civil strife.
Though by profession soldier, l
tbibk that the sword should not be
drawn mil sn other honorable meas