History of the United States From the Compromise of 1850 to the Final Restoration of Home Rule At the South in 1877.
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I call God to witness, you gentlemen, better than anybody, know that this is not only without but against my orders. It is against my policy." The visitors urged the Presi- dent to act immediately and order Anderson back to Fort Moultrie, and this indeed was his first impulse,' but he finally decided that he must consult his cabinet, and await further information.' It was a heated cabinet session that ■ "Intelligence has reached here this morning that you have abandoned Fort Moultrie, spiked yo...ur guns, burned the carriages, and gone to Fort Sumter. It is not believed, because there is no order for any such move- ment. Explain the meaning of this report." » For the full text of this despatch see Official Records, vol. i. p. 3. ' Trescot's narrative, Crawford, p. 143. ♦Buchanan's Defence, p. 180; Curtis, vol. ii. p. 371. ' Trescot's narrative, Crawford, p. 144 ; Buchanan's letter of Dec. 31 to the commissioners. Official Records, vol. 1. p. 118. * Crawford ; Davis's Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government, voL i.
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