Evening Star Newspaper, January 8, 1861, Page 2

“CONGRESSIONAL, pect taste Senare.—aAfter our closed — Mr. Toombs said that he had prepared himself to speak on the failure of the Committee of Thir- teen to Come to a determination, but as soon speak on be resolution offered by Mr. Crit- tenden. [t made no difference. The success of Spirit of the Merning Frese the abolitionists and their allies had produced its The Consts:strom discusses the Republican | legitimate results. That the Union was dissolved ‘THE EVENING STAR. WASHINGTON CITY: TUFSDAY......... ceveeeee Somuary S 1861. United States and the © Seuth Carolina. The following highly-interesting cortespond_ ence between the President of the United and the Commissioners of South Carolina before the “ Sovereign” Convention of that State, in secret setsion, on Friday night last : LETTER TO THE PRESIDENT. “force bill * wasa fixed fact. One of the jerate Wasnincrox, | 28, 1860. { ad wisely, boldly, and bravely left the R: iblic. a. The Intelligencer utges a conciliatory policy to- = Sewanee Lr ape eoSite We have pa ne to teanerlt i “ ‘wards seceding States * Jcause, and suy ‘Touch mot Saguntum ” They | COPY of the ful from the Convention of the people of South Carolina, under which we are “ authorized” and ery ered to treat an the Government of the United States for the delivery of the forts, magazines, light-bouses, and other real estate, with their appurtenances, within the limits of South Carolina, and also for an appor- tionment of the tee fora wt dee sad all the perty y vernment United fires, as agent of the Confederated States, of which South Carolina was recently a member, and generally to jate as to all otber measures and arrangements pgoper to be made and adopted in the existing relation of the parties, and for the continuance of peace and amity between this Commonwealth and the Government at Washing- ton. : In the execution of this trust, it is our duty to fornisi: you, as we now do, with an official copy of the ordinance of secession, by which the State of South Carolina has resumed the powers she delegated to the Government of the United States, and declared her perfect sovereignty gnd in- dependence. It would also have been our duty to\have in- formed you that we were ready to negotiate with you u| all such questions as are necessarily raised iy the ation of this ordinance, and that we were prepared to enter upon this negotiation with the earnest desire to avoid ail unnecessary and hostile collision, and so to inaugurate our new relations as to secure mutual respect, general advantage, and a future of good will and harmony, beneficial to all the parties concerned. But the events of the last twenty-four hours render such an assurance impossible. We came here the representatives of an authority which could at any time within the past sixty days have taken poserssion of the forts in Charleston Earbor, but upon pledges given in a manner that we can. not doubt, determined to trust to your honor rather than to its oWn power. Since our arrival in ofticer of the United States, acting, as we afe assured, not only without, but against your orders, has dismantled one fort and occupied another, thus altering to a most important extent the con. dition of affairs under which we came. Until these circumstances are explained in a manner which relieves us of all doubt as to the spirit in which these negotiations shall be con- ducted, we are forced to suspend all discussion as to any arrangements by which our mutual in- tefests might be amicably adjusted. And, in conclusion, we would urge pon you the immediate withdrawal of the troops the harbor of Charleston. Under present circum- stances they are a standing menace which ren- ders negotfation impossible, and, as our recent experience shows, threatens speedily to bring to a bloody issue questions which ought to be set. tled witb temperance and judgmen We have the honor to be, very respectfully, your obedient servants, R. W. Barnwett, J.H. Apams, James L. Orr, Te the President of the United States. et oe ee ee were willing to remain in the Union as long as. Mn. Ermenrpes's Jorxt Resoterio%s.—We do | justice and fraternity was maintained, but when not share tlre opinion of the wonder-mongers on | that was forgotten they bad ae ory oe Pennsylvania avenue, that the refusal of the | He approved their coutse, and should presen their cause to the Senate, the country, and the House, yesterday, to suspend thelr rule and per-| civittzed world. His people did not want a new mit Mr. Etheridge to tutreduce bis joint resolu- | union or any new constitutional rights; all they tions—the Border-States Committee's plan for the | wanted was justice and the Goleta yl pacification of the country—bodes that the Re- Searitatenel pri ges. He Gemanded os publican party of the body will persist In refusing jovernment iperty in the Territories. Pro’ is the price of any other settlement Of the question but with the | obedience; and without {t you cannot have free sword. We know tbat quitea number of that | citizens; you might haveslaves. The republicans, in refusing to carry the fugitive slave law into ty in the House voted against his motion only iho aed taste pestis they thought {t out of time and place; | *Mect, are treacherous to their oa com ‘ts. bolding that as 2 party they should not be com- | ““xir Toombs then read from the statute-books of pelied to vote directly on the plan, untilafter they | several Northern States in relation to the fugitive have formally considered and disposed of it in | slave law, and said that the principles of the per- sonal liberty bills are the principles of Mr Lin- their caucus, which, it 1s well known, they pro- | S010 The right i snee foreae into the pote todo shortly. We know, too, that others of | Territories he would never compromise on earth. them, who sre prepared to take it as a last resort, | Georgia is in the right path, and there is no settle- ere anxious first to try some other scheme of settle- | ment short of her full rights. Not one tn ten in iddle Georg! id not more than one in a bun- ment by Congressional legislation. So, we by no | Tic the ean tat yy ono snven, Gat hey ant means yet despair of its eventual acceptance by | determined that Georgia sball have her rights. If the Republicans. they cannot obtain them peaceably, they will = ba to the oy hs ey tinea Line Excitemest at Haxrer’s Ferry.—On the n motion of Mr. Bigler, the Senate went in’ executive session. After some consideration upon night before last there was a gathering of armed executive business. the doors were thrown open; people, principally from Charlestown and Mar- | and. on motion of Mr. Slidell, the Senateadjourned tinsburg, at Harper’s Ferry, whose errand was | till Wednesday next. evidently to prevent U.S. troops from taking hier egy gh ede Te Rail ° 4 ry ty ther On motion of Mr Sherman, the House resolv: Wreciin vaskesed fa Gk vuluadey et tee Geeks | nt Comming of ee a ee it being rumered in cp to that | the cbair,) for the further consideration of the of Gat evening would bring up trecge to tet | 1 sative, executive, and judicial appropriation end The citizens of Harper's Ferry, however, | 4:1). gave them to understand that they would protect bi the Government's rights in their midst to the last extremity, until Virginia in her sovereign capac- Into the same; agreed to. ity might leave the Union. So the parties from | The Committee then rose and reported the bill Charlestown and Martinsburg wisely concluding | and amemdments to the House, when herman moved the previous question, and that they had got into the wrong box, left for} | Mr. 3! their homes. At stated claewhere in the Star | the amendments were accepted, and the bili was to-day, the expected troops arrived there last Per Etheridge asked consent of the House to Ys pec! night, and are now doubtless in the quiet occu- | introduce a resolution baving for its object the cy of the armory, &c amendment of the Constitution. He would have a the art Sennen new Etielly Clerk's desk. ao . bi tl inted, as he did not want any action Hanren’s Fanxy.—A detachment of sixty-eight | tayen upon then Until they bad bee tool pod dismounted dragoons passed through Baltimore fully entemmenn by each member. yesterday afternoon, from Carlisle (Pa.) barracks Peg pee int Congreea : a i a nterfere with slav to Harper's Ferry, where they are to act asa guard | 10 Interiere with slavery po aagipree for the Government's Armory and other property Mr. Sherman offered amendments appropri- ating $20,000 for refurnishing the President's House, and for introducing the Potomac water have no power y of the States, Commissioners THE PRESIDENT’s REPLY Wasuineton City, Dec. 20, 1560 Gentlemen : I have had the honor to receive your communication of 25th inst., together with acopy of “ your full powers of the Conventton of the people of South Carolina,” authorizing you to treat with the Government of the United States on various important subjects therein mentioned, and also a copy of the ordinance. bearing date on the 20th inst. declaring that “the L es now sub- sisting between South Carolina and other Slates, under the name of the ‘ United States of Amer- ica,’ is hereby dissolved.” In answer to this communication, I have to sa that my position, as President of the United States, was clearly defined in the m essage to Con- gress on the 3d inst In that I s‘ated that, + apart from the execution of the laws, so far as this may be practicable, the Executive has no authority to decide what suall be the relations between the Federal Government and South Carolina. He has been invested with no such discretion. He | presen no power to change the relations here- fore existing between them much less to ac- knowledge the independence of that State. This would be to invest a mere executive officer with Soe pawee of recognizing the dissolution of the confederacy among our thirty-three sovereign States. It bears no resemblance to the recognmi- tion of a foreign de facto government involving no such responsibility. Any attempt to do this would, on bis part, be a naked act of usurpation. It is, therefore, my duty to submit to Congress the whole question in all its beariugs.”” Such is my opinion still I could, therefore, meet you only as private gentlemen of the highest character, and was entirely willing to communi- cate to Congress any proposition you might hzve to make to that body upon the subject. Of this you were well aware. It was my earnest desire that such a disposition might be made of the whole subject by Congress, who alone peppy the poms as to prevent the inauguration of a civil war between the parties in regard to the pos- session of the federal forts in the harbor of Charles- ton, and I therefore deeply regret that, in your opinion, * the events of the last twenty-four hours rendered this impossible.” In cowelusion, you urge upon me‘ the imme- diate withdrawal of the troops from the harbor of Charleston,” stating that ‘+ under the present cir- Tue Nomination of Peter Mcixtyre, of York, Pa., to be the Collector of the Customs at Charleston, was necessarily referred yesterday to the Committee on Commerce, under the Senate's rules. A majority of that committee being in favor of separate State secession, (Senator Clay now being here,) it is very questionable whether it will be reported back until the anti-secession- ists have the majority upon it, through the with- drawal of some of its Southern members from the bedy REINFORCSMENTs FoR Mazon ANDERSON —The Star of the West, that sailed on Saturday night last from New York, with 231 U.S. troops, (re- . crults princtpally) wes doubtless destined for the |, ORE SLaveRs Cartcxxn —The Navy Depart- ent have offi advices of the capture of two relief of Major Anderson’s command. She also New Orleans vers, the brig Roscoe and bark carried bim a quantity of provisions, and shouid | Mary Kimball, by Lieutenant Curren of the U'S. reach Fort Sumter to-day. steamer Mohawk. They had just sailed from Ha- vana upon a slaving cruise; when be went after We espznstasp that the Treasury Department | fig overtook them, the drat ow te Key Wasl enn bas issued funds for the Washington Navy Yard, | delivered them up to the U.S. Marshal there. end thatthe Paymaster will pay the officers to- —__+——_ morrow (Wednesday,) and the mechanics on Tue Staven Bostta sailed from Charleston on Thursday. places ceded to the United States. That Congress re. They were ordered thither on the requi- | shall have no pores to Interfere with or abolish sition ef Superintendent Barbour. Mr. Boteler, | slavery in the District of Columbia, without the the Representative of the district in Congress, is —— ote bene rig 2 sad a bat i : , War nts of} © District, and without making jus' understood to. have strongly urged upon the compensation therefor. It further provides for the Department that {t would not be politic to send | restoration of he Missouri Compromise line. No them there at this time; but the demand of the | territory shall retrained one ; rates without the concurrent vote of two-thirds =uperintendent was clearly one that could not, | yates without at Osagroms And lastly aay tare under existing circumstances, be rejected by the | son fleeing from justice from one State into an- Department, without subjecting it to invidious | anotber, shall be given up on requisition of the criticism, and the risk of encountering serious ——— of the State in which the offense iscom- mitte isaNa ts Sine Se cotne *| Mr. Etheridge moved a suspension of the rules in order to get a vote upon his proposition The yeas and nays were called, resulting—yeas 83, nays 78 = Mr. Adrain moved the following resolution: Resolved, That we fully approve of the bold and patriotic conduct of Major Anderson in with- drawing from Fort Moultrie to Fort Sumter, and of the determination of the President to retain that fearless ofticer in bis present position, and that we will support the President {n all consti- aoe measures to enforce the laws and preserve the Union. On which the yeas were 124, nays 53, after an exciting debate. The House then adjourned till Wednesday next. —_——-s+2e- DEPARTMENT NEWS. —— eee ith inst , and arrived at Savannah on the next Gey. and was sr! eaves to bork .S. Marshal . age ——— os there. A ‘t of Commodore Shubrick’s late er- U.S. Troors ron Wasmixctox City —The rand to Clarieston was to determine whether she War Department have doubtless ordered three | was in condition to sail even as far as Savannah. companies of U.S. troops from Fortress Monroe | He bas returved to Washington, by the by. to this city. We look for their arrival here to- day or to-morrow 2 J wu be holden every day this week, in the rt a o cl o itl Convinnzd.—Tke Senate yesterday confirmed | streets, to corumnenes ae ye eet and HL the nomination of Robert M. Walsh, of Pa., as} one hour. ja7_ Secretary of Legation at Paris; and Samuel Lilly, COLLECTOR'S OFFICE, CITY HALL, of N.J., as Consul General at Calcutta, (India,) ASHINGTON, December 6, 1861 THE UNION PRAYER MEETINGS s “ > 7 yy, | Cumstances they are a stauding menace, which vice Charles Huffoagle, deceased sr be £0. ON LE a hOroeciver etiee ek: | fenders negotiation impossible, Sud ascot ence Sy a bulls for Hou-ehold Furniture, Stocks. Slaves, &., | €XPerience shows, threatens speedily to bring toa UF About 20,000 paid by the city of Rich- | for the year a), and previous years, are now made moud on the Ist of January. as interest on city | Cut and ready tor delivery, and are payable at this bends. once, a © who do not call and settle their bills within twent: bloody issue questions which ought to be settled with temperance and judgment.”* The reason for this change in your position is, days from this date w 15~ During the last year there were 20.909 per be oa'led on that since your arrival in Washington, “an officer by one of my Assistants, and if the h 6 not : 7 ‘hegre sons committed to the Moyamensing prison, Pa , | within sixty a se from this date Ishall procea to | Of the United States, acting as we (you) are as. of whom 20 were for murder and 67 for burglary” | enforce tho collection in the mann required by JAS! F. HALIDAY, = Collector. sured not ouly without, but against your (my) or- ders, bas dismantled one fort and occupied another, thus altering, to a most important extent, the condition of aifairs under which we (you} isw. _de 13-20t_ DEMPSEY & O°TOOLK, NE wee 7 RRR ting uf tee ne =e N@ came.” You Sie meat that you came here the . r SVEN ING oe the, Bho CARD ENGRAVERS, “‘ representatives of an authority which could at Toon ee EVEL Soceetens Amory. at AEae ef fae WEDDING STATIONERY, | any time with the pestsixty days have taken session of the forts in Charleston harbor, but wh ich, upon piedyes given in a manner that we (you) can- not doubt, determined to trust to your (my) honor rather than to its power.”? ‘This brings me to a consideration of the nature of those allezed pledges, and in what manner they have been observed. In my message of the 3d of December last, I stated in regard to the property of the United States in South Carolina, that it THE MEET:NG OF PECENIX BUILD ing Association advertised to face p ace on DNesvAY EVENING the 9th, is postponad till further notie>. a 8 2 T.M_ HANSON. Sooretary. THE FAIR AND F At, UD the charge cf the ladies of island Ba; ehorch is stilt ia progress, doors open EVE. 3 <@ tnis week, at 7. the it beautiful styles. 326 Pa. Av., between Sti and ttl sts 80 27-6 _ - Wasurneton, MEMBER the AUCTION of JAPANESE RAGCODEE RL SR AUCTION of JAPANESE V J ASHINGTON LIGHT INFANTRY, EN TION —The Piano which I hav: for the Concert at Smithsonian. is ona ot ( * The Jadies are « uraged in therr labors. and appeal futsc $ : ays | | 588 been purchased for a fair equivalent by the bits toe them in raising 1unie far hte Denes Teil pecssat tment The Wanna Consent of the Legislature of the State, for the t of their Church, ___ is Light Totaatey. JOHN F.PLLIS. erection of forts, mayazines, arsenals, &c., and FIRST W4kD ASSOCIATION For | 288 . 206 Pa. av. bet. Yth and ‘0th sts, | overthe peste to exercise exclusive legislation THE RELikE OF THE FOOR—A| PEMEMBER the AUCTION of JAPANESE | G24 been expressly wranted by the constitution to Paes Fill be hsld at ‘he Union -Eng'ne House R GOODE. tar niee sono: wg | Congress. It is not believed that any attempt will ‘Hip cT pester) NG, at 7 o’euck. The be made to expel the United States from this pro- oe the BVited to h: ar the annual P = se H. WHEATLE ie perty by force; but {fin this I should prove to be port and participate ia the election of officers. RE) MIU ES Eee he ng. * CLEANS-| mistaken the officer in command of t e forts bes JAMES P. TUSL. oe Lie eee ATTENTION, NATION EN lem CRATiC VULUNs BERS A EMO: oF received orders to act strictly on the defensive. In such acontingency the responsibility for conse- quences would rightfully rest upon the heads of Offces—No 383 south side Pa. avenue, between ana 6th sts., Washington, D C. And 49 Jefferson street. Georgctow: if mesure of the above j Replete with every desirabi the assailants.” . i vetneld StHARMONY oer acon cd with the bext talent sod erase This being the condition of the parties, on Sat- r on THURSDAY EVENING, ‘stoi ck. Leteve.y member be present ani ait wi, Gus us of jotuung Dati neatios areinvit.d attend. Je EA y, Cap JH. GANTT, Reo. seas, 1% > Canain. U. 8. AGKICULTURAL SOCIEF). NISTH AN} The United States Agricultural Scciet ite Ninth Annual Mecting at the Pmitheos i stitwtion,in Wa: WEvONESUAY. urday, th December, four of the representatives froin South Carolina called on me, and Tequested an interview. We had an earnest conversation on the subject of these forts, and the best means of preventing a collision between the parties, for the purpose of sparing the effusion of blood.’ i sug. gested, for prudential reasons, that {t would be best to putin writing what they said to me ver- bally. hey did so accordingly, and on Monda: morning, the 10th instant, three of them present have heen . repui Excelsior Ceansing. ond tefintshine Ladies’ and & Appare]—silics, Velvets. Satins, Me- C Cans to stand unrivalled, ar to in cH 4c. He he sulleite the oentinned custom of the com marily, ogous Feestved at either of the above named offi ves. attended to with the utmost proupr~ itude Ce da a F oods seceived and returned by Expro-s with the utmo-t promptnecs and despatol : a 8-lw WM = — to me 4 paper, signed by all the re resentatives sic SBE Jauualy 1281."when the el cioe of | a TENWER oe ox. eae from South ‘Catalin, with single exception, of 8 wi .anu t “4 ME) h 5 n 5 we y: by the Conatitation Will be trae required R Guobs, See advertisement. ii: yg wre d Exctiene Jaa be Members of tac oo yare respectfully saad “To His Excellency Ja cordial i..vitation is exienced to es Buchanan, President of the United States: In compliance with our statement to you yes- terday, we now - to you our strong conyic- tions that neither constituted authorities, nor any eo of the people of the State of South Garo- Jina, will either attack or molest the United States forts in the harbor of Charleston previously to the action of the convention, and we hope and be- lieve not until an offer has been made brough an accredited representative to negotiate for an ami. cable arrangement of al] matters between the State and the Federal Government, provided that no reinforcements sball be sent into those Tar BOYSE HAVANA LOTTERY, 2 RE Next irawing of th . 5 senleeien. ee, bea general rep- | tary, conducted by the Spanish Gavertiguey white in there ieerees assem- | the supervision of the Captain General ‘of Cuber sonetis Oreendee te nety interest Sctiog | will taxe place st Havana on a uch ma: TUESDAY, Janvary 2 1061 tpg to Agriculture as may be deemeu °. Goqsmen from other jands who may beinterested | SORTEC NUMERO € 9 ONDINARIO. CAPITAL PRIZE 92100,060, yw the sequisition and diffusion o: Agricultura: ©, are also invited to attend, and to par- i prize ot — 8100.200 §9 prises of_____._@1,006 io oO} & do 1 ¢ ———- BOCES do LO 1 lo 1 do rete mm the preeeedings, business office of the Socivty is in Todd's Marble Building, one door west of browa's Hotei ‘2 approx. iN ALL 358 PRIZES, Penn. avenue, where all interested m tre joultural improvement are in vited to nent “0 F 2,30 in Weehington city. A large number of » i forts, pk {Btlcul- | Who.e Ticke:n, @20—Ha, ves #10—Querters, g6, | 224 their relative military status shall remain as sontribate ert pana co ais arpa als Prizes cached at sight at § porcent. disssant’ oe" | at Present. Joux McQuren, 1b: Bills on ail solvent Banks as ws also fr A ree to all who may rawing will be forwarded ‘tz 200% as the reault Wwe Boren? may wish to become Lifs Mem- bepeeang See r Lavrexce M. Kairr. so Eevaaurer, Hany Be of Femitting | gg oreereto sone ee ete ee aremsed | Washington, oth December, 1850. This wil entitle them, without ~/8 5b ___Carnot City Post. Charieaton. 8.0. = Carsot City Port. Charleston. 8. ©. aan Ppt the’ Het igen ont mart r payments, to the full by os E = at at the time the was presented to me, [ is tie Geoaumanonto lves, | GOODS "Sos uxtorscrnons" /*PANERE | objected tothe werd provided’ ar anges bt © Scei-ty, the annual voluraee of | ,— Say construed into gusactions, published a the Quarterly wer Would make They vate any, Part which 1 ure, u oma. t Yee Aaneal iMeutershie eae Tournal Tor one renee the receipt of the Quarter y HEN Ww. o Bgx. Prruxy Pome Beery. AGER. Pres ee LECTURE = aie ns JAPAN.—Tho Rev. V. D. suljoat WEDNESDAY EUEAING Fase nese J ° THE PUBLIC, {= Having s large amount of moncy to i the ist o| March, and owing to the general MKegna- tion of business, ve nave determined to offer an extra inducement for purchasers to buy of us for pecs: ac we Fore ceases to inake s discount, of 10 r o*n! a sh ses during the next SIXTY DAYS. in order to red: i Foods, and realize the money for t! mr previons oo is evident ttey could enter into no reci id agreement with me onthe subject. They did hot rofess to have authority to do this, and were act- pg in their individual character I considered it as nothing more in effect than the ise of their Indu - Lb wary 9th. | Opening our sprin, i highly honorable gentlemen to exert ed oe pom ssembly’s Chur: Fifth ‘Cashioustowers wil) readily see the advantages | “2Ce for the purposes ex, is Aitach:d ts the Chane” houi | they will have in trading with us, on the tec pro-| , The event bas proven that they have faithfully pined at they a tickets 25 cts., to beob- | posed. asan examinstion of on pr oes | Kept their pros » although I have never since ar Tarr = 7 Sie Taylor & Maury, b I show for themselves whether or not we are | received a line from any one of them, or from or st the door on the nicht of th’ leota Son of cant arog Btock hee aneche greater por- | member on the subject. it is well known it was il be ait oceta Choi down sines the crisis began, we feel ident m nation, freely expressed, to platicoe the forts ‘cone ae thus ‘ a forked, or anti kad coginet en 4 pe rece! sidered it asa ber Py omen that y be vi pA ara ed, ¢ time might be eo! t the ext inducements raubaiaoaasniaeameth, ope citemrns “ wi prices '@ need hard! y add that our Btodk, dais of the times. is Bow very fore am ~ . VtRNON HUILDING “se Ce carat Oc era age ae B Xt, the Sth instant , at? Orclook. at Potomac Hull to 2 stagten, Smendments to the Conatitu- fengieok MART ES ATL ee, re ste EPA 6, ree Ry On, of ni be Selivored oF owe Staple as welia« Fancy Guods, Till be able ts supply themselves with almost article in our line of bamnoss, at vity low prices, in many instances, at less the cost. The Ween Ele wee y be ones. Ne sen 8 ve & de 1?-letdeost a 2 and RVooheXs.its, Au CTION of J. APANESE on. the w the alleged pledge. But I acted in the same man- “ba pM hat es ve done ma Pome into ey jence between the President of the ‘ Commissioners of forts in Oharieston harbor, andi have certainly | never authorized any chan; made Peers pornaevnt order Setsomty H t, ou an i * har og eit ome nek aiet task. Tk not r3 A) ice . is a8 follows: y Ba eg of Verbal grant to jor Ander. irst Artillery, Commi lerden Scuth Carolina: = “You are aware of the anxiety of the le is sl . and of fe studied determination to pursue a course with reference tothe military force and forts in this harbor which shall guard against sucha collision. He bas, therefore, carefully ab- stained from increasing the force at this es or taking any measure which might add to the anxiety fora fa versy, and your willingness not military status of the forts,if commis! be sent to the So. whose communi tions you 7 I | Ed 8 8 . your eet coe inn Ron ledace hes | dee ca a ae eames ve that South Carolina will not attempt by violence | 2° attempt would be made to rape a ay : fore writh Caste coer eeces, Pablle Works, Ot intet-}SEOSiS you weald tot aumue teas oree rant cetapcce ee rash cond, at 1 the commissioners had been seni “But as the counsel and acts of and im- ition unt! gee teats uel tutea wen pulsive ns may possibly disappoint these | 29d the ee. ET tne Howse of expectations of the government, he deems it | tok from the memberr degen Dap mewn S proper that you should be Prepared with instruc- preh : ae ~vee Phe ys as commissioners. bre ig directed rapier to give — forcements shall be sent into those forte and their President of the United structions. “You are coretelly to avoid every act which would needlessly tend to provoke aggression, and for that reason you are not, without necessity, to | E | l And —— you — wa Sean 5 ance of sucha — ough you ites nothing nome sa effect than the Hl “Exrcutivs Mansion, 3 o'clock take up an: tion which could be highly honorable gentlemen,” asan obligation | «This Just presented to the is into the secaption of a hostile attitude; but pol side iv pene — ing, obligation | of such that he declines to receive it." 3 is are to hold possession of the forts in this harbof, and if attacked you are to defend yourself to the last extremity. ‘The smallness of your force will not permit you, perhaps, to occupy more than one of the three forts, but an attack on, or attempt to take poss:s- sion of either of them, wiil be regarded as an act of hostility, and you may then put your command into either of them which you may deem most Proper to increase its power of resistance. You are also authorized to take similar steps whenevet you have tangible evidence of a design to pro- ceed to a hostile act “D. P. Burier, “Assistant Adjutant-General. “Fort Moultrie, S. C., Dec. 11, 1860.”° “This is in conformity to my instructions to Major Buell. “Soun B. Fiorp, “Secretary of War.” These were the last instructions transmitted to Major Anderson before bis removal to Fort Sum- ter, with a single exception, in regard to a par- ticular which dors not in any degree affect the resent question. Under these circumstances, it is clear that Major Anderson acted upon bis own responsibility and without authority, onless. in- deed. he had ‘tangible evidence a design to | esi toa hostile act’’ on the part of the author- ties of South Carolina, which has not been alleged. Still he isa brave and honorable officer, and justice requires that he should not be con: demned without a fair hearing. Be this as it may, when I Fearne that Major Anderson had left Fort Moultrie and proceeded to Fort Sumpter, my. first Promptings were to command bim to return to bis former position, and there await the contingencies Presented In if rightly tnform: @) that you were pledged, one did send feinforcements, to return it from whom coreg received tt before you exe- cuted your resolution. Ton soot orders to your officers commandi: them, strictly to follow a line of conduct In con- formiiy with such an understanding. Besides all this, you had received formal and official notice fromrthe Governor of South Carolina that we bad been appointed commissioners, and were on our way to Washi: You knew the im condition under which we came; our arrival wi notified to you, and an hour appotnted for an in- terview. We arrived in Washington of Wed- nesday, at three o'clock, and you appoimited an interview with us at one the nextday. Early on that day (Thursday) the news wae recetved of the movement of Major Apderson. Thet news ‘was communicated to you immediately, and you tponed our meeting until half-past twe o'clock on Friday, in order that you might consult your cabinet On Friday we saw you and we called m you then to redeem your e. You could ‘not deny it. With the we have stated, and in the face of the crownihg and con- clusive = = _ rrp nd mg uelicly signed his seat in cabinet u; pul Sortie onesie eee meee had violated the p! ol vernmen' and that unless the pl e was instantly ees | he was dishonored, denial was im; ible. You do not deny it now, but you seek to escape from its obligattous on the grounds, ist—that we terminated all neQotiations by demanding, as a preliminary, the withdrawal of tte United ites & i AUCTION SALES. T° THE ron... éane AT PUBLIC AUCTION, Throngh Merera. J. C. MoGuire & Co., On WEDNESDAY and THURSDAY January %h acd ith, commencing at 10 a.m, n each day, A those MAGNIFICENT JAPANESE GOODs, Now in storeat No. 206 Peunsyivania avenues, Under Willards’ Hotel. Having receive orders {rom the owners thereef they wil besold for what they bring, Without any Reservation. ‘This esle will afford parties in search of Cabinet ofnatrents both useful and besutsfal, an opporte- nity, which may Lever ccour sgein, to purchase at low prices. jas 2 J. MACDUFP, Agent. By C. W. BOTELER & SONS, A XTENSIVE SALE 4 ag or arene. on Hop SoA y RRINC Jaue- second iv o.. Auction Rooms, poh ah apt a SToluek. we chal: sell a large aa- Tedles’ Cloth Paletote, loose and tight-fitting heaterhelds, Arebs. Garabal i and Pisin sane: ny Fs LY —¥ ook of s large guver off Steines Ch cake ‘ad Mantes in New ‘ret on nt z rer of fir bis instructions. ‘This would only bave been | troops from the harbor of Charieston; and 24—that | (cturer of fist cines Cloaks s 2 Rosount of the done with any degree of safety to the command | the authorities of South Carolina, instead of ask- ling smonry erie alt of Shich were made by the concurrence of the South Carolina author- ities. But before any steps could Possibly bave been taken in this direction, we received infor- mation tbat the «« Palmetto flag floated out to the breeze at Castle Pinckney, and a large military force went over last night (the 27th) to Fort Moul- trie.”* Thus, the autborities of South Carolina, with- out awaiting or asking for any explanations, and, doubtless, believing as you expressed it, that the otticer had acted not only without, but against my orders, on the very next day after the night When the removal was made, seized by a military force two of the three federal forts in the harbor of Charleston, and have covered them under their own flag, instead of that of the United States. At this gloomy period of our history, startling events succeed each cther rapidly. On the very day, the 27th inst., that possession of these two forts was taken, the Palmetto flag was raised over the Federal custom-bouse and post office in Charleston, and on the same day every otticer of the customs—collector, naval officer, sur- ing an explanation, and giving you the opporta- nity to Sais yaurself, took ion of other aged of the United States. We will examine th. *Sfhie Lindion are respec*fully invited to attend. orme Ce Wy BROTELER & SONS, Angee. oan By AL =e — jasc , By WALL & BARNARD, Ee Arsesr RATE Aecrion on WAU a8 5 nd te vnod four eest a ent'e, . Famils Carriage ittle teed, ana in exociient condition j37 WALL & BARNARD, Aucts. WAL BARNARD, Auctioneers. FURS-FURS—FUKS AT AUCTION. ptt so SAL + P LARGE AND ERR Stock oF Suns, SLEX ke-On TURS DAY acd WE NER AY MORNINGS, Sth and 9th instants, lowell Bt 12 o'clock, w: In the first place, we di Positively that we have ever, in any Way,*made any such demand. Onr letter is in your possession; {t will stand by this on record In it we inform you of the objects of our mission. We say that it would have been our duty to have zssured you of our readiness to commence negotiations, with the most earnest de- sire to settle all questions between us amicably and to our mutu:l advantage, but that events had rendered that assurance impossible. We stated the events, and we said that until some satisfac- tory explanation of these events was given us, we could not proceed, and then, having made this re- quest for explanation, we added: “ And, in con- clusion, we would urge upon you the imatediate withdrawal of the troops from the harbor: of Charleston. Under present circumstances are a standing menace which renders negotiation impossibie,” &c. M . sell in front ot the Horee, pericotly eo wi'l soli by oni we, atthe 2 . 7 i ” Wi tion Rooms, and contirue until all is veyor and appraiser—resigned their offices. And | ‘ Under Present circumstances !”* ‘hat cir- ont of ladies and et thfs, although It was well Known, from the wee. | cumstances? Why, ‘cleatly. the ccedpation of | Scr tir h Robee af the stock ote Ree Pork baa 5 4 * ie Fert Sumter and the dismantling of Fort Moultrie by wake Anderson, in the face of your pledges, and without explanation or practical disavowal. And i is nothing reo the a a aoa. id have vent ou iD or cou pre’ y = ng guage of my message, that, as an Executive othcer, I felt myself bound to collect the revenue at the port of Charleston under the existing laws. In the harbor of Charleston we now find three forts confrouting each otber, over all of which the Federal flag floated only four days ago; but now, over two of them, this flag has been sup- planted, and the Palmetto flag been substi- tuted in its stead. Itis under all these circumstances that I am urged immediately to withdraw the troops from the harbor of Charleston, and am informed that negotiation is impossible. This I cannot do; this I will notdo. Such an idea was never thought of by me in any posible contingency. No such | In relation to this withdrawal of the troops from allusion had been made tn any communication | the harbor, we are compelled, however, to notice between myself and any human being. But the | one passage of your lettcr. Referring to it you inference is that | am bound to withdraw the say, ‘This I cannot do. This 1 will not do. Such troops from the only fort remaining in the an idea was never thought of by me in any pos- sion of the United States in the harbor of Charles | sible contingency. Ne allusion to it had ever ton, because the officer there in command of all | been made in any communication betweea my- the forts thought proper, without instructions, to | self and any human being *” change bis position from one of them to another. In reply to this statement we ate compelled to At this point of writing I have received infor- | my it, that your conversation with us left — our min i. and fscturer, com; . Eres Mink, Hedoon Bay ‘and other Sable Cardi Lo mes, Ca) Victorines, Muffs, and Cuffs, itch . Sis ee G Siar an Me ver Marten, end Mosel Sacirel tter Caps, Bes other Muff alagievaryvariet Ladies’ ond Uhildrens’ Fare, aa ae ee toanexeminst ont ‘They are frech made, perfect sre &nd sound in every way and answering deseription given. without rese-ve. aa By J. C. MeGUIRE & CO. T RUSTEE'S SALE OF « arcEne anp suwatm rT, soruatonyAe Lass Cases, HERRING APE. ic — Os WEbNESbAy MokNING, Januacy rs 10 o’olvck. at etore No. 302 Pennsylvania avenue, between 9th and I0th streets, by virtue of a deed of trost execnted April 25. 1890, and duly reco: Liber J A. S., ivo. 200, fulios 99, sell the entire stock of Fixtures, comp: About fifty Gold and Silver Watenes, many of them of the very best makers and cf bigh — Fal! op Dismonds, Cameo, Lava, Mosaic other Jewelry, Gold Vest, Neck. and Pod Chains, Goid lets, Necklaces, Breartpins, Ear Fine Gold Rraoniats, Nosklnses ning coi Siow fat gael peter bees Est Oe de : Casvors, M Superior ay! Clocks and Or withdraw the troops and offering t! of the status to which you were if had been your desire. It would bave been wiser and better, in our opinion, to have withdrawn the troops; and this opinion we urged dpon you, but we demanded nothing but sucb an explana- tion of the events of the last twenty-four hours as would restore our confidence in spirit with which the negotia:fons should be conducted. i Avots. mation by or en from capenis Humpbreys, in ds the distinct impression that you d! command of the arsenal at Charleston, that “it ously contemplate the withdrawal of the troops has to-day (Sunday, 30th,) been taken by force of | from Charleston harbor. And in support of this arms”? te is estimated that the munitions of war impression we would add that we have the pos!- belonging to the United States in this arsenal are | tive assurance of gentlemen of the hizhest ‘ible worth half a million of dollars. public reputation and the most unsulli -_ Comment is needless. After this information I rity—men whose name and fame, secured y have only to add that whilst it is my duty to de- | long service and patriotic achievement, place fend Fort Sumter, as a portion of the public pro- { their testimony beyond cavil—that such sugges- erty of the Uuited States against hostile attacks | tious had been made to and urged upon you by from whatever quarter they may come, by such j them, and had formed the subject of more than means us | may possess for this purpose, I do not | one earnest discussion with you And it was this reelve how such a defence can be constr ied | knowledge that induced us to urge upon you a nto a menace against the Raf of Charleston. policy which had, to recommend it, its own wis- W ith great personal regard! remain yours very | dom and the weight of such authority. naments, respectfully. Jams Buctanan As tothe second point, that the authorities of | Four /areserd handsome plate-¢.ass Show Cases, ‘Fo Honorable Robert W. Barnwell, James H. | South Carolina, instead of asking explanations Two large Frensh plate Git frame Mirrors, and Adams, James L. Orr. | and giving you the opportunity to vindicate your- Is wellers’ Sets by Herring & Co., —_ j Self, took possession of other property the | Superior Regulator in Rosewoud ANOTHER LETTER TO TUE PRESIDENT. United States, we would observe, first. that evep., Wasuixctox, D.C., Jan. 1, 1261. | if this were a0 it does not avail you for defense, Sim: We have the honor to acknowledge the re- ‘ for tue opportunity for decision was afforded you ceipt of your letter of the 30th December. in reply | before these facts occurred We arrived in Wasb- to a note addressed by us to you on the 25th of the | juxton on Wednesday. The news from Major same month, as Commissioners from South Caro- , Anderson reached here early on casey, et “RBe, Carpet nea och, Stove, aad Store Fixtures gen- Bral 7. . By order of the Trustee. ee = ic. McGUIRE & CO., Aucts, By C. W. BOTELER & SONS, ——— = SE AND LOT AT PUBLI? AUCTION, i Givirtus ors deed i oh i F Naa. was immediately communicated to get Se ie yi arias apie Free in reference to the declaration with which your | 4av men of the highest consideration— men who BR. 1960, mpeg a reply coiniences, that your © position as Presi. | had sitiven successfully to lift’ you to your great | folios 380 ét seeuetur, one o tas Distro er Oo. the county of ‘Washin i i roll Suction onthe = itera WEUNESDAY, theis hay of Jaguary, at 4 o’clo-k p. lot, wpree! fon. se the =e dent of the United States was clearly defined in | Ottice—who bad been your tried and trie friends the message to Congress on the 3d instant,” that | through the troubles of your zdministration— ‘ou possess ‘‘no power to change the relations aonent you, and entrested you to act—to act at eretofore existing” between South Carolina and once. the States, ‘‘much less to acknowledge the ind-- They told you that every hour complicated your 23a 3 al! that nd in the City of Washing 5 Golumbia, being partot Squarc No. 522, whic T ‘ as foilows, to wit:—Peginning at pendence of that State,” and that consequentiy | position. They only asked you to give the assur- point on 4th atroct west’ seventy six leet nine in you could meet us only as private gentlemen of nce that if the facts were so—that if the com- | Pies from the co: net of ath etrent Dect eed Netreet the highest character, with an entire willingness | to commeaicame to Congress an: proposition we . 2nd in violation of apelin pe you wou might have to inake,” we deem it only necessary | Testore the status you bad pledged your honor to to say that the State of South Carolina having, in | Maintain. You refused to decide. Your Secre- the exercise of that great right of self-governinent taty of War—your immediate and — adviser mender had acted without and against your 5 north with 4th street west twenty fort sine ama s quartet icoles, thenoe east hy ith Ni ow Serpe hanno RN wis ence Y New a wes ‘ahty five fact Six ivohes to the place 0 frame house thereon. wit which underlies all onr political organizations, | in this whole ‘matter—wuaited anx! for your declared herself sovereiga and independent, we, | decision uattl he felt that delay was ing as her representatives, felt no special solicitude as , @'8ouor. More than twelve hours passed, and two Cabi- net meetings had adjourned before you knew what the autuor!tics of South Carolina had done, and your prompt decision at any moment of that time wou.d have avoided the subsequent compli- cations. Butif you had known tve acts of the authorities of South Carolina, stould that ave prevented your keeping your faith? What was the condit! np th! apt For — pore fe to submit any proposition to Conytess, which we | You have bad in CHarleston not force might bave tolmmke upon the subject of the inde- | ¢nou-h to hold the forts against an equal enemy. pendence of the State. That willingness was | Two of them were empty; one of those, too, the ample recognition of the condition of public | Most important in the harbor. It could have been affairs which rendered our presence necessary. | taken any time. You ought to know better than Ju this position, however, it is our duty, both to. 8ny man that it would have been taken but for the State which we represented and to ourselves, a of those who put their trust in your to correct several important misconceptions of our 3 letter, into which you have fallen. a Believing tbat they were threatened by Fort You say “it was my earnest desire that such a | Sumter especially, the people were with difficulty disposition should be mede of the whole subject _ restrained from securing, without we pos- by Congress, who alone possess the power to | Session of this important fortress. —~ vent the inauguration of a civil war between the | and reiterated assurances given on your rties in regard to the lon of the Federal | which we cannot believe unauthorized, they de- to the character In which you mightrecognize us. Satisfied thatthe State hadsimply exercised ber unquestionable right, we were prepured, in order to reach substantial good, to waive the formal considerations which your constitutional scruples might bave prevented you from extending. We came here, therefore, expecting to be received as you did receive us, and perfectly content with ‘het entire willingness, of which you assured us, orts in the arbor of Charleston, and [ therefore | termined to forbear, and in faith sent on deeply regret that, In your opinion, ‘the events , their commissioners to negotiate with you, They of the la twenty-four hours render this im; you noill. T teenage or a hres belteved true; sible.” We expressed no such opinion, and the | thought of you kindly; you 5 language which’ you quote as ous is altered in | were willing, as far as ‘was consistent with duty, its sense by the omission of 2 most im t part to spare = i hostile collision. of the sentence W hat we did say was, “ But the | Scarcely bad their commissioners left than events of ies bast tren nae such | — = ss war. No other words will an assurance impossible. lace it * assu- i rance’’ as contained in our letter in the sentence, It was nota i chat from one fort to and we are prepared to repeat it. another; it wasa hostile act In the hi sense, Again. professing to quote our | and only justified in the presence of a superior -y = thus, the Ruthorites a So Goeilen. ' Soatnag eg ged ng ae ine bis without wai or 1 for any explanation, © Pp burned gun-car- and donbtiens Leieving: avon Par ipa!» it, | Flages, made pre} ons’ for the destruction of that the officer bad acted ‘not only without but his and wi ainst my orders,” &c. We. expressed no such | t0 @ fer_position. This was war. No man ohinion tt reference to the belief of the people of could have believed (without your assurance) ane ar. st wie lnqun’ heh you, have quoted was ap-| al elogtecion engi mene wiet| enn REMEMBERS e¢ whic! 3 ve ‘was a) a od asldly ond cate ae ee | the State~did was in simple self-defense; for this AMAT Vou save more than 0 ined here, and based, a8 you well know, upon ct, with all its attending Was 88 | 621 Seventh et. a0 they are xsl Your own declaration, a ration which, at Much war as firing a volley; and war thus omSTENEL BGAN, 5: hat time, it was impossible for the authorities of begun, until those commencing it ex their | de 19-10¢ ear South Carolina to have known. But, without action and disavowed their intentien, there was following this letter into all ie naan Oe ee ; Re room for delay, and pose only to meet the chief points of the argu- Pay ure writing, it is more than Probable, nent. from tenor of your letter, that reinforcements a E ONE PRICE ONLY! very stock of Hares == tan, and Ove Proce ae Some State of South Carolina | are bi conflict, so that when the . c Vv! 336 declared her intention, ln the existing condition | fst gue ‘be fred, there ‘will ‘have bea cg | somer > yao Sth and toch sks. of public affairs, to secede from the United States. | Your part one continuous cousistent series of OOD! WOoD: She called a convention of her to puther &ctions, commencing in a demonstration essen- . woop declaration in force The con' ion met and | tially warlike, regular reinforce-| 40000 def rrateat $1.55 en Sntictpated, and your course of action was all tule without the slighest provecation;_ hr, | vines o* fa a nag NM ou declared you ted. no Th aad gould net fe, { there is one thin you cannot say—you_have | LApeS.? Easiness we. Kempt to cucrcea seceding but that were | one the seat of war, 5 vet T. bound Your constitutional oath, and. would Ie" hopes thet" delay would furnish some excuse | Al mete Ny ee the borders of ‘Carolias,if'an stiempt wen | But tihe -tengloie evidcnce of w dealpn to pro- | "ae “— made to take it by force. coed 0 anomie net on the part of the aterliee Seeing that this question of of South Carolina,’ which isthe only justification aaimeult delicate of Major Anderson, you are forced to sdmit ‘bas SS eeraauned cseaaty ty Sess | CHORE gag