The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-12-26
Proceedings Of the Charleston
Convention.
LETTER OF Gov. PERRY, OF FLORIDA.
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The Address Of South Carolina to
the Slavcholding States.
South CarOliMa's Declaration
OF Independence.
Address Of the Mississippi Commissioner
to the Georgia Assembly,
Ae., &c., 10.


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OUR SPECIAL WASHINGTON DESPlTCH.
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| WASHINGTON, Dec. IS 1890.
The city has been very quiet all day There were no
general receptions by the heads Of departments and but
few private parties There hiarity the national
capital in these times the period of breakup Of the
| government seems 70 be hourly approaching
Thepolcy OF the republicans developed day, with
regard 10 South Carolina, is repeal revenue laws
declaring Charleston and other South Carolina seapors to
be ports Of entry. This win add fuel TO the present
| excitement.
Members Of Congress from the border slave States have
been consulting, with view to the Of oil
the Southern States basis Of settlement having for
its principal object the extension Of the Missouri Compro
mise line to the Pacific by constitutional amendment
they succeed in this they will invite the cooperation
Of those friendly to the measure from the Northern
1 States.
There considerable excitement the city consequent
upon the action of the people Of Pttsburg Pa having
refused to allow the deposited the United States
Arsenal at that place to be removed to the SOUTH The
belief here is that the administration have already taken
arms from Northern arsenas and sent them South where
they have been, vii be- taken possession OF BY
secessionists.
II subject OF curiosity among the republicans 10
know whether the President will coercion protect
the government property in Pennsylvania when he
fuses to do so in South Carolina.
General Scott expressed the opinion freely that forts
Moultre and sumpter will be taken less than a week
The plan Of the secessonists Is to take sumpter rst
which, for its sire Is believed by General Scott be the
strongest fort in the world There about hun
dred mechanics there with hundred rounds of
ball cartridges 70 each Not Of these rs sol
der, nor is there any there military expe-
rience among tho This Is the actual
| condition Of the best fortiicatons at Charles
ton sumpter once in possession OF the secession
ss with experienced Engneors and the necessary mun-
tons OF war such the United government have
allowed TO fall into their hands, Fort Mourie could be
destroyed in less than twsntyfour hours This tho
opinion of the most experienced military occrs the
United States.
In 1888, when South Carolina threatened a dissolution
Of the Unon President Jackson called General Scott
into his counsel The General inquired. "Mr. Presi-
| dent, what your instructions" Jackson prompt
answered. General, your views the subject
are my instructions-go and execute thcmv Upon this
direction General Scott ordered eight hundred Fort
Moultrc, and that place attacked and seccs
sion was n an end.
AT present General scotts advice solicited nor
his well known views the subject respected state
what know without fear OF successful contradiction
| although am prepared 10 a counter statement
and believes they viii follow him in defence Of tho Union
the when he takes the flag sounds the buge
The ship Macedonian fitting Kittery for tho
Gulf and not for the purpose Of being ordered Charles
ton, as is reported
II the President sends the communication Of the south
Carolina Commissioners the House OF Representative
he intends doing the messae Of the President win
read 10 learn it's object and recommendation and
muncaton of the Commissioners will be treated a. pc
| made 10 lay the whole subject upon the table.
OUR WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENCE.
WASHINGTON, Dec. ~, 1850.
No Hors qf compromiss-Nethins in Prospect bst Disun
in-The Issue Before he Po,ple u The Norg.--ne South
| carsiina comminonos-Thir PrepaaL Como rsins
ne F,s and ne cilsfson " Rsrssas BloeAhirsy stSrI
ef Radisoi Repsbtirans, dc.
All hope Of compromise through the instrumenality OF
Congress II at end.
Mr. Crittenden has given Il up 90 has -. Corwin.
No well informed man Of any party, acquan with tho
proceedings in the committees Of which these gentlemen
we're respectively Charmen, expects any satisfactory ad-
ustmon of the difficulties between the North and south
from our federal legislators, now or hereafter.
There prospect of anything better than a dssou-
on Of the existing Unon and reconstruction upon well
defined and well understood principles or the estab-
lishment of two confcderaces by states that
not discordant, socially politically. But there
Is TO many minds prospect Of something worse namely
collision between state and federal forces civil and
all the confusion and horror that would eventually follow
Ispeak not on mere conjecture, from any heed 70
mere rumas fabricated for the hour
South Carolina Ia out of the Union (n her opnion) and
ne tho Conventions Of Texas, Florida louisiana
Mississippi and Alabama shall meet they viii 20 out
tainly In Ike manner The best that be hoped for
T. that aconven,ion of the people o the ssvehodng
States may yet bc called, utimaied in former
letter agree upon fair proposition 70 be submitted 30
the people Of the non svehodng States, whcrcon tho
leaders of opinion might before tho people Of the
North with tho distinct issue, Union or dsunion.v
II the proposition should be accepted by the North peace
and ~ attendant prosperity and happiness would be
stored and tho Union would be preserved. n IL should
be- rejected them least hose states which choose
10 separate depart, without disturbance, with dignity
and, f possible, with mutual good wishes for the now
and hazardous which both sections are enter
ing However painful, this In In reality tho very best
prospect before the eyes o many rejecting men, by
hsbtusted 70 hook ON tho gloomy side Of any
public question, and they preparing for is reaxa-
ticn.
The Commissioners from South Carolina win b. here 10
morrow. Speculation is rife their reception their
demands and the issue OF their mission. II should be
borne mind that they do pretend TO In any
diplomatic capacity, and hence there viii be no dculy
at all shout the manner In which the President may
meet them when they present themselves. Thc question
of recognizing them minister's from indspendenk
government win not oome up. they simply
conmsiopcrs confer with the general government In
relation ~ the exciting ccmpcatIons In respect 70 tho
fortiscations IL probable they win suggest that A.
they designed for the defence and protection OF
south Carolina there necessity or advantage Of re-
isng the military forces n the United states therein,
the state self n competent 10 take of tho
federal property and viii honorahy account for ia full
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