The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-11-13
THE REPORTS FROM WASHING TON.


The President received a very formidable document
this morning from South Carolina, il witch that State
declares her inderendence.
All the intelligence received from the South to-day In.
dca,es hasy precri.ate action the part OF Ave
stats-south Carolina Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi
and Florida these States would ooy resort to their
constitutional remedies for an grievances they might
feel would defer action until the people could have tmo
70 calmly consider TIE question Of sion THIS Is
what the Presceai desires those States to do lie con-
s!ders It too important matter t. lie disposed Of in tho
brief period whicb:hey Indicate. think he doubts the
constitutional right OF At least, he Is deci
dedly opposed 10 It, He had deterniset rome dsys ago
not to make any publication uron this subject, but 20 re
fer 70 Il length in his message but the sorioas aspect
OF Affairs in that section and the prec Rate action which
10 being taken may change his mini tho events OF the
next few days viii determine the matter.
There no truth the report that several thousand
stand Of Arms have been reOeauy South from the
arsenal here by the Secretary of War neither aas there
bcep any ordered from the Southern sr,enair 70 Fort
Moultre, or any other port Sou b
financial pressure exists In virginia Maryland aud In
this District, and beginning 10 be seriously felt
Property cannot be Disposed u here =. preeai at any
price.
One Of the most encouraging fearrfs o. Amer; an pc
tce "a the facility with which coutsndipv parties adopt
from each other whstever IL good 10 iber respective
creeds another tho tact wherewi "A BUSINESS men
commoda,e their arrangements to any policy
wrought by changes in tue government and thirs
Ia the prompt loyalty OF tn masses OF he people
70 the constituted Authorities Of the lant after eec
ticn, however vigorously they may bave oeposed
the GRAFTON OF eorisn persona Amds; all the excite
OF The timer these features receiving very
markable exempiscs,ops last nov In ne s!aychod.rg
sf,n Ia stta
rress the courts the puir, tie stage letting
In tho aen.e south upon the North the
administrators OF the federal government from the sh Of
March next Far more Important thar tbe ascsnGsaey OF
any party vsn be the promulgated Of correct prneipss
from that section o. he UuoI yhcb Justly regards
isel asgr.eved by the legislation o. ihe republican
States The Sorth has been hold "A ignorance OF The
power OF tie South tn Il about 70 % ta@n
der the heads Of ths republicans BIT suisorisi
com nunc.,iops from dEsrtal hlsb elders Ct % r.
vernucni leave 90 room iodoabt that while sie,
iorai stpus,lors for the rtCurt. q tie rights u pr
resiy the ussqrliy q homes AID aeessdss and TIA
equality II the aies ia the Unior \, Insisted Upon,
Inc people sgars, to sccrrsor ard surieo
mott, which sc1t c,Seina P,!teaas eager 4 prc
moe .nto Witch reslJ.s Il otncr -.sss, hsvc
bgsr nfief
c,rsa so ciasr casrs * tie f,psh,osrs A-vs 5sss
hEfe frr eetFTa oafhs anc y - QUESTION WIN TOE ro~
Mr. L'nccla Sal a4nllalster iac RoverumeE: -no ~
wings, 10 whom ne s,,a wishes 10 belong, aud
with whom h. IS really mes SentGed Ia his
priTsle ard re'ssnG feelings 49, dssro,.
ciaions than WITH auy cihsr ersv 10 Tho country,
say be vii se 20 ootsfrvaivs y lsiorsa The nogi
nasefate q Ia erfo0sn.. Bot while CorSn shrs
alss lsrs oibor republicans who hold drsrsui iar
Russs, gsfe5drg 10 eqCsl authority q speak i3r the
Prosideai olees. corwla may be right but rhAt tie
South c believe Seswssa thtse ecn'rstco-y ,ner,s
sosday being oBs x he Prtsidtn,s usgs reception
ds.s he vas this morrsg called spor ~ unasu,il
large ard distinguished company Or lseies aGf gsa;s
men from aaerent parts Of To- Unen zzd they all hAE
bu tue espiessiouinss Of ievotedueez 70 tao Union
Az 'ar . can BE- asoerianed, there Is no disp rioa
ehher the part Of the ADMINISTRATION or % gertecn
OF political pFcmaencc here interfere 10 toe rressn,
southern noveuerie. except perhaps r. cncly spirit
J, probable that Tho President Gill ocou issue 90
addrcss or procsrnaiep the election o. delegates to
the souh Carolina Con zenton Is AXE Place a, 40 cor
ler dsy than was recently antopsud and AZ Ia cousc.
aucnce there wouid sot pc sucieps cr the genera
cir 'uatloa Of an s7psa threush Inc message ~
originals contemplated