The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-11-17
NEWSPAPER ACCOUNTS.
SOUTH CAROLINA.
LETTERS FROM THE FEDERAL OFFICERS IN CHARLIE


TON, q. O.
FROM EDWARD wmr
Performing duties purely civil and scientific chs
for the general government, have considered
Unnecessary TO obuude myself upon the public thlag
sitiop may be misunderstood, beg leave to say,
nro0gs Inc columns q your p.esr TIA. n,s ,a Ie.
devote my self and fortunes 70 her and sas
her dictaiion n summops EDWARD D. WHITE
ECnAnzroS, G., Nov Q, 1880
IRON o. ncnRisr usrrkD STATES COMMISSIONER.
Having been frequenily innrrogsted during tho last
days whether sruld continue 70 hold the ocs
OF United States 90 mesioner, consider thai due
stand the position occupy United States Comm .
sioper derives his oco not from the govsrnment but
therefore susiec, oaly 10 them 90 Tho resrnaiion Ok
the Jucge, II not BY thai act deprived OF ooe, my occa
patton virtually % far gone that There nothing Ien
for me 10 resign, and am, 70 all inisnn and parposes
frsctu eg,cio q 6lLCHRisr
Having held ofnss the federal government for
thirty one yeas s scarcely necessary TO inform
my friends that shall not hold nv Office Navy Ageat
At ihis port under Lincoln administrator -
yxos n O Hsxior rxsaos Aoxsr
Holding the oioe u Untea States Army aad Navy Pea
trude my SELF upon the notice Of the paoic al THIS Tine
but u barely be necessary that when my matt
Is paramount, ard stand or fall With her
BENZ. @ HgRfor
ynon mwis
Heartily endorsing The OF the rest Of The n
my, beg leave TO announce TO ny numerous friends "
The press South that propose shortly %
my old occupat,ona Occupy ing only susordiaate posi-
tou % one q the federal officers am no, called upos V
psr resiy ration ~ this tue but will simply repeat
what have oug said my friends that wnstner south
Carolina sectde or submits, my present occrpatlon's
Eooe" EDWIN HEkfsL
raox ono " solnros, UsrD STATES couxrsosss
Prom fense of cuty 10 myself ana % tue state a
south Carolina, 20 which citizen o~e individual and
devoted allegiance would state that uneer M circuu
under my present any fsture spponimcut under
ESQ W EGLxsroy
PROPOSITIONS PROM KURorE TO THE SOUTHERN CON-
FspKRAcr.
despatch from Charleston 10 tbc Columbia ScssA
Ceyoptan raysrbe representative or Of the imps
,or q cSe or & The scs,hero s,ss from me ore
cent coiedersry has maize such propositions 10 advance
y, The e.,aol,sbIsns q ,hoss relations Des.eca and
s Isufo future supply Of cotton for that Power,
which their growing wants for Mat article VII IN the
iatore require This information Ia peffsoly antheniic
THE MEETING IN CHARLESTON.
The following despa,ch -u sent 70 tbs Charleston dss
alton 10 the Legislature 81 Columbia
To II BuIsT Chairman CHARLESTON Delegation
Toe gssatest meeting evss held In tnis CITY v row -
tnbled IN the institute Hall Inc meesin! has been "a.
eoplc osnso, be rrsrspsd Tbey bcicv- sai inevs
vsrton TO be assembled At some early day the feeling
ALIKE aud INDISPENSABLE We have ocsa
cecga,on u the STATE of public feeling here We expect
10 be wh you BY the train afternoon, sy
before 700 statement Of things ~ hey are here whoa
we caDro oo by letter. A q. MagRarH,
WI UDl.0OGK,
JAMES CONNER.
PROCLAMATION FROM LINCOLN.
From the spsrsuburs q CO Fspress
We notice 1 exchanges that Lnc,ln letter.
inco IN the event Of hm eseo,.oo 10 issue prccisns
ton 70 the south 70 aay her fears with regad he f
pcs,c,es ~ BITS administrator What hu nillatos
Tor the south. After being subiuested BY her worst
enc my after seeing him enter into power
erthusfssm 81 oorqueror-@ prstrse victim shs
mrst boz before him, and rccsve hs hAnss
pee and mercy a. be think roper bes,or sapo
600. ~ he marched through The supjugsed provsoss a
Europe, vas vcus 10 do the same thing, and sns poor
tounts kept down BY the rod u oppression hey 60
c-pted hts favo vnh thanks ana fear, held up -
examples Tor the sorth. Ia this not adding insult 70 N
iuryf
THE PALMETTO FLAG.
From the Charleeton Mercury, Nov. IL
Prem The OF the Anc,euts 70 the preseot " hes
been customary Tor men, moved by oomnon impus9
and for com purposes 70 rally around Son mon gn
bols A. the NJ Il a. George and ths VI cotos %
France, ~hen thrown 10 The brcozs, awake enoti"ns
patriotism In the bresssso the ever loyal subIsos o.
England end France. tte rsineito ~ foae star
lag Of south Carolina, shch nos naass fsyy RON -