Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1861-02-16
STATE OF SoUTH CAROLINA,
Executive Office, State Dcpurtmcnt,
Charleston, January 26. 1861.

I
Charleston, January 26 1861.
Sir: Your despatch has been received, coy
erng, with other papers, the reply of the
President through MIR. Holt, Secretary of
War, od intcrn, dated the 22d of January,
1851, to the letter of MIR. Fitzpatrick, Mr.
Mallory, and hr SIldciI, enclosing to him n
correspondence bctwecn certain Senators of
the United states and Col Isaac w. lIayne;
the letter OF certain Senators to you, dated
the z2d january, 1861, and your reply to
those Senators, dated the 21th January 1861.
In the letter of the Senators addressed to
you, and dated the 18th January, 1861, af-
ter stating that the posscsscsson of Fort Sum
ter by troops of the United Statcs, coupled
with the circumsti ices under which it was ta-
Ken, is the chief, IT not the only source Of
difficulty between the Government of South
Carolina and that of the United States they
add that they, "too, think it a Just cause Of
irritation and apprehension on the part of
your (thls) State"
They then further state that they had assu-
RANGES, notwithstanding other circumstances
which seemed inconsistent Herewith: that
Fort Sumter "was not taken, and is not held
with any hostile or untricndly purpose to-
wards your (thlsl State, but morclyass proper
ty OF the United States, which the President
GGcms 1t MS duty to protect and preserve. =
Under the influence OF that feeling OF com
mon l, ocSV'hy whlch now anImates the seeding
states ana impressed with the earnest desire
w"ich WI seems TO nave been cherished IN these
states TO accomplish that separation from the
tiai TO their welfare, without the ills which
ciVli war produces; these Senators proposed
thHt time should be given for calm and delib
crate counSel with the States, which arc equal
y involved with South Carolina, In the fu
.ure issue present conouct. 10 secure the
.'''p necessary ior inc counsel which should
oo n"u' they proposed that tins state " should
suHer MAJOR Anderson to OBTAIN necessary
SulIn'eS o' !oou luei or water ana ENJOY free
oc.1'n .i ~ ui''Ga''oh Dy post OF special messenger
W wv" ~ ,''o :, tresluehe' upon the undcrStAndlnS
a'ao ."G itesluSn' VIII not SEND hlm reinforce
n'M'S MT curing tno same period"
A., 40 " Such eo''"nn'ca''oi was anticipated by
w Uio "UVoinor' =" ','o instructions win which
oTc WIZ i"' '".S''.u' Duc INC discretion
"',I" ,e " YOU oA''c,Scu III ue,ayih% inc delivery
ol .he lcIIcr TO the President OF the United
T'"'es :, WIN "h'ch you were charged, under
v''o circumstances W "hlch thcn existed, com
~"o""S ~ i'S "PPFoN'' TO inc governor. such
e"",So Oh your Patt was dno IRON tins State
~ 'nc repteScn'a'Iy'S OF thoSe states, the poo
p'o ot S"ic"' III inc language or Their Sena-
,o,, 'eo' , f" common Ie'''''y WIN your ("uD
PI"Pio, anu eAP'cT TO FORM W'tn them new
oo1'o"''"cy ""o IIoViS'oh"l government
"nu "''o .'uS' anu VIII snare your (our? for
?"n''"s wl'h you Nus( tne evils OF
- ~ I|'l"ov oc rNo'uco' ana enjoying the
''IyT'''ES M ~ Pt'tr II IL ca" De preserved
49, ~ ,er'y o' VIC icS''.'"I 10 t'e propoSc
v,u" .''"uo, 70 'nG statement OF
WIN "I''c't ro'V sumter Is hc'u'
"s ne'.HVu nI ,i"'' MS p"o"c messages, con
II" LoIJ T ,"' ms purpose as stated th"t IS to
I','i, i0I. 1",,or mercy as properly OF the
- o'''ou .'., %'"''I Wl'lcn ne deems u MS DUTY
oG p,ott't "t'u preserve, Is correct ne de-
thn ~ ~ ms 1o'o opjuc', 10 "c' strictly on
,o. t.'r'e n,a;"st u any, 20 ""en3rIAG no move
"Jms "g",nSv 'no peoPio Oh 0oath carolina,
-" "tIno tSu o'o"rY "TS''I rn ny hoStIc movement
Of h;S dd";ro pa,c "o 'tSucnt Vneh' tor proof
III; 'e I'e'vn' ''o c'""'on OF blood,
r e ~ '1S ,o.pc''.l'c 70 resort 10 " the use
't.II. "''o' ''io S,'o"% PF"Voc ''on OF an
s .I u T5 %a "t'''c" 'eS'el bearing tAc nag
- pnc,s.; s',c w"'a'u ".'.'S'
cto c,''"S .tcN' 10 t1c II, ANXIOUS desire of tAe
etatn ..,h,,,i ", ','' "ts,"''S 0'"'cS' 'at ms
;,L h, o"u ho,, 80 "a, "S Se ca" consistently
to ''t' "o,1, "'2r' ,l'i'"..''g s noS'l'ltcS ne
Wv D Nv "a "''', ~ vac "i'I" H,''"H or any oth-
U"I' 'ho !tS.,'on' declares th't To-
wnnI h"o"3 ,''@.,''':' "SI''S' ror' 9uH'tef'
ao,a;mat tho Ir IIVSt e,ta po an ac' % war
tn ."i 49, ''''oS H"u' l" rrPY To