The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-01-08
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Comment is needless. Afs.sr this informa-
ton, have only to add. that whist IL ~ my
duty to defend Fort Snmter, ~ por.on %
hos tie from n" whe,ever quarter
they may come. by such means as may DOS
sess for this purpose, do not perceive b."
such defence can be construed into menace
against the city of Charleston.
With great personal regard. remain yours
very respectfully. JAMES BUCHANAN.
To Honorable Robert w. BarAwsii, James II.
adams, james L. Orr.
The Commissioners reply to the President
Messrs. Bonham, Keitt, and others, tcas
pledge; aud further, that he prom ised To re
turn that statement 20 those gen tIemen before
be would ordsrany reinforcements to Charles
ton. They also assert that the President had
determined not to remand Major Anderson
before he heard the news of South Carolina
having occupied the forts. They char acierize
the evacuation Of Fort Moultrie as an act OF
war, and thus conclude:
'.You have res lived tn no d by force what you
nave oUta ned through our M SPACED c nhdenee.
and by re- using l.. dlsav W the acuon of M ajor
Anderson, bsva CONFER ed mis- violation OF orders
Into les itim1te act f your EXECUTIVE authority
BE the ,ssue What 4 .nay, of teis we are as
3 story as 2 memorial OF CaTonn- galiantry, OFT
sumTer With ave upon the succeeding pase az an
lmperlshabie testimony of Carolina faith. D.
p" BY your course you have prob ibiy rendere d
owl ar inevitable Be It so. If you choose to
force this issue upon us The State of South Carroll
ma Will accept IT and relying upon Him who IL the
God of Justice as well the God of hosts. will
endeavor t. erioTm the great duty which lies be
fore her, hoos fully brave, and tho, oughy
Our mislon being enc for negotlation and
peace. and Jour note leavi z us without hope Of d
the restoration of the status quo existing at the
tine of our arrival. and intimatIng, as We think,
your detefmlnaflon to reinforce tae garrison n
the harbor of charleston, we respectful, info rm
YOU that we purpose returning TO Charleston to-
morrow a.ternuon."
This last letter of the Commissioners was
returned TO them with this endorsement:
Executive NJ NsIo 1a3 O'Clock
This paper Just presenter To the PRESIDENT. Is of
such character that ne declines to receive it.
LETTER FROM Ex GOV. WISE.
The Richmond Enquirer, OF yesterday, con-
tains letter from Ex Gov. Wise, in reply TO
one written him by some gentleman OF Pitt
sylvania. The Recommendations may be stated
as follows:
lst The immediate call of State Convention,
b, the General Assembly
"a TEe prompt resumption, by the Convention.
OF ali powers hitherto delega. ed to the Federal
government, the resumption OF which may be ne
CESAR 70 me present security of the State and the
entre freedom of State actIon-especlaiiy the
possession OF all forts. rsenais, &C.
81 ihat having assumed this position of
suWeo 'wsIs the State s1aii not declare herself
odt OF The Unon; but suspend all relations with
offending States, until they aocede TO such ulti-
matuin as our Convention may submit
Ev'Gov. Wise does not en- ter at present upon
1oO 4uCStiOA DIS ~ Inc MAJ OF the DrODOSeG
"ultImatum;" considering that its discussion
would be premature at this time or indeed
AT any tune previous to an act OF decided and
euectoai resistance ON the part of the Stale.
MOVED ON.
Christian King and his wife have been dis
patched from WarrentoD, N O., for the North,
for admitting negroes 10 their parlor and ia
Bile, and being generally suspicious characters
The News says
hing is upwards Of sixty years of age, pos
sesslne some property in the neighborhood of
philadelphia, and also owning two houses in
Alexandria, Virginia. As he expressed an
lntentio of returning there, or proceeding to
Wilmington, n. G., we deem it our duty to
state that the inyeterate habits of King and
his vile, In trading and associating with ne.
groes on terms of eq uality, render them most
undeniabie members of a slavholding COM
munity.
GUARD IT HARPER's FERRY.
The Virginia Free Press, of THURSDAY, states
that the Armory Guard, the Floyd Guard and
Floyd Rifles, were ordered on duty on the day
previous, at Harper's Ferry, in obedience to
dispatch received there from Washington, re-
curing them to do so. They were marched
into the armory yard, awaiting any orders
which might be sent them.
THE workers" AT CHARLESTON.
A letter from Charleston to the Baltimore
American says:
. At Fort Moultrie things are beginning to as
sumo quite wariike appearance. Most of the
Damage done by the eyacuating soldiers OF the
United States mas been repaired by the energy
and skill of our forces. Sulivan's Island it.
self is also beginning to be aroused. The east
end Is fortified with a temporary fort of Pal
metto logs and sand. II is garrisOned by $50
troops, and is supplied with heavy guns. Other
commanding positions are being occupied, and
large forces of laOorers are engaged in throw
ing up works. In this labor all the hard cases
aud "hurrah boys" of Charleston. under COM
n II n nd lhar
pioyed, and form quite an efficient and good
behaved curps. Mr.. Charley is a we'll known
character in this locality. He is d 'sroughu of
the first water and a fair champion of the mus
Gle. In addition to this force, some four hum
dred negroes, with pick axe and shovel in
haud, have been thrown into the trenches and
DO good service to the State. have it, also on
good au thority, that large numbers of free ne
gfoes are volnnte ering tor service What will
the Massachusetts people think of this Isn't
II q hard nut To crack!
that Mrs. Abby Kelly Foster, the most violent
rudely treated id her lectures at New Lisbon,
Ohio, last week
The Oregon Democrat gives an obituary of
Hon. DriaZon Smith, from which it appear
that he was once preacher as we'll as an edi-
tor.
The ex Rev. J. S Kalloch, formerly of Bos-
ton no oriety, now of Leaven worth is In
Spring feld, trying his best with the President
elect.
Mayor Wood. of New York, has vetoed the