Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1861-02-08

first. to have been bclligrrcut and warlrke.
, "'h' dear sir, respectfully and truly. yours,
JOHN TYLER.
To Governor IrTcHEE.
| COLLECTION OF CUSTOMS AT CHARLES.
TON.
Important Correspondence Lct,ccn lie Ministers
y Foreiym Por'rS nnd Mc xccrciars of State
AsIIIHGToN, !anuar, Silt appears from
official sources that. on the o7th of Janua-y.
Mr.. Schcll-r wrote to tn" Secretary Of State
| MIR. Black. Informing him that he had r-ceiv ed
a letter from the Bremen Consul at Charleston
stating that the c"nsignee of the LODernicuS
! had tenl"rel duties at the Custom House
whic! We're refused. and from this the Consul
intrrs that the iiImcionarics there are ae,irp no
! longer for the United States. and the Minisicr
therefore asks how are the Bremen capt, ius
n''i conSigns"s Of goods imported from Bre-
men vessels TO any port in South Carolina, to
act in order to avoid all violations of the re.
venue laws Of tie United States2 Does the
Government hold itself responsible to the
owners OF goods now stored in. or which may
hereafter be placed in the United States bon
hci warehouses Mt Charleston? Aud in case of
The disco mt inunuce of the Uni,eh States Gus
tom House nj Charleston, will Bremen vessels
be permitted to proceed hence on their voyage
without hindrnnce the part of The United
States authorities1
Lori Lyons. under date Of December Slst,
acquants the Secretary of State that he has
| received u letter from the British Consul at
Charleston in which IL is stated that South
Carolina has passed an Ordinance declaring,
in effect. that the Custom House of the United
States IN South Carolina are converted into
Custom louse Of that State and that the
revenue laws adopted show how duties are TO
be collected on account of That State The
Consul calls attention to several practioul diff.
culties connected with the entry and clearance
OF British vessels which may arise Mt any mo-
ment, and Lord Lyons requests the Govern
nent to furnish him. without delay, snch i'll
| formation respecting it's wishes aud intentions
ns may enable him to give definite instructions
to the Consul, and to remove any apprehension
which may exist that the abolition tie facto of
the United States Custom Houses will he allow
ed to subject British vessels or commerce to
loss, in Jury, or Inconvenience.
Dir. Tassaro. the Spanish Minister, on Decem
| letter from the Spanish Consul at Charleston.
relative to customs affairs in that city
Next, Secretary Black is in formed by Lord
! Ipons that South Carolina authorities have re.
moved the buoys. Withdrawn the light ships.
ETC., and requests that lie cause the lights and
| beacons to he replaced to warn vessels of their
danger, and. in conclusion. desires such infor-
nation as will allay anxiety of British sub
jects.
Mr. Schleijer also complains under dato Of
January sth, that the lights in Charleston har.
Dor have been extDgushed.
Among the documents is also letter from
eX-Judge Mngrath. dated from Executive De.
pnltment OF South Carolina. saying that the
| activity of the pilots will prevent my serious
inj ury or Inconvenience to commerce.
On the 10th instant Secretary BLACK replied
to Lord Lyons and sent copy Of his letter to
4tessrs Sch eider and Tassaro. lie says that
he had lard Lord Lyons communication before
the President who would deeply regret that
any injury should happen to the commerce of
foreign aud friendly nations. and especially
that British subjects Mt Charleston should suf
fer by the annnolous state Of things existing
there. Secretary Binck then quotes from the
law TO show that The jurisdiction of the Frde
raj Government is to impose duties ON goods
imported into the limits of the United States
and colle1t duties is exclusive. Whether The
state Of affairs now existing at Charleston will
or will not be regarded as sufficient reason for
not executing the penalties incnrreh by Brit.
ish subjects, is question. says the Secretary.
which Lord L. ons will see no necessity for
raising until il practically arises. Each cnse
will no doubt have its peculiarilies. and secre-
tary Black regrets that this consideration com.
pels him to decline giving any assurances on
the points presented. The Treasury Depart
ment. he says. will give public information as
to the condition in which South Carolina has |
put the coast Washington despatch to Neso
York Herald
Louisiana Af,sa Look Out !-G resIay snva g.
In announcing he independence the Tribune
gives the ciiivarous Crroles of the Pelican State
this gentle warning:
SO Louisiana has seeded. and has even gra.