Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-02-10

Highly inipsrtant Correspond sncee---An .p :
OFFICIAL Letters between the Government
and somth Carolina Relative 70 kors
sumter.
The Charleston Courier contains all the CORES
pondence relative to Fort sumter.
One of the letters gives the insTucuons 70 Coi
Havne T'bev are, first--to demand the surrender
Fo-t SIMMER: second-to require positive an
svv from the President and TO adjust the terms and
All matters susceptible CT valuation IN moneys thirdly
cav 10 the President of the United States, if it
i; ,,ovTed on his part TO retain possession of Fort
Sumter that such course win inevitably lead to
| bloody issue; question which, in the judgment Of
the Governor, can have but one conclusion recon
cIIable with due regard to the State of South Caro-
/ lima and to the welfare of other States which now
constitute the United States, and that humanity
teaches ali men, but particularly those who are ir
authority and have control of the lives of others
to regard resort TO arms as the last TO which
should be considered
To shed their blood in defense of their rights is
duty which the citizens of South Carolina fully re
cognize, and In such cause the Governor, while
deploring the stern necessity which may compel
him to call for the sacrifice will feel that his obi
cation to preserve inviolabe the sacred rights OF
South Carolina viii justify the sacrifice necessary
TO secure that end.
The Governor concludes by saying that he does
not desire to remind the President of the RESPONSE
bilities which upon him.
There is also letter to Col Hayne, signed by
Wigfall Hemphill, Yulee Mallory, and other South
ern Senators, urging Col. Hay1e to make no demand
on the President for few days, under the belief,
that arrangements would be made TO prevent blood
she'd
They suggest that an arrangement be made be-
tween the president and Col Hayne pll the
10Th of February, by which time peaceaBle set
Element could be devised. They recommend, IN the
meantime that Maj. Anderson be allowed supplies
and free communication. To this Col. Hayne as
scented.
There is a letter from Secretary Holt to the Com
mttee in behalf of the President, in which he says
that the President has been desrous of preventing
bloodshed and merely holds the fort under his OBJ
lgation TO protect the property of the Government
His object has been to act on the defensive and he
has given proof of his indsposition to spill blood by
forbearng to resort to force even after an unarmed
vessel had been fred upon. He refuses, however
to give assurances that no reinforcements will be
sent to Fort Sumter. He says he has no authority
to make such arrangement; at this time there is
no necessity 10 reinforce Maj Anderson. as he does
not require it. and has made request for aid. No
act of war will be waged on South Carolina by the
President. as Congress alone has the war making
power This letter is sent to Col Hayne who replies
that be will wait Instructions from home, but does
not regard the letter as satisfactory.
The last of the series is lengthy dispatch from
the Executive Department of South Carolina to Col
Hayne, dated on the 18th of January, in which it
commends the delay on the part Of Col Hayne, but
expresses great dissatisfaction at the action of the
President in refusing to give q guarantee, TIL the
18th of February, that no reinforcements shall be
sent to Mag Anderson 1t says that attempt to
reinforce him will be regarded as an act of war;
that the assumption that Fort Sumter is only held
as Government property, is inconsistent with those
requirements of duty which the President alleges TO
be obligatory upon him, but which seem only so In
relation TO q military post.
The Governor is, therefore, forced to conclude,
that stripped of all disguise. the purpose of the
President IS to keep and defend Fort Sumter within
the limits of South Carolina, a military post of
the United States.
The Governor then enumerates the acts of the
United States in sending out hostile expeditions to
Southern States and expresses his satisfaction
that the real purposes of the Government are thus
revealed
The closing instructions are as follows: "lf the
President, when you have stated the reasons which
prompted the Governor in making demand for
the delivery of Fort SUMTER shall refuse TO deliver
the fort upon the pledge you have beeen authorized
to make, you will communicate that refusal with
out delay TO the Governor.
'tIf the President shall not be prepared to give
an immediate answer, you will communicate TO him
that his answer may be transmitted within a
sOnable time to the Governor at this place. The
Governor does not consider 1t necessary that you
should remain in Washington any longer than is
necessary to execute this closing duty your mis-
sion, in the manner now indicated to you. As soon
as the Governor shall receive from you information
that you have closed your mission, and the reply,
whatever it may be, of the President, he will con-
slider the conduct which will be necessary on his