Newbern weekly progress., 1861-02-05
HIGHLY IMPORTANT FROM SOUTH CAR
OLINA.
Rejection Of the Virginia Hes0iu-
f3Ons.
SOUTH CAROLINA FINALLY OUT!
Correspondence Of South Carolina with
Washington.
FORT SUMTER TO BE TAKEN!

CHAHLEsroN Jan. 28.-The South Carolina
| Legislature, today, unanimously adopted The
| following resolutions:
| RssolDed unanimously. That the General Assem-.
bly, of South Carolina. tenders to the Legislature
of Virginia their Acknowledgements of the friend
| ly motive which inspired the mission entrusted
| to Hon. Judge Robertson, her Commissioner.
| Resoiued, unanimously, That the candor which
| is due to the long continued sympathy and res
| pect which has subsisted between VIRGINIA and
| Carolina. induces the Assembly to declare with
frank ness that they do not deem it advisable to
initiate negotiations, which have desire nor
intention to promote the ultimate object they have
| il view. That object is declared in the resofus
| ton of the Virginia Legislature to be the pro-
curement of an amendment or new guarantees
to the Constitution of the Uuited States.
Resolued unanimously, That the separation Of
South Carolina from the Federal Union is final,
and she has further interest in the Constitution
of the United States and that the only appropriate
negotiations between her and the Federal Gov.
ernment to their mutual relations as foreign
States.
Rcsolced unanimously. That this assembly fur
ther owes it to her friendly relations with the
State of Virginia. to declare that they have no
confidence in the Federal Government of the
United States that the most solemn pledges Of
that Government have been disregarded; that
under the pretence of preserving property, hos
tile troops have been attempted to be introduced
into of the fortresses of this State. concealed
in the hold ofa vessel of commerce, with view
to subjugate the people of South Carolina and
that then, since the authorities at Washington
have been informed Of the present mediation of
Virginia, vessel of war has been sent to the
South with troops. and munitions of war have
been concentrated on the soil of Virginia.
ResolUsd unanimously, That under these cir
cumstances, the Assembly. with renewed assur-
ances of cordial respect aud esteem for the peo-
of Virginia. and high consideration for her Com
missionci, decline entering into the negotiations
proposed by both branches of the Legislature.
The Legislature was in Executive session to-
day the correspondence of Gov. Pickcns
Col Hayne, Ghe South Carolina Commission
cr to Washington,) ard the Federal authorities.
1t appears that the ultmatu1n of South Carroll
ma was the surrender Of Fort Sumter, that Ca
rolna promised to pay for the forts, and that
Hayne, in Difference to the wishes Of Southern
Congressmen, withheld his propositions.
Gov. Picl1ens now tells Col. Hayne to make
final demand for the forts, and repudiates the
proposition of the President when he says he
has power to give them up, but must leave
it to Congress-" Gov Pickens further tells
Hayne to wait reasonable time for an answer
to his final demand, and then, if refused, Fort
Sumter must be taken.
The Legislature endorsed the Governors
action.
The commission Of Hon. John l.. Preston,
Private Env0T from South Carolina TO Virgin
ia was to-day sent to him at Eichnond