Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1861-01-17
this State, which YOU abandoned after spi

this State, which you abandoned after spi-
king the guns placed there, and doing 9th
erwise much damage, cannot be regarded
by the authorities of the State as indicative
of any other purpose than the coercion of
the State by the armed forces Of your Gov
ernment. To repel such an attempt is too
plainly duty to allow it to be discussed,
and while defending its waters, the authori-
ties Of the State have been careful to con-
duct the affairs of the State so that no act,
however necessary for its defence, should
lead to useless waste Of life. Special a.
gents, therefore, have been off the Bar, to
warn all approaching vessels, if armed or
unarmed, and having troops to reinforce the
fort on board, not to enter the harbor of
Charleston and special orders have been
given to the commanders of all the forts
and batteries not to fire at such vessels un-
til shot was fired across their bow, which
would warn them of the prohibition of the
State. Under these circumstances, the Star
Of the West, it is understood, this morning
attempted to enter this harbor with troops
on board, and having been notified that she
could not enter, was fired into. The act is
perfectly justified by ME. In regard to your
threat in regard to vessels in the harbor, it
is only necessary to say that you must judge
of your responsibility. Your position in
this harbor has been tolerated by the au-
thorities of the State, and while the act Of
which you complain is in perfect conaisten-
cy with the rights and duties of the State,
ic is not perceived how far the conduct
which you propose to adopt can find paral-
lei in the history of any country, or be re-
conciled with any other purpose of your
Government than that of imposing upon
this State the condition of a conquered prov
ince.. Signed, F. ". PICKENS.
Mr.. Mullins offered the following reso-
lutions:
l. ResoZved, That this General Assem-
bly, looks upon any attempt to reinforce the
troops now in possession of Fort Sumter as
en- act of open and undisguised hostility on
the part of the Government of the United
States.
2. Resolved further, That this General
Assembly learns with pride and pleasure Of
the successful resistance this day by the
troops of this State, acting under the orders
of the Governor, to an attempt to reinforce
Fort Sumter.
8. Resozred further, That this General
Assembly entirely approves and endorses
the communication of the Governor this
day made to Maj. Anderson.
4. Resolved further, That this General
Assembly pledges itself to an earnest, Wig
orous and unhesitating support of the Gov
ernor in every measure adopted by him in
defence Of the honor and safety Of the State.
The resolutions being put, there was a
universal aye.
Mr.. Buist moved that the word unani-
mously be inserted, which called forth an
other spontaneous aye.
Shortly after, Message No. from his
Excellency the Governor was received and
read, as follows:
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, Jan. 9, 1861.
To the Senate and House
Of Representatives:
have just this moment received, un-
der white flag, from Major Anderson,
Commandaut at Fort Sumter, another note,
a copy of which accompanies this.
Immediately granted the permission de.
sired, and directed every facility and cour.
tesy extended to the bearer of his dispatch.
es Lieut. Talbot for his Government, 90.
ing and returning. F. W. PICKENS.
The following is the second communica-
tion of Major Anderson:
HEADQUARTERS, Fort SUMTER,
January 9, 1861.
To His Ercellency F. ". Pickens,
Governor Of the State Of S. Carolina:
Sir: have the honor to acknowledge
the receipt Of your communication of to-
day, and to say that under the circumstances
I have deemed it proper to refer the whole
matter to my Government, and that in.
tend deferring the course indicated, in my
note of this morning until the arrival from
Washington of the instructions I may re.
ceive. I have the honor also to express
the hope that no distractions will be placed
in the way Of, and that you will do me the
favor of giving every facility to the depar.
ture and return Of the bearer, Lieut.. T..
Talbot, U. s. Army, who has been directed
to make the journey.
I have the honor to be, respectfully,
ROBERT ANDERSON,
Major U. s. A., Commanding.
On motion of Mr. Farrow, the Messages
of the Governor, and communications of
Major Anderson, were referred to the Com
mittee on Foreign Affairs, and ordered to
be printed.
A resolution from the Senate in relation
to the adjournment of the General Assem-
bly,, was, on motion of Mr.. Edwards, laid
on the table.
On motion of Mr.. Fort, the House ad-
journed at quarter to nine o'clock.
More of the Bitter Fruits--Facts are
Opening the Peoples Eyes.
Space would fail US, were we to attempt
to chronicle all the stoppages of mills and
work shops in our own State and Massa-
chusetts. Unlike our abolition neighbors
of the press and other similar prints, we do,
nevertheless, publish the more important
items of this very unpleasant news. We
do not believe in the policy of trying to
snnpress ugly facts in our midst. which are