Brownlow's Knoxville Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1855-1861, 1861-01-19
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stata sf Saath CaF0lihA. tisasisi lHtermA-
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meat % lht rBiteA States that the political
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stale 81 SoHih Caroliaa Aad the States Shish
WsFs knsSs - tie rHitsd states haa ceased.
asa thai ths Stats II sgath CAspllEA Aad ts-
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The CSRstiistiss aT she uRitsd States, The
Fieht S8ise the Stsis II soRth Carolina pos
sssssa % change the Political Frlaiisas
whieh shs bad beia With III. s..othsf States. aa-
der The Csastitatisa of lbs paitsd States, has
besa sslsaaly asserted By The PsoPls Of this
sts,s Ia Convention, and HsS does hot admit
Of aiseassieA.
Ia anlislsaliSn sf ihe Ordinance Of SeeSs-
sgsa, Oi Shich the Prssidsst Sf tes usised
States had ansgi2l notsheatieH. u vas uRdsT,
stood hs hlm thss ssHAiBs aHy fcisiasrsaaRis
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ceassitatsa aathsfitiss q tbs State ct South
Casoliaa 80 "a aet u hstiiliiy, sad 81 the
ssass tisae il Sas aad sssinad bJ hin that aay
change 10 ths ograpatiSa gl the tnFta ia the
haghaF u Charleston. ssuld, IN hks manner,
be regarded - sa ael Of kBstility. Either sr
bath Of tksss sFsats ecenFTihE daFthg the pc
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esasIitatsa a PaFs sf he tbitsd atstsa, VAS
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tha uaisSa htAtes As a. aal or seta ef hostili-
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Tight sG lhs State u t0aih eaFeiina ts thai
Falisieai iaasBssdsass which she a4s slsaJs
asserted and siii aleAys retaiH.
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esatiaaaare Of this Stats white sarsntses Sf
tie uniisd States. a. act al hostility, became
n.seh uaaTs % uhea ths stats sE Ssatb Caro-
iiaG had Dissolved ell esaaseiiOa With the
sleFerhsisat Of the U,sltsa States AasF ths
aeeessiaa sf the state Of SOaEh CsFaiiRa
FsFt SaaPtsF SsRtiaaea la the posssssioB Of
the troops sf the ualts1 Statsa How that
fort II AZ this time IL she possession Of the
troops IT the Unite4 States, Il is not new
necessary la diseass. II wiil ssifies 10 say
thai the ocsupaney ef thst feFl has bsea re-
esrded by ths State ef S0ath Caraitaa AZ the
frst act q positive kastiIity oomnittsd b.
tFasas ef shs puiteA STATES within the liHails
Uf this Alsis, Asa was iE this iiEhi regarded
81 % sas4aiseaai thaa Il aeeasisaed me tes-
ninslion al ths Rsgetsatioa tasa ReadiRE ~
WHkhisgton betwesa the OenmlsslaReFs Of
The state Of soath eaFSiia sad the President
81 the uaiisa States.
The aitsmBl "a Feiufstss The troops EOS in
Fort eumpseF or TO Es-take aBa fssams pcs
sessiou Of the ioFtS within The wAlaFs Of this
state, which ysa Kbasaoasd amer ugikihg the
sahs placed thsFe, aBd eaiae sthefNiss maeh
daa,sss, ssHAst be regarded ~ ths sateosi.
tiss sf the state - isalea1iEe sf any ether
paspese thsa the coercion % the stsis hs the
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sRah any stesmpt y toa Plaiaiy auty 10 el-
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less wstts 81 lile sPseial aaeata, there
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