New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-02-09

aessioo he now submits TO Congress. Most OF these
4 , have recently been published. The iollowIngiS
a., GLIDING part Of Col Haynes letter dated JAM
aryS -
Il advert to tlis point for the purpose Of SAYING
hat to seId regnfocemeIis For Sumter, colld not
serve as n mean. Of Prate,tirg and IieefNhg me
property for it must be known 10 your IOVernne ht
fhsf IL ,vonld inevitably lead 10 ~ mediate lOsiliitles
IN yle property al si5 s'wOuld necessarily -Oier
3outh Carolina has every disposition 10 preserve the
puhlc peace, and feels Am sure, III fall force those
high Christian ard moral duiios Te'eIred to by your
Secretarv and il is submitted that her part there
scareely ary consideration Of mere property apart
IN 'onor and safety witch could induce her 80 do
yn > the prejudice Of that peace still less to naug-
ito protIacted snd bloody civil war. She holds her
position on something higher than mere property.
Ii is in oonsder1ti. n ot Ter own dignity as a
sovereign and the safety OF her ltOl l. which prompts
her 70 demand that the property should not longer
be used as a military post by a Government
she 30 longer Acknowledges. She feels this TO
be her imperative dufy-it has IN fact become
an absolute Necessity Of her ndi ion. Repudiang,
as yOu do the idea Of coercion, avOvIug peaceful III
tentims and expressing patriots horror Of civil
and bloody siiife ago these who were once brethren,
il Il hoped that further consideration you vii. not on
mere question q property efue the reasonable de-
mand OF South Carolina, which honor and necessity
alike compel her 90 INDICATE. Sborh yOn dlsappoiot
this hope che responsibility for The result surely 0oes
not rest with her. Ii tie evils Of war are TO be en-
Gountered, especially the Claniie5 Of civil war; ele-
waited statesrnausip would seem 10 require that
al should be accepted IS the unavoidable
alternative of some hing e'iil more disastrous
.ch as national dshonor materially affect
ing the safety permanent int ests Of people; That
il should he choice Deliberately made and entered
upOD-war and iIs ret purpose. But tnat war should
be the Incident accident attendant on pohcy pro-
fesedly peaceful and hot required 10 eecl Inc oblect
which Is avowed as the only eTd intended can only be
excused where there has been no warning gwen as TO
the consequences Instructed To further say that
South Carolina cannot by her silence appear 10 acq-
eoe inhe imyutation that she guilty Of an act OF
unprovoked aggression in firing the Star OF the
West. Though uDarmed vessel, she was hlled win
armed mel entering her territories against her VIII
with the purpose Of retlOr Ing garrison held vlhm
her limits and against her protest She f0roeais 70 re-
crminaie by discussing the question Of the pTopiety
OF attempting such reinforcement at all, as wen as
of the disguised and secret manner IN which II whs
intended 10 he effected and Oh tits occasion she will
say nothing as to the manner III when / or sumter
was taken into the possession OF its present occupant
The interrogation Of the Senators who have ADDRESSED
Won was circumstance Unexpected by my NoNerh-
nent and unsoliie ed certaiuly by me. The Governor
of South Carolina while he appreciates the hg,i ana
generous motives by which they were Prgmred, and
while he fully approves the delay which IN defer ence
70 them has taken place IT. the presentation OF tins de-
maud feels that i. cannot longer be withheld con-
elude with IN abstract from Instructions just re-
ceived by me from the Government OF South
Carolina. The letter OF the President through
Mr. Holt may he received as the reply
70 the question you were instructed 10 ash As
20 his assertion OF lis right to send reeEiJ cments 20
Fort Sumter You instructed TO cay 10 bun, # he
asserted that hight, that the STATE Of South Caiohna
regarded such a night when asserted, or WIN an a.
tempt 40 lie exercise declaration Of war. If the
President Intends it shl not be so Understood II Is
proper 70 avoid any niscouCeplon hereafter, ttat he
should he inform ed Of the in which the Cover
DOR viii feel bound TO regard IT, If the Presl-
dent when YOU have stated the reasons which
prompt the Governor, in making Tire demaId
for The delivery Of Fort Sumter, upon the
the pledge Won have been authorize 10 make should
rsfnse Won viii communicate that refusal without de-
law to the Governor. If the President shall not he
prepared 20 give you imu COiaie answer, yOu Will
communicate him that his answer may he transnh-
ted within reasonable time 10 the Goyernue nt az T. Is
place Charl-stou TIE Governor does not consider At
necessary that YOU on should remain longer 10 wash
ngton than is necessary t. execute this, the coipg
duty Of your (uy mission, IN the manner now ihn-
Gated to YOU incl As 81 the Governor tttH ie-
ceva from YOU Information that you have closed your
mission, and the reply whatever II may We, OF TIE
President, he viii consider the conduct which msy Dc
necessary on his part. Allow Ire % request that you
will as coon a. possiteilfo.m ne whether under t,ese
instructions, need await your answer ~ Washington,
and i-nOt, i would be pleased 10 Convey from you to
ny Government Information as 10 the the when al
answer may be expected in Charleston"
The following is Mr.. Hollis relly:
"WAR DEPAETAEST, Feb. 6, 1861.
iSIR: The President haf ed your letter Of the
3st ult., and has charged me with the duty olrepy-
ing thereto. In TIC communication addressed TO tine
President by Gov. Iickeus, under Caie Of The Eth
January, and which accompanied yours now before
me- His Excellency says, have determined tO send
10 yOu the Hon. j. W. Hague, the Attorney General
OF the stale OF SCUM tdrOn q, ana rive instructed
him to demand the surrender vi IOTt Sumter IN the
harbor Of Charleston tie contributed authority Of
South C1rolina This demand have made Of Major
Anderson, and which now make Of Won, Il suggested,
because OF my earnest desire to avoid The blOCdshed
which persitenee in your attempt TO retain the pos
session of that fort will cause and which viii be
unavalng 70 secure 10 you that Possession hut in
duce d calamity most deeply 10 be deplOTed. The
character OF the demand which was authorized
20 be made appears. under tie influence, presume Of
the correspondence with the Senator's TO which you
refer to have been modified by the su6fequcn iusruc
toDs Of bis Excellsncy, dated the 10Th AID received
by yourself ON the Both OF January in which be says:
of it be So that Fort Sumter is held as property the
rights whatever they may be, Of the United states
can be ascertaDed and for the satsfac ion Of these
rights, The pledge Of tue STATE Of south Carolina,
you are authorized 10 give the full scope The PEE
else purpor Of Your Instructions, as thus modified, you
have expressed in the following words: 4" / GO not
military to demand the furren-
der Of fortress hut a. he legal officer of the State,
ts Attorney Ger eral 10 claim for the State the
else of s undonbte1 right Of eminent domain, and 10
pledge the State 70 make good all Injury 20 tie rights
Of property which arise from the exeroe OF the claim
and lest this eSlici language should moi Sufficiently
define your position, you Bdd The proposition now