Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1861-01-08
Gen. Woo.'s Letter TO Friend in Washington

TROY, Sunday Dec. 80, 1850
Nh DEAR SIR: South Carolina, alter TWEEN
tv-Seseu YEA ;, MIR. khctt SAYS thirty years
uf cun~ta Il and increasing efforts by her lea
ders induce her to stcedt. has declared herself
out uf the Union; and this, too, without The
slightest wraE- ur Injustice done her people
ou the part of the Government OF the Cnued
States. Although she may lave seized the
revenue cutter, raised her treas"nauie Pal-
meitu flag over the United States Arsenal.
Tie. Custom House. Post Office. Castle Piuck
nev and Font Muuitrie, she Is not out OF the
Union nor beyond The pale OF United States.
Before she can get out 81 their jarisdic ION or
Ecuntroi. u reconstruction OF the Constitution
must be had u civil war InSue. In the lat
ter case, Ii would require no prophet to foie-
tell The result.
ItIs repori ed that Mr.. Buchanan has re-
tccIyed iniu ufalF the commissioners app"lu-
Iied by the rebels OF so ia Cago!n1. 10 uegu-
tate t,r he public property ia tie h:.rboi Of
/ Charles ON. aad Tor other purpos, IT Is al
20 IeIor:e,. hat The President dt~approvei
the COM uct Of Major Anderson. WHO beng
Esail>fird tha; he would TO. be able 10 defend
! Fort Moui,rIe with the few meu under
HIS command wIsely took possession OF Fort
! Srmpter, where be could pro'ect himself and
! he country iroH the disgrace when might
nave occurred, il he had remained in For
| MouiirIe. Being Tie commander IN the TIA
/ tor, he hal the right tO occupy Fort Sum or
an act which the safety OF The Union. ~ well
rs his own honor, dem mded II Is Hkewt~c
stated that aPprehensIous are entertained
: that Major Anderson Will be required Ia ah;ia-
don Forj Sumpler, and e-occupN rolt Moul-
I me. There can be no luuud.t, ion for such
/ app.eaen,icms. Tor surely the President would
! moi surrender ghe citadel OF The harb"r al
I Charleston 10 frbefs Fori SUMMER COM
man,i. The entrance and IN a few hours could
! denoli>h Fort Moullre. 81 long a. The Uni-
/ t4I Stale. kee,> possession of This f,tt the
/ ip.tenaudaur. nt south Carolina will only bt.
| IN name and uot in fact, it, however, il ,uuuld
/ IL. surrendered 10 SoQ5h Carolina, which /
/ do not :tpl,reheud, the Suo;hercd indi.snat ION
! OF he Free State, would be .ousel beyond
! control Ii would not be IN The power ui any
/ one to RESTRAIN 1t. In twenty days tNU huu-
! dred thousand men would be Ia readiness to
/ take vengeance GA all vino woWd hr,rly tae
4 Union mo tie hands of lis enemies Be as
-irea that do not ela.eeer;.t.. 1ue icciu.g, at
| he panule Thev are already sufficiently
eXcti,-d =; the at; emit to dissolve Lae UuIou
/ Tor 10 o;t,r reason ihan thai HEY c"u9tuu-
lIuuauy exercised the most precious ii-giI'
/ conferred upon tbem-ut voting Tor Ire person.
whom hey considered the most worthy and
| best qualified TO till The office Of President
| rurt >uinpier. therefore. ought not, and J
presume. VIII not, ne delivered over to Suuti.
! Carolina.
/ am NOT. however. pleading for the Free
| S ates Tor they are not IN danger. but for the
Union and the preservation Of The Cotton
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