St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1861-01-17
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About IL o'clock this morning boat
from Fort Sumpter, bearing Lieut.. Hall
with white flag, approached the CITY,
Lieutenant Hall had an interview. with
Governor Pickens, and was afterwards es-
corted to his boat and reembarked for IT.
Sumptcr.
The communication from Major Ander-
son is as follows.
To His Excellency, the Governor Of South
| Carolina:
SIR: Two of your batteries fired this morn
ing on al unarmcd vessel bearing the flag of
my government. As have not been notified
that war has been declared by South Carolina
against the United States, cannot but think
this hostile act committed without your
sanction or authority. Under that hope re-
frain from opening fire on your batteries.-
l have the honor, therefore, respectfully to
ask whether the above mentioned act, which l
believe to be without parallel in the history
Of our country, or Of any other civilized gov
eminent, was committed in obedience to your
instructions, and notify you that unless it is
disclaimed that I shall regard it as an act Of
war, and that l shall not, after seasonable time
for the return of my messenger, permit any
vessel to pass within the range Of my fort. In
order to save, as far as it is in my power, the
shedding Of blood, l beg you will take due no.
LITIGATION of my decision, for the good of all
concerned. Hoping, however, that your an
swcr may justify further continuance of for
bearance on my part,
remain respectfully,
ROBERT ANDERSON.
Gov. Pickius, after stating the position
of South Carolina to the United States,
says that any attempt to send United States
troops into Charleston harbor, to reinforce
the forts, would be regarded as an act Of
hostility, and in conclusion adds, that any
attempt to reinforce the troops of Fort
Sumpter, or to retake and resume possess
ion within the waters of South Carolina,
which Major Anderson abandoned after
spiking the cannon and doing other DANA.
ges, cannot but be regarded by the author
tiles of the State as indicative of any 9TH
er purpose than the coercion of the State
by the armed force of the government-
Special agents therefore have been off the
bar to warn vessels, armed or unarmed,
aboard, not to enter the harbor.
Special orders have been given to COM
manders at the Forts not to fire on such
vessels till shot across their bows should
warn them of the prohibitions of the State.
Under these circumstances, the Star Of the
West this morning attempted to enter the
harbor with troops after having been mott
fed she could not enter, and consequently
she was fired into. The act is perfectly
justified by me.
In regard to your threat about vessels
in the harbor, it is only necessary for me
to say, you alone must be the Judge Of your
responsibilities. Your position in the
harbor has been tolerated by the authori-
ties of this State, and while the act of
which you complain is in perfect consis-
tency with the rights and duty of the
State, it is not perceived how far tho con-
duct you propose to adopt can find a par
allel in the history Of any country, or be
reconciled with any other purpose than
that Of your government imposing on the
State the condition of an acquired prov
ince.
Second Communication from Mayor Andersen to
his Ercellencg, Gov. Pickcns:
SIR II have the honor to acknowledge the
receipt Of your communication, and say that
!
proper to refer the whole matter to my govern
ment, and intend defcrring the course indica-
tea IN my note this morning, until the arrival,
from Washington, Of such instructions as
may receive. / have the honor also to OK
press the hope that no distractions will be
placed in the way that you do me the favor
of giving every facility for the departure and
return OF the bearer, Lieutenant Talbot, who
is appointed to make the journey.
Signed, ROBERT ANDERSON.
Gov. Pickens Immediately granted the
permission desired, and directed Lieut..
Talbot to have every facility and courtesy
extended to him as bearer of dispatches to
the United States Government, both in
going and returning.
CHARLESTON, Jan. 10
Lieut. Talbot left Charleston late last
night with dispatches from Major Ander-
son to the President of the United States.
Lieut.. Talbot goes to Washington for fur
thcr instructions from the President. A
party of gentlemen entertained him at
the Charleston Hotel previous to his de-
parture There is no excitement here.
CHICAGO, January 10.
Two hundred troops from Ft. Leaven-
worth, and wenty-eight officers, and one
hundred and twenty-seven horses, en- route
for Fort McHenry, arrived this evening.
They leave tonight via Pittsburg,
Boston, January 10.
The steamer Joseph Whitney, after ia
king on board provisions and munitions of
war at the Navy Yard yesterday, proceed
ed this morning to Fort Independence,
whore troops were put on board with sew
eral officers. She is expected to leave this
P. NJ. Her destination is supposed to be
the coast of Florida.
NEW YonK, January 10
! A despatch to Spoford, Tileston & Co.
agents of the steamship line between this
city and Charleston, says the steamer Mar
ion has been seized by the government of