, 1861-02-12

Especial Dispatch to the Cincinnati 1azestc.J |
WAsu1xarox, Feb. 4. 1atii-
CORRESPONDENCE HETWEEH TEE PRESIDENT
AND TIE SOUTH CAROLINA cos1,dss1oSER'
The PresIdent today transmitted TO Con.
greas the correspondence between himset1 ana
H:ol. Havue, relative to South f'aronnaa n'tl-
matum ior the tranafer Of Fort Sumter - pro
Fi al. Ha7ue's letter was quits hot. The tol-
lowing cxtract shows the general tenor and D.
sts Of the proposition made BY south Cafoana'
~ IN m now Instructed By the Governor Of
South Carolina to SAT that bis opinion a. 10
the propriety of demanding that which Is con-
tanned In this letter has not only been connsm-
ed by the circumstances ' h1eh my mission nas
developed, but il now increased 20 conrnttun a5ton
Of its necessity. The safety Of az the aecsdloK
States requires it es much as that Of souta
Carolina .r~
aIfit be 90 that Fort Sumter Is held as prop
eEty, the rights, whatever they may be, OF ne
United Suites, can be ascertained; ana 1oF tna
satisfaction Of these rights, the pledge OF the
| State Of South Carolina I am authorized 10
iii Fort Sumter be not held rs property, 1t
+! Is held, SO say my in-truc,ions, - q mi.atary
post, and such q post within the limits OF south
| Carolina will rot be tolerated.
! "You will perceive upon the presumption
| that it is solely as property that the President
! continues to hold Fort sumter, that have
| been selected for the performance OF the duty
| upon which have entered do not come Is
| military nan, to demand the surrender OF the
fortress, bnt as a legal officer OF my se,te-lts
| Attorney Generai-to claim for that State its
| uudoubted right Of eminent domain, and to
pledge the State to make good all injury to the
rights Of property which may arise from the
| exercise Of that claim
| NSouth Carolina, as q separate, independent
| sovereignty, assumes the right to take into her
possession eve. thing within her limits essen
tial to maintain her ho. OF.
"Wheze safety, irEe4 neetiys Of the question
Of property, Is the subject, the only moral
duty is that requiring compensation to be
made to the owner. This right she cannot
permit to be drawn into discussion. She will
pay for all property which she t2kes-
The proposition nox- il, that her law officer
should, under the authority Of the Governor
and his Council, distinctly pledge the faith Of
South Carolina to make compensation in re-
gasd to Fort Sumter and its appurtenances and
contents, to the full extent Of the money value
Of the property Of the United States, delivered
over TO the authorities Of South Carolina by
Jour command
insi on holding It BY an armed g1rrisons
"Again, it ia assumed that the cOrnscnance
Of an armed possession actually 1eoInrlllzes
the property yor desire to protect. l. is inn
possible but that such possession. IL continued
long enough, may lead to a collision. No peo-
! pAt WILL oAHsHA" 1uAEuAAEl3 Lt MI III u4EM V%%u-
patiou of . fur:ress In the miIst Of tn ha1bor
Of its pfinclf u city, and commanding the In
gress aud cgr.ss Of every ship that enters the
port, the daily ferry hosfs that ply upon its
waters, moving but 1t the sutferaace Of aliens.
An att4ck On this fort will not approve It n
property, and ii conquered will no longer
be the subject Of account.
at is the consideration Of her own dignity
as sovereign State, and the safety OF her peo-
pie which prompts her demand, that this prop
crty ehouit not longer be used As military
pot By Government which she no longer ac-
knowledges-
'sS2e believes this to be IN imperative duty.
1t has. in fact, beuome an absolute necessity Of
her condition.
II am further instructed to say that South
Carolina cannot by her silence appear to &C.
qaIesce in the imPutation that she was guilty
OF ~ act Of unl'Foyoked aggression in firing
on the Star Of the West.
In conclusion, Col Uayne repeats the
Governors Instructions to him, md asks that
the refuaal of the President be Communicated
to him ut tn'c.
Secretary Holt after abiding to the modif-
cation of south Carol;na'a demands, says:
The proposition, then, now presented, is
simply au offer on the part Of South Carolina
to buy Fort sumter and its contents, As the
property Of the United States, which cannot,
Of course, be accepted.