The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1861-03-13
rnRM NM. sEcRErARY nnI.r.

IL he Elif1rs Tbs Nliioqni InisiLgeaeet:
IL your issue Of Saturday last yna publish
eel an extrlct from an addres, recently made
10 the people d Mississippi. b. the lin. Ja.
rob Thompson, lare Secretary Of the lnteri-
or, in winch the following language occurs:
-.is uls trriiiag fay resignation sent despatch
10 Judge Lonssirret that the star Of the West was
coming with rcini1rcemsnIs. Tie troop. Mete ihn.
pti ~ Their guir anI when the star ofihe West ~
rived she tereyr,i rarM n's'c0Hs Jc9u tppitg ran
eaa. aud beat rrire1t WIS fejiiesd tie YES
eel was not sunk. bat sil njoi 81 that the
concealed trick frs conceived by General SeaiI and
ao ie ~ Secretary Holt but connie rinanIsl " thr
President slifn too lite, proved failure
We hate here distinct aud exgltinI A.
yowal, oil the part Of The Hon. Secretary
that. while vet member OF the Ea,tiRei. ~
disclosed 10 thuse 10 open rebellion against
the United States information which III bail
derived from liz official position. mil which
he held under the seals 81 confidence that.
from the beginning 81 our hisinry a. nation.
had never been violated. This .irpuu mere
~ endangered Tie highest public interests
but put ID imminent jeopardy The liy,s IL
two hundred aud fifty innocent men, ~hp
had never wfunged ;br Hon. Secretary, anil
who IN proceeding 10 Charleston harbpf were
simply bbesing the lawful command ~ h.ir
superior officers. Tie armed enemies III
tie Government lie was serving, unl,r the
solemn sanctions 81 an oath, were. ~ he dc
olares. "thus put upon their guard" aud the
lrah vessel that was bearing suec.f 10 Its
bnnming Cannon" Il rould MI be lr.. ilian
offensive 20 the heart aud 10 the intelligence
u tue American people TO Comment graveiy
IN this hgmllisting Transaction. Is tr1c
character has already been determined Nv
ne public voice. and that voice will doubt
les. find it, echu 10 the Judgment 81 history.
The reference IN the concluding sentence
~ The paragraph is MT 70 the reinforcement
which lad been contemplated BIZ ths Brook
lyn, but 10 that which was attempted By the
star II tie West. This Is denounced ., "a
concealed trick, first conceived by General
scott, aud adopted '-.uf course with a
knowledge Of iis chafarter--ab By Secretary
Holt" and tie impression lett uppn the
mind uf the reader j.. that a. spUn az the
President bresme aware Of the "trick il
vas cuuhiermsndcd by him, but too late. u
il was mi designed TO make thi. impression,
then TIE animsdtersIon ~ the ivn. Secreta.
~ would lDse most il not ~ il point, AZ Il
was his evident purpose 20 sharpen bis cen.
sure Of General Scott aud myself, by leaving
il 70 be inferred that our action had been
without tie sanction II TIE President. Al
TIE effort 10 reinforce Fort sumter was the
most responsible act 81 the War Department
during nv brief eonnexioD With it. admins.
tratio1. it is due alike TO the public aud to
Ny own repulaliOn that tie caiumHlous 10.
putaiIou cast upon il BY The paragraph quoted
should be promptly met and reiuted. That
RECITATION will be furnished By tbe following
correspondence;
MAMIs0rDs, January B. 1861.
Sra; II il With extreme regret have Just
learned that additional troops have been or.
dered TO Charleston. 1hi. subject has been
frequently discussed IN Cabinet Council and