The Carolina Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1852-1896, 1861-02-21

force Major Anderson, because he makes
10 such request. Should his safety hoNev-
er, require reiniorcemcnts, every effort will
be made to supply them can add moth
ing to the cxplic.taess of this language,
whichstiii applies to the existing status
The right to send forward reinforce
ments when in the dg,ncnt of the Pres-
dent, the safety oithc garrison requires them
/ rests on the very same unquestionable foun-
datlon as the right to occupy the fortress
itself
In the letter OF Senator Davis, and 9th.
ers, TO yourself. under date of the 18th ult.
they say: ave therefore, think it espe-
ciaEy due from South Carolina to our States
to say nothing OF other slaveholding
States that she $ ould, IA far as She can
consistently with her honor, avoid initiating
hoSiiiities between her and the United
States, or any other power" and you now
yourself give to the President the crafty
ing assurance that "South Carolina has eve
ry disposition to preserve the public peace,
and since he is himself sincerely animated
by the same desire, it would seem that the
Common AMI patriotic object must be of GER
tam atainmcut,
Ii Is dficult, however, to reconcile with
this assurance the declaration on your rart
that at is consideration of her (South
Carollnas) own dignity as asoveregu, and
the safety OF her pcnple VIII ch prompts
her to dsi and that his property should nu
longer be used as military post by gov
ernment she no longer acknowledges" aud
the thought you sd constantly present, and
! and that thus occupation must lead to a
, collision OF arms, and tho prevalence of
ctvli war. Fort Sumter Is Ii itself, II mil
tary post and nothing else; aud it would
see..l that not SO much the Iact as the pur-
pose oi' It's use, should give to it a hostii.
Or friendly character. This fortress is now
held by the government OF the United
States for the same objects Tor which it h $
been held from the completion OF its con
; structIon. These are national aud defoa-
sIvc; and were pub!ic enemy now to ~
tempt the capture OF Charleston or the
{, d,struclion OF ,he commerce Of its harLor.
the whole force Of the batteries o. ibis lor
css would be at once cxerted for their pre-
tcction How the presence of small
garrison, actuatel by such spirit rs this.
IL compr mise the dignity or honor of
South torolina, or become n source OF IL
/ rltation to her pco! lo, the President is ut
a loss &c understand.
ihe a't' 'uie o! th'' garrison, as has been
o''en declared, Is netihcr .menaclng nor
1 defiant, nor uuirie,dly 1t is acting uuier
t ORDERS to stand strictly on the defensive.
1 and the u ovcrnioent and people OF South
: tdgU.ina must well known thlt they can
never receive aught but shelter from lis
T. i:';.IS. un!Cs', la The absence OF all provoca-
ton, they should aS.nuit /. and snnL -
d|Sti -. in' intent with which this
h''n ny t"' 'rt''drnt Is truth-
!""! AfMt' ny senator DAVIS and others,
''' '"sss 80 90 y"u'He" "i the ioth jan
"'!, !" "hich 'h'y say 1T 'S""t he Il with
""! """'c 81 u"'''thly purpose toward
b your Ntlt'' ou' IN m'r'ly a. property oi the
, H'''i ii' ;''at'S' winch the President deems
u ms 'H'y 10 protect aud preserve.
Il 'hS announcement, 80 repeatedly male
" '"" irc''"'n'S p'c'ht purposes IN con
''', '". "'y'''t''%' o' roF' sumter
D.. ''' ~ o','n 'e.t'eu
'"'''o' n.y. "''H ''i''i 10 I'M
''''',.,'' VI ',o"'" onr"t''a'
t,,., t,r "' 'ti d
, ccivci Il, conclusive evidence OF his si,.-
! e"rliy. And II tn, :nrbtnrancc. in view
= ~ '"' circumstances winch have 80 severe
! > ''l' H. e ""i ''eetP;ed IS 4 satisfactory
n..*.,r.';'.m 80 P1.''! % '"'' N1-
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80" P'''','y '"'".'.'
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h. Ia, .ur,ue Il! il. ,hs am,bn,;r;rs ~ ' ,t",
St,e s!l.i assault Fort S,,urrr mi ,,',;I
the hyc, o.! H.. ..u.,,n. al ,r.,y, mi I.c,l
M a Shut uu Within iIs wal. ,nl t5m.
plunge our common country i,to ~, nar.
rr, 81 civil w,r. Ib,u uT,n ,brm .nl
, those thcy reprc,cut, mu.i res, thc r,.n,n,
>!oai.y.
Very rcsp.cti,!lly. your nnc,lin,t scrv,,,,