Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-02-09
HOUSE or REpRHsENTATIVE

| WARRINGTON, Feb 6.-The following Is a synop sis
the correspondence between the President and Col
Hayne:
The President, in message transmitted to both Hous
90 to-day gives the correspondence between himself
COL Hayns, much Of 1t already published. The follow
ing s substance Of the concluding part Haynes let
ter Of jan 3st, after stating the refusal to surrender
Fort Sumter, to be occasion Of war, and stating the
question to be one Of mere property, he says:
III the evils OF war are to be encountered, especially
calamitous, civil war; elevated satesmanshp would
to require that 1t should be accepted unavoidable al
ternave as something still DISASTROUS such as Ma
tonal dishonor, or measures materially affecting the
safety or pemaben interests OF the people, that should
deliberately made and entered upon, and Of set
pose but that war should 10 the incident accident at
to ndant policy professedly peaceful, and not re
qured to effect the avoided as the only end
intended, only be excused, where fair warning has
been given as to the consequence.
South Carolina cannot. by her silence appearto acqul.
ec9 In tho irfauaton that she guilty of the act Of
provoked aggression, In firing the Star Of the West;
though unarmed, she filled with armed men entering
her territory against her consent.
Gov. Pckens' instructions to him. accompanying Col
Haynes letter, Secretary Holt replied to the 6th
knowledging the Pesdents receipt Of Col Haynes let
ter and first gives the summaryof his instructions, which
are to the effect:
do not come as military man to demand the surren.
der Of fortress, but legal officer Of the etate its
Attorney General claim for the state the exercise Of
Its undoubted right Of eminent domain and to pledge
the State to make good all injury to rights Of property
which arise from the exercise Of the claim. The propo
stion, therefore, s to buy Fort Sumter, sustained by
the declaration In effect that Il Carolina Is not permitted
to make purchase she will seize the Fort by force Of
arms As an invitation for the negotiation for the
transfer Of property between governments this proposal
npresses the President as having assumed most unusu
al form.
feSses to be based, apart from the declaration that
companies It. The title Of the United staes to the forts
s complete and incontesble Were Its interests in the
property in ordinary acceptaton of the term, It might
probably be to the exercise Of the act Of eminent
domain but 1t has political relations to II Of much higher
and more imposing character than those Of mere propre
torshp.
1t has absolute urisdc ton over the fort and soil on
which It stands which Is clerey incompatible with the
claims Of eminent domain This authority is derived
from the peaceful cession Of South Carolina herself
under the provision of the Constitution Of the United
States. South Carolina can no more assert the right Of
lmnent domain over samter, than Maryland over the
District Of Columbia The President however, Is relieved
the further necessity Of pursuing this inquiry, by the
ac that he has not the constitutional power to cede or
surrender 1t.
The question Of reinforcing Fort Sumter was SO fully
disposed Of ia my letter Of the 22d Of January to sena
tor sdel copy Of which accompanies this, that its
discussion need not bo renewed then said, "at the
present moment 1t Is not deemed necessary to reinforce
Maj. Anderson, because he makes no such request.
Should his safety, however, require achievements,
every effort will : made to supply them"
can add nothing TO the explicness Of this language
which still applies TO the existing status.
In letters Of Senator Davis and Others TO yourself
they tits especially due from South Carolina to our
State, say nothing OF other savsholdng States She
should far consistent with her honor avoid na
ting hostites between her and the United States
other power and you now give the President gratifying
assurance that South Carolina has every disposition to
preserve public since, he Is sincerely animated
by the desire, IL would seem that this common and
patriotic object must be Of certain attainment.
Itisdicu however, to reconcile this with he declara
ton your part that South Cardinals dignity and
the sovereignty and safety Of people her to
pand this property, not any longer as militia.
after stating that In Of atte by foreign power
to capture Charleston, the batties OF Fort Sumter
would be exerted for her projection: He says how the
compromise the dignior honor Of South Carolina,
the President is at losSko understand. I
The attitude that Ae Government has often declared
IL nsither menanciVE defiant nor unfriendly. II an
nouncement repeatedly made OF the Presidents paci
&c purpose in copnung the occupation OF Fort sump'
ter until the Question Is settled by competent author
ity has failed impress the government of South Car
olina with the orbearipg conduct Of his administration
fer the last three months, 1t should be received as con-
elusive evidence Of his sincey and II this orbearaDce
be not accepted then neither language conduct
possibly furnish such pledge H. with all the multiplied
proofs Of the present anxiety for peace the authorities
Of South Carolina shall assault Fort 6umper and peril
the lives Of handful OF brave and loyal shut up
within its walls, and thus plunge our common country
the horrors Of civil upon them, and those
they represent must rest the responsibility. ii
Col. Hayne, In reply to the President to-day says,
although his emphatic refusal Of my demand closes the
mission he wishes to correct the impression that Caro-
lima wished to purchase Sumter. Carolina would make
cempe for injury done the property; but the
idea of purchase Is entirely Inconsistent with the asser
tion OF paramount right in the purchaser. IL
Carolina claims to have dissolved political connection
and destroyed all political relation with the United
States Government. With everything within her Dor
ders, she Is separate and independent Government ex
ercising sovereignty foot Of hOr soil except
Sumter.
The ayowed intention to hold II. Sumter as military
post, by foreign government, leaves the authorities
there to determine the proper to be He
asks the President II he is aware that the holding OF
fortress by foreign power against the will OF the au
thoties 10 the highest insult that can be offered. he
says South Carolina has not taken Ft Sumter because
ofmisplaeed confidence In the government that has de-
ceved her, and thinks the reply to his demand that the
for the protection OF South Carolina 10 rronca for
grave subject He concludes that the responsibility
rests South Carolinahat governments unconcous
the fact.