Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1861-01-12
Major Anderson.

Major Anderson.
! Majo Robert Anderson u. S. A., hay
achieved the uncnvable distinction of open
ing civil war between American citizens by
an act of gross breach of faith. He has,
under counscls of q panic, deserted his post
at Fort Moutric, and, under false prctcxts,
has transferred his garrison and military
stores and supplies to Fort Sumter.
Throughout the day, on Wednesday, pre-
| paratiOnS of some unusual sort were gcny on
about Fort M0ultric, and it was currently
| reported that the women and families of the
garrison were to be removed to Fort Jackson,
on james Island.
| The work of transportation began on We'd
ncsday evening and was carried on with
such energy that, under the generous conf.
doncc rcpmcd by tho authorities of South
Carolina, it was effected in the course of We'd
ncsClay night.
About o'clock, Wednesday evening, guns
were heard from Fort Moulric, and this was
the first mtimation to the city that anything
unusual was going on.
Instead of proceeding to Fort johnson, as
avowcd, the transports, which comprised three
ScAooncrs and some barges, that had been
previously engaged, ostcnsibly for completing
the dcfcnccs of Fort Moultric, were ordered
to Fort Sumter, under cover of darkness
On Thursday morning, it was found that
Fort Noultric was dismantlcd, its guns all
spiked, and several guns ranging towards
Fort Sumter, completely dismountcd, and
their carriages, &C., tnrred and burned. Capt
Foster |. s. Engineer, who had been in
charge of the works on Fort Sumter, was LEFT
with Il small detail in Fort Moutric
by command of Gov. Pickcns steamer
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Anderson, at Fort Sumter The orders of the
Governor were committed TO Col. Pcttigrcw
and Maj Capcrs, Of the Rife Il agimcnt whose
return from Fort Sumter was awaited by thou
sands.
The answer of Maj, Anderson has not
trauspirCd, but we arc informed on the best
authority, that lie acknowledges the act of
deserting Fort Moultrie, and repairing to
Fort sumter, as entirely his own, and as
done without specific orders.
We have other information that Mai.
Anderson, for some time, has indulgcds con
slant apprhcnsions of an unauthorized and
tumutuouS attack on Fort Moutrie. If
he has acted under such misapprchensions,
he has committed the error which officers
always commit when they take counsel under
panic
solemn pledge given by his Chief and accept.
cd by South Carolina and he had all ros-
Siblc assurance from South Carolina that his
honor, and position, and duty would be res,
pcctcd until proper and open declaration
of war While the enemies of South Car.
o!ina have been falsely accusing her Of vio
lcncc and precipitation, and have been en-
dcavoring by exciting rumors, to urge her
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tions, South Carolina took her position hon
orably and fairly
Major Anderson has clandcstinely taken
refuge in an unfinished fortress, and has
thus violated the solemn pledges that as.
snred us that Fort Sumter would not be gar
risoncd.
Soon after the steamer which bore the de
sratch from Governor Pickcns had left Fort
Sumter to return, the United States flag was
displayed from that fortress, and it thus be-
the State for whose defence it was commcnc-
ed and designed. = Charleston Courier
REYoLuTIoNARY INTENTIONS. The Wash
ington correspondent OF the New York Ilcr-
aid says
Irom what is received of movements in
Maryland, the conclusion that Mr. I.incoln's
transit iorough that State to the scat of gov
crnmcrt for Inauguration will be attended with
danger and violence, is not only reasonable,
hut scarcely beyond the confines of doubt
Although this opinion was entertained hereto.
fore by few, it is, since the issue has arisen in
South Carolina, the conviction of many. Tn
this the Union men are largely in the maior-
ty, and if attempts be made here to obstruct
Mr. Lincoln's inauguration, some of the
strongest friends of the South will rally with
the population for the preservation OF peace
The Union dissolved, the Government bro
ken up, Washington becomes an abiding
place for bats and owls This the residents
here fully appreciate and hence their dcvo-
tion to the Union.
Reports from Virginia, coming through rcli-
able sources, confirm the rumors of alarm
heretofore circulated. They say single
blast from the Southern buglc in united
struggle will bring ten thousand armed men
i'll a day from the border counties of Virginia
into the national capital.
The distractions to Mr.. Lincoln's advent
into Washington may be avoided by his Ia
king the oath of Office in New York or Phia-
delphio, or even in Springfield but here
doubt has arisen in the minds of some astute
gentlemen. Suppose the electoral votes are
never counted according to constitutional re-
quiremcnt--tha is, in joint convention of
both Houses. This is no chimera, for it is
expected that fifteen Southern States will be
out of the Confederacy by the first of Fehru-
airy. The votes are to be counted on the first