Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-01-14
RICHMOND WHIG.
The National Crisis.

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The people Of he Safe Of South Carolina thought they
were out OF the nlsn bu: such the case and
ts- were lust much part aud parcel OF the corfede
rt,y as ever before. The people Of Maryland did Lot
want 90 loe shat State, and the time not hr distant
whan he and other Ot The cotton SateS would gedly
com, back The North had violated the rights Of the
south but there we're laws under which al their rights
cold te mliat,iued 1 the Uuio0, but which could
b. maintained out Of i.. lie pointed To- Oh, federal sLaad
srf suspended u the Of the hail. sui SAID at
tempt bias be made 20 dsguAee 10 by ore OF the nem
b.- of Lee cou'cjcriCv and another bad been uhsttu
tei stich never known 10 the @o-,d and which
would never be kuosu the worii-ore Niieh Moultrie
would never have reared.
The people og South CAROLINA bad taken possession Of
The federal property Charleston, and in mercy they
were ps mtcj TO hold temporary possession OF It. Thcy
hI a.u possession OF two OF the iOrts bIt Sumter
Iat and Anderson could hold t against all tbeir oppos
zion The taking o: ,he possession OF the federal proper
o. purchased with tae money Of th' United Sa,e~ be-
l,rI To- the whole of the States and 70 WAS bur au act
o rpsrt1rucc. Elt &C. they cOai hold t i- woull
iu.1.s-s1 t1.w it sussiued az heavy 'ie
rl, -aleu- Toe light house and bu1ys were also tine
r-Jpc, OF li -,e States, aud they necessary 10
commerce.
BIZ au,, tha' South Clrolina could hold this prcp.-
w. aul max, Charleston a free city, aud her commerce
w,.I b, prey the prvleers OF the her States aud
clg7fr' aud soon ,h would be reduced % deP.J
hc -iuaror wten, u reports be true is not uOs mu,h
O. h1 t.yet.
Ss1a.or James A. Pearcc. Of Maryland, hss, within
y ovtsc past, written letter a gentleman M Ftsf.
ercs county 10 thai STATE expressing bis h,hrf that
I,.uea, Of the peuiuc diff .sl.s si De Ell cted by
g., present Congress and ia view ct the appr=hcus on
" .sa prevails o: an immeiitte collision betT the
FEDERAL aud State troop-u the South he thiuks
, -ow proper that our -g,>aJurc should ba called
-a,r Tor the purpose authorizing the eIecuou Of de-
scc- TO Sa.e Convection. Il has been generally
rs,ooi that Nr P,lrct tl uot uutl this tnc favor
-r.l call but the immueacc o. ,te Psril which menl-
O.. Che integrity of ae Clion has cousuoed him that
tbsyo..s OF N,ryaad should nov be heard
rBg c.Prrgg og .uE ALABAMA FORTS
The Mobile Register states tha. the Catsl S,ates al
,su miles from that city, clp,crei by he Sa.-
troops under Col! D. Leatbetl,r, late captGa 10 the
Tut,i te- engineer corps. Tie Register SAYS:
Cap. Reno. iu Chsr., of the ats nal vas taken by
surprise, uvir, bst handful OF men at his command,
aud without the funfe-t prospect OF reinforcement or
r.tre4 10 would have been uot only t0Oharty but cul-
ut u chat oiHo-r 20 offer resistance. All the dspts-
-l1s we're however taken against the possibility q
such ag attempt The grounds covered by TIE arseuol
comprise thi-ty-fye acres and are enclosed by a
stu fourteen feet high Yet the Guard Lafayette de-
t,hed sealing party 20 she rear were within the
AIS SoOn ID not earlier, than any OF the ottcr DC
ticameu.s with regular lusve uFihiy NOS Of them,
waiting apply the ladders inside, eap't irom tEe
fourteen feet vail while the other detachment forced the
csta5 In the arsenal found 2uuoo stand OF arr',
$500 barrels Of powder, OjoOOO poUntsi sCme pcc'
OF cannon, aud large amount OF other munitions o.
var few hours after tt- capture the eNpoditOu, with
t1e exception Of be Washington Light lutanty, p
sin G-icie who are u ,hirg-, their way back
20 che c..v Captain Reno and the other occupants Of
tae rseual and their families iett E-dstur5ed on
.. utroe OF tte captain that hostile demonstration
<old br attempted
Fort Moran wa, also e silly taken, and the Alsb
r..imeurai lag drown 20 the breeze. i. contained
-sou- goo sho. and she'll
THE URiN5 1870 TIKI STAR or THE WASP
TIE following animated and grspaic account Of the
f-u, .aa tls 'SAr Of the West and the scenes and
Incidents &C which gave Ii,e is taken from the Charles
ton Courier Of las; Thursday.
Elry in tue morning between the hours Of six s1d
seven O'Clock, The city was intensely excited by the
rrpor-s heavy Ordnance in the hsrhor. 'ISc Stlr
~ che West, vas tlc exclamation OF slL "One, Two,
'tllee "tJJt' guus-t5e contest i begun. In a lew
minute, ueopla from all parts OF the city came from
their houses and rushing ont 10 the waters
edge. The streets were througed with eager men.
hlgyny ards the battery and the wharveS to aScer
tl a thar coud Doe learned d. the noise made by the
CIrs the C'iug TIE cannon as long a. they were
cscbarrel went on regular, deliberate succession,
clearly ,vucgg that in serving them the utmost mitsry
precision had Deea attaed, and rejected grca; circuit
upon those managing them.
With the naked nothing OF Wha. was going o" in
the harbJr could 5e discovered, and queuty tl"
mOs- intense excitement prevailed md oIt What bad
caused the cessation Of reports, S er seventeen or
eighteen hsd been discharged
l not uatl bait hour So that the popullcc,
b. ta- Jm- fully aroused the importance Of the
meIt evidently made bv troops was pu- b posse
sion OF the facts Of Che affair l1 the meantime crowd.
ot people had rhcret Do rlos' convenient localities,
Tor pJo,IrrE information. The Bul,'iu boards Of the
IeVspSper o SEES She Wblrv,s aud stree, corners we-c
'ed %ia people, and evesy scrap OF intelligence was
grsrdiy d-yOu-sd.
A, -oon as the S.1r ~ Ns U5,t rol1d,i the point,
Size took To- What 10 termed shin Channel inside the
hsr and proceeded straight forward, until nearly oppo
site the wosss NORRIS Island not than three
qlhtcrs OF mile roal the battery aud within excl
ieut rit-e OF TIE At this position Ct slirs the
command Nas given fire, and 6s sent whizzinc
alsir- t.e bow, OF the steamer This Sguiicaa; hi.
60 proceed further noticed In other manner
by trc vessel than by displaying large flag OF the Fed
trti JulOI. As the Stars and Stripes run
mp To- the masthead the act OF defiance met with
Succession OF heavy shots from the fertilization. The
vessel continued her WAY, With increased speed, blt
or :uO shots taking effect. she concluded ad-
vlace fLr her and this conclusion hastecej by
the shots so hOure, which, though harmless and out
@. range OF the steamer skill gave evidence that hotter
worN on baud il further attempt made to pre-
coed.
The steamers damage very riang only two ofabout
teyeute ,hotsll ircd-tOOS effect upon her
oe the vessel about the forward part Of the bow
tue other amd,hips the vicinity OF the wheeLhouse
no idea of the extent OF dAnngh could be Gsceraincd
indeed it could no. been kuOwn whether she bad
been struck all bad it have been for the heavy
dull s1gni, and Subsequent crash aSay- accompanying
te ol.i that makes ts marx in naval engl cement.
Az al events she could have been badly injured or
aoed for while the 6fing cootiuued she rounded
70 and started cN srawari A tHjS iu,eutiOn
was shown al firing was instantly suspended
~ 'f-'" i'Hrsu-v. under command OF Colonel II
hgreE the ardOr Of the knew bounds The gree
casetues, shOsu by al 70 have shot at Tia
granger, With the intention Of bringing the FIRE o
Fort Sumter. The guns OF the Castle all manned
simply upon the spontaneous movement OF the th'm
N-'e- Each sprang 10 his post without command Of
he officer IN charge IL with the greatest culy
.t be could restrain them from fiiug and il not
until DeremDtory order % that effect was given that
gerle> Forts Mourie and johnson was eqqally great
though the garrison al the former we're grA,i6ed in
the privilege Of a number o; harml s. shots.
After al the facts Of the affair in the harbor bad be-
cone generally known throughout the city, the excite
Inent 10 wise abated. Several companies Of troops
never before in actual service called out and s.n;
70 different localities where their presence might be
ueeded and every precau:on taken By the energetic
administration securce all points that might be useful
10 the streets military uniforms numerous. O,d
aai young assumed The cloth Of war and took their
PAGES in the ranks War actual war. seemed inevita-
Ni- but with the thousand and ruuOrs that tew
aDolt nothing could be set down certain.
iosirds III o'clock boat from fort Sumter, bearing
q oheer in iul uniform with white hag seen TO
approach the cy. The officer met az the wharf by
l7 Or Two gentlemen, aud suffered in quietness 10
-.na de gave bis name Lieut. Hail. L. ) A, bear r
: uispAiehes from Major Anderson commanding Fort
Hlier % the Governor Of South Carolina and enQuir