The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-02-23
NEW YORK HERALD SATURDAY FEBRUARY 49,

the other States OF tho Uni0a and exorcise OF
rest the free passage Of goods from the ocean 70 the
States above her to estimate their value by own
GERS, to mposs them and 70 exact from the
the duties and for their transportation the places
out Of her own territory 10 which they destined
Tho control thus assumed over the commerce OF the
Mississippi goes far beyond the pretensons set up in the
Old World on the basis Of ancient prescription
descnson and oloodsheo, but condemned BY the
general judgment OF mankind
In its bearing the revenue system OF the United
States, this subject assumes an Importance peculiar
itself The usurpaton In question practically aboshes
the twenty ports OF delivery above New Oeans at any
ceived by sea, and the duties on them paid Il d.
verts the customs revenue, ordinarily collected
such goods at these ports from the Treasury Of the
United States into that Of louisiana abrogstes the
whole system Of the United States the Valley
OF the Mississippi above New Orleans far it is sp
subversion OF the authority Of the United States is sus
tanned and enforced through the military occupation By
q me erected At the mouth q the
Union for the protection OF the vast commerce OF that
river sod its tbutars The vessels placed there by the
laws have fallen into her hands, matters whether
the officers TO whom they confded corrupted
to the 70 which they had sworn ssSisncs
and fidelity the fruit OF Spontaneous derelcon Of
high moral and official obligations The State by re-
ceiv:pg them and the vcesels they commanded her
service has given her countenance sanction to
most odious Of political oiIeoces She has completed
history By seizng the public treasure IN tho Branch
Mint at New Orleans, (placed there confding govern
ment, with the assurance that under the agts Of her
honor it would be secure from vioIaon) and appropri
ating under circumstances showing either that
there was a criminal completely, on the part
that be yielded to the coercve power Of superior
physical force. AS aids TO forcibe assumption Of the
revenue authority Of the government theee successive
That this pretenson will DO speedily reDounced hard
~ be doubted concerns the interests Of nine States
VfSIsn ~H.cy,
gate population Of than fourteen millions OF souls.
If persisted in must soon become source Of the most
fmbitterec strife. Its assertion the exponent OF the
Independent attitude Louisiana has assumed shows that
the safety OF the riparian States, the Mississippi
and Ms tributaries, must depend on the regulation
OF the revenue system these waters by a com
mon government; in the administration OF which
have voice. and that the possession Of tho fortresses
which command the entrance this great natural
channel of internal communication for any length
OF tiOe remain under less restricted military control
without the most serious distur Dances And it behooves
the whole country especially that great por OF it
which penetratedby the currents Of the Mississippi
and liz continents to consider where the commerciu
ascendency thus assumed by the State Of louisiana will
be likely 70 have is termination, IL any Just conception
OF ts magnitude and arbitrary control may be Inserted
from these IS incipent developements
Throughout this whole Of encroachmept an ag
grerson The federal government has horne itself with
spirit q paterDal forbearance Of which there Is no
example Ia the history OF political society, waiting in
patient hope that the empire would
sway over those whom the excitement Of passion had
thus bendad and trusting that the friends Of good order
weariec with submission to proceedings which they dis
approv would at no distant day rally under the ban
ner Union and assert themselves with vaor and
success agaps tho recklcssness aud Violence
THE LIGHTHOUSES, BEAOONS AND BU0YS.
SOUTH CAROLINA.
limited States Iob,honsa rnsnac.or n, IN s'
ed 10 the iabheuse Hoard nm the Govcrn"r ~ Sth
Carolina had requested him TO leave the state authorz
him from removing rnv nrooerty heon ,;n0 to The limited
staes in the buoy she'd On tho LIST January the Cover
nor forbade the removal OF vessels belonging to tho
l,uhthouse estabshment from CharIes,on hut the IN
snectoT ICommander Hurterl was allowed TO leave by
lard n, the AIN the removal M the 0ht vesseI al Rat
aSrate Shosis oe tho harhor ~ c,Ssres,on ,ssa 70
porieI 10 the lighthouse Board and the Board was in
,,ad MOT ,ha ,hro tandaro a., ,ha harhor ~ rhsr,as
Ton bas haan sesed bv hc an,hores Of South c.,o,na
o,ciaI incarnation having aso been rce;veS of the
-s.,.~ ~ r huo,a tho av,ncto, ~ ,ichs ann ,ha ~
,on 10y ,r r sn ~ .s aI %,
C1prleston the following notice was pub,ished =
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Orycv or rus LtcaTaousu BoArp
wAsaiseros, d. @, jan %. 1857
Information has been received a. THIS office that the light
vesss AZ naasnhke nosis mas Deen wnaIwn sa ,ne
gareson = q have bean asont,nmed The buoy. remoye
snd the main ship channel 80 obsruced as for
navigation. BY order X. SEMMES, Secretary.
cpopcyA
p tho stb or Eerarv the keeper of 81 simons Jipht
near Jr,n renorte ths, his igbt had becn o,so9red
by marty of persons claiming Authority from the state
ou. .1s nsn. was n nou % n. n,.
Eppines renoI tad that roesessop had been taken az
Nc oaica rYn,tnrc Gc in S,vannab Nv the anthor;tie
Of he S,ate ~ : =
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~, M Ienacso- rayyor,.S 81 ,ha ,ondo. aIy,
:, s f; n - .h ths h 49, ass.s;sa. s 900 =,
Mh,I * ora., y, The commsnS.ns nsacer or the ssso
,roo,s a, Ea., Mnrran On tho o., r sansnra GoI
so,. =. ~ Ca.asas uoh.,a ro,eaa sararSn.
t.ra 10, 10 20; he nara oS he sna,o,n S.a,a ~
.i.haya 49,, oaseas,an oS ~ sos.-a i3cn,horss
Within the state and III appurtenaoces pertaining to the
Same Mr. sanfo,d had rssoned his comm ,siop as Col
iac,o- o. a. .S,h ~ ,ha sa,na month = -
~, .ha ,s. - LaS,r.s. Co., uorax, ,r.nar,,,.a
cnny of ta,,ar osdroaSed N + Grammar -, late
of the limited States NAVY nv r Sanford Collector an
10 whom the uas .endered he the
oS alaharo hn, ,nho rafrseS ~ accan, a.
Cn,n.ndar R.ndy havino M forca nj his DISPOSAL IN
resis ha assnnn,ions ~ en,ho-tv was al hs own re
Quest relieved from he ncatoo in which
80, lad nlsced him
1oruer.S. AKIN VI op,n.
saveraI tcapere or lghts In 80 va stata have tan
se,ss ,ba,r ai,.g;n 80 reason tho, ,he;r
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