The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1861-01-12

+ lfumouH--Her secession movement, I'D may
opinion, is nothing. [Laughter.] 1t Is nothing
but iasurrectong But not only S: G. When
they have pretended that secession is justiiable
which amounts to nothing, but Georgia and Al
ALBANIA men told that the public property could
De s'ezed without secession, yet the Senator
from Miss, says that the best way to advance
civil war Is to withdraw the forces. and that the
flag under which he has so often marched should
be taken down and palmetto flag run I'D in its
place. .
The question is, can constitutional s,ayerv he
| maintained?
Has this government any power to protect its
self
In other words, have we a Government, as all
the people of Illinois believe we have. Gov.
ernment-and that it has power to maintain
itself-not by making a civil war-no move
propose to execute the laws Of the Federal Gov
ernment-those who commence the war on the
| Federal government inaugurate the war
When did we ever talk of coercing State {?
The Senator from Mississippi refers to the
Convention which formed the Constitution of the
United States when it was agreed that the
Federal Government could not coerce State.
| l agree with him there
Under the old Confederation the Government
| acted on the States. .. ....
! Mr.. Green replied. State had right in
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all the States. A State had no right to go to a
| territory, but citizen had. l want to know
whether all the citizens have equal rights to en-
| Joy their proper mode Of protection by law?
Mr.. Davis.-I deny that any State has right
| IN the territory any more than county has. For
instance Missouri and st. Louis are equal A
debate that here ensued, called up the Missouri
Compromise
Mr. Trumbull said the Missouri Compromise
did not establish slavery south of SO 80, but pro-
hibited it north of it.
MIR Mason. The non.excution of the law in the
non-slaveholding States shows the law to be a
matter of no value.
| Mr. Green here got the floor for next Monday.
Mr. Mason moved to postpone the subject till
| Saturday.
Mr. Benjamin moved the Senate adjourn, and
at At the Senate adjourned.
Charleston, Jan. O.
About IL o'clock this morning boat from
Fort Sumpter, bearing Lieut.. Hall with q white
| flag approached the city. Lieut.. Hall had an
| interview with Gov. Pickens and was afterwards
escorted to his boat and re embarked for Fort
| Sumpter.
The communication from Major Anderson is
| as follows
| To His Exceency, the Governor of South Caro-
| Sir, Two Of your batteries, this morning, fired
upon the Hlg of my government. As have not
| been notified that war has been declared by
Sou Carolina sSast tn" United States, l can
not but think this IA hostile act committed with
out your sanction aud authority. Under that
hope refrain from opening fire on Your bat
| terieS.
have the honor therefore respectfully to ask
| whether the above mentioned nct-one which
believe IS without parallel in the history of oui
nI fh.r, twill al m,
| ment-was cummt ed III obedience to your in
structonS, and notify you that if it is not dis
| claimed that l regard it All act of war, and
shall uot, after reasonable time for the return Of
| my messenger permit any vessel to pass within
the range Of the guns Of my fort.
In order to save. rs far as it is in nv power
the shedding of blood, hope YOU will take due
notification of my decision for the good of all
concerned Hoping, however, that your answer
may justify further orbearance my part,
remain, Respectfully, ROBERT ANDERSON.
Governor Pekins after stating the position OF
South Carolina to the United States says, that
any attempt to send United States troops into
| Charleston harbor to reinforce the forts would
be regarded as an act Of hostility, and in con
| cluSion adds that any any attempt to reinforce
the troops at Ft Sumpter or to retake and resume
| possession of the forts within the waters Of
South Carolina, which Ma or Anderson abandon
ed after spiking the cannon or doing other dam
age cannot be regarded by the authorities of the
State as indicative of any other purpose thar
the coercion of the State by the armed force o
the Government. Special agents therefore have
been off the bar to warn vessels, armed or un
armed, having troops to reinforce Ft Sumpte
abroad, not to enter the harbor
Special orders have been & ven to command
crs at the forts not to fire on such vessels till
shot across the forts should warn them of thu
prohibition of the State Under these circum
stances the Star of the West this morning at
tempted to enter the harbor with troops, afte
having been notified she could not enter ant
consequently she was fired into. The act Is per
fcctly justified by me. In regard TO your threat
about the harbor, it is only necessary for me L
say you alone must be the judge of your respon
sblity. Your position in the harbor has beer
tolerated by the authorities of the State ant
while the act of which YOU complain is in per
feet consistency with the rights and duty of tn,
State, it is not perceived how far the conduc
you propose to adopt can find parallel in thu
, history of any country, or be reconcied will
other purpose than that of your government i'm
posing on the State the condition Of an acquire,
| province. Signed, +. w. PICKENs.
, Second Communication from Major Anderson
, to his Excesncy Governor Pickens.-Sir:
have the honor to acknowledge the receipts o
your communications, and say that, under til
} circumstances | have deemed it proper to refe
the whole matter to my government, and inten
dcfening the course indicated in my note thi
morning, until the arrival from Washington o
such instructions l may receive; and hav
, the honor, also, to express the hope that no Oh
ST. uction will be placed in the way, and that yor
will do me the favor of giving every facility 70
? the departure and return of the bearer, Lieut.
e J. Talbot, who is directed to make the journey
Signed RoBr. ANDERSON.
Gov. Pickens Immediately granted the pei
e mission desired and directed that Lieut. Talbo
: have every facility and courtesy extended him a
b"arer Of dispatches to the United States Go,
, ernmeu,, bothin goins and returning
Charleston, Jan. 10.
Lieut.. Talbot left Charleston late last nigh
with despatch from Major Anderson to tn
: President eff the United Sites. Lieut.. Table
l. goes to Washington for further instructions frol
the President A party of gentlemen entert"i
!, him at the Charleston Hotel previous to his d.
= parture.
There is no excitement here.
u Fl kearnev, Jnn To-
u The Western Stage passed at II. m. for On
!. aha with six Passengers, Hinckley's 4 Co.'S E.
press, and $500 in dust.
Denver, Jan. S.
= The dead bodies of two unknown men wer
found last week, one TWO and the other Is mil,
y from here The first evidently committed su
eide, and the other was murdered. No clue t
their name or residence.
Augusta, Ga, jan. 9.
dispatch receivedhere from Charleston state
that the steamship Star of the West attcmp
ed to reinforce Fort Sumpter this morning, whe
: the batteries on Morris Island opened fire on he
Some ten shots were fired at the Star of tn
West, when she retired. Fort Sampler did nc
fire gun.
Baltimore, Jan. 9.
A company Of marines, numbering 40 mu:
u kets, under Lieut. Holell, came on a specis
: train from Washington this morning, and too
possession of Fort McHenry, and raised tn
stars and stripes.
New York, Jan. 10.
A special Washington dispatch to the Pos
says Moses Kelly, late chief clerk in the Depart
ment of the Interior under Secretary Thompson
is his successor, now in discharge OF his duties
Diy nf Now i l..