The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-02-09

Sumter and that II the settled deterinatil of ha
People Of South Caolns 70 take that fort at all nazrds
WASHINGTON, rsb. = 1907.
To ms FscEIKScY JANIS BrcLASAs, PgrSiDFsr:-
slR-lour reply, through your Secretary Of lie War
Department TO my communication Of January oover-
ing he demand the Governor of South Caro- ma FOR the
delivery Of Fort sumter received yes .erday Al /
though the very distinct and emphatic ra sal }, that de-
mand closes my mission, feel conss ainei to correct
some strange msspprehensons into WI ch your ecreta
ny has fallen There has been no s daca,ion Of the de-
maDd authorized TO be made nd no change what |
In It's character, and of thu Won were dstnct
ly informed in my commun' cation Of January 81
You had tho original dems I'd as de,varea N ma
by Governor Pickens ON he 18th Of January and
you have an extract TO N the further instructions
received by me- expressly stating that he he Governor)
was ~ Tue we he entertained the 18th Of
January by that very correspondence which you assgn
as Tue cause Oh 'ne legei modification. You
' 'no 0lisc'er Vi the demaad has been modified yet
you have from me ut one communication and that as
o mo on'a'y' and you have nothing from the Cover
nor ou' INC very demand ITSELF which you say has been
mooihed. Wna' purpose of peace Cancellation your
secretary coui0 have had view in the introduction Of
'ns point AL IL is difficult to perceive. You next at
tempt 10 ridcule the proposal presented as
SIMPLY an offer the part of South CAROLINA
10 ouy ort Sumter and contents rs property Of
the em ted States, sustained by q declaration,
"a oneo' that II she Ia not permitted 10 make tne
purchas she will seize the fort by force of 1t
diicn consider this other than intentional mis-
const ructon You told that South Carolina, as
sepa rate independent sovereignty would tolerate the
occ ipaton by foreign troops of a military post within
he limits but that nasmuch as you, in repeated mos
ages and your correspondence, had laid much stress
upon the character of your duties, arising from consider
ing property South Carolina so far as this mat
ter Of property suggested by yourself concerned
ns,r
ty the exercise Of her sovereign right of eminent
domain and this your Secretary calls proposal to
purchase The idea of purchase is entirely ncon
sistent with the assertion of paramount right in the
purchaser. had supposed that an interest ia
property as such could other than purely proprie
iary and If confined myself to this narrow view OF
your relations Fort Sumter you least should not
consider it the subject Of criticism. Until III your letter
yesterday, you chose to consider relations in
everything which you have written, which has been
writes under your direction 1t precisely because
you had yourself chosen to place your action on the
ground OF purely proprietary right that tie proposal OF
compensation made, and you admit that in thus
it Fort SUMTER would probably be subjected 70 the eN
ercse Of the right OF eminent domain In your letter OF
yesterday through your Secretary, you shift your posi-
tion. You claim that your government bears to Fort
Sumter political relations Of much higher and more i'm
posing character.
1t part Of my mission 10 discuss the political
latons OF the United States government 20 anything
within the territorial limits of South Carolina. South
Carolina caims dissolved all political connection
with your GOV ernmeu, and destroyed all political
relations Of your government with everything within her
borders she is PROFESSIONALLY at this moment de face
a separate and independent government exercising com
pete sovereignty every foot OF her soil except Fort
Srnpter Now that the intention Is showed To hold this
place as military post, with claim of exclusive
jurisdiction the part Of a government foreign to
South Carolina, It will be for the authorities
to determine what is the proper to be pursued Is
then 10 ignore the fact South Carolina Is to yours
foreign government And how with this patent fact be-
fore you you consider the continued occupation of
the fort her habo pacific measure and parcel OF
peaceful policy passes certainly my comprehension You
say that the garrison for protection, and is
Z held the purpose for which has been ever held
s construction Are you not aware that 10 hold IN
}, the territory foreign Power fortress against her
WILL avowcdy for the purpose OF protecting her citizens
perhaps the highest insult which government can
J. offer another? Fort Sumter garrsoncd
at all until South Carolina had dissolved her connection
with your government. This garrison entered in tho
night with every Of secresy after sping
he guns burning the gun carriages and cutting down
the flag Of adjacent fort, which was then aban
doned South Carolina has not taken Fort sumter into
possession only because Of her misplaced conf
govern r,ent which deceived her. Afortrcss
occupied the circumstances above stated Is
sdorcd only Of irritation, but repre-
sent 1t as held for protection Your Exceency's
Secretary has INDUCED IN irony very grave subject
the responsibility for consequences, indeed it
does rect us, your Exccency hap
a PLY unconscious of the fact
i return to Charleston TO morrow.
With considerations Of high regard I am, very
spectfaiy J. W. HAYNE, Special Envoy.
DEPARTURE OF COLONEL HAYNE AND
LIEUTENANT FALL FOR CHARLESTON.
THE ATTACK FoET SUMTER EXPECTED TO BE
MADE ON WEDNESDAY NEXT.
WASHINGTON, Feb 8, 1861.