THE NATIONAL TROUBLES: The South Carolina Commissioners Sent Home; THE DISUNION MOVEMENT; THE HARBOR AND FORTS OF CHARLESTON (1/4/1861)

New York Times archives – Times Machine ^ | 1/4/1861

[Homer_J_Simpson]

WASHINGTON, Thursday, Jan. 3.

The President has returned the last communication of the South Carolina Commissioners unopened; and he has declined to receive anything more from them. They left in the morning boat for Charleston.

The Savannah forts were seized by Citizens of Georgia, at suggestions telegraphed from this city by the Georgia Delegation in Congress.

The Augusta arsenal has been some days in their possession.

Prominent citizens of North Carolina, on hearing the that troops were ordered South, called on Gov. ELLIS, and demanded the seizure of the forts at Wilmington. The demand being refused, they determined to act on their individual responsibility, when a dispatch received from Hon. L.O.B. BRANCH contradicted the report, and stopped the movement.

North Carolina considers her forts and arsenal within her grasp whenever policy dictates the seizure.

The reports that armed bands were organizing to take possession of the Capital before the votes for President and Vice-President are counted, meet with credence everywhere. Gen. SCOTT is actively engaged in the preparations for putting down this jacobin mob. Capt. N. STONE, recently appointed Inspector-General of the Militia of the District of Columbia, issued his orders to-day for each volunteer Company to meet at the respective armories this evening for drill, and to carry home their guns with them in order that the seizure of the armories may be averted.

Republican members of the Senate and House have been apprised of a contemplated assassins' attack upon them, but are generally prepared.

The Committee of Thirty-three met this morning and discussed NELSON proposition without coming to any definite conclusion. Slavery in the District was the subject under consideration.

The War Department is in receipt of official dispatches confirming the report of the massacre on Fort Walla Walla emigrant route.

[Homer_J_Simpson]

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The National Troubles: The South Carolina Commissioners Sent Home – 2-3
The Disunion Movement – 3-5
The Harbor and Forts of Charleston – 6-7
Editorial: Progress of the Rebellion – 7
Editorial: The Starvation Question – 7-8
Disunion and the Slave-Trade – 8
The Republican Platform – 8-9
Mr. Lincoln’s Cabinet – 9
An Abandoned Vessel Saved – 9
Arrivals in the City – 9
National Ball – 9

[sauropod]

Thanks again for posting. History is important.

[jmacusa]

I have to say that such are the times we live that when I see the titles of these threads I have to check the date.

But certainly, I for one know now how they felt in 1861.

[sauropod]

Ain’t that the truth.