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If m ll* Aih-m Ibkm From Vnr* t»un»|i«r l.rti.r ftmM Capt*GuD. Srgoinc ha- ku.dU permitted ui to p«k ludi lhr following k*tl»r received by bin on tiafr unlay l.i-t Imm I'apt. Abner Duuiilrdij, who it with'May. Andrr*»on, al Fort Sumpter, lur ill'll :Fort »t nr-TKR, 8. C., Jan. t, INI.Mr Ira* Sir:—ll it a niaii.-r of |(rf«i aahfr faction b» n»«* to *»?r that our motcmieiils bat hat* bn n approved by tny former towaaM, mi that the hrart ol Net York till bruit warm miitu«* (or lli«* Union. We hate been to kmgev-roundcd with trimmers and traitor*, that 1 begae to liar that (hr lute of the National K —thing oil in our couutry. Youtin* annoyaoc* of tlie Sou h Carolinians on iug lU'tuM-Wea (oi eaialbtl in the putaeaeiuR ef ilitt iiu|Mrtant wotk. ll ia the key oI the h»-bor, and iu Uk aery oenlre of their connmkaUo*M*.At Fourt Moultri- everything had ban pm-pared (or a deeper at* -laud ; but we could but# done I’llU* agaiuat the powerful lalllfM tf Ml Fort, which would hate been turned against m in addition loan ariuy ol at Jraat lo,«M mm, who would have a*«*ih*d us on the land Our onu btct «rre of iiule roorwqueoc*; our deteat would hate in to* led the Um d hailior to the United Sutra, a ton bare Ihh-u irrrparalde. Tlua Stale still her i^ntuiiir tclkiti*. The CbvlMtooiiLl ■* •uiruuuduig u- with baurrirfl no rt«ry point ^land in the vicinity, ai.d arming them with gens' Thu it dooamm Forte they hate Mixed, the hope ol p re renting any tesad from to our aati-tante, and aUo with a view IO tmm u* ultimately la rurrrr.der Irom a Uck of auppksa InihiiJ think they will he diaappomuM, isr there i- IfOtUCh wotd o -urrrmler in Major Aw d.r-oi.'s composition. The war garriaon lt;rf this Fort U *#*•• n- ’i. Wa katc about 70: bci •b'fuld they attatk u», I hop!* the country al large win hate no rmoo u Irid fault with mr dekaw.Hue of our b and ■*»«.' of our be n raptur* d. The hghu in the harbor been pul out, the buoy* taken up, all ration ha- br«r, CUt o# with ua, except the tiotr-ri.or choowea to authorise; and yet tin*itale to fire upon them. Major -till hope- that wiacr counsel- mat prevail i them, and that romctL ng may ormr lo p the impending strife. May God grant it; hat ■war nin-t come, let the people i iae in theirnit ol the Union. Trwtas.d maintain the integrity ^cause will carry the Ik-art ol thousands M b et. n in the aUte Scat**- thrmariwea. Iprobably not woon h»»* an epf»ortuatty la anotl*er letter to any person North. Idose abruptly, aa (be gentleman ia who will ukc lbi«.In haste. *ou/« T«ry trait,A. DOUBLED AY, C+L C.ii-Vfiinr lift* J SlUiIlL
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The Lansing State Republican
Lansing, Michigan, US
Wed, Jan 30, 1861
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