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Beaufort River (South Carolina, United States) (search for this): chapter 3.26
rtion thereof, so long as the same shall remain the property of the United States, and be used for the purposes aforesaid, and no longer. The cession of the site of the Watervliet Arsenal is made in the same or equivalent terms, except that, instead of defense and safety of the city and port of New York, etc., the language is, defense and safety of the said State, and no longer. South Carolina in 1805, by legislative enactment, ceded to the United States, in Charleston harbor and on Beaufort River, various forts and fortifications, and sites for the erection of forts, on the following conditions, viz.: That, if the United States shall not, within three years from the passing of this act, and notification thereof by the Governor of this State to the Executive of the United States, repair the fortifications now existing thereon or build such other forts or fortifications as may be deemed most expedient by the Executive of the United States on the same, and keep a garrison or gar
Charleston Harbor (South Carolina, United States) (search for this): chapter 3.26
, the language is, defense and safety of the said State, and no longer. South Carolina in 1805, by legislative enactment, ceded to the United States, in Charleston harbor and on Beaufort River, various forts and fortifications, and sites for the erection of forts, on the following conditions, viz.: That, if the United Stats I believe, were desirous to make, and prompt to propose to the federal authorities. On the secession of South Carolina, the condition of the defenses of Charleston harbor became a subject of anxiety with all parties. Of the three forts in or at the entrance of the harbor, two were unoccupied, but the third (Fort Moultrie) waseet again in Washington about the end of the ensuing November, to examine the report and revise it for transmission to Congress. Major Anderson's duties in Charleston harbor hindered him from attending this adjourned meeting of the commission, and he wrote to me, its chairman, to explain the cause of his absence. That letter was
Massachusetts (Massachusetts, United States) (search for this): chapter 3.26
Chapter 2: Tenure of public property ceded by the States sovereignty and eminent domain principles asserted by Massachusetts, New York, Virginia, and other States the Charleston forts South Carolina Sends commissioners to Washington sudden movement of Major Anderson correspondence of the commissioners with the P The ultimate ownership of the soil, or eminent domain, remains with the people of the state in which it lies, by virtue of their sovereignty. Thus, the state of Massachusetts has declared that— The sovereignty and jurisdiction of the Commonwealth extended to all places within the boundaries thereof, subject only to such rights of concurrent jurisdiction as have been or may be granted over any places by the Commonwealth to the United States. Revised Statutes of Massachusetts, 1836, p. 56. In the acts of cession of the respective states, the terms and conditions on which the grant is made are expressed in various forms, and with differing degrees
Fort Moultrie (South Carolina, United States) (search for this): chapter 3.26
of Charleston harbor became a subject of anxiety with all parties. Of the three forts in or at the entrance of the harbor, two were unoccupied, but the third (Fort Moultrie) was held by a garrison of but little more than one hundred men—of whom only sixty-three were said to be effectives—under command of Major Robert Anderson of t after their arrival—they were startled, and the whole country electrified, by the news that, during the previous night, Major Anderson had secretly dismantled Fort Moultrie, Ibid., Chapt. X, p. 180. spiked his guns, burned his gun carriages, and removed his command to Fort Sumter, which occupied a more commanding position in the in regard to the threatening aspect of events in the earlier part of the winter of 1860-‘61. When he told me of the work that had been done, or was doing, at Fort Moultrie —that is, the elevation of its parapet by crowning it with barrels of sand—I pointed out to him the impolicy as well as inefficiency of the measure. It s
Fort Taylor (Texas, United States) (search for this): chapter 3.26
tack was threatened; the means adopted were inefficient, because any ordinary field piece would knock the barrels off the parapet, and thus render them hurtful only to the defenders. He inquired whether the expedient had not been successful at Fort Brown, on the Rio Grande, in the beginning of the Mexican war, and was answered that the attack on Fort Brown had been made with small arms, or at great distance. After the removal of the garrison to the stronger and safer position of Fort SumterFort Brown had been made with small arms, or at great distance. After the removal of the garrison to the stronger and safer position of Fort Sumter, I called upon him again to represent, from my knowledge of the people and the circumstances of the case, how productive the movement would be of discontent, and how likely to lead to collision. One of the vexed questions of the day was by what authority the collector of the port should be appointed, and the rumor was that instructions had been given to the commanding officer at Fort Sumter not to allow vessels to pass, unless under clearance from the United States collector. It was easy to u
Fortress Monroe (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 3.26
the property, of the United States. The terms of the cession sufficiently manifest that they were free—will offerings of such forts and sites as belonged to the state; public functionaries were bound to know that, by the United States law of March 20, 1794, it was provided that no purchase shall be made where such are the property of a State. Act to provide for defense of certain ports and harbors of the United States. The stipulations made by Virginia, in ceding the ground for Fortress Monroe and the Rip Raps, on March 1, 1821, are as follows: an act ceding to the United States the lands on old point comfort, and the Shoal called the Rip Raps. Whereas, It is shown to the present General Assembly that the Government of the United States is solicitous that certain lands at Old Point Comfort, and at the shoal called the Rip Raps, should be, with the right of property and entire jurisdiction thereon, vested in the said United States for the purpose of fortification and
South Carolina (South Carolina, United States) (search for this): chapter 3.26
a, and other States the Charleston forts South Carolina Sends commissioners to Washington sudden fety of the said State, and no longer. South Carolina in 1805, by legislative enactment, ceded that both before and after the secession of South Carolina preparations were secretly made for reenfo their appurtenances, within the limits of South Carolina, and also for an apportionment of the publconsidered by the government and people of South Carolina as a violation of the implied pledge of a and allay the resentment of the people of South Carolina. The influence which such a measure wouldwas accompanied by the first letter of the South Carolina commissioners to the President, with his a was sent to Washington by the governor of South Carolina to effect, if possible, an amicable and pet Sumter was never garrisoned at all until South Carolina had dissolved her connection with your Gov adjacent fort, which was then abandoned. South Carolina had not taken Fort Sumter into her own po[8 more...]
Old Point (North Carolina, United States) (search for this): chapter 3.26
s: an act ceding to the United States the lands on old point comfort, and the Shoal called the Rip Raps. Whereas, It is shown to the present General Assembly that the Government of the United States is solicitous that certain lands at Old Point Comfort, and at the shoal called the Rip Raps, should be, with the right of property and entire jurisdiction thereon, vested in the said United States for the purpose of fortification and other objects of national defense: 1. Be it enacted bs in writing under his hand and the seal of the State, to transfer, assign, and make over unto the said United States the right of property and title, as well as all the jurisdiction which this Commonwealth possesses over the lands and shoal at Old Point Comfort and the Rip Raps: . . . 2. And be it further enacted, That, should the said United States at any time abandon the said lands and shoal, or appropriate them to any other purposes than those indicated in the preamble to this act, that
United States (United States) (search for this): chapter 3.26
t contains this express condition: The United States are to retain such use and jurisdiction, smed most expedient by the Executive of the United States on the same, and keep a garrison or garrisy, and were therefore the property, of the United States. The terms of the cession sufficiently mae jurisdiction thereon, vested in the said United States for the purpose of fortification and other it further enacted, That, should the said United States at any time abandon the said lands and shoder such conditions, the government of the United States assented to their propriety, and the princngton, to treat with the Government of the United States for the delivery of the forts, magazines, her property held by the Government of the United States, as agent of the confederated States, of wo preserve and protect the property of the United States. To this I replied, with all the earnestn a majority, in mass, of the people of the United States. When discussing the question of withdraw[11 more...]
Robert Anderson (search for this): chapter 3.26
commissioners to Washington sudden movement of Major Anderson correspondence of the commissioners with the Psident interviews of the author with Buchanan Major Anderson the Star of the West the President's special were said to be effectives—under command of Major Robert Anderson of the First Artillery. About twelve dayspreparations were secretly made for reenforcing Major Anderson, in case it should be deemed necessary by the gd, by the news that, during the previous night, Major Anderson had secretly dismantled Fort Moultrie, Ibid., harleston. On the occupation of Fort Sumter by Major Anderson, Secretary of War Floyd, taking the ground thatproved that the suggestion was not accepted. Major Anderson, who commanded the garrison, had many ties and rt and revise it for transmission to Congress. Major Anderson's duties in Charleston harbor hindered him fromight was the honor, how broad the patriotism of Major Anderson, and how fully he sympathized with me as to the
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