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CONFEDERATE STATES. 



governing bonded warehouses, or as may be 

 otherwise provided. On such delivery being 

 made and an examination being instituted of 

 the train by said revenue officer, he shall, if 

 satisfied that all the merchandise has been de- 

 livered, furnish to the conductor or other per- 

 son in charge of the train, a permit to proceed 

 to a further destination. 



" The baggage of all passengers passing over 

 the railroad routes, on arrival at the revenue 

 station or depots, shall be subject to the inspec- 

 tion and examination of either the revenue 

 guard at such stations, or revenue officer at 

 such revenue depots ; and any baggage that 

 may be intended to be landed at places be- 

 tween the revenue stations and first revenue de- 

 pots, may be examined by the revenue guard, 

 and if containing no articles subject to duty, 

 shall be landed at the intermediate place 

 named, by having a permit, signed by the said 

 revenue guard, pasted permanently on the 

 trunk, valise, carpet-bag, or other envelope of 

 such baggage. 



" Should, however, dutiable articles be found 

 in such baggage, the trunk or other package 

 containing the same must be placed in the car 

 with the merchandise, and under the revenue 

 lock as before required, and the fact noticed in 

 the manifest. And such baggage shall be de- 

 livered, with the other merchandise, to the 

 chief revenue officer at the revenue depot, un- 

 der the foregoing regulations. 



" Passenger baggage destined for places be- 

 yond or more interior than the revenue depot, 

 must be examined by the chief revenue officer 

 at said revenue depot ; and if they are found 

 not to contain any merchandise subject to duty, 

 may pass to their destination by having a per- 

 mit, signed by the chief revenue officer, pasted 

 thereon. Should, however, such baggage con- 

 tain dutiable merchandise, the trunks or other 

 package in which said baggage is contained, 

 shall be deposited at said revenue depot." 



The civil list passed by Congress, at its first 

 session, placed the amount of appropriations 

 for this class of objects within very moderate 

 bounds. The items of the act were of the fol- 

 lowing proportions for each department of the 

 Government : 



"Legislative, $55,740; Executive, $33,050; 

 Department of State, $44,200; Treasury De- 

 partment, $70,800 ; War Department, $59,000 ; 

 Navy Department, $17,300; Post-Office De- 

 partment, $44,900; Judiciary, $63,200; Mint 

 and Independent Treasury, $80,000 ; Foreign 

 Intercourse, $100,000 ; Light-houses, $150,000; 

 Expenses of Collecting Eevenue, $545,000 ; 

 ^Executive Mansion, $5,000 ; Miscellaneous, 

 $200,000 ; Total, $1,468,190." 



This does not embrace the aggregate for 

 general purposes. A single bill appropriates 

 $1,323,767, for the equipment and support of 

 three thousand troops for twelve months. Other 

 bills appropriated for general purposes equally 

 large amounts, but the gigantic expenditures 

 which were at hand, were not then contem- 



plated. Affairs were, however, rapidly approach- 

 ing a crisis. The curtain was about to be raised, 

 which would exhibit in all their magnitude and 

 dreadful reality the consequences which seces- 

 sion was about to bring upon the Confederate 

 States. 



The Commissioners to "Washington were re- 

 fused an audience. The United States Gov- 

 ernment had prepared to send supplies to the 

 handful of troops besieged in Fort Sumter. 

 Notice of this intention was given to the Gov- 

 ernor of South Carolina, and if the Confederate 

 Government was in earnest in what had been 

 done, the hour had come when the sword must 

 be drawn. Its determination was soon taken, 

 and its action quickly followed. 



On the 8th of April, the following telegraphic 

 correspondence commenced between the Sec- 

 retary of "War for the Confederate States and 

 the Commander of the Confederate forces at 

 Charleston harbor : 



CHABLESTOM, April 8th. 

 L. P. Walker, Secretary of War : 



An authorized messenger from President Lincoln 

 just informed Governor Pickens and myself that pro- 

 visions will be sent to Fort Sumter peaceably, or other- 

 wise by force. G. T. ^EAUREGARD. 



MONTGOMERY, 10<A. 

 Gen. G. T. Beauregard, Charleston : 



If you have no doubt of the authorized character of 

 the agent who communicated to you the intention of 

 the Washington Government to supply Fort Sumter 

 by force, you will at once demand its evacuation ; and 

 if this is refused, proceed in such a manner as you may 

 determine, to reduce it. Answer. 



L. P. WALKER, Secretary of War. 



CHABLESTON, April 10. 

 L. P. Walker, Secretary of War : 



The demand will be made to-morrow at twelve 

 o'clock. G. T. BEAUREGARD. 



MONTGOMEBT, April 10. 

 General Beauregard, Charleston : 



Unless there are especial reasons connected with 

 your own condition, it is considered proper that you 

 should make the demand at an early hour. 



L. P. WALKER, Secretary of War. 



CHARLESTON, April 10. 

 L. P. Walker, Secretary of War : 

 The reasons are special for twelve o'clock. 



G. T. BEAUREGARD. 



CHABLESTON, April 11, 1861. 

 To Hon. L. P. Walker : 



The demand was sent at 2 p. M., and until 6 wes 

 allowed for the answer. G. T. BEAUREGARD. 



MONTGOMERY, April 11, 1861. 

 General Beauregard, Charleston : 

 Telegraph the reply of Major Anderson. 



L. P. WALKER. 



CHARLESTON, April 11, 1861. 

 To Hon. L. P. Walker : 



Major Anderson replies : " I have the honor to ac- 

 knowledge the receipt of your communication demand- 

 ing the evacuation of this fort, and to say in reply 

 thereto that it is a demand with which I regret that 



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 us to pieces, we will be starved out in a few days." 

 G. T. BEAUREGARD. 



