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January 16, 1861 – Unionist Sentiment
The nominal Editor of the disunion organ in this City says that the Standard has cast "foul imputations" on Messrs. Avery, Erwin, and Person. Now, this nominal Editor utters a…
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We stated in our last that Maj. Anderson, in command of a few United States’ troops at Fort Moultrie, had abandoned that place and removed to Fort Sumter, as a safer and more defensible spot than the former. It is now stated that Maj. A. did this without specific orders, and on his own responsibility.