New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-04-07

tbst she had Interior designs against the majesty Of
the Empire and the safety Of Southern institutions
oenerav. Tho nature OF these causes OF suspi-
eon is not stated, further thsa that aer lectures
contained ga trade of abuse of Southern ladies' -
disguised, probably in the form Of advice against
their indoent and slstternly habits-buf they were
enough to inspire the flower Of the Sumter chisAry
with the coursge to form themselves into ioriorn-
hope, and to rush, regardless Of consequences, on
thi. new and formidable shape Of danger
These adventurous spirits marched directly up 70
the very face of the enemy, aud in spite OF brave
resistance On her part, succeeded IN possessing
themselves of her military chest. 1t is the mere
crediable to their personal courage that they did
this in spite of a suspicion, which the Columbia
Journal develops at large that it was man in dis
guise, and not woman, with whom they had to do.
The articles among her baggage which seem to have
been regarded by the victors as the strongest con-
frmation of her reasonable intent-as we infer
from their being mentioned with all the emphasis of
Itacs-were lantern and side-sdddLe, II is not
said whether the lantern were dark one or not.
If so, it was certainly reasonable occasion to sus
pect her of being an emssary of the Know-No:h-
ings, and would justify any necessary precautions
sgainst her malicious designs on the little common
sense that they have left But We confess that We
are puzzled TO imsgne wherein the guilt Of the SIDE
saddle law Had il been saddle of the masculine
gender, we can see that it would naturally give
pcgnancy to the suspicion that Mrs. Emerson, like
Isco. "was not what she seemed" But whya
afr;La tarro into the aOul of
South Carolina, any more than any other article OF
feminine use or adjournment, we must own passes
our limited skill in diyination. We ensreat our
Southern contemporaries 10 cOndescend to our dark
eped estate, and expOund unto US the necessary
connection between Side-saddles and Sedition.
But the lantern and the sde-sadde, though the
chief, were by no means the only alarming dscov-
eres made in the repositories Of Emerson the
Epicene by the victorious cheSaliers. Among other
things fraught with horror were extracts cut from
"various papers" Southern papers, of cour'e) con-
tanning "accOunts of negroes being burnt, lnsur-
"rections effects of negro preaching, advertise
"ments of an individual wishing to purchase
"likely young negro woman, &c. A list OF her cor
res pondents was also discovered, (Which embraced
Presidents of almost every State north Of Mason
land Dixon's line-mOst Of them in Ohio, the very
"bot-bed of Aboltionism." And an envelope was
found actually addressed to some one in Massachu-
sets. The Committee came to the conclusion that
she was ga pbilanthropist of the Madam Beecher
"Stowe order, and that her mission if for no worse
purpose was to collect materials for work sim
liar to Uncle Toms Cabin" If for no morsc
purpose What could be worse, we should Like to
know II our Southern brethren really thought
that Mrs. Emerson was another Mrs. Stowe spy
ing out the nakedness Of the land for the purpose OF
writing second Uncle Tom, we could not wonder
at any seventies of suppression to which'they might
resort.
The Committee, "wet and wearied,' as they pa
the,ically and parenthetcally tell u.s. having been
caught iu shower while going from the lecture
"room to the hotel" (thus vicariousiy receiving
themselves the ducking which was the due only of
Their foe), abandoned the search before they had
gone through all Mrs. Emerson's baggage. thinking
that the discoveries they had already made put her
guilt hey ond all question. II was moved, before
they adjourned, tina! Der effects, including the dan.
eerous lsntern-for any instrument for difusing
light they must have looked upon as deadly
wespon-and the sedtious eide saddle, should be
sold, the proceeds given to her. and she cent by
pubic conveyance out of the State with q coove-
pient speed. But they determined at last to " re-
sport their discoveries to the Town Council, and
leave the matter in their magisteral hands publish
ing it in The UafcLmon, to put the Empire at large
on its guard against this intestine foe The COtum-
Al. l.. that. ~ M of sao
easily (f, indeed, che were let Of-for we have not
heard what action the Sumter magistrates took 10
the premises) and invites her to pay visit to the
capital Of the Palmetto State, where it promises
she shall be treated with all the hOnOrs due to her
"real sex aud desigi 81" and trusts "tha. this
"'.tropg minded woDaa may not take her final
departure from the State before this is done"
We have not heard whether or nos Mrs. Emerson
has ayaed herself of this proer Of the Inequalities
Of the central chivalry OF Carolina.
The Committee state the fact one beyond dis
pute that the Northern AbOitiOnst' afraid of loeet
ing the consequences Of their crimes themselves car
~ Oh their neiarOus purposes by the aid aud Dstru
mentality of their women. Relying upon South
ern gallantIy and generosity, they pick up aban-
" dObed characters, who will do anything for
money, and send them down here to corrupt our
slaves and libel our institutions, thinking because
"they are women, they will be safe from Southern
violence and rproach." We think that if these
ni,creants bave ever INDUCED in any such illusions,
they will have been eflectusIy awakened from their
dreom by the strenuous virtue of the patriotic
SUMTER e.. We cannot wonder that the Committee
should wind up their Report, leach ana every
90 member of it." by calling on the Town Au'horl-