New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-01-15
THE REIGN OF TERROR.

Mr.. Lyman 4. Dickey, q gentleman who went down
to South Carolina from Massachusetts and who Is on
bis return to bis nstve State, called US yesterday
and made the following statement
Invent down to Roberville in South Carolina, and
went TO work cutting wood. l was coon taken sick.
| bad been sick two months, and wrote TO my
people 20 send some money, 70 that could come
home decen,ly was not able to 90 TO the post-ohce
uvself lived six uee from the post-ofhce, and the
man was staying with was sending on by free negro
10 get some sugar and this negro also carried my letter.
The vglant Committee opened IT, and sen, me the fol-
lowing letter:
"Mr. LYMAN A. DicKEY-Sir. Having found in
The possession Of free negro letter directed to Boz
ton the VillaDt Committee ordered 1t to DO opened
which having been done, 1t was sealed again and sent
to s destuaion. This IL to notify you thu, you are
TO leave the State of South Carolina soon as your
/ health permits you 70 do 10. BY order.
| SAMUEL 3oL0HoNS, Secretary"
This was on the 2ith of December. 1t WA not until
last Wednesday that Mr. Diekey wss able to leave the
State He informs us that he overheard the man with
whom he was staying say that If be thought that
Dickey was an Abohtoni4 he would kill him himself.
WHAT THEY SAY IN MASSACHUSETTS,.
From opr Own Correspondent
Boston, Jan. IL. 1861.
State on the eth were designed to arouse the
patriotic feeling Of the people, in view of the APP
| pretended attack on Washington az well as to
commemorate the great achievement OF the great
enemy Of Notification, and do honor to Major
Anderson. Those which were fired BY order Of
the Governors of the neighboring States were for
the same purpose and were based on informa-
lion which came 10 Gov. Andrew and tho other
Governors The firing had good effect; but the
shots fred at the Star Of the West by the South
Carolina rebels have hsd q still better ono. Two
months ago the traitors and tories were too numer-
GUS for comfort. The Boston COnritr within that
time openly declared that if there should be war,
there would be no united North, but 1t would come
between the friends of the Union and the enemies
Of concession; that IT, between the Doughfaces aud
Republicans Being rebuked for this language, it
repeated it, substantially, saying, among other
things that any deadly struggle which would arise
would necessarily be- between those who differ
with each ether. when the final question
comes Git is said). where would the fatal contest DO
no likely to arise as between the Unionsts and DIS.
unionists Of the Noith-in q word, upon the soil
itself from which sprang the very seeds Of dissen-
sion7p And again: Such O war, if it comes, let
ouy friends be assured will not be in the South alone
-probably not ut ALL II win be no Sevas-
topol for us 10 contemplate OF distance, but in
erery likelihood at our Dery doors"
The Post, though more cautious, has steadily
pleaded the cause Of the rebels from the beginning
The Custom. House is q nest Of traitors If | may
Judge from some of it's officers with whom have
conyersed, who declare that for their part they will
do nothing TO put down the rebellion. DR.. George
b. Lorins, in long letter to Mr. Martin OF South
| Carolina, gave him to understand the same things
and Caleb Gushing, in hall dozen speeches which
be has made within the last two years, has told the
South that if there any attempt to modest them
the Democrats Of tbs North would interfere Ia 1t
any wonder, then, that We find such paragraphs as
| this, from authentic Southern sources:
III imsgined by many intelligent Southrons thai there
powerful parry the NORTH who only waiting the oppotta
| nity 70 sid them In subvertpg the Government"
SO the doughface newspapers, orators, and letter
writer's are not only responsible for raising the
bellion BY their infamous lies concerning tho Repub
! leans, but also fer ths immediate outbreak, BY