New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-02-07

he SRA % of which brave t..'rne,tsp commenced his
-its, but is now quite ohlrou~ If the daneers which
eses hm in hi, sla.ubcrs. The skec OF the tree u'-
der which darkey las cnculy pun a,iGc bis basSct
aud thrown himsvlf, when, having iailen aile'p,
AoCk Of mustcioes is seen lowering about lbs noe,
while luge rattl, snake is siearlily crawling
toward lin from under lis roots, c'not be Ic-
presented lerel You ask if South Carolina aonrsffs
IN site of he great paicl That Ii n question which
shall bc better able to an,wer by and by. IT. was
exI ec,ed that the work ugOu tie new State-honse
wonld be ,nrrend,d; but at the eleventh hour, the
LegslauIe made an appropriation which VIII insure It's
progress for te present. Money il very scarce, and
credit ditto. Tie planters cannot get tleir usual adj
vances upon cotton Tie expenses Of IA standing army
at Cha lesion, and Of extra legislation, and $40 per
diem TO Commission to Foreign States ana Gov
ernmens without any income except by TAXATION must
produce a slight sringeney iii the money market; ana
unes. the pressure lis removed the public works mrs
stop and business OF every kind will come TO COM
paratve stand-e The means for cauyng on tier
greet public work-the Slate-llouse- come from
the p ople AZ large, must ALSO 10 great extent, The
,inows OF war" know some pers' ns wlo wore TIE
blue cocsade, inclined to question the infti"Ity oil
Southern politicians since the new tax rates have been
fixed.
Active war preparations have been carried on ever
since the occupation OF Fort Sumter by Mayor Ahder-
son. The people Of Columbia are rife with military
feeling and the "soul-siirng dum" ia heard through
the streets daily stimulating the chivahOus sons OF
South Carolina to resistance of Northern rule The
ladies Of Columbia are actively engaged IN sending
comforts TO Tie army and alec IL scrdP"g mt, e0Sl
ing balls snd making Jaa9oges, all of which will be
in demand it, AS proposed, they attempt 10 storm FCit
Sumter About 500 men have left this city for
Charleston and nearly many more are awaiting the
Governors orders. This taking away Of the strength
and protection of the city has created some trepdaion
iii the minds of shose left home, and tie remaining
s,eng'h has been org lnzed into " Home Guard for
the protection of the city against Instruction Every
abe.bodied man il obliged do night patrol duty and
arrest any person who fails TO give plausible account
of himself plot was discovered last week for ret
ting fire to the city in twenty different places. Ger
man working upon tie State.House is said to be tie
irstigator and will undoubtedly meet his ia'e at
ropes end very soon. Strangers residing leie tenn
porary are called upon to patrol, snd shall be on
duty tonight with gun upon my shoulder.
Many people disrust the negroes, and rather sus-
pect they entertain designs not entirely favorable to the
welLbeng of the whites. The slaves largely outnuu-
Der the whites in this State. Whites, 3OU,oOO slaves,
l07 900.
The POPULATION of Columbia is ss follows: Whites,
4475; slaves, 1866; free negroes, 33i total, eh4'
Thus it will be peen that the whites outnunber the
blacks only no and it is very apparent 10 common
observer that at least onehaf tue negroes have white
blood coursing through their veins
With these figures before You, judge for yourself if
South Carolina flourish in spite Of the great Ianc