New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-01-11
THE MOB UpPRRMOsT.
THE MOB URFEhmVbIs .
riE APPROACHING REIGN OF TERROR AT Ihh
SOUTH.


IT, Ti,.s savs that a letter received day or two
since by a gentleman of this city from lawyer In
Charleston gave a very gloomy statement y, suo
clifton of affairs in that city. He SAID that mere metg
}, large number of respectable, wealthy ana innneauu
,ersons there who were, like himself, thoroughly OPP
rored 10 tho bole secession movement Dat ta' 'nsy
were utterly overborne and silenced by the mass
men dare avow such sentiment 'neie, W 1.a.S
what bis standing or position. He had k'nasey dTeady
mad SEQ ,eh,ch had been enacted as coltrso~so
iopo,d the expenses Of the movement, ana there was
every prospect that these exacions would grow
and more frequent. The condition Oh a, y. "a ~
was perfectly awful-such be had never expected 70
zee in this country. The mob had complete con'i''
and the conservatives were paray yea. n ,b;s
Another letter TO prominent pubic man IN t ms
City states that body Of Minute Men eniereu ,n9
house Of wel-known family in Charleston, dem.naed
food and drink which they received and then eAac.ea
$40 each as "a condition Of leaving. The money was
raid. =.
Another letter to a gentlemen in New-Jersey, from
the BE- I'D of family in the interior OF South Caronu
states that company of men stopped there, on their
wsy to Charleston demanded food and drink ans COM
RELIED him to give item money enough 10 Pfoeure
clctg for the whole He Odds, In bis letter. tna' d"
woe very glad to GET nd OF them on Gss writes
One of the wealbieet planters in Mss'saPpl %rnee
TO Southern gentleman in this city that, unless no re-
t,ns speediy his property will be seized as that OF
dlsseeed ~ rson; that he himself is Union man, OUT
dare not FAY 80 for fear of mob violence.
The following extract of letter, written on Christ
nas.Day BY wealthy cotton-panter III MISSISSIPPI,
to Lis III this city, has been handed us lor Puonea
ton The gentleman from whom we receive u says
that the writer II man of influence, ana collu com eo.
mand rome of the most honorable on1ces III inc oa'e
He says: -, O.
al have great dread Of the consequences OF TINS pc
cestion movement. The Fourth OF March hills me Win
apprehension. Surely these things ought not to oe bu.
VITO lie there TO mount the whlrlwino ana uIoS'
| he storm We have no CLy or Webster, or Gen.
Jackson now. Owls and bats bill the high places once
| cousecrated TO eagles. Mssissipps ras nrer IN a
1rorSe condition than nor, tor any rto,chl acton SIC
hos no SPARE rosources credit, and ror% hofn'g
| No r0t Much suffering is inevitable. know many
families who have no corn, nor anything 10 Duy IL
with and none have enough TO carry them through 10
the uext crop No debts are being paid and cons'er
nation marks the countenance Of all thinking men.
Our taxes are already high and obliged to be In
creased one hundred fold to support the new Go'srh-
| neIt shout 10 b. inaugurated.
| The Washington Star, OF Tuesday evening has the
| following confrmatory statement;
| 50 A letter from distinguished gentleman now in
Charleston received here yesterday afternoon, STATES
that the condition OF Affairs there l. heartrending NO
business whatever IL doing and the merchants anci-
pate speedy and general bankruptcy ihoee OF mem
Who can get AWAY are endeavong TO 40 arrange their
affairs rs TO get az much Of the remain. OF their pro-
tery ont Of South Carolina as they can, as soon US
possible, in order 10 escape the current ana iPcuuB
extra taxaon-exactons under perll on the prelenco
Of voluntary contributions, sc. Sickness prevails 10
an alarming extent among the armed bands, who con-
troll affairs there on the mob principle. The Conven,
ton se legishtes under terror OF those oaiosi ana
beef sells at Mityfre cents per pound there, III We"
Of the fact that the supply Of provisions in the city Is
| almort exhausted.
TIe Comrercal Adrertiser of this city In i,s Thurs
days irsue says: o:..
the following information in relation TO the state oil al
fairs In the sections Of the country through which he
travelled and We know his information to be reliable
In Selma, Ala, the large car mandatory belonging
IN The Selma and Tennessee River Railroad Company
| suspepded operations in December. Ffty-two men
| we're EMPLOYED, every one OF them being from the
| North The alternative was given them OF taxing up
aims In defense Of the South or immediately leaving;
on the whole number eight left ID coon IA tnoy couiu
male arrangements; twelve-all natives OF Massachu-
,ett,-enroiled themseves In the military al " defend
era Of the rights of the SOUTH and the remainder be-
ing mostly men Of family, were making 70
| leave as speedily "a circumstances wosld allow.
The principal hotel In Selma has shut upi the oanf
were Nil closed, and no business OF any KIND wa
going on. All young men capable oil oearine arms ait
gequp,d TO do CO. Their duty TO patrol the streets
from dark to daylight, the principal object beng 70
| keep mn eye on the slaves.
An resroes are forbidden to be out after O'Clock
In the evening violation Of this rule subjects iheu
70 prompt pulbhment. They are confined IN Jail foi
tie night and next morning receive ifty lashes vel
| laid on the bare back. -
| Since the secretion movement commenced tho iart
| on the rAilroad from Selma TO Savannah, by way OF
| Montgomery, has been incrcased from ~ 70 ~. M
| Mont ouery, business was At u stand-stiu The cal
! factory in that place hsd discharged III men, al
Nortberners the great majority OF whom were making
| PREPARATIONS TO leave.
Ii IL imagined by many intelligent Souherners that
there II powerful party at the North, VINO are only
awaiting the opportunity to aid them In subverin8 the
| Government.
In Savannah Ga, the streets were pa!roed day AND
| night. There was no busmess doing, except In bar
ICONS, where whisky IL drank and The secession move
| ment discu,.ed. great majority Of the military u
composed OF Norherners Irish and Germans the latter
preponderating in tho large towns.
| A leading shipowner OF Maine, jut from Charleston
rep.ats terrible condition Of affairs. The merchants
have, In many instance-, sent their good 70 interior
roins for saity Most Of the stores closed from
lear OF robbery by the drunken sodery. Gloom Is Of
| every face. Property owners are appalled,.