New-York daily tribune., 1861-08-10
INPO2TAHY FROM North CAROLINA.
THE IMPENDING CRISIS.
GROWING FEARS or A SLAVE RIS'RGY
Strong Loy@ Influence in the State
THE FARCE OF THE BLOCKADE,
From Dor Special Correspondent.

by the cars Of tho Western North Carolin'.
Railroad. This town is somewhat famous for
the nativity Of hinton Rowan Helper, and as
the residence of the late Gov. John ~. Ellis.
At abous / p. IN. l push on to Haleigb the
State capital l30 miles distant, more or less,
and thence next morning 10 Weldon, the. east
ward terminus Of the Raleigh, ind CASTOR Rail-
way Ono thing which astNishes traveller here
is tho ioirequency Of the trains, compelling him
TO lie over aoleas roleES--an arrangement which
suits the hOtelkeepen however, II it does not
any body else. / haze had some rather bard
staging, though, in getting through Tennessee,
and VIII not grumble at the chance of recupera-
tica now offered me.
Moreaston is neat little village, Of about
200 inhabitants, lying on the beautiful Csta1h
River. 1t is the seat OF justice of Bsrks
County aud has, beside the usual county bnild
incs bank and several churches. The Supreme
Court Of North Carolina holds It's sessions alter
nately here and a. Raleigh. Salisbury is a
rather larger and more thriving town. with zone
$500 'residents, aud a newspaper Qieayen save
the mark .called Tie Banner, which works de-
yotedly, aud apparently without any very largo
pecuniary emoumeots, in the service Of secei-
sion. The former editor, Mr.. John sPelnnn, n
tyuoqra1hical adyeuturer and o British subject
up to about year ago, when he was naturd-
izcd, was last Winter chosen State printer, aid
now publishes The Raleigh State journal. Tie
printing pays annually upward of 5000, and II
was one of the corrupt stipulations OF Mr. SPd-
mans election tina. he should keep up lie
Banner. The paper is "edited" by "TLomN,
Richard, aud Henry"
The rumors of negroes rising in large nun
bers further eastward come in daily thicker aul
faster but so confused, contradictory and oyi1en-
" exaggerated by tmid and supers,ious icar,
that it ia difficult TO get anything definite out If
them. The sudden and pOrtentOus apparition If
the comet in the Northern sky some weeks ag,
it now appears bad much TO do with originating
the alarm and the supernatural dread which wa
engendered by its wrathful aspect has by NJ
means subsded. Wide many of the more piou
blacks, who are susceptible Of n religious excite
meut amounting to frensied mysticism took il a
an omen of deliyerance, and did not dnguS
their feelings, the majority of the colored peopb
were horribly terrified and made startling rcyel$
tons of cherished plans; the intense fright OF tic
iguorant and superstitious whites meanwhile adr
ing to the general CONSERVATION. 1t is fact d
deep significance, however, that since the refusal
of the Union Home Guard. (wbo are not obliges
~ leave their own counties or towns) 10 proceed
to the disahccted district, and thereby eiectualS
though ud rectly aid rebellion they heartily d.
test, the acting Governor has ordered nearly fhe
whole available force OF North Carolina latell in
Virginia TO return at once to the state and
suppress this domestic outbreak more appallng
than anything they have to fear from 'Lincoln's
hirelinga." OF this, as well rs Of otirr imp)r-
tant facts equally we'll authenticated, the local
press make no MENTION being under IN incred.
IDLY rigid censorship which, in this case at lea,t,
borders on the extreme of folly.
1t il said that the Hon. Thos. l.. Cingmsn
one Of the United States Senators from this
State, exceedingly regrets his hasty and il-c,n-
sidered committa TO the Secession movement,
ard would gladly resume the seat in tte Sen,te
TO which he was reelected only last Winter for
six years from the ith Of March last. The po-
liical leaders Of the rebellion in this Stab 60
not seem TO have appreciated Mr.. Clingnsns
s,crsce Of senatorial ease and honor, as they
have thrown hun overheard, aud put Mr.. Geo.
Davis and Mr.. w. w. Avery in place OF him.
self and ex-Gov. Bragg. Bragg, who is iomc-
thing of a stole does not mind ii much; but
Clingnan is notoriously aud unessily ambitious.
They have given him nothing, and he naturally
feels some discomfort. Mr. Clingman was a
Douglas Democrat but little moro than year
ago, and his proclvites had, not very far bicl,
been considered decidedly Free. .SOilish. LIS |
home is at Asheyille in tho extreme western |
portion Of the State, which borders upon and |
with Eastern Tennessee, and where, |
as you know, the Union sentiment is very strong.
1t need not surprise you to hear of MS patici. |
patton, at no distant day, in the movement nov
under advisement for inaugurating a new Stte |
loyal to the Union, thereby assisting |
in oyertbrowing the treacberous dynasty whrh |
has, as he thinks, 40 cruelty betrayed him. l |
might mention other names, not unknown % |
fame, which will figure in the same connect on.
Of course Mr.. Clingman would be guilty OF q
gross inconsistency in taking such an attitude;
and he would be obliged to turn o somerset |
more miraculous than any he has yet perp.-
rated. His own county Buncombe) votd
argely against Secession OH the 2oth of Febr,.
sry; and he has been forced TO submit to many
, stout rebuke from tho plain-spoken farmers
whom his erratic conduct has surprised AMI
mortified. He has been for weeks past kind
If camp.fol'Ower in Virginia, waiting, Ike Ma.
,awber, to see if something won't turn up. Fer
Burton Craige, who has represented this (VIIll) |
district in Congress for several terms past, aud