New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-01-28

out, always ont, is the motto, At the bottom of
the whole Secession b--a1ness in South Carolina
is tie slave-trade, the Ieopening of which ID one
Of tie result4 prayed for and intended BY most
Of the leaders. The Outstanding Of the negro
y, bringing him from Africa and placing him un-
der the ieRusnco Of the slave system IN oon'h
Carolina, is grand idea with large proportion
Of the Secession pbilanthropsts. Inc io"ei
et.to. there ara in the future Confederacy' rot
oo,v the more select will it DO, but the more
rrobable will seem the reopeningoi the save'trare.
Already are three candidates troted out for
the post of President Of the new .onfederacy.
OF eourfe South Carolina has candidate; she
could, on n pinch, supply all the offices. II.
barnwen Rhett is TIE gentleman most conspicu-
ously named BY those who take an early interest
in the matter Of Office. Yancey and JEFF. Davis
are likewise named. For this, or Some other
reason, Rhett looks little askance ut the Mis-
sissippi Senator, who is regarded by calmer PEG
pie as the gentleman most likely to defeat the
Fire Eater. After all, is it not little curious
that people so patriotic and unselhsh as these
South Carolina statesmen are-for they are all
nothing, if not that--sboull consent to have their
names used in connection with the Offices
Everybody knows how extremely reluctant they
have always been to accept Office.
There is talk of reassembling the Convention
in about two weeks, probably with reference To
the contemplated cooperation with other States.
Another item Of expense say the taxpayers.
BY the way, speaking of taxes, see the state
ment that negroes are TO be taxed Sl6 per head
is having good run. The statement is only
tenfold magnifcation the actual assessment
being 81 60 per head, which is just double the
rate of last year. IL ia well understood, how
eyeI that the ensuing tax proposes TO cover but
small part Of the extraordinary expenses The
leaders were cunning enough to keep the actual
cost of the revolution cut Of sight. The present
expense is at the rate OF not much short OF
$500, GOO per month, whereas the entire State
tax, for ordinary and extraordinary expenses, will
realize less than 81 ,2OOC COO. 1t is not improbable
that in the end SIC per negro will be nearer the
actual cost of the revolution than 81 60.
Every statement in regard to forced loans is
persstently denied here, especially the statement
Of the imposition on Gov. Aiken If it is not true,
Gov. A. will, of course, deny it, If he does
not, the people Will place confidence in it's accu-
raey.
The Reyoutionisis have, within few days
past, received a supply of powder, which they
stood greatly in need Of 1t came by the way Of
Savannah Itwoud appear that the Revolution
ists themselves avoid shipping directly to Charles
ton. Before this arrived they were in poor
way TO carry on operations requiring the use of
any considerable amount of powder. They now
Profess to be all right. More is expected from
Virginia in few days.
There has lately been some talk about raising
4 regiment of negroes, in order to show TO the
world, and the North in particular, how much
the negroes are feared here. IL is asserted that
there would be no difficulty in getting thou
sand men, That would be enough to leayen the
whole negro population Of the State after the
war was over, and that is the reason why the
idca Will not be carried ont.
| bad intended TO state that Lieut.. McGowan,
wlo commanded the Star Of the West was under an
entire Interpretation in supporting that the yes-
scl be- saw teing towed down the harbOr was an
srmed weasel 10 sink him. There is no; an
aimed weasel in South Carolina waters of any
sort. The steamers be saw " in pursuit" were
Of the class Of Huguenot aud other Staten Island
Ferry -bosts, having few soldiers on board, vita
muskets, as guard, kept constantly in the har-
Dor. The Star Of the West expedition, | will simply
remark, was badly managed in more respects
than one.
The storm for the last few days has been very
severe for the soldiers on duty. Generally they
have comfortable quarters, but portion of them
have nothing better than tents. Thus far the
service has been seyerest on the up-country sol
ders, who have been put right into the heavy
work and who have no friends near to send
them consolation in black bottles and in baskets,
with clean napkins pinned over them in way
that speaks Woman more clearly than words.
The city companies are often relieved, and return
Frequently TO their homes and friends