Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-03-12

MAKE A NOTE ON'T.-The Star was one OF
the first, If not the nrst newspaper to open the
eyes Of the people Of the border States to the fact
that the South Carolina oligsrchy were enabled
TO raise the ready money necessary for paying the
expenses of their revolutionary measures, only by
levying forced loans taxes; illustrating how 1t
was done by publishing the alleged case Of the
Hon. VIM. Aiken. The truth Of our statement
Of what was then being said concerning Il among
the disunionists here, was vehemently denied not
only by the Charleston Mercury and a cousin Of
Mr.. A, but the Mercury roundly swore that not
q dollar had been forced from q single person In
aid Of their revolution. In the meanwhile the
Hon. VIM. Aiken has hinlssE made no such de-
nial-not he. We were treated TO an amount Of
vulgar, vituperative and backyard abuse by the
seceaon,papers, for In that case and, subsequently,
showing that such downright robbery Of individ-
uals the only available resource for obta ming
the means to strengthen the usurpation Of the
government Of the people OF the South, that would
have appalled, one who did not believe, with u.s.
that no higher compliment could be paid to the
efficiency Of ones labors In behalf Of his country
than the abuse Of Its enemies.
All now realize that their present Government,
il costing the people Of the seeded States ten
times a. much as the Government Of the United
States used to cost them, and that capital and
as 1t IL being paid for. Precisely how It is being
paid for, in part, il shown conclusvely in the
letter appended below, the authenticity Of which
no man will deny.
tspeaks volumes against secession In language
which no property-holder or laboring man in the
border States will fail to appreciate showing, al
it does that already utter ruin 10 fast overtakinp
every man In South Carolina, whether he had
hundreds Of thousands worth Of property to lose
or the mere pittance formerly received for his
days work as a mechanic.
1t shows, too, that no man who deserves to
thrive, has thriven through secession; or rather
that no such man can possibly thrive where mat.
tiers are as therein described Surely, nothing has
been done or 10 being done by the Government OF
the United States that makes II desirable to the
people Of Virginia to exchange the state ofthfngs
existing In their State now, for that which exists
In South Carolina. We doubt II even the crazy
Richmond Examiner will attempt to point GU,
advantages in making such change, though
hss!tating at nothing else In that way.
EFFECTS OF SEcEssIox-Lettsr from Jrdg.
Lyon, OF SoE:h Carolina, TO a friend in Tszas-
The w AGO (rexas) Gazette says The following
letter from Judge Robert Lyon, Of Abbevilie
Court house, South Carolina, speak for itself:
ABsEvILLE c. H., January "a 1861
Dear Sir desire you to procure for me and
send by mail, Texas Almanac. Six months
south
Carolina; but can remain here no longer At
the election Of Lincoln we all felt that we must
resist In this move placed myself amongst the
foremost, ana am vet determined to resist him to
the bitter end ] had my misgivings at FIRST of
the idea Of separate secession, but thought IL
would be but for a short time and at small cost
In this matter, together with thousands Of other
Carolinians, We have been mistaken. Everything
Is In the widest commotion. NV bottom land on
Long Cane, for which could have gotten $50 per
acre, now cannot sell at any price. All our
ma earlx In, nI N
Thttnef We have sent many hundreds of our
negroes U have sent twenty to work Crops
were very short last year, and II does now seem
that nothing will be planted the coming season
All are excited to the highest pitch, and not a
thought Of the future is taken Messengers are
running here and there, with and without the
Governors orders We have no money. A forced
TAI 10 levied upon every man. | have furnished
The last surplus dollar have. / had about S27 600
In bank AT rst gave a check for ten thousand
then five thousand, then the remainder Itisnow
estimated that we are spending SIS, 0OJ per day
and no prospect Of getting over these times II
was our full understanding when we went out Of
the Union that we would have new Government
OF all the Southern States Our object was to
bring about . collision with the authorities at
Washington, which all thought would make ali
join US Although We have sought such collision
In every, we have not yet got fight, and the
l want the Almanac, in order to see from Il
what part OF Texas may suit me. l want to raise
cotton princiP ally, but must raise corn 10 do me
i VIII need thousand acres Of good land NV
force 10 increasing; many young negroes are
coming on i can send to the field about 65 big
and little. i shall make no crop this wear |
snau start my negroes from here TO John Brown
lee, at Shreveport, about the LIST of priI. will
leave my lands here to grow up in pines When
we all get to Shreveport, John Brownlee says he
Will 60 with me all over Texas | cannot live
mere, and must get away. Many are leaving
now at Last 10000 negroes have left already,
and before long one-third OF the wealth Of South
Carolina will be In the West. | desire YOU to
iooh around and help me get home.
As ever, yours, ROBERT LYON