New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-02-27
FROM SOUTH CAROLINA



harsor under the Gre of the Quaker Clty, h 5'
touic aud others Verify, the tuohnl'y Vi uenoo
rate Justification has been reached ny 'ne pi"ee"'
dccios of Charleston and Richmond
While the mendscious antics of the Rebels have
been amusing to those connected, dlrecuy anu iuai'
sec.ly ,with the sfair the precipitation y, i
iournals in assuming the correctness OF the heoei
vsrsion and instead of awaiting our own, resting
sweeping condemnation upon 1t, has been extremely
naipful 10 them Are the lessons OF the last TWO
xears-the frequent necessity of reractipg impeach-
inents based upon first reports-not remembered py
loyal editors
The several questions brought up by the proposed
sae Of real property these Islands under the di-
rect tax laws continue to form the subject OF much
discussion in the department. Those who are Ia
miliar with Gen. Hunters views fully JUSTIFY MS
course in stopping the sale by military order. The
reasons for this measure simply these:
In the first place, sufficient publicity Of the pro-
posed SALE as required by law, had not been gwen.
The advertisements OF it were confined TO the papers
published in the Department. Not single ofnc,aI
notice of had appeared in any paper printed IN 'he
North, where bona fde buyers were alone " w
fouId
Again. the military requirements Of the Depart
meat ss well as the necessities OF the native pop
ulaiion would have been seriously 'n'eriefeo WIN
by q sale at this time. Had the LANDS now pssseu
into the hands of the few resident specuia.os 'ua'
were ready to scQuire possession by the small invest
xnent Of the taxes due, ,her use for the PIoducA0
OF food wood etc., for the army and natives wouiu
Hereafter require compensation TO those holdhs t'e
titles in comparison with which the pecunary zen
AFT 10 tie Government from the sale would be a
mere triie The force Of this reason VIII De oe''eI
understood from the fact that the wnols auoun'
assessed is about els co., and that 1t Is almost GER
lain to be entirely swallowed up Oy tue eApenses Va
the Commission.
Lastly. The sale would have resulted in The most
erieyous njus,ce TO those having the most na'u,ai
aud strongest claims to the possession OF the lahas
The mass Of the negroes neither have the means o,
O ffcien
bearing of the sale to become buyers Inc oohtiV
Of the lands cultivated by them once having passeu
into the hands of self.h owners they wouo speeuiy
he reduced to condition of greater material wreen-
snes than that from which they have just emerged,
nv exorb,tant rents for the coil occupied by them OF
eorauensstion for labor at propretors option.
In connection with the above feel constrained to
evil public attention to certain indugences or TO fay
the least an extremely dubious character, on the
mart Of lain members OF the Tax Commission for
FLORIDA residing on these Islands, although Their
sphere Of DUTY lies in another State The parties In
question, together with others, some weeks SINCE
started weekly 10 Beaufort under the title OF The
Erse S1,tt. In the first number the price for ad
yertisements was announced TO be two dollars per
line. TIE same issue contained a list OF the lands
offered for sale by he Tax Commissioners, covering
over a page of the paper. In the second number,
thc rate Of charges for advertising WAS reduced to
one dollar per line and the list printed IN it, as also
III the following Issues. For advertising TIE Ilst IN
tbe fye issues preceding the day Of sale bill was
presented the Tax Commissioners OF no less than
ia t40asand 6re hundred dollars
TIE imeudence TO call it nothing worse Of tbis
preieuded claim may DO inferred from the fact that
Inc entire cost Of the establishment of the paper
was about 81 800 and that its circulation does not
exceed several hundred copies That Government
official should engage in such brazen attempt upon
tie Federal treasury seems certainly, to use mild
term, remarkable.
Gen. Hunter has greatly risen in the estimation
Of those that understand the necessity Of consist
sncy aud decision on the part OF one holding 80 res
pOn.ible position, by the more than ordinary ln-
telheence, vigor and frmness with which he FOL
lows the line Of action marked out to him by the
requirements of military Discipline and the policy
aud interests of the Government bnce tho arrival
of the reenforcements from North Carolina under
Gen. Foster, he has mad several occa.ions for the
proper exercise of his authority, and he has uni
formly asserted il with promptne's and earnest
ness most creditable 10 himself and regardless Of
the rank and preju1lce Of the offenders.
II is in q great measure, iu the power Of officers
70 mold the uinds and regulate the general dspo.
siton Of their subordiDates. The opinions and nc
tions Of the latter are, indeed rule, the refec
tions Of those Of the former The troops from North
Carolina would have certainly not become guilty OF
the dastardly Ou.rages upon 81. Helena Island, de-
tsied IN smother letter by this mail had their anti
negro prejudices not been fosteTed Iy their supe-
yiors The case Of Gen. Stevenson, also referred TO
ut length in the accompanying correspondence, Illus
trstcs this most strisngly. such ioud-mouthed an
tsgouisin TO the well-esIstlshed policy of the Gov
eminent could bear no other traits. The swift pan
tshment that overlook him. will appear from the
UubjOlned order, must satisfy those under bin OF the
determination Of Gen. Hunter 10 deal vigorously
with all demoralzing Influences and cannot ial of
sAighly beneficial eiiect
HEApauAKTERs DEPARTMENT OF THR soCTB,}
hIIrOs HEAD, 3. C., FEB. 10, 1903
SPECIAL ORDERS No So-bns ','en' Ihoa o. Stevenson
Hilton lead eud tnst he woad rather be beaten thsa CO.
sn.rAs with certain Of authorized b. i1e Gov
eminent be hereby placed in ,iIe and oIasIed 70 report
immediately in .te'' 20 tie Post Commander at Hilton
Head DO will IeEsin until the pleasure oi tie PIesi
SsnI in IS. csH be Ulsde known ,,,,.,,,,.r
By coEmsnd Of Ms)ofuen w. HCNIbh'
CnAs q HALrISy, ASST Adju.su.- General.
When the troops from North Carolina arrived
here all the officers connected with them appeared
70 entertain tho belief that Cen Foster would as
sumo tho chief command OF sli the troops III South
Carolina and expressed Themselves openly ana on
All occasions to that effect. Az they must have been
Uwsre OF the superior rank Of Gen. Hunter by
seniority, this ssraDgs noton, protested even by
general officers, could only have been created
through "bigher Inspirations" lhS TACT that the
members OF Gen. Fosters ttad We're among the
loudest in making the assertion, JusJhes TINS sup
position. Even The forInL assumption OF the COM
uspd by Ger. Hunter does not seem to have cor
rested the exps citation Of seeing Gen. Foster IN Chief
command. Tue avermeut that Gen. Foster only
went 10 Ws.hinE ton TO " fix matters" snd will re-
torn a. Ccmuauder-in. Chief is constantly made in
the epcsmpmenn upon bt. Helena Island. have
also learned upon tae bes. and most direct authority
that Zen. Fosters staff. while on the way 10
NORTH Carolina, that their chief would
De back ~ supreme commander in less than
we've Gays Logic permits no other conclusion than
ina. osa' Foster himself 10 the sourcs Of these
toi'u hVPas o. h" snbaI.erDs. The only result his
enort' 10 secure 10 himself what belongs TO another
both ~ RANK and the rulings of tue War DEPART.
ncut IN regard to transfer OF troops from one mil.
VERY dSitiet 70 another are, however likely 20 have