The sun., 1893-09-10
NOT A COMMON STORY.
Ar THE BIRTH or 7BE Rebellion.
Erpsriencer OF New York Correspondent In
Charleston In 30 and 'et.
SECOND PAPER.

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The Star OF the West incident had cause
settlement In South Carolina. Negroes
great numbers. with spades and shoves. wsr
pouring into Charleston from all parts OF th
State to fortify the harbor against further at
tompts TO reinforce sumter. As a matter {
fact, tho shot from Lighthouse Point was tn
frst gun OF the rebellion and the first over
y Get OF tho four years struggle that ensued.
among the great planters who responded {
.he call for volunteers was Gov. Aiken. VIII
Asxt day marched through the streets mt til
Z head Of 700 slaves. every one OF whom. It wa
anid. he owned. Each carried bag OF provi
sions and proper trenching. tools War ha'
already Gomez this was the way the Star OF tn,
West incident was spoken Of The idea o
q war was intensely popular. but the leader
looked to Washington for anoth or policy. ant
their hope was that peaceful separation wo ulc
4 proceed SO far before Lincoln's inau auration
and feeling favorable to the South would sc
strongly develop in the North. that no back.
ward step would be possible: The Star of. the
West incident, gave the Charleston leaders
than arsag STo rsd the develop
steamer ISABEL. and openly chaied because
Y ~ the same timo kept my eyes and ears open.
The Pavilion was. as have said. the head
guarters for the up.country people; and these
u On the third or fourth day after my arrival
Ss stats that we're SLOW % in Getting the ean.s nsws
Men with pistols. .shotepns, and all sorts OF
81 sha es ons as Aaa
! hsd despatched daily letters, all Of which
Ckarissson.. The renewal Of my correspond
SSsst 81 the Esrsn ss i aia that oi others eD
This did not tend to diminish the embarrass-
EVENTS Would ea thep se
suits and HABITS those whom 4 met during my
9us Would ssesps hs and s
Gradually the eIoItement diminished. Work
on the batteries In the harbor was kept up in
With stone were sunk in the channels to render
tho sea One channel only-the one nearest
the shSre..wss kept open. and this was lined
Ase lad beer q che pasGn Vi about ten
Hots which was nearer % the csntre CO e Of opera
true, but there tthsr would be benefits. Lie the
gasntsd. b. the class who made the Mills
House their Headquarters. =, I made the
FH% shf Mss Of x sass s'ynf
essisa ire% Nisssfs fa!Is at the hgssl s /. + He
had been Ia the habit Of doing for "a nun number be- OF
years Being q foreigner. and finding mo st
end were apparently assooisted I in The horse
business h g. and nd was thus enabled to see and
seen or known, showed myself however.
but little in public places My friend supplied
used. without exciting suspicion. told him
nothing about myself and. as he was not in
When the week of the races cameHa period Of
absorbing interest there-we went together
The els@or On sai against the Tse and its cor
s'zy r. the he. oous r, oseastiSnaly Sa t Joining in.
are looking for. this correspondent, to say
that they cannot find him. and still profess
Mercury oned day. 1t then comforted itself by
concluding that these was NO, correspondent
and dated at Charleston wero bogus. They
were written at home and were not worthy OF
70 this article I made the audacious reply
that that , On ths very Gay gay The N.n'cry printed It
'northe. sters with which Charlsston % OF WAS was
described other incidents q f'Ia that presiso sao
hour with minuteness, that only one who was
ssiss o RRs aq not hsns by
myth, and the Irib',nes letters are written in
elrately and minuteIy that they cam cannot OF be be-
disputed In any particular 2" And then ad. |
give up sS & h Msrd
%sas pisss Of audacity that startled every ones @
OF the Tribune not being in
For some time there had been building at
pne q the ship Yards q water battery that was |
lculars OF this craft. the guns with which it |
yasto be armed. who would serve them. and |
sesIed position / poassssed mysef y with t con- en-
Y. Ire aoeqraSE e These particulars aid not
Although Major, Anderson and the secession
Eotiations e #ashinstSa active DSfE Wore was was
Elsewhere in the, harbor to render Major An
1erson,s position IN sumter untenabe whom
vas kept up between Sumter and washington
~ special messengers. and the secessionists
$ se to ana
Gov. Pickens had come home from Russia to
|sss0%s the hesd ef aArs N south Garona
md controlling mind throughout these early
lays of the rebellion. do not propose ia. ro-
% than st
tsDs &c hspe ssns %sfs aays
Harm from rumors OF the intention Of tho Gov
SSsls's saed tSs peop 81
rom s their ab9des at night; The frigate
trooklyn. tho Harriet Lane. which was opcr-
ting as a gunboat. and other armed vessels,
fere frequently reported as being off tho har-
ombardment
In this way weeks passed. South Carolina
lad gone out of the Union Still. every day |
ent Q lettor to the Tribune. Readers who re-
nSnber %, h minately the history Of those days
nail service was scrupulously kept up. There
ssrs n g great eat business concerns and financial in
iolability OF tho mail. None OF my letters was
ddressed so as TO betray that they were not
8 purely Of q business character as those OF
he banking, insurance. or other concerns
Ihich both sides were deeply Interested in /
'indtnR up before tho crash. Sometimes my
stters were addressed to one person. some- {
ines to another They never missed their
estimation. There was another sure and safe q
,ediup, tho Adams Express. Through It cir
Mated the vital blood OF the rebellion. guns, q
lstols by tho thousand. and munitions OF war
Not only South Carolina. but Mississippi i