Year: 1861

York IL was said thar was done undef Use direction
of the Governor, and the excuse made was that he
was an old harbor pilot; that he had LETT h's 'te
employer under short notice; and that was sus-
pested he was coming North for the purpose of
giving his services to guide Northern ship into
the Charleston waters. They took him away at 8
O'Clock on Tuesday evening in boat belonging to the
Marion. He denied the charge preferred against him.
His wife and mother ithe latter il Inday- -blooded fol-
lowed the next morning.


As to the condition Of the garrtso in Fort Sumter
we learn that they are in good sfsts number rs men,
rank and iile and 25 laborer have plenty of pro-
visions and water, and scarcity only Of fresh pro-
visions and market truck.


Messrs Spoord g. Tiles.on do not expect their line
of steamers to be laid up, although the Boston and
Philadelphia lines have been stopped. Some Of the
largest stockholders Of the company, among them Gov
Aiken and Mr.. James Adger, residents Of Charles
ton They state that in the shape Of rice they bring
more provision from Charleston than they take there in
return. The James Adger Capt. Phillips, is now tak
ng in freight and will sail to-day.


EXODUS OF FREE COLoRED PEOPLE OF SOUTH
CAROLINA.
The steamer Marion, which arrived from Charleston
| yesterday morning. brought with her TO this City


wentyhee free coored people, the males being princl-
paly mechanics whose destination is some place where
Slavery s not recognized and conscation is not to be
feared This is the second company of seeding col
ored people who have become suspicious of the inten
tons Of the South Carolina Legislature and have
10 New-York by steamer Several weeks ago there
were twenty Of them by the same steamer, most of
whom left several days afterward for Hayti, where
| they have probably arrived before this time. We are
informed that a company of about forty were
| ready to leave Charleston by the Marion at
the time of the arrival there Of the Star
Of the West, but were prevented from doing by the
seizure of the Marion and have since been unable to
get away by reason of the turn of affairs IL is re-
ported by those who arrived yesterday, that this Is
merely beginning, and that all the intelligent free
coored people rapidly coming to the conclusion that
rafety is TO be found only in getting entirely out OF the
reach Of the Slave Power.


Some Of the South Caroliuans, they say, in talking
about the free colored people, say they DO not zee
why the State should incur war expenses when there
many free negroes about let them take their
property and sell it," Under this pressure, there will


be an exodus Of several by every steamer for
| many weeks to come.


great portion of the Charleston free colored peo
pe they say read and write and become well posted


in legsation directly concerning Themselves, through
the medium of the daily papers. Among the bills sug
gested in the South Carolina Legislature relating 10 the
free negroes they told reporter there were no es
than rx in number, Of which has yet been adopt
ed. The leading one was that introduced by Mr..
Aldridge Of the Barnwel District, about the lat of
January which provides that all of them shall leave


the State be sold and their property, no matter how
large be confscated Mr.. Easton Of Charleston pro-
posed that they should be allowed TO remain but be
prevented from carrying any business not to allow
their guardian agent TO bire them but leaving


that alone to BOSSES who to have the right to hire
them by the day. Mr.. Lessene had presented petit


ton against this which received about COO signers in
| Charleston. Another amendment was next offered by
Mr. Reade, giving the slaves who by neglecting 10 de-
part lost their freedom the privilege of choosing their
own masters who were each to donate the magnificent
Of s. TO hose coming into their possession by this
statute. To this it was objected because it would be
giving them too much privilege.


These and different propositions, they tell U.s. have
been made in the councils Of the Secessoniss and the


free colored people have learned enough about il TO be-
come fearful that their liberty may be taken away at
any moment so that all II them who have the money
at Land leaving. Azong other oppressive features
the day they inform reporter is that about six
months ago the Government stopped their children



was enacted declaring that all who had purchased their
freedom before 1922 were yet to be considered as
slaves the ground Of point of egality. This
drove about 200 Of them away from Charleston alone.
Tie Mayors officers had called upon them, and in
formed them that they not free, though they had
paid the money. They believed that all this was done
because the public treasury in need OF funds The
authorities also made them pay go for not taking
l,Iu fns al bnJ 10 h. o,,l
mechanics g. They say that each free negro has to
pay sl3 IS annually as head tax" that the amount
this year will probably not be less than si0 Those
who own property are, besides, taxed like other peo
pie. They are not allowed to meet in any sort of
meeting, social or public, and cannot have dance
or anything of that sort among themselves, without
permission from the Mayor; and if they attempt |
to disregard this regulation, the police come |
up and take them all to the guardhouse. Even in the
streets it is not allowed, they say that more than two
should engage in conversation together, and this law
was strictly enforced There was law now pending |
which forbds colored people from riding in carriage.
They not allowed to buy any sort of liquor
from druggist. In the country, they tell u.s. the free
coored people are considered 10 be thieving set.'
AT Columbia the head tax was $40 last year. 1t was
common thing to white persons come along with |
their leads half shaven and with other marks Of ndg
mites done them by mob in punishment for speaking
TO slaves There were many free negroes in Charles.
ton who would rather go into Slavery and have some
body TO take care of them than leave and come TO the
North. They were too lazy to work for themselves,
and had better be made slaves. Among the free col
ored people at Charleston some thirty nine men had |
offered their services to the Governor to build redoubts
&c. The Governor answered them that he would not