Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1822-09-07

Domingo; leaving large proportion of
his deluded followers to the extermina-
ting sdesolatien of that Justice; which
would have awaited, in the end, tran
sient success. His followers were
slaves, and for them it would not be so
difficult to assign motive, if it had not
been distinctly proved, that without
scarcely an exception. they had no in
dividusl hardship to complain Of; and
were among the most humanely treat
ed negroes in our city. The facilities
for combining and confederating in
such scheme, were amply afforded, by
the extreme indulgence and kindness
which characteristics the domestic treat
ment of our slaves. Many slave own
ers among US, not satisfied with minis
tering to the wants of their domestics,
by all the comforts of abundant food,
and excellent clothing, with ,misgui-
ded benevolence, have netonly permit
tep their instruction, but lent to such
effort their appreciation end applause.
Religious fanataeism has not been
without it's effect on this project, and as
auxiliary to these sentiments, the seces.
sion of large body Of blacks from the
white Methodist Church, with feelings
of irritation and disappointment, form
ed hot-bed, in which the germ might
we'll be expected to spring into life and
vigor. Among the conspirators q ma
jority ofthem belonged to the african
| Church,* and among those executed
were several who had been Class Lea.
ders. 1t is. however, due to the late
head of their church flor since the late
events the association has been volun-
tsrily dissolved and their deacons, to
say, that after the most diligent search
and scrutiny, no evidence entitled to be-
lief, has been discovered against them.
A hearsay rumor in relation to Morris
Brown was traced far enough to end in
It's complete Justification.
That the course which certain dis
cussions assumed in Congress were like
wise eficscious IN producing both dis.
content and delusion, is sufficiently OPP
parent. Jack Pnrcell's confession in
the Appendix, will show to what pur-
pose Vesey applied those beautiful pro.
positions of civil and natural freedom,
which were sported with wanton reck-
lessness of their consequences, as APP.
piled % the condition of certain por-
tion of our common country.
1t is consoling TO every individual,
who is proud Of the character Of his
country, in the late unhappy events, to
be ableto say, that within the limits of
the City of Charl eston, in period of
great and unprecedented excitement,
the laws, without even one violation
have ruled with uninterrupted sway
that no cruel ndictive or barbarous
modes of punishment have been resort-
ed to--that justice has been blended
with an enlightened humanity, in &C.
cording to those who had melted out for
US murder, rapine, and CONGREGATION,
in their most savage forms-trials,
which for the wisdom, impartiality and
moderation that governed them, are O.
ven superior to those which the ordina'
ry modes of judicaturs would have af.
forded ourselves.
With little to fear, and nothing to re-
proach ourselves, we may, without.
shrinking, submit our conduct to the ;
ward of posterity, and ourselves to the
protection of the Supreme Ruler of E.
vents.