American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1822-09-17

orporaton, alter an examination Of I,ilr ls,s The
two months. "ian
1t will be seen, by referring to the CaIerdo,
ked ~ that one hundred and thirty one wers mar
mltied; thirty live have suffered death, and ,S.
seven have been sentenced to Punishment. Ths.Y
important object to be obtained in urroo,ns aS
spiray y, we have fully accomplished, BY btjno;n s'
punishment the whole Of the ringleaders. MonS1' W
Cell whose knowledge of the plot was, nro S"ay
exceeded only by Vesey's has emphaticaIIv s,a
that the ringleaders were the first six. Who ~
executed on the second of July, to wit: Depmsas
Vesey, Peter Poyas, Ned Bennett, Rolla, Ran".tA
and Jesse; to which he has since added himself au
William Garner, who was executed on the On Wv ~
August.
We moreover, believe, that all who were ,,,;,.
agents Though not ringleaders,) in the consnir..'
have expiated their crimes, or are abou, to do "
by an eternal exile from our shores II m.nI
mentioned, In confirmation of this belief that Moo
Gay Cell from memory, made out list OF forty TO-.
Names Of those who were in the habit of yisi,hr
his shop, Tor the purpose OF combining and conl.da
rating in the intended insurrecton, whom he calls.
his company every one OF whom have been 90
pretended, and disposed of. We cannon yentn,. :.
say, to how many the knowledge of the inend.S
effort, was communicated who, wilhou, sipnilvna
their asst Mt, or attending any Of the meetings. ws,s
yet prepared to profit by events. That there ar,
many who would not have permitted the enerp,i,.
to have Jailed at critical moment, for the wan, &c
their cooperation, We have the best reason for h.
lieving.
Before we conclude, some notice of the nroh.h,.
cause OF this conspiracy may be expected. As,bis
rs matter oil speculation, we shall not speak with.
out reserve. Of the motives of Vesey, We conno,
SIT IN judgment; they have been scanned by noye,
who can do higher justice than ourselves RI, =.
they are explained by his character and condn.,
during the combinations of the plot, they are ony
to be referred to malignant hatred OF the wbi,s.
and inordnate lust OF power and booty. INDEED
the beliefs altogether ustifable that his end Womb
have been answered, it, after laying our ciy in
ashes, and molstening its cinders with blood, h,
could have embarked with part Of the pilIape of
our banks Tor San Domingo; leaving large pro.
portion OF his deluded followers to the extermiOs
ing desolaton OF that justice, which would have
awaited, in the end transient success. His I'll.
lowers we're slaves, and for them it would moi he 60
difficult 20 assign motive, if it had no, bern dc.
tinctly proved that without, scarce, an exception
they had no individual hardship to complain IL and
were among the most humaney treated neeroesp
our city. The facilities for combining and copede
ratine IN such scheme, were amply afforded, BY
the extreme indulgence and kindness, which char.
hcterises the domestic treatment of our slayes-s
inany slave owners among us not satisfied with
to the wants Of their domestirs, BY al
ms comforts OF abundant food, and excellent cloth.
ng' with misguided benevolence, have no, only
permitted their instruction. but lent to such efforts
heir APPRECIATION and applause.
Religious fanaicism has not been without ia e..
ect on this project, and auxiliary to these sep
nenls, the secession of large body of blacks from
he white Methodist Church, with feelings Of irris
Ion and disappointment, formed hot.bed, in which
ne germ might well be expected to spring into
lie and vlgour. Among the conspiratorsd majority
u them belonged to the african Church, and a.
nong those executed were several who had been
lass Leaders. 1t is, however, due to the late head
u their church, (or since the late events the asso
;lat'on has been voluntarily dissoIve and the dss-
ons' that alter the most digent search and scrul
~, no evidence entitled to belief has been discover
"a against them. A hearsay rumour in reIationts
uorris Broion. was traced far enough to end in ito
complete Justification.
hat the course which certain discussions assd. l.
ned IN Congress was likewise efficacious in pro. Il
ucing both dis, ontent and delusion, il sufficiently
pparent. Jack Purcell's confession in the Appen- /
iX' VIII show to what purpose Vesey applied
nose beautiful propositions OF civil and natural free
om' "hich were sported with wanton reckessness 4
'"ei consequences, as applied to the condition oil n
cer'a'" portion o. our common country.
IL is consong TO every individual, who is proud 4
the character of his country in the late unhappy
vents, TO be able to say, that within the limits Of L
Ne lily OF Charleston, in period of great and un
receoented excitement the laws, without even one
'oalon, nave ruled with uninterrupted sway--that
cruel sindictive, or barba Gus modes of punish
vent nave been resorted to-that justice has been
'enueo with an enlightened humanity, in according L
those who had melted out for US murder,rapineand
'nfagration, in their most savage forms--nials
men tor the WISDOM impartiaty, and moderation
'a' governed them, are even superior to those which
le ordinary modes OF judicature would have aHOT-
ed ourselves. IL
With little to fear, and nothing to reproach our
Ives we 4 NV vb n,,, - H.