Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1822-09-07
Negro Plot at Charleston.
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NE6re '9atlS16Q Thai Vi al 'Suo TING todU-
ersin the conspiracy, William Garner,
who had effected his escape from the
oisy about the LIST of JULY emily, remain
ed to be punished. AS Information had
been received of his having travelled
towards Columbia. q proclamation was
issued by his Excellsney, the Governor
for his apprehension. in promotion OF
the success of which sone Subsidiary
steps were taken by .privste means.
On the Cd of Aagust our wishes, rela--
ting to Career, were gratitied, by his
arrival 10 town, He had previously
been arrested at Columbia, thro' the
public spirited efforts of the .Intendant
of that place and Lieut.. Maxcy, who o.
vsrtook and apprehended him at Gran
by.
On Gamers arrival, new Court
was organized for his trial, and such
other cases as might be brought before
them, by precisely the same means as
those which had been employed on the
appointment of the first !; and the seryi-
ces of the following gentlemen secured,
who were known to possess. deserved
ly, large share of public confidence.
Magistrates. jacob Axop, and G, NJ.
Furman. Esqrs. Freeeholders, Hen
Joel r Poinsett, Thos- r. Smith, r. Y.
Hayne, Col. Thos, Roper, Col. John
Gordon, Esqrs.
This Court adopted the same rules
for their government which had been
so humanely aud dispsssionately adoP
ted by the preceding Court, but, as e.
nough had been done for public exam
pie, they determined to visit capital
punishment on none but ringleaders..
The first case they tried was that of
WILLIAM GARNER, tt
Carriers guilt had all the character
istics which the Court had assigned to
the first class of turpitpde it was not
only proved that he was actively enga>
ged in recruiting others, bat be was to
have led la troop of horse, at the rising,
composed ofall such ofthe conspirators
as might haveappeared in the streets
on horseback And further. that he.
had made an offer of "a command to 9TH
ere in his corps -Four witnesses hav-
ing sworn positively to his guilt detail
ing variety of particulars, mutually
corroborasing and supporting each o.
Their, he was found guilty and sentenced
for execution on the 9Th of August, at
which period the sentence was carried
into effect. This Court having after
short adjournments, of three or four,
RECOMMENDED their session, disposed Of
twelve cases more, involving q minor
degree of guilt, and adjourned finally
on the 9th of August. .s... 81. 4
These trials, together with some pri-
waite arrangements, made with their
owners, in reference to the banishment
ofseyeral slaves, in cases where their
guilt was clear, but not ofthe first de.
gree, have at length closed the anxious
and irksome labors of the corporation,
after an examination of little less than
swo months CSC
1t will be seen. by referring to the
Calendar marked (S) that one hundred
and thirty-one we're committed thirty
five have suffered death, and thirty Sc.
ven have been sentenced to Punishment
The mostimportant object to be obtain
ed in uprooting q conspiracy, we have
fully accomplished, by bringing to
punishment the whole of the ringlesd-
ers. Monday Cell, whose knowledge
ofthe plot was. probably, exceeded on
1y by Vesey's, has emphatically stated,
that the ripgleaders were the fret ak,
who were executed on the ed of July,
to wit: Denmark Nesey, Peter Poyas,
. Ned Bennett, Rolla. Batteau and Jesse;
10 which he has since added himself
and William Garner, who was exesnted
on the 9Th of August.
We moreover, believe, that all who
were active agents (though not ringlea-
dsrs) In the conspiracy, have expiated
their crimes, or are about to do so, by
an eternal exile from our shores. 1t
may be mentioned, in confirmation Of
this belief, that Monday Cell, from me-
mory, made out list of forty two
names, Of those who were in the habit
ofvisiting his shop, for the purpose of
combining AID confederating in the In
tended insurrectioB, whom he called his
company; every one ofwhom have been
apprehended, and disposed Of. Wecsn
not venture to say, to how, many the
knowledge of the intended effort was
communicated, who, without sigDifymg
their assent, or attending any OF the
meetings, we're yet prepared to profit
by events. That there are many who
would not have permitted the enter