Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1831-10-06

have been murdered J. Travis. wife nnd III, ~
children MIS-. l. Turner. Hrriwn PEBBLES
and Sarsh Nc~some ;-Piev Reese and son
William; Trajan Dasal Henry Bryant, wifi,
child aud wife. mother, Mrs. Catharine
Whitehead, son Richard. four daughters, aud
gland chilli Salaiheil Frances Nath1 Fran
ciss ovrrseer. aud two children; J /. Bar
row, and Geo. w Naughae Mrs l.. Waller
and ten children; VIM. Williams. wifa aud
two bows, Mrs { Wortel and child Mrs. Ro-
hecca Vaughan, sou Arthur. aud nieea A. T..
Vaughan Mrs. John X. Williams AMI child /,
Mrs. Jacob Williams. aud three children aud
Edwin Drury, amounting u 6o,
have now hurried lhrn' my promised nat.
rative, and feel relieved NJ quitting 30 gloomy
subject. hut must Irespass vet few moments
longer on the patience ol the reader klmoIs
have no doubt gone abroad, ,alaiive 10 the
number NJ blacks killed, a tow remarks on
tits head will not then. be deemed improper.
From the best evidence which hnve bren a.
BILE 20 Obtain, likewise from what | actually
saw, the nomhet 10 will include every insuT-
gent who was with them for the leas, time,
thro'ont their whole route. The fact oftheir
being mounted, aud their irregular mode OF
fhing, caused their nunber Ia appear nut h
greater than u reAlly was. Oar Court has
manifested great olemency ~ listening with
nn"ea,led patiene. to the examination ola
multitude az witnesses. aud 10 long aud ela.
borato arguments of roVnsoL And their
Judgments reflect credit upon our county,
whrn II ~ remarked, that there 10 moi an indi-
viduhl who d,sapproves of one OF their convic-
tons. They have ooudemded TO death one aud
twenty persons. rhrieen have been executed,
com mutation of punishment In several cases
recommended aud there arc something like
hive aud twenty prisoners yet 10 lie tired.
communal ION ~ several cases have warmly
Supported, aud here add my appreciation Of
the course pursued by the court when the tastt
mony seemed to call for II. Those who have
been condemned to death mud those actually
shot, exceed the number attributed 10 the IN.
sufgenis.
fttollows then. as necessary consequence
thai several innocent persons must have suffer
ed. For those who have been brrefi OF their re.
lalions, by this unfortunate occurrence, many
allowances are 10 be made hut 10 another
class, who have not even this plea, for shed
dug the blood Of the innocent should not the
violated laws OF their country cali them TO u
settlement They must bear IN mind that the
natter has one day to bs adjudicai ed before an
imparliB judge.-Scnrutly n mail ariiyes that
does moi bring some account of an isolated
conviction ior insuireciion IN remote couniies--
thus Spousyvanin, Nansemond, Pr. George,
Nc. Should The vlews here taken by me-, prove
,ha, the resurrection was not a genefnl one.
aud thereby save the lie oil a human being,
sbnll be more than compensated Tor the time
consumed, toeeiher with the odum chlnd down
upon ne, by the oppression Of my opinions. In
remote Counties, | cannot conceive how an j.
solated conviction can take place Tor insurroc-
IIoa, unless the Court brheVe tho prisoner TO
have had some knowledge of the aR,ir here.
| have no doubt bui that many superstiliuus
remarks made by the slaves, on the oonse-
qao0ces Of the singular appearance Of the SUI,
unconneGted ~ uer minds with any other
subject, have hecn construed into n knowledge
OF lnsurieciion. Likewise, il mere declarations
made by slaves, relative To what they would do
II Capt Nat came that way. The insurrec,on
beng II that tune suppressed, Mats patty dis
persel, mud most OF them, shot, ara To he
construed ,nIo evidences OF gull. there can Toe
no end 10 CONVICTIONS. The sACiiemcat having
now subsidized. wdiGh induced many To thiak
wrong, aud prevented many ~ho thought right
from semming ihr tide, II becomes rs as men
10 return to our duty .-Wnhout manilesiinga
fear oil the blacks by keeping II stationed
armed force 10 any section of our country, let
rs adopt more efficient plho, by keeping Up
for some ume regular pntro, always under
he command Of discreet person, VINO VIII
not by undi,cI Imnaie punishment. gaad these
miserable wtetChes lnto tlate vi DESPERATE on.