Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1831-09-22

.,., from i letter receiver III '0""
y ll'ed .,,,,.s. N. c.l Sept. II.
s,, i, nv duty to contradict the strange
,,ticb some Editors OF this State nave
.an;tted into their papers. ma II
, in paper from "arren'On' IN .a'S a'a'e'
a'r ,',,,n;nvton is barnt and the inhabitants
~ ~J 4 paper from Raleigh mentions that
-' ss,.., h,n,ies have been murdered BON
F'''',.,, are atterly false. There has not been
''' ., n.,s,, in the State injured-there has
W. ham , rising. The truth Is this:-A
90 - .,n,,,,s 20 Mr. Morrissey, who was
"''' -n,sJ by bis master, and frequently sent
l' ,,-,.,,.ton upon business, with some four or
" .,hs,. were forming plan to take Whining
Tvs mulat,o man, acquainted with the plot
II m him. lie was immediately arrested,
a. full confession. and was shot Those
W.. ;n,,;,,ted. were also arrested, and are
,io i,h Upon this foundation. the whole
..,'. bssn thrown into alarm, principally by
I, ,,,,rerated reports of persons who have re-
- Gcts what was suggested by their fears.
"a, m,y rely upon my iniOrma'iOn' as l have
, I.,,4r from the Superintendent OF Police
WILMINGTON. from which | give you this ac-
40, All now is perfectly quiet
.. r,.,d,j P,unors!-fhe report received BY
G,.erpor of Virginia relative TO an insurrec-
an :, ppuiddie county, turns out to be untrue
r., Richmond Wing says
latter from the Colonel of the Petersburg Re.
imam, 10 the Governor has been politely handed
LAY, in winch he says, that the account OF
a.. Con.ips' and families murder Is entirely
.,, That no commn;iOn among the blacks
..,,,,a, hal taken place III Dinwlddie, and We
-, r,,t the Whole story is a sheer fabrication.
EN- The gross exasgerations in the statement
rnbisbed from NORTH Carolina, and the utter
.,, If truth in the account received BY the Ex-
..r,,s from Oinwddie, We are warned. IN the
r,,.s,, excited state of public mind. not to give
.,r,ccy 70 any runors Of insurrecuon we may
,,,r Oar readers are assured that we will pub
IN he earliest authentic information, and will
spare 10 pains in procuring 1t.
Some Of the Virginia papers urge the sttietness
Of The !aw to be enforced against "tipp'lng houses
the greatest corrupters Of our slaves. ln this we
agree. 1t would be we'll, to authorize the arrest
If any slave or free negro found in one OF them
it is IN these sinks Of iniqulty that they be-
-.no a.. ,Io,.,,. a .nI barbanol
We have accidentally omitted to mention be-
fore this the pleasure we felt last Saturday. at
The handsome show made by our volunteer com
panles. In courtesy We should particularly men
non the two uew Ones--Capt Fitzhugh's comra-
NJ Of Hghlande,s, aaG Capt. kinsey's company
Of R.6e Qua DIS. both composed principally OF
he ,eurs c,eu Of GU, tOwn-beautitully uniform
Cd. AL we'll sqiPped. We have now four we'll
Cgan,zed counter inlaNtry companies, com-
nd Il by Iapis. Page, RrCekeu, Fitzhusb. and
Klns, hey des"Ne great credit for their patri.
olsm anu public spirit, aCi should occasion re.
quire viii no i"bt be q, ;:,tient in the field as
they are now ,a'aa1ie IN contributing to the real
security and ,treash Of eur town.
Mr. Writ appears to gain ,,oGud In the esti,
nation OF the National t.rH5 cans. as their can
d"iate ior the Vice P'es,iency.-Pen. Ing.
We confess tina, Il is nomination meets witt
Qua heartiest appreciation, and ne trust that Mr.
wits name will be taken up BY The Convention
S0lra Is to assemble in Baltimore. anu placed up
"a TIE ticket under that Of Mr.. Clay's. If par
Considerations in these degenerate times wer,
1O' superior to really higher considerations, Their
could De no division in sentiment on this subject
'Iu Mr. Writ might be supported by both sides
We nave no right to expect such course howe
vt nom the Jackson party, & must be content, t
''n our own candidate for the Vice Presidency a
veil As Tor the Presidency. Mr.. Wirt's talents
'sPa'a''On and uublemished character give hin
sS" CLAIMS upon the country. He is most IN
'O'u'Ne politician, If indeed he can be called
''tan, and will fill the duties of the Office wit
tN'' dignity and correctness. We take the ere
:" 10 ourselves of having made the first nomns
'O'" hr'WTt, through the Gazette: since then
'ls been repeatedly spoken of with approbs
Wv anu the nomination has received the sane