Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1835-07-23
Thursday, July a.. 1895,
IMPORTANT FROM MISSISSIPPI,

1t will be seen, by the subjoincd extract of , l..
ter from Mississippi, 10 gentleman in hi, nj,
that Serrfe fnsmYectioR, headed, and don,,
mstigatcl by yillainous white men, was reccn,l,.
tensivcly organized in that State, and detec,.I.
Oh the exc of the period fixed for its common.
ment. Are these whites cmissarics of the N...,
crn abolitonists! II they arc, and the fac,
be established, would not the Governor of ,,,
State have "a right 10 demand the inccndiar, -.
ploycrs Of these cmissarics, and arraiqp ,bo,,
fore the courts accessories before the fact ~,
ther, however, it shall turn out that these ,.L,
wrctchcs, whose summary punishment no, NV Il
Mercy can deplorc, were cmissarics of tho Nj
ern abolltlohlStS or not, ii is not at all mprob,h.
that the Emancipation Societies have sen, -,
will continue to send this description of pcr>on.
throughout the slave-holding States, dson;soa
stoam-doctors, pedlars, and even prcachcrs...e
religion, now, as in other days, cngendcrs fan,;.
cism and bisotry and is made the convenient c,o,,
OF crimc---acting upon the old csuitical and dcva
ish maxim, that the End sanctiies the means IL.
would not, unnecessarily, excite suspicion aoan,,
tally affecting our interests, watchful caution * IL.
parent ol safety:
Extract Of a letter from a genti,man IN CE,,o,
mississippi, 10 a gentleman IN this piacc. do,eJ
the 5M Of Juiy, 1885.
"'Our community is in a state of cScitcmcm y,
the subject of an Instruction of the slaves l.
seems probable that they contemplated il pretty
generally, and that last night was the time fixed ~,
for the purpose. In Madison county, thoy b,,o
hung two white men (both Steam doctors and CO..
ven negroes al least. About Livingston. tbcc
element was grcatest-thc summary Justice. bov.
ever, Of Mississplans has probably quoted the p,
rit for years. Acting on the principle of solus
populi suprcma est lex the good people of thai
place and It's vicinity appointed Il committee to pas,
on the guilt or innocence of the accused and they
acted accordingly. The two whites were pro.
nounced guilty on Yesterday, and after the sentence
was announced, an hour was allowed them for nrc.
paratlon, when they were swung of. One OF them.
under the gallowS, acknowledged the Justice of his
fate, and stated that the plan was for general ri
ing that night, from Bcatcs Bluff in Madison 10
Natchez that the discovery there would probabl,
defeat it to thiDpart of the State, but that there
would be rising that night sure as the night
should come, &c. The whites appear to have
been at the head Of it, and with the foolish hone Of
getting and carrying off plumber.
We have heard nothing further this morning
The Post Master at Livingston sent notice to ,hi,
place, soon as there was surmse of the ap.
pretended agitation among the slaves and it is DOS.
sihle II may be suppressed oycr the State. We
are, however, uneasy here about the large panla.
tons bclow-a day or two will remove or confirm
those fears. Other white persons and slaves wsra
under examination or trial, before the court, a,
Livingston, last evening. We have no, yet heard
their fate