South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1835-09-12
Lynch Law--Abolitionists, &c


Lynch Law--Abolitionists, &c.
u In our last number we published an
account ofthe arrest of THREE PERSONS
in the parish Of St. Helena, La, -suspec-
ted of distributing sedltious pamphlets,
and who afterwards acknowledged they
belonged to the Murrell gang, and that
one had made his escape, and sentence
had not been passed upon the other two.
Our information now enables US to state,
that the two in custody were tried by
the citizens, and the charges being fully
proved, they were sentenced to be hung
forthwith!
We have just heard Of an intended
insurrec,ion of the negroes, in the
neiehborhood of Bennington, Bedford
county, Tenn.) We have not heard
particulars in relation to the manner
and extern, of their plan. Some ten or
fifteen negroes, we learn have been Sc.
verely whipped some OF whoa made
confessions of the whole matter. They
stated that some white men, who're
fused to tell them his name, was the
prime mover Of the whole matter--he
has left the nelghborhood and gone to
Nashville, as he told the negroes to aid
10 doing something for the rescue of
MurrelI. One of the most deeply i'm
plicated among the negroes was sen.
fenced by the Committee of examina-
ton, TO be carried out of the country.
Some of them, we understand pro-
tested, while under examination that
they would speak nothing but the truth,
inasmuch as it would avail them noths
ing to equivocate, since they could calcu.
late on nothing but certain death. Their
plan of villany was detected by dis
closing it to a white man, and asking
his aid in their diabo!ical scheme. He
declined their unha!lowed proposition,
and together with number Of persons.
watched over their secret manoeuvrings
at one of their nocturnal meetings.
We shall hereafter be enabled to give a
more satisfactory account Of the whole
ransaction.-ShelJyviNc Freeman.
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We learn from the last Lexington
Gazette that a man named James F..
OTIS, said to be from the State Of
Maine, and who had been visiting the
Springs, was taken up in that town on
the Saturday preceding, on suspicion
of being an Aboitionis, but there be-
ing no evidence of guilt, he was dis
charged, and as might be expected in
that community, lively sympathy was
excited ia his favor on account of the
injurious suspicion. Ga the following
Tuesday, however, the Richmond En-.
quirer was received containing an ex.
tract from the Portland Argus, which
spoke of this same James F. Otis as
being at the Virginia Springs, and styl-
ing him ga furious Anti. Slavery AID.
vocate," who had delivered public ad'
dresses on the subject, attended con-
ventions, and disseminated so far as
his public influence extended, the dis
and detestable principles
OF thai crew of Fanatics"
Truly the gentleman made a narrow
escape for although he may not have
done any thing since he has been 10
Virginia, in violation of our laws, yet
there is no telling what Judge Lynch
might have done (who we are told was
hard by awaiting the issue, if his true
character had been known.--Spectator,
Sept. 8. -
Troubles IN HaverhiU.--Last even
ipg Sunday Mr.. May, the abolition
lists lecturer, attempted to hold forth in
HaverhilI, Massachusetts. At the hour
of assembling, the meeting house was
filled with numbers of both sexes, and
The lecturer commenced his discourse,
when volley of stones and lighted fire
crackers were showered throagh the
windows into the pulpit and apoa the
congregation, who Immediately dis.
persed. A piece Of ordnance was
brought upon the spot, probably TO
heghten the congregation Briggs
Boston Bulletin.
From the New Orleans Bee.
A letter published in the Natchez
Courier, from Madison county, Mi. gath
lit. statea that few arrests and no new