Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-08-04

cd which were deemed essential TO the adoption of incl
pHsnt operations. 'a>@
to have precptacd the attempted execution of the plot,
and TO have induced earlier hostile by several
months, than was originally contemplated So far
have been informed the scheme of operations agreed
was us follows On the night Of the fourth of July an
attack was to be made upon the town of Vcrnon Madi
son county at time when most of the white population
would be asleep. The whites, thus taken by surprise
were TO be Unfortunately butcheied. All the anmu
milton and arms of the town 60 be seized and the
whole force oi the insurgents, rapidly possible
to be directed against the town of Livingston where SINH
lar proceedings were to be had By the time this could
be- accomplished 1t was expected the whole body of The
white population would be overcome with panic, aud be
constrained To fly from the of terror; aud every
black IN the county able to wicld the weapons warfare
would be found arraycd around the insurgent standard
Tins army OF incendiarcs then to march upon the
town OF Clinton, burning sacking and laying drsolate
the whole country they advanced By the time the
destruction of Clinton could have been il
was expected that .hc nsugent army would be greatly
strengthened, and amount perhaps to several thousand
precipitous march then be made the county
OF Claiborne, along the skirts of Warren and the whole
country upon the river bank be ravaccd and in
undated with the blood of men. women, and children
such are the outlines of this plan of conspiracy reat
ed by those who have witnessed much of the nvcste-
ton which has taken place upon the subject Madison
county.
We assured by gentleman who was in Livingston
on Monday last, that the utmost order pcrvade
the community there. An intense excitement certainly
exists among the whole white population; but the OK
cement is of that awful and profound character which
dscoses not itself in noise and uproar The committee
Oh inVcstgatlon occupy Withdrawn
titude, and the calmncss and dignity have mark
ed their whole proceedings.
The investigations which take place as the various
brought before them for are
Quoted in that would not do dscrcdt to the
most dignifed judicial tribunal Of tile country Every
opportunity is furnished to the persons inculpatcd of
crosse Satning witnesses Introducing testimony in
their deience and explaining all doubtful points by their
own voluntary statements, which the humane
could desire; and what is truly cre6abe wcrd of
unkndness is permitted to be addressed the culprit
on trial. and no question propounded any of the wit
ncsses calculated to produce statement of the not
entirely In accordance with truth and Justice We are
told That tive white men, altogether, have been hung in
Livingston Rucl Blake, Of the prime movers of
the conspiracy, and who il said was the individual
this county, had fed in dsmay but was apprchendcd in
Vcksburg, carried back TO Livingston and tried and
executed on yesterday, between three and four o'clock
The number of negroes executed have not heard
precisely enumerated but suppose it 10 some
10 or 10.
We were just informed that Hunter one of the Chief.
OF The conspiracy lad been apprehended Benton
iazoo county und that he has made material dis
closures in addition TO those already made.
n committees similar to the in Madison have hce n
IN session tor several days i'll Clinton Various suspect
ed white men, from different parts of the country have
been arrested brought before them and discharged Sc
having been elected which authorized punishment the
were set at liberty.
We sincerely trust that counlrymcn will be on The
alert throughout Me State; for indeed do feel that there
is danger abroad Timely precautions will ensure our
perfect safety and utterly defeat this abonabc project;
but nacton and apathy may be productive Of consc-
quences which we do not dare to