The Middlebury people's press. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1841-1843, 1841-08-10
From the Newburyport Watchtower.


swo o. three lectures on shakerism, and sang
some twenty songs, danced, exposed M.ller's
theory and did several other things for the a.
nlusemcat Of his audience.
The shakers creed is very curious one.
They believe in one God. and two persons IN the
Godhead-mae and female, or Father and
Mother called Power and Wisdom. I
They believe that Adam was the Father OF
the Old Creation, and Eve was the Mother
both being created after the image OF God; and |
Christ is The Father Of The new Creation, ana
Ann Lee the MotheT-and that TIE Millennium
commenced with The appearance OF Ann Lee on
earth.
They believe in the Immortality Of animals,
as we'll as of men. They say that John saw
horses in the world OF spirits, and Iec0rueu ~
Revelations They believe that all The ugly
am venomous ANIMALS on earth are symbo!lcai
of the evil spirits that IN habit the lower regions
Of The invisible world, and that all The beautiful
creatures, such as birds with gorgeous plumage,
are symboical of the good spirits in the mansions
Of bliss.
They believe that The souls of shakers, in their
traces and visions, really visit The heavenly
world The lancet has heen applied 10 them.
and their flesh has been scari6ed, while in this
state, without producing particle Of blood
One persan who visited the land of spirits in
trance, saw all the patriarchs and kings OF olden
times saw King David travelling, and SOLEMN
on a snow-white horse saw Christ and all the
Apostles.
MINISTERS ABROAD. The nomination of Ed
warI Everett, of Massachusetts,, Ia be Minister
10 the Court Of ST. James, is 10 say the least OF
it, one OF the best of the many excellent nomlna-
lions made BY Mr.. Tyler. As scholar he has
no superlors in this country, and lew In any conn
~. As a statesman he ranks with The first
whom he United States has produced, and as
gentleman he is univ ersallY beloved Tor the De-
nignity of his manners and the kindness OF his
hear.
Col Todd, who has been nominated as Minis
ter 10 Russia, is also gentleman of uncommon
responsibility and worth. He was a classmaie
of Mr. TYLER at William and Mary, and was ap-
pointed bv Mr. Madison, an Inspector General
Of the army at early period ofh life TWAS
viii discharging he duties of this office, that
his friendship for Gen. Harrison commemorate
friendship which was more closely cemen,ed in
after wears. and which terminated only by the
death of our late lamented President.
Mr. Jener, who has been named as Minister
10 Austria is son Of the celebrated Daniel
Jenife: Of St. Thomas one of the trainers of the
Constitution of the United States and an emil
cnt patIiot Of the revolution. He has been an
active member of Congress from Maryland for
several years, and is Intimately acquainted with
The value ofthat branch of our agriculture, the
prosperity of which the Austrian Mission was
principally established 10 promote.
KEEP 1T BEFORE THE PEOPLE, that Che Sl2, 000
900 authorized by Congress 10 be raised by loan,
will pay off PORTION oDls Of the " Van Buren,
Debt"
Intended Revolt of Slavery in Louisiana.-
We learn from New Orleans papers received
yesterday, that intelligence was received in
that city on the 22d ult. from Bayou Sara, of 4
systematical plan on the part of the negroes
10 rise upon and murder tho whites. The
news, greatly exagg Grated in IFS repetition,
created quite sen saiion in New Orleans.
The plain truth is certainly sufficient to &C.
casion serious apprehensions.
The particulars received are these The
overseer of the plantation of Robt. J. Barrow,
Of West Felcana, having occasion 10 arise
from his bed late in one of the recent hot
nights, heard what he believed TO be negroes
conversing in ore Of the quarters. On silently
approaching the vicinity and listening, he
overheard two of the slaves discussing the
subject OF rise against the whte.. This led
10 The examination the next morning of the
Two fellows, when they confessed the fact and
gave information that led 10 the arrest of seve-
AL others. The alarm was Immediately spread
abroad arrests were made in various planta-
lions and it was found by the confessions that
they ali agreed in The main facts. that there
was to be general rise, and that tho first day
Of August was the day agreed upon.
4 white man, carpenter, who had lately
done Job of work for Mr.. Barrow, was also
arrested on suspicion, and examined. He
said he had nothing 10 do with the plot-that
he had never said any thing to the negroes on
the sub ;ect, but acknowledged that they had
frequently spoke to him, and informed him all
about it.
This white man, with about forty negroes,
all Of whom had confessed their knowledge of
the intended rising, were in the Jail at St.
Francisvie, guarded by company of volun-
ieers. Their examination by a competent
tribunal was TO have commenced on the 22d.
At Woo1ville numerous slaves were con.
fined in the Jail, having confessed 10 the same
facts as those arrested in Feliciana
Capt Laurent states that On stepping at
Point Coupee, TO communicate information of
The situation of the affairs above, several gen.
ilemcn recollected occurrences of recent date
which tended 10 confirm the suspicious that
The slaves of their section were parties TO the
wicked plot One gentleman said he had been
asked what day of the month it was by moro
negroes, within the last ten days, than in seven
years beforehand there had been unusual as
semblies of the slaves, in rather bye places, for
several Sundays past.
Some of the negroes have confessed that
The combination was from Bayou Sara to
Naichez, and the ficayune says: "From all
that can be learned, The conspiracy extended
throughout the greater part of the state and
the state of mississippi, and the watchword of
the wretches to be mo quarter" 1t is said