The Yazoo Whig and political register. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1840-1842, 1841-08-06

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The New-orleans Crescerf CIV Of the
23d ult. contains 4 long and stariling account
in relation to q contemplated instruction
among the negtoes ofIouisiana and Missis-
eippi. We.have not room 70 gi9efbe article
entire TO our readers, but viii hat portion
which is most interesting The Crescent
City says:
son the first Of August, the negroes
throughout the whole of Louisiana and Mis-
sippi were to rise and declare lhemselyes
free. Millions of property and thousands
Of lives were to be destroy ed-masters were
to become slaves and slaves masters! II was
70 commence at a season too, when we least
expected it, for in the month OF August
none but residents Ofthe South remains al
home, and aided by the loss Of numbers,
and the lassitUde Of the climaie,i In the white
man the spirit Of activity would be LOST, and
the field entirely open and unobstruct ted to
the negroes for scene whichin blood might
rival the guilliotine days of France or. the
purple tide which flowed at the biFth.of our
own Republics!
Expresses were Instantly. sent around TO
thesdiGferent plantations, and the white in
habitants, TO the number of two hundred,
formed themselves into body and scour ed
the surrounding country. Nearly one hun
dred negroes have been taken and imprison-
ed. Their trial was to have taken place yes
terday at 10 O'Clock. Although many 81
those arrested were occupied on plantations
miles and miles apart from each other, sill
each slave upon being separately questioned
corroborated and confessed precisely the
same In detail, as the first Ones,made. prison
ersl
Arrests have also been made among slave:
in the vicinity of Woodville. So much unai
nimity prevailed among the slaves, that 400
of them on one plantation in Feliciana, wer'
said to be in the Conspiracy.
It appears to have been a regular organiz
ed conspiracy from Bayou Sarah to Natchez
ON both sides Of the river, (about $50 miles.)
It appears that this atrocious and deep lai,
scheme was discovered BY. an overseer upol
the plantation Of Mr.. B. Barry, near Bayo
Sarah, who was taking a walk around tn
quarter after the negroes had retired to RESI-
to see that all was right. Hearing a 10y
conversation in one of the cabins, he crel
around at the back part and there.heard ther
discussing the subject Of the contemplate
instruction.
"a Whhe man. a InechaHlc eMPoyfu upo
the plantation was implicated, and who va
TO have taken a conspicuos Partin' this awf,
tragedy. Thatthere are iabolitionists anon
usthere can be no doubt, and we woul
warn our citizenssto be on their guard, f
there IS no telling at what hour these, fene
If he'll may throw the lghed torch in OF
midst
Another Extensiye Bunk Robbery.
Welearn from the st. Louis Republican
that the Branch Bank Of fhe siaseof lllinoi:
AZ JacksonrIlle, was robbed a flie night (
the litb uli, Of $50 600, o7 600 ID papei
s8,0oOin g6d,sand 8 81 8 GOO ID gsr.-
TIE robbei must Of haa pretty insinai
knowledge of The inrae q lha 5ank
appears hat 1.-The bills receivable wei
burnt and entirely DESTROYED hs leaves
several books containing accounts were Is
outand oiher looks cui pp eoR 3.
former officer e. 90 tans 4la %
pconed ihel seha
few da1e previous Io rrt <Her<