Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1844-03-16

E1INA w Y N ~ !"
HolmesyilIe (Miss.) Free Press, OF the Ist
March. that part of a gang of runaway ne
oroes have been catched. 1t appears the Sc
yyeral farmers armed and stationed themselves
in the vicinity of the place, determined to Sc
cnre alive. if possible, the whole gang.
They had not been waiting long IN ambush
before fhe six negroes made their expected
anpearance. when the company from the coun-
try babe them surrender. The negroes I'M
mediately presented two guns in the faces OF
the foremost Of the party, Mr. Jerh. hIng ana
Cbas. King, but before they could execute
their murderous designs, these gentlemen
fired upon and shot them down, one OF whom
attempted to discharge his piece at Mr.. J,
King, while he lay weItering in his W gore.
Three of the gang made their escape during
the skirmish, while the remaining one bran
disbed a large knife, about a foot IN length,
with the most savage defiance. A blow from
the barrel of the empty gun OF Mr.. }. King
| dexterously dealt, soon laid HIM PROSTATE be-
side his fallen companions J!
The company from town who were WITHIN
| hearing of the ~report'of the guns, Immediate
" hurried to the bloody scene OF action, ana
a sioht there presented itself of the most re-
voItInr nature. Two negroes Weiterlng 10
their W blood, and another stunned by the
we'll aimed blow, SO fortunately directed by
the elder Mr.. King, were writing and groan-
ing apparently under the most intense pain.
The negro who was felled to the earth by
the blow from the gun, had in his possession
a large knife and razor--a bottle of powder
shot-percussion caps-writiBg materials
and forged passes written by himself. He is
evidently a pretty good scholar, and was the
leader Of the gang. He is now confined IN
the county Jail at this place.
The guns taken from them was common
sized shot guns of very good quality one
with a flint, the other with a percussion lock-
One Of The negroes shot died yesterday
morning-the other is expected to live but a
short time.
Active measures have been taken for the
capture Of the residue Of the gang.
The Natchez Free Trader says: It is pro.
bable that some of the arrested negroes are
from this section, as we see by the same pa
per that two, Isaac and Jordan who say they
belong to Francis Surget, were committed tc
Jail at bonneville on the LIST inst.
MASSACHUSETTS, LEGISLATURE.
The following Resolutions have passed
both branches Of the Legislature of the State
of Massachusetts
Resolved, That the power 10 unite an ihde
pendent foreign State with the United States
is not among the powers delegated TO The
General Government by the Constitution @
the United States.
Resolved, That the Commonwealth of Mas,
sachusetts, faithful to compact between tht
people of the United States, according to tht
plain meaning and intent in which it was IN
derstood and accedsd by them, is sincerely
anxious for its preservation. But that it il
determined, as it doubts not the other State.
are, to submit to undelegated powers in NJ
body ofmen on earth. That the project ofth
annexation of Texas, unless arrested on tht
threshold, may tend to drive these States
into a dissolution Of the Union, and will fur
nish new caIumnies against Republican Coy
ernments, by exposing the gross contradictior
of a people protesting to be free, and yet seek
ing to extend and perpetuate the subsection Q
their slaves.