Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1848-02-04

"aiJ oiueT, win senlries in advance,-told
me all, and experienced dread which chill.
leu me through; and the deepening shade of
me forest, under which ! had so often wills
''ed lnerlly, served now to add to the gloom
OF me hour. | asked no more questi0ns.-
WIN qulckened pace | pushed up The main
ROAD, and was not long in reaching my faith
ers mouse. ] wished to know the worst and
to help in meeting it.
found all alarm at home. Guns were
stacked In the passage, and men were there
ready to use them. Two friends were in the
paTlor, informing the household of the place
OF rendezvous for the women and children,
and the signal which was to be given, if the
town should be fired" or an attack to be
made upon it, by the negroes. ! inquired,
ard learned here, the cause and extent Of the
danger.
That morning, a negro had informed his
master Of the plot, and had represented to him
that 1t reached plantations an hundred mics
of, and embraced the thickest negro settle
ments in the State.
The ilrst step taken was, to arrest the lea
ders named (some thirty in number) by the
lniormer. The second, to inform town and
country OF the impending danger. Armed
patrols were started out in every direction.-
Every avenue to the town was guarded, and
every house in it made a sort of military Fort.
The apprehension was, that the plantation
negroes would rise. and sweepall before them,
with fire and sword; and the "white strength
was prepared, in all lis force, ~ meet this
contingency.
The master, if he be kind to his bondmen,
is apt to believe that they will never turn out
against him. We hear the planters say, IL
would arm my laves."-whenever this sub
rnaN :. - gf
Ject Is preached. This is "A strong express
Sloh' and to be received with grains of al
iowance," AS the sequel will illustrate. Yet,
ooy'ilke' teIt as II no soul, in our yard,
cou'u strike Il blow against one OF the tami-
~ d,u' IN thIs temper, l went to the SER
wants quarters. Not one OF them was out
q Strange eventI-and not a neighbor's domes-
". NC was ih-a sun stranger circumstance =
they were silent as the grave. Even "NIom-
ma PhIViI,eged 10 say ana do what she plea
seu, d1u VINO "Gulu De hearu anna the laugh
!er ana tongue-clatIer OF the rest, had moth
II ~ ~ me l aSheu Few q"es'lons;t they
were SIMPLY answered. 1t was evident that
'ne servants were ,f'gntened; they knew not
""dt 'hey leareu' Oat lhey were spell-bound
~ a" u"ue"h5u uIedu VI evil 10 lhem, and
/ U.s. lhNtGu' lnIs was Inc case with
.'o oi"cNs' sene'dI'y' ana W"lie the excite
=" .aS.eu' ne P"'lol nlu not arrest one J
away NON n'' quarters! An honest l.
80 ,aii nt .t,'"iMe"' DIT ,re t'iie' III was Iard
. - .'l VIM" was "'oS' llsh'eheu, me whites ,
~" "1s'oo' !
ne P'opo'Su revolt as regards territory,
was an eA'enueu one IL embraced a region
lawn" oNe' io''y thousand male slaves. But
,,ne Pto. was pooily arranged ana II was clear
'"at ''osS WHO P'dhhed H. Knew lille OF the
power tney mao 10 meet and master. For six
n"ar ,h, ;.' asaur'S OF IT. nau been Groodlng
o'el '"ei' ueslsn,' ana Two uays before The
,"aII "'Ln' "a. e.ey were II, prison. and VIZ
10y u"ouleu d. 'eiohS' ihelr SEIZURE ar
hn, not r;, ,""Su,'e'son Man9pn n'0o1shed'-
demanJoJ hv soni"rr mnJ ~ ~ 'ne NAT was
TLir,nen If 10 oU'oy j." VIZ law ana 'naue'
i"'''o' VI 'hc HcSIoeS dTfeSteu were declaf-