The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1848-03-29
THE aNIGGER HANGING" !"

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Yes," " says another oh! woman, chang.
ins too good for en-.
About the year eighteen hundred, and
It matters NOT when, lin . .cersaif County
in the State of Georgia, q most hofriii
murder was perpetrated byitwo negroes,
upon the body Of their mistress. OF
course public excitement soon rose to the
"54 40" Of Oregon thermometer, and the
Aliens and Aannegais. were not wanting
in the neighbourhood to '.girc notice."
of the alarming stories Of many years
standing, raked up for present use; how
home made dirk knives had been found in
boxes under ground, short swords con.
cealed in hollow logs, plots diabolical and
designs nefarious, entertained by certain
-"niggers" upon "Mr. Sitch.a-ones quar-
ter" which borne upon the wings Of the
wind by the "Breezes," and other would
be popular gabites, would go the rounds,
and like Pats oyster, "the more they were
chawed the larger they got" until the
whole country was worked up into state
of fearful excitement, on the subject Of
'nigger risins;' and no doubt this bold out:
rage and daring murder, was the harding.
er of brewing insurrection, and these
two silly fools who perpetrated this deed,
had been made scaLs pa;os' OF, by the
more cautious, and of course more guilty.
negroes, and they ought to meet with the
severest penalty Of the law, and their ex.
ecution held lin terrorum' over their secret
leaders.
Many sleepless night was spent in the
Immediate vicinity of the deed, by the
ignorant and more fearful whites, who
never did, nor ncrcr would have 'nigger
about 'cm. The nasty stinkin' things,
they aint fit to be about mans house no
how; they'd just as leaf kill body ms to
look at 'em.' And no doubt they often
wished in their own hearts, that President
Polk would give them notice, that the jotnt
occupation of this country was terminated.
But in course they'll hang them ar
niggers what killed Mrs. Loft won't they?'
enquiries one. 'It may give some O. the
rest on 'em alright for awhile, % yes,'
says another they've been tucfi up by
the constable and karried afore Squire
Strong, and I've hearn as how he's ag-
wine to Get Gineral Goodman 70 help him
set on EN-
Sure enough the negroes were duly
set on by quorum of justices, and in
course found guilty Of murder according
to lsw, and sentenced to be hung on the
I'd Friday in -
Great indeed was the excitenen. mani
tested by oil classes, more particularly
the non-slaveholders, between the trial
and day ofexecution, TO see these negroes
hung, and the expected 'nigger hangidg'
was much talked about as circus would
have been, in the days Of Pineville memo
ry. Nothing could be said nor done, but
what the 'nigger hanging in some shape
or another, was brought upon the tapis,
and every body was going, and even
seemed to anticipate much pleasure in the
sight.
How ar you to day Bob?'
'i'm we'll, how is it YOURSELF I.give
you thanks?'
o, sorter so. so. You gwinc to the
niger hangin' Bob2'
o yes, would'n miss it for quarter
'Nor nuther, I'd truther see it than TO
see the circus!'
Even the old women seemed delighted
at the idea Of having an opportunity, to
see these poor devils suffer.
Yes intend TO co. says one, Il know
can look at 'em hang as onconsarned rs
| could at an old sheep KILN dog, or
suck aig son Of n hound The speaker
growing more angry, the more she talked
about it, until she seemed mad enough to
kill every dog on the plantation, for fenr
they might turn out TO sucking her eggs.
Yes says another, 'hangins too good
for 'em, they ought TO be burnt alive till
they was dead, and then cut up by the
very doctors themselves, and made OBJ
jects (subjects) on
In due time the eventful Friday arrived
and ere the sun was three hours high, the
calm and quiet atmosphere of summer
morning in the silent forest, where the
deed was committed, and in which the
gallows was erected, began to be ngitatcd
by the hum Of human voices; and the
neighing Of horses, braying Of donkies,
lowing Of oxen, and the rafting Of the
wheels and chains .f the various vehicles
made the weIkin ring. Spectators Of all
sizes and colours from snowy white to
sooty,' began to collect upon the spot
thick and fast from every direction; some
in carriages, some in wagons and carts,
but by far the greater portion on natures
colts.
Soon Riley Hinton the constable and
chief executioner made his appearance
with the culpri.s, guarded by two compa.
nies Of militia, armed and equipped as the
law directs, and commanded by their re.
spective Captains; the whole division un-
der the command Of Riley himself, who
was armed 'cap.a pie with horscmans
broad sword, two pistols and dirk, al