Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1850-02-02
Fruits of the Southern upas!

State. IL is for an institution bearing
such fruits that your priests have 'prophesi-
ed lies in the name of the Lord, aud your
Statesmen clothed themselves with falschood
as with garment. 1t was for the support
OF this institution that your fathers made
concessions and Compromises which
their degenerate children have neither the
houest nor the courage 10 repudiate
Q}~READ RrAp!@tO
THE GnEAT SLAVE STAMPEDE IN MIssoU-
RI.-1'he Canton, Lewis county, Mo-, Re-
porter, gives the following account of the
recent rrcat slave stampede there.
- ~ > esscitcmont prevails in l.ewis coun-
~, in regard 10 The recent attempt of the
negroes to run away and rise in ins,irrcc-
ton; and os mi NJ reports are in circulation
in relation thereto, we deem it our duty to
publish true statement OF the matter as
it occurred.
A little before day on Friday morning
Inst, a negro man, belonging TO James Mil
les, came into the house, ostensibly TO make
fire. Before going OUT, Mr.. Miller heard
| him step towards the gun rack, take some
| tlliny, and leave with caution. The circunl-
|
the door aud called fist one aud then auoih-
cr OF his negroes, but receiving 10 answer
| he went to the negro quarter, and found no
one there. lie then aroused the family first
ascertaining, however, that both bis guns
were missing. I he neighbors were alarmed
as soon az possible, aud pursuit made. Mr..
| Harvey Henderson was the first to come in
| sight of them. In addition 10 the guns, they
| had taken hlr. Miller's wagon and teanl.-
Mr.. Henderson approached near enough
10 identify the wagon, &c, and then quickly
wheeled his horse, TO notify and bring up
additional force and il was well he did so,
for il was afterwards ascertuinGd from some
OF the negroes that they had determined 10
! kill him, and for that purpose were bringing
II loaded gun TO bear upon him, us lie wheel
cd his horse and disappeared.
The pllrsuers, numbering about thirty
guns, soon came up. The negroes, amount
ing 10 between twenty aud thirty, halted.-
They had three guns, together with large
clubs and butcher knives. Besides AillcTs
negroes, some eighteen or twenty, there
were several belonging TO Judge VIM. Ellis
Mr.. McKim, and MIR. Mckutcheon. a:
soon as they halted, they made their dispo
sitons for TN obstinate defence. Thir pur
suers marched toward them in regular ordc
with presented guns. When near enough
they asked them TO surrender-thcy refused
They drew nearer and nearer, parcying am
insisting on n suuender-the negroes stiI
manilestng the most dogged and settle
hostility, peremptorily refusing 10 yield
Finally, alter waiting and reasoning tie cas-
with item without tie least apparent effcc
and until all patience was exhausted, the
commenced closing upon the negroes, wle
Alillers John, very powerful negro, an
/ fierce as grisly bear, confronted Capt. J. Il
Blair with his club raised, in the act OF str
king, when Mr.. Miller, his master, told Bla
to shoot him. Blair made one step bacl
a wards and fired-ihe negro turned partl
round, recovered, seized his knile, aud w,
: in the act OF rushing OH Blair, when job
/ Fretwell fred at him, aud ho fell dead. Bot
shots took effect.
Undismaycd by tho occurrence, the n
: grocs still maintained the same hostile at
: tudc. Five minutes were given 10 them
>, consider of their surrender. The womC
;. first gave up, and implored the men TO do
n likewise. Before the end OF the time, Il
h men yielded, gave mp their weapons, we
20 bound and brought TO Canton. The leade
> have been shipped to ST. Louis and sold.
90 II has since been asceraned that il W
;, intended 10 be general insnrreciion, sn
y, TO that end, il is believed that nearly all &
" slaves in the country had notice, and were
4 have met and rendezyoused on Friday
Canton. The plan was to kill all the u
grocs who wolild not join tliem-and W
it. force of arms move off in n body TO lllino
u and thence TO Canada. However prepost