North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1852, 1851-09-27

their VICTIM and the son, nephew and cousin start
ed. to save their lives. They all escaped from this
narrow lane the scene of the awful conflict, intc
the longer lane that extends across the valley an6
( the woods on either side Dickinson staggering
under the stunning effects of his wounds, blood
gushing from his mouth and streaming from his
arm and side, took the southern end OF the lane
and, in distance of a hundred yards, reached the
edge of the wood, falling down by large stump
exhausted. Some of the fiends followed and would
have most cruelty murdered him, but an old ne
gro who had been in the affray, threw himself over
his body aud called upon them for Gods sake to
assist him. for he would soon die any how
Dr. Pearce and Joshua Gorsuch took the other
end of the lane leading to the woods on the otner
side of the valley, which were more than nall a
mile distant. Pearce kept the lane, and after MN
rushed the whole band OF negroes shouting ana
shooting every lump a distance of three hundred
yards In his fight he overlook the Quaker on the
horse and strove to keep him between himself and
his pursuers to which course he ascribes the saliva
ton of his life. At the distance of half mile
from the negroes house, he reached a dwelling,
and boiling in, asked the two ladies, who were
then the only persons he saw in the house, to pro-
tect him. They expressed fear lest the negroes
might come and find him there and kill them for
conccaling him. He told them he would not eX-
pose them to danger then, and turned to go out,
when they consented to conceal him. Soon his
pfurased pursurers came to the house and asked If
he was not there. They were told that some one
had gone past, and they kept on to the woods,
which they searched and guarded until late at night
to find and to butcher their desired victim.
Joshua Gorsuch who had received violent blow
on the head when by my father rather later in
starting, and ran obhqueiy from the house to the
lane, reaching it in advance of Pearce. Him they
overlook and beat over the head with clubs until
it was supposed they had killed him; but he got
up and went on up the lane as far as he could.
One negro, who had chased Pearce farther than
the rest as he was returning, struck him (Gorsueh)
over the head with club. At last he reached the
woods, completely crazed by the blows he had
received, There he was found by the Marshal and
taken to place of safety.
Dickinson did not lie long before some gentle
men came and carefully removed him to Mr.. Levi
! Pownal's where he now lies, and where L now
write. Every attention that kindness can suggest
and charity can execute is bestowed upon him. AT
first it was thought he could not live until night
but through the of his physician and the bless
ings of God, he has been gradually mending ever
since, and now we have strong hopes OF his recov-
erv Dr. Pearce was conducted to the house where
Dickinson is about four or five o'clock the same
afternoon. Joshua escaped that evening to York,
where his friends took good of him. He IS
now out of danger and doing well.
1t may be gratifying to some to know that the
proceedings now in progress will bring to light the
secret of this bloody affair. A negro of Philade-
phia-the same that followed the Marshal on the
first night-ound out by some means, fair or foul,
the names of the negroes to be taken, and other
circumstances connected with my fathers plan, and
gave intelligence to the neighborhood. The abo-
tionists and negroes together spread the news and
thus was brought together the most of the negroes
for miles around. We have the man who melted
the negroes to shoot, anu defed the Marshal. We
have also quite number of actors in that awful
scene, but not all of them. The law will now be
fairly tested, suppose.
have written this by the advice of friends, and
am glad the painful! task is performed.
j. S. GORSUCH.