Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1852-09-14
By request OF the author, rruhsh the follow ing sen.
sbls communication from the Richmond Whig:

sbls communication from the Richmond Whie:
SLAVES, AND THEIR INSTRUMENTATION
Gcncnrn-lt l. hopc ht your 'ae Is not complete
y ahsobrd your paper 80 exclusively 'aken up with N
Presidential 10 be un'nrdu. OF the mor&
and social interests n native State and ihcreN
fore only feel justified in can. your
caption o! this article, but myself in advance Of
ready evaporation in aid Of corrective There truth
cilesdrnt and slttih2 than that tie slaves o this
State and especially % The Counties cities and
towns progressively becoming ana more eiracto
y and rng"venanlc; and HAT The amognt a" crime il in
creasing both in frequency and arocy OF character. few
q" c most aggravated Instances Only reported IoE-
publication E newspapers and the great of druenN
ces and disorders heard OF beyond The neghbornods
in which they happen There CROWN.
ance Ia the authority both and masters and
The conflicts IN such tecoming almost natural
consequence 10 an attempt Al correction The practice OF
running oil, is freq and for sIightcr
than before known. Now, 10 effect radical OF
evil is necessary 10 the producing
and the first inquiry that prescats itself is what has
This The long established and delicate relations
o and slave2 The ready and nppant answer with
the is that Joe Johnson has caused it, nave hcat
:hs charge from the tongues .! many, obvious ant
conclusive solution of the mystery. But, gentlemen, you
may assured that whatever the political sins OF Cover
Johnson may be- this is Of them. No tins
manageable spirit, rI.e among our slave poppiht!un
proceeds from another and far different II l. the TIP
ping houses and dgger, established al every road
and every neghbnrnood that have produced hs state o;
things. Every man and woman who owns slave cries
against the evil and couptng tendencies OF these
rabhmens the slave popuapn but no one seems 10
think his peculiar province enforce the law against such
sell liquors 10 slaves without orders from their masters
MANY restrained By the dread of private injury. The
,, is daily increasing for il Is becoming for
slaves purchase lirge Quantities time 10 retail 10 9th
the sake Of profit And II Is uncommon Thing for
them cary churches and meeting houses on Sunday
and retail and even 10 white men, IN the adjacent
woods In such cases Is collu-on and agreement
between whites and blacks that destroys the o!
subordinarion in the latter They under the temptation
of piern! 10 obtain the means OF procuring liquors ana
The is pundersd and the servant corrupted by the
process. In this most farmers pay more tax year
a whskey render than 10 the Sheriff ol his county
the them cell gallons 10 negroes Wncrc lhty
sell white men. Thus servants contrac, incnperatr
habits become nsuen aud ungovenable, at the same time
that they converted into nveteate thieves and
es If this Of things permitted there will shortly
be security for neither life property.
This Is Temperance move nor IN any manner connect
I'd with it, bu resistance 10 curse against which all men
alDud Crowds of negroes every Sabbath al
and who that knuwa D whar eScessrS the demon oi IN
temperance often lends the enlightened white say
we are at any time safe from Nat Turner ragedyl Let
the people, at their Court Houses, take up this mattel
4 CITIZEN.
THE EXECUTION OF JANE WILLIAMS.
About O'clock yesterday morning the Rev Dr. Ryand,
pastor the African Church. entered the cell OF Jane VIII
ans the murde!css aud as is customary in such cases
practical religious advice in reference TO
pration DEATH which received by her very compO
,cdlr At 10 o'clock taken from tie Jail in open
four wagon her minister her side. She dressed
entirely in white and guarded BY the City Sergeant,
Mr. Ferguson, his deputy Mr. Stake constabcs and spe
detachment Of the night police commanded by Captain
Jnktns imense concousc o! people surrounded the
procession On arriving at the ground the wagon was hal
led under the scaiiud erected to hang Jordan
Hatcher Dr. Ryland then addressed the immense multi
rde comprising upwards of six thousand persons oi all
sexes coOrs and ages stating that H. should then In ac
cUrdance with the promises at The gospel, administer the
cJnsotuns Of religion Jane in her dyIng momenis He
then offered up ferven prayer Deity in her behalf Ne
before This city, peh ps, did religious ceremonies vi
serious un impressive character tall upon more un"ll
ling The thckCrowdng thoughts oil the dlhooical
murder Of innocent, gueless beings, committed by
me with the GOODNESS ana dcberatOn at end endet
ed uuimpres cold and tedious, those ceremonies
knGeng alter the prayer ad CON
tluied Dr. r. then asked Jane whether any beside
herself of, accessary 10 The muricr ffer
calm replv one. Thus, while entering the en-.
brace Death; denied positively that any person aided
her in committing The murder The halter was Ihn ADJUST
ell To The crossbcam gaOws, winch about Is eet
ph She the ioud under her meek, and stepped upon
TN. chair from she he launched into eternity,
without moving muscle evncing any epdatlon Inc
.vuri given chair pulled from under her. ana mo
cart moved oil leaving her hanging IN the air at distance
M lew feet from the ground The fail was about twen-
~ inches. The knot ui the moose slipped 20 me oach
part neck, that she apparently died from san3ha
ron although Dr. Haskns, informed by MI StatHe
stated fall broke her neck She kcke" consulslSey
Tor several minutes Al IA mnutes u ii the drop Tell; al II
minutes after H. Dr. H. pronounced that she had been dead
for some inmates and she down She was inferred
in yrl We dug near scao, under the hill u Is TO os
ped that and summary execution VIII operate
AS a warning the nctous portion ot our negro poPu'a-
tlon.-[ Saturdays Dispatch.