Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1855-09-08
NEGRO DISTURBANCE IN MISSISSIPPI.

The Marion (Miss.) Republican Of the Dist ult.
TUESDAY morning) gives the following:
Judge Watts informs us that a serious and ex-
tensiye combination or organization has been dis
covered among the negroes near Garlandsville,
Jasper County. 1t seems that an old negro, about
65 years old, was Mt the head Of it; he sustains
the reputation of being a conjurer, and the negroes
were in the habit of applying to him as q great
physician or c%onjurer who could cure all kinds of
disease. The facts so far as developed are briefly
as follows
"A trustworthy negro on a noighl oring planta.
ton, after having received pledges Of secrecy, re-
vealed the existence of the conspiracy to an over
seer, and requested him to repair to o certain place
in the midst of a dark, unfrequented swamp, and
see for himself. The overseer did not 60, but the
next morning he took with him some friends and
went to the spot designated by the faithful negro.
There they saw every indication of a large crowd
having 5een,assembled horses had been tied up,
fires kindled and from appearances they calculated
that upward of one hundred negroes had there as
sembled on the preceding night. They left the
spot and the neighborhood was quickly alarmed.
Several negroes were taken up, and among them
the leader, or old conjurer. The greatest excitement
was prevailing in the country; a council was called
and it was decided that the negroes should be hung
Immediately; ropes were procured, and tho SEN
tence of the council was about TO be executed, when
the crowd relented, fearing lest the innocent should
perish with the guilty. .
"The negroes were then severely whipped, and
they confessed that the conspiracy exte nded
throughout a large section of country that there
existed several other organizations, which they
called schools in the neighborhood and that
their object was to organize in sufficient force, and
march, increasing their force as they went, 70 n
Free State.
"No arms or ammunition of any kind could be
discovered; but the negroes confessed that they
were to meet at Garlandsville next Saturday night
to make a start. When asked why they selected
| that nlara as n re ndezVouE thav cnuld give M
reason, and the presumption is that they intended
r to sack the place and murder the inhabitants.
I Two white men, they say, have been among them,
but their names were not known 10 the negroes, mol
5 was anything developed which could identify
3 them. Arms and ammunition are probably conceal
: ed somewhere, as such a scheme would never have
been attempted without them.
1T is supposed that such an organization OF
school exists near Chunkeyville, in this county
3 and we that a vigilent system of pat
rolls be at once adopted through the country. Sus
= picious characters and known abolitionists exis
4 among us, aud we cannot be Il yigilent in watch
ing over our slaves, and thereby protecting then
from the vile influences which are known to exis
4 in our country"
. REV. JESSE M'BRIDE, of the Wesleyan Church
o who was formerly stationed on a circuit in Mort
+ Carolina and subsequently expelled for preaching
Q an Anti. Slavery gospel, is now lying very low a
n his residence in Michigan. He is not expected t
recover. His friends are raising a contribution t
a liquidate a debt on the little homestead on whic
a the afflicted family now reside.
a pAssMoRE WILLIAMSON FOR CANAL COMMISSIONER
The Republicans of Pennsylvania held a Mas
d Convention in Pittsburgh on Wednesday last, fc
y : the nomination of State Officers. PAssaoRE WI
uAxson WAS NOMINATED by acclanatioa for Cam
COMMISSIONS. Pennsylvania ought to elect hi
h if she elects anybody. Perhaps then the Supren
Court would conclude 70 issue a writ..of habees co
pus to inquire into the legality Of his imprist
mens.