The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-12-22

entered tAs city last TUESDAY afternoon under tue
rostro anc viii, In eoe course OF few days march Tor
faiAncinso, whore band OF the proSHncados 90 ths
amount OF i ,00o is coiectsd.
An immense nun Der OF the INHABITANTS 70 evince their
delight In consequence o he epproach OF tho
Troops went our Of the city TO meet them; aud the recep
on saey received On their entrance clearly showed that
be sJnphies OF the people were with those who desire
the restoration or peace
the .r sex crested the sodery they marched h -ougn
the streets.
Negro Insurrecs$0ns I'm the south.
THE RUMoRED RISING OF THE sLAvEs IN FLcsiDA
DECLARED HOAX
QUisCY Fla, Dec 10 1885,
EDroR TAiIAaAsssz FloRlDi As-In the editorial
columns OF the last issue Of paper there reference
sae 70 the contents o. letter purportns 70 have been
signature OF Floridau" Az the subject alluded Is
one OF an extremely delicate character and its agitation
calculated 10 produce unnecessary excitement In
muniiy We regret exceedingly that you should hsvs
ylelded to the advice TO give such public notorety
conspiracy alluded to has not the slightest foundation
and the emanation. doubtless OF some s'nervous suf
ferer or the malicious ac. perhaps OF some aboiitoa
sympaanises whose only design is to afford food Tor his
fanAtical Northern brethren.
The character OF the letter condemnation
iace Tor II manifest to every rejecting miud that the
author OF were entted to credit instead OF making
an anonymous commur ication to tho editor Of public
hints, he would chosen rather 70 confer with his
negnoors IN this vicinity and given the facts upon which
he based his suspicious.
Az citizens this vicinity We do not hss Estate TO an.
nounce az our conviction that the insnuaons OF this
letter writer Is sheer fabrication, and unfoanded
slAnder upon the character OF slave population. We
respectfully request that you will send tho original
letter, In order that we may institute inquiry into
It's authorship
G q Dupont, John G. Cum
Gibson, Arthur j. Formxn
Hendee, T. 3 Ballou.
haac X. Harris NJ H. Stewart
Thomas Eunroe, y. u. Stephens,
William Munroe, Thomas Y. Henry
THE REPoRTsD INSTRUCTIONS IN NORTH CAROLINA
AND GEORGIA ALL M0ONsHINE.
From the Mliedgvie Recorder, Deo. i61
Accounts OF negro disturbances In different States in
ciading our own, have been freely circulated in the pa
pess North and south Ia reference OF these re-
ports we unhesitangy pronounce them untruths. The
only one well founded in izc is the recently detected
plot In Tennessee IN which white man, disguised ~
negro was the principal actor He is stated been
whipped 10 death and the principal negro executed
Inc reoen. reports IN references % Carons wasa tele-
nessee. We nope papers will in future be cautious
in spreading false alarms. This foverish state of the
public mind is the natural effect of the late political DIS
cussfons, snd is what might have bsen anticipate
ANOTHER RUMoR SETTLED.
srEiseFlGD Tenn, Dec. 10, 1855.
young man ~ the name Of Feis (rhomas fe'ss, we
hood OF Or. Conn, 10 Springfield, Tenn the eth
mat and told US that the night previous, about mdngh
himself and ave other patrols xpoc odly upon
collection Of negrnss-sbout one hundred In number
who were barbecung about sy csrcsses aud that Cot
That the negroes arod upon the patrol VINO ed
short dstssce, and turned and Gret about dozen
negroes, tho remainder having dispersed The patrol
shot one negro In the and captured Drane
his escape On the eth instant those captured negroes
were sent TO Rnsselvie, Ky. to jail This s about tho
and pr vaey spoken Of freely the authority Of Fes
We have recently learned, ho&cver from various rea-
BILE IN the ncighborhood OF Dr Conn tna, this
whole s,oU s fAoricsoo We therefore al ooce pu !,
l,h this STATEN In justice all parties concerned aud
m order 10 d~abu4e tss pabsc mind in regard 10 tas af
fair
Wv. Pepper, Johu ). Hulchisou,
T. X. Hicks, Thos. Menecs
Jo dfcen, John b. Garner,
10 q STARK, r. Bsadon.
Giles Conneti n. g. DrAuxhon,
vigilance Committee)
PUBLIC MEETING IN TESsEssEE-LysCH Law DE.
SIRED.
We nnd 10 the Nashville Union and american OF the
lih inst ousicess report or the proceedings OF pao
tor,aly, thus
We publish below, BY request, the proceedings o, the
citizens OF Sumner county agreeing upon strcter dissi
pine OF the slaves Of the county The ay,tem agreed
upon seems 10 10 TO bs eminently judicious
Al the IRE, necng which as held q. the court house
on sho 9th, committee 10 consider the oeveopements u
an nsurrccucn elected from OF the leaders thereof
and TO draf resolutions appointed, aud the meeting
adjourned. Here the report OF The business OF the
cond meetlns-
MONDAY. Dsc. s, 1856
The meeting having been called TO order pursuaul sd
iourrment the committee reported the folio siug resolu.
ucus. which we're adopted,
a msrisy Of tho con uuee to ~ho vas referred the
suhlec, Of we present dicanes amorg the saves, beg
cave 70 report the folc~iag resolntons.-
Rfr0Net fhAf TIE ceNreft that there
hs an concur, and that he prcsen,
ss.i l. ssy pr souioi nni tSs Whole p.a % SSis ls
yseSea s ~ M x. es se 90 isp r. ne
Resolved, 1hA ~ ussdaes ofihc county hand
' soaa S,c ~ ii. Ts %sus sss sSS STss
shat ~ saa s,ss ~. ds. y hem =. me nesest o. the
IN ..sssa y ps ne, 70 80. % ssy i,s gsgss T
game sufficient patrol bady prepared for
81 her mas ps % a. n All ~ % ssSsas rsa %
less abs ent BY written u nc hirer de-
arg y ss ih.1 ~. s ss a % .scs 20 oer srvs 's
20 the safety and peas . As .onaoy may require. aud
Eesoise. rhsi adison . shove rseulsion. each
asn Il bone ash and % ssstb sha ina, cer NEGROES
Resolved ihs M voluntary se.s a. uegroe. be per
maed A. night oon The sAbeAa of sns purpas for twelve
Resolved, risi duing IL ChrsIua holidays slave
pe,ss hs o :. uss sea r & s ~
spceilying III. time; pisce ard busness -.
relative slaves hirinE der carrying arms buying
ssn1 % s @ S & soss - ~ ,,r @ssss
IN msnner cslcuscd 70 excite d'-oonien' 'Adgg With them
Rssolye that recommend lhni ibe law BE- rgorously
T@e GeS S@S Edy
shotld any o. more ~ hen any community be .
Ss ssn sl n ar A o - ps p..s. e % and
safety NO Tree Of color shan remove 10 or settle
Kesoved tAcre are persons In our us who are sell.
mend ii sach Z cease ,arr r.. and ao ,Sev WI q re
qure % lease the c"unry ~ The s"veres renAu vii be
inhicied uycn them.
~ mcton,
Resolved. in addition, Thei school he tsni lie
education Uf rcgrOes. Whether frte ~ slsNe
Resolved. That u Of he lnrs " tweye appointed
should act thai the PreSdert OF the meeting supply
their places by ohcrs and that endorse al such appon
rnena made by hum.
Resolved That proceedings o. this meeting he publish
the sumner Frg. iaior ann iFricrs. Nashville Bo,
and Gfef anil that cory hereof be furnished 10 each
mRgstrate 81 he couuty.
Saving appointed the iury q twelve 10 conformity
with The seCond resolution, tEe meeting uiouruod
THOMAS G DOUGLAS
wfIEF u DOUGLAS.
THos I. I. Tam, see'y l. " EHwANS
DUEL IN PRosrEor.-The rumor that Hon. A. w.
sterhenf, of Georg q had chsllecFed HUI, tsg.
OF The Flmore electors of ttat SAtc has current
some dayg. card rom Sr. stephens appears - iuf
Augusts (Gs coHSfshoadltt Of Weauestsy las. dated
tnst Oh ~orN nc