Nashville daily patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1855-1857, 1856-12-08
From IN. olar1.rrls Jsa.r.onl.n, Dec. 5, 1850.

Rfou the SlarKsVHe Je1orsonlant Dec. o AoSo.
On Wednesday morning last, about half II
hour before day bresk, negro man belonging
TO Mr.. Solomon Raimey, was shot and instantly
killed, by Of the neighbors named Pickett, I'M
der the following circumstances. The scene OF the
occurrence is 10 the immediate vicinity OF Louisa
Iron Works, the point at which the intended ins
surFection mentioned in our last was discovered.
The negro had been sent TO his work in the coal
ings, and started OF apparently ia usual good
humor, but shortly turned back and approached
the house where he met his fate. It was still too
dark to distinguish persons, and Mr.. P. who was
alone in the house with bis daughter, warned him
not to enter the gate, but he persisted 10 doing So
and Notwithstanding second and third command
to hslt advanced until he reached the porch in
'front.' of the door, cursing he advanced, and de-
fying Mr.. P. to fire. When he put his foot upon
the porch, Mr.. p. discharged has gun viii was
heavily loaded with buck shot, into his breast. The
negro fell and died almost Immediately.
We understand that some of the negroes al the
Furnace, who had been under examination con-
corning the instruction for several days. and had
Witnessed the high degree of excitement and in
dgnssion mlnifested by the whites, upon hearing
this summary punishment Of one Of their fellows,
Immediately fled, under the impression that the
excited whites had commenced a general and in-
discriminate slaughter. They were soon retaken
and quieted
P. S. Since preparing the above we have re
eeived the following document, signed by large
number of the neighbors OF Mr. Pickett, with re-
quest that give it an insertion.
To all who may see This. the uuderSign-
ed WOuid submit, some of us of eur
own knowledge, and others according
10 information received, the Hollow
Ing, viz:
On, or about the 2lst day of Nov. 1856, plot
for an insurrection among the negroes at Louisa
Furnace, 0. X Furnace, Cumberland Furnace, ard
in the intermediate neghborhood was discovered,
wherevpon the people commenced the work of ap-
pretending and furnishing all the negroes whom
they could find out as having been engaged 10
said plot, or of having been cognizant OF 1t. Some
of those negroes who were represented to be the
most guilty, we're lodged in the jails of Dickson
and Montgomery counties. Great excitement pre-
vailed throughout the neghborhood, and all per-
sons prepared for the iLsurrection. Every man
used extraordinary vigilance about his own prema
ises. On the morning of Goth ult., negro man
named Brtton, belonging to Solomon d. Raimey,
was heard just before day break, approaching
Louisa Furnace as it seemed, making great noise
and exclsiming at intervals, awake up Boys! wake
up" besides many other things, which could not
be understood by those who heard him.
He passed the house of Mr. Joseph Wheless and
Mr.. Benjamin Blackford, and proceeded to the
house of Mr.. Williams Nicks, which is about three
hundred yards from the Furnace. Mr. Nicks was
absent from home, being out on a patrolling e1pe
dtion. j. n. Pickett Esq, the father-in-aw of
Mr.. Nicks was at the house Of Mr.. Nick- where
he had been staying for some time. Esq, Pickett,
upon hearing the noise made by said negro, as be
approached, went to the door and listened, and
finding that he 1.-THE negro) was coming in the di.
recton of the house, stepped back into the house
and got his gun and again walked out into the
porch. As the negro came up to the yard gate,
which Is about twenty steps from the house, the
dogs ran out and commenced barking at him,
whereupon he exclaimed. II am not afraid Of dogs"
As he entered the gate, Esq Pickett or twice,
in loud tones, ordered him to stop, but the negro
still advanced towards the house-saying ''shOot
Mr.. Ncks, shoot me-" About half way between
the gate aud house, be dropped aside two coats,
or roundabouts and advanced to the steps of the
porch. As he started up the steps Esq. Pickett
shot and killed him. The alarm was given by the
Esquire, and Mr.. Nicks, and many of US reached
the spot within few minutes, and there found the
negro dead, with his head resting upon the steps,
just as he had fallen.
Noao Therefore, We the undersigned, for the
want of more appropriate manner of express
sion, do Issue aud put forth this certificate and
do hereby declare our entire appreciation of the
conduct of ESQ. Pickett, upon that occasion;
and our thanks for the good which that deed
has accomplished, and the mischief which il
has prevented, for we verify believe that, but
for the timely killing of that negro, injury, and
perhaps death would have been inflicted upon
the family of Mr.. Nicks; and consequently in
discriminate slaughter would have been dealt
upon the negroes. Let everybody know then
that J. n. Pickett, Esq, has done nothing
wrong in this matter; but that the act was just
and highly honorable, and Is by US Unanimous
" considered blessing.
Gilbert 7. Alternately, Stephen D. Watkins,
ThOs. Martin, Amasa Welch, James L. Lee,
J. II. Gossett, Thomas Boil, James II. Black,
David Musgrove, Nelson Davis, Joseph Wne-
less, William Nicks, Ben. Blackford, G. W.
Denney, William Harvey, T. II. Batson, Thos.
Batson, jr., W. A. Williams, Smith Batson,
Thomas Ellis, H. Davis, W. B. Batson, VIM.
Carroll, Sol. d. Raimey, the said boy Britron,
belonged to me. James Harris, O. Tinsley,
J. T. Phipps, Thomas D. Baxter, r. L. Wick>
ham, L. F. Greene, W. g. Harley.
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