Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1856-12-26


the terms and exhibitions "recomme ended
adopted. arg 2 - . ." -. III
mond, Barnes and Shriyer, participated
in the inquiries and discussions. 80
After disposing ofsome minor matters
the Board adjourned at about 2 O'Clock
P. NJ. u1io 'i7'i'.
The ATTEMPTED SLAVE INsuRREcTIos
IN TENNEssEE.-The Evansville Journal
has some particulars ofthe plot discovered
among the slaves, in Tennessee, to rise
and massacre the whites. L says:
We had very serious alarming reports
in our city last evening from the Cum
berland river in regard to the movements
of the blacks, and from all we have heard.
the excitement among the people through
the middle district of Tennessee is far
greater and more general than we sup.
posed. Through what is called the Iron
district on the Cumberland and Tennes-
see rivers, there are from 5000 to TO-
600 slaves employed at the iron works;
they are there congregated in large NUN.
bers, working in the various labors of ma.
king charcoal, digging ore and tending the
furnaces. in gangs mostly by themselves,
with few whites for general overseers.
There are many of these works situated
within few miles of each other, and in
sections that have few white inhabitants,
A gentleman who arrived here
last evening Informs us that at. Dover, on
the Cumberland, they had obtained such
evidence as left no doubt Of wide spread
conspiracy existing in that neighborhood,
and that number OF the aBgIeaders had
been discovered. and arreSted and that
| OF them had been hung by the excited
inhabitants and that among thoss ar.
rested was d person who had been in the
neighbot hood many months. who had all
ways passed as a negro. but on his arrest
was found to.-be o white mnn, painted
and disguised as negro. Our informant
says, the people being satisfied that he
had been the prime mover and instigstor
OF the rebellious designs Of the Blacks,
took him to the woods, and BY the unan.
imous c, Inflammation Of those present he
was sentenced to receive nine hundred
Lashes. and that he expired before the
penalty had been fully inflicted. These
occurrences had produced general con.
steTnation and terror, and the women and
children were fleeing and being sent of
for safety. The men were arming and
Organizing for Defence, and the negroes
were being confined or kept under very
vigilant watch. ~.
IMPORTANT FROM CoMB1.
NATION AGAINST WALKER. The news re .
ceived from Nicaragua via Charleston,
and published yesterday, although direet>
" contrary to dispatch received from
New Orleans, published on Saturday, is
believed to give pretty true version of az.
fairs there. Walker is supposed to be in
very critical position, as in all probabi.
ity all the other Central American States
have made common cause against him.
The following is the substance coDtained
in recent Guatimala papers, which we
find in paper published at Havana:
In the first place. it is announced on
the strength of documents that leave
no room for doubt. that a complete re-.
Cancellation has been effected among all
Nlcaraguian parties under the Presden-
cy Of Riyas. The old Legitimiss party
recognize him. General Martinez has The
forces in Matagalapa, Segovia and Chon.
tales, and is ready to act in cencevt with
the other troops. Two thousand men
have left Guatemala, some by land and
some by sea. the government having pro.
ylded three large briggs for the transpor.
tatlon of the latter. From San Salvador
another division, the number of which is
not given, will march for the scene Of hos.
tilities.
Throughout the whole of Central
America there reigns the most complete
union and the greatest enthusiasm for the
national cause. the arch, bishops and
bishops being especially distinguished for
the fervor Of their religious and patriotic
e1hortations. A subscription for the ex>
Penses of the war has been eagerly taken
up in Guatemala. and in both republics
the clergy have contributed freely.
The Guatimala Minister at Mexico had
engaged the services of several Spanis
officers who had served in the Mexican
army under Santa Anna. Several Of
these officers had arrived at Guatemala.
Mr.. PRvoR.-The Washington cores
pondent of the New York Daily News, in
noticing some Of the distinguished gentle.
mon latalv m a visit N Tho forp,nS 81.