Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1856-12-18
From theClarksviIle CTenn.) Jefersonisn of Dec.
THE NEGRO INSURRECTIoN.

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No intelligent, candid man can deny, il
view of the occurrences and developement:
of the past ten days, that horrible and sick
ening catastrophe has been averted by the
timely discoveries which have been made
1t has been developed that hellish and
deep. laid plot, embracing the massacre o.
the entire white population of this section oi
country as one of its objects, has been con-
ceived and would, in all human probability
have been carried into execution. 1t is use
less to shut our eyes and deny the facts, .or
sneer at the developements which have been
made. Every hour multiplies the proof and
corroborates previous discoveries. 1t is nc
Titus Oates affair, but a solemn, fearful, and
startling reality, and must be dealt with ac-
cordiLgly. .q.. r.-
The crimes contemplated should be atoned
for precisely as though those crimes had been
attempted and consummated. Fearful and
terrible examples should be made, and il
need be, the fagot and the fame should be
brought into requisition to show these delu-
ded maniacs the ferceness and the vigor, the
swiftness and completeness of the white
mans vengeance. Let a terrible example be
made in every neighborhood where the crime
can be established, and if necessary, let every
tree in the country bend with negro meat
Temporizing in such cases as this, is utter
madness. We must strike terror, and make
a lasting impression, for only in such a course
can we find the guarantees of future security
The same paper says: H. tf.-i
There was much excitement in town yes
terday, growing out of information received
4, IL .,
of the negroes has been progressing for seve-
raj days. The revelations made by the me-
groes there, implicate very deeply, as did the
revelations of the negroes at the Louisa Fur
mace, large number of negroes here
Numerous arrests were made during the day
and large number of the implicated and
suspected are now in durance.
NEGRO SHOT. ~. - s-r
On Wednesday morning lest, about hall
an hour before day break, a negro belonging
to Mr.. Solomon Raimey, was shot and in
stantly killed, by one OF the neighbors named
Puckett, under the following circumstances:
The scene of the occurrence is in the imme-
diate vicinity of the Louisa Iron Works, the
point at which the intended insurrection
(mentioned in our last) was discovered. The
negro had been sent to his work in the coal
ings, and started of, apparently in usual good
humor, but shortly turned back and approch-
ed the house where he met his fate 1t was
still too dark to distinguish persons, and Mr..
P who was alone in the house with his
daughter, warned him not to enter the gate
but he persisted in doing so, and notwith-
standing second and third command to
halt, advanced until he reached the porch in
front of the door, cursing as he advanced, and
defying Mr.. P. to fire. When he put his
foot upon the porch, Mr.. P. discharged his
gun, which was heavily loaded with buck
shot, into his breast The negro fell and
died almost instantly. 3 a.-i Hs
We understand that some or the negroe:
at the Furnace, who had been under examin,
alton concerning the insunection for several
days, and had witnessed the high degree oi
excitement and indignation manifested BY
the whites, upon hearing that summary pun
ishment of one of their fellows, Immediately
fled, under the impression that the excited
whites had commenced a general and indis
criminate slaughter. They were soon retak-
en- and Quilted s ~
The Evansville Journal. of the 5th, aist
says: vlf f,rda ~ o
ga good deal of excitement has existed 70
some days about Clarksville and the neigh
boring counties in Tennessee, by the discov
cry Of the preliminary preparations of an in
surrection among the slave population, t
come off the 24th of December Quite
number of negroes had been arrested and con
fined, and several had made confession. Il
the neighborhood of Louisa Furnace a plal
to blow up a church was discovered apt
hwarted. A keg of powder had been placed
under the building ready for the fatal match
A large collection of arms and ammunition
had also been discovered and seized. On
white man who was caught in the act O
counselling the insunection, had been arrest
ed and imprisoned. Among the negroes ar
rested and confined are the supposed ring
leaders-the generals and captains as the
are cslled-of the movement
The opinion is, that the plot is deep laid
and embraces slaves throughout wide ex
tent of country. ranging from Kentucky Sout
and West, and the plans seem to have de
signed a general insurrection during tn
holidays. The number Of fugitives is ais
unusually large, and the escapes across th
Ohio, reported by the papers, are more nj
merous than we ever noticed before. Th
very general discussion of the questio
OF slavery in slave States, in the la
canvass, has impaired some vague ides
to the blacks, of change to be effecte
by political revolution, which has rendere
them restless and insubordinate
Col Medsry Of OHIO.
The Boston Times in an exceedingly ne
and well written article favors the appoin
,,art of Col Madarv IF tba Ob;o Ctoto..-..