New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-12-31
TIKI NEGRO IssURRECTONS.


Cuy town II In ptrect .tats Of excitement 70 day,
IN censs If rumors Of Intended negro insar-
r.c,iop 10 tale place during the holidays. -.
The Mayor has issued pToclan.sioa calling upon
the citi7 ems 10 org and epHe 70 eusn me hu
rectjoI and rebellion 10 its bud.
Tv,ny sevt negroes have been arrested this morn
ing. The extent OF the plot Is not kno.n-feelngs Of
dop bt and anxiety are universal.
Opr citizens ore In o fearful state OF excitement.
tn. particulars Of This excitement hard Ia Obtain,
and although universal the origin and foundation are
very difficult to ascertain
Kun ols rom Canton Mi,s., also have reached US Of
How far North Alabama may be IN danger We can-
Dot Judge but from there the rumors are OF the same
puipOrt.
The Clerk of the steamboat Blanche Lewis, run
mig on the Cumberland River, gives the Nashville
papers the tolo~ing items:
"I4ft Smi'hlaDd Sunday morning at 4 O'Clock.
f. md The citizens all along the river In quite an e1
cited state At the Tennessee Rolling Nj there had
been about one hundred negroes arrested aud r0ned
On Sunday, as l learned at Eddyvle. several had
been anes cd. Nothing however, had been hea'd
om them az yet. free negro had been hung IN "a
dr. Trigg County few days previous, charged NTH
aiding the resurrection. Court is nov FITTING In Ca
dr. where several are expected TO undergo 40 exam
IN alton this week. There is negro to be hung 10
HOlkintville ON Thursday next from whom some IN
potau revelations regarding the intended Instruction
are expected. Every thing is quiet at Dover and the
Cumberland Iron Works.
Of the pegro-hanging at Cadiz, Ky, letter says;
"On yesterday, dec. l6l, free (coiored) man
nance Sol Young was hung at this place. after having
been tired by Vigilance Committee which sentenced
hun to dea.h. We have a Dumoer Of negroes in our
iail soue Of whom will certainly be hong. Judge
Cook has ordered called Cont to be held here, com
nesciDg Christmas day. The excitement is very high,
at this place and will perhaps continue until some tme
in JsDpsry.
The frightened slavc-owners Of Macon County,
Tenn hundred and fifty miles from the alleged CEN
ter Of ipsurrecon, the Cumberland Iron Works,) held
a meeting on the l7th at which Col John Claiborne
and Others set forth their views of the matter, and
the following preamble and RESOLUTIONS were una'i-
moutly adopted, to witt
Hh.,,o, We have the clesrest evidence bat there was
nsurrecon portion of the slave. OF the
surrounding counties, and indications oil the same IN o
R,ored That an investigation be set foot BY the nsss
tstes OF the coul BY the appointment Of at least six ~
each civil distinct county addition thO,e reaay &
pointed many the Magistrates may NM iii in
Their respective districts home at ns and on ine
Ssbbs day at all other times unss py ds The
tin 10 BE- absent the place visited and the business on
which he sent Said patrols Of Of slaves for arms &C.
And that SAID patrols 'u1h nS tea. b, be
Kept up for ihy dsy and IS much Longer " The community
may 70 oson to the above regulations all ossves
he ,nn,sted 70 pso hsr premises ahd zee that ineI
home and the Sabbath, and to let no other
er,d That no voluntary semb sses of slaves or negroes
10 ,nitted in the county night the Sabbath day, for
NV puIpoe whatever for from this date
hsolred 1bat duriI the Christmas lehoays ne ave DC
permitted leave his masters pre1i.e unless on bunes Tor
The mater mistress and with written PERMISSION
stating time. place and business. ...,..
That believe there are persons IN our county
who retail spuous liquors slaves in violation OF law aud
advise sill such to cease TIL. said and esy 90 mol.
will be with the safety Of the community seems 70 de-
mand Ard requested that the Justices OF the peace in
their districts notify such of the passage Of these
all he
tees of peace in his county not nov present. OF the pas
Of revolutions and ask them to act promptly IN the
peni,eG"
The following particulars of the tragedy near Louis
vile. Ky though scarcely pertinent to instruction"
may as well be given here's =.
"In The Courier Monday we briefly alluded to the
probable murder Of family OF Joyce In the county,
and the destruction Of their property py nfe. sie
new in full possession of the facts OF the horrible s
40 far us ascertsned from one OF the relatives OF ne
murdered fuuy in THE city. TIE house was the prop
erty of Wn. Joyce, young man. who was fortunately
awsy from home the night OF The murder 10 stleno
Wedding. Hehsd, however left IBIS br'teer, richard
joyce aged 49, at the house to take care OF his proper
" and tic family during his absence.
The house il what Is denominsted a douoe log
house com istDg Of two roodis divided Dy al opeo
passage. The house Is situated on tue borders OF Jei
ierscl and But Counties, on Brsr Creek the dlvld-
ins lire Of the two Counties about fifteen miles ICON
the city, ard not near Salt RIVER ss ~as stated The
inmates Of the house Mrs. Lydia Joyce her son,
Richard joyce, syoung man OF n,netten, Mrs Welsh
her d.ugb ter widow, and the laters little daughter,
\ child of three years. The oldest son. WIN. Joyce,
the owner Of the house, as before stated was away
from home The house was burned to the ground late
Thursday night and the next morhieg an
ned 10 the horrible belief that the whole household had
been murdered The cbaned remains OF tue two
women wee found near the fireplace, while those OF
the young man were lying in the place supposed to
have been occupied by the bed.
"Nr William Joyce returned TO his home to hnd 1t
ofs with assistance OF
the neghbo,s instituted vigorous investigation Oh
the premises, and the cause OF the OILS aster Suspicion
at once fastened upon several OF the negroes III se
vicinity and on searching the precses OF MI fenoie
tn |. sxstcb coat pants and other things, the prop
s,ty Of VIM joyce, were found secreteo unaer the
boy.e Bul q slave of Mr.. Pendleon, was then ar
rstsd aud confess III at he and three Others mlrdered
the faulty plundered and thea fired the house. Al
this revocation the greatest excitement prevail cd sno
ypch Law was about to be enforced at once put GAMER
judgment overued the action OF the more nasty ald
The three other negroes implicated we're caught ana
tied 10 stakes TO make them confess their partic
IL the bloody deed They were JACK and George
slaves OF Hiram and Lewis SsInuels and boy OF
San uel Browns, resident of J.herson county, anu
the ne aes NEG hbor of the Joyce family The others
are residents of Bullitt county. The save Oh mf'
Brown was arrested late 10 the evening They AL deny
the murder, though suspicion sslae Ho% 'ue
of Bill is very strong against them. An examination
of the negroes about 10 be Instituted o. local ma
estrstes bat tie feelings OF the community were %
Sebly excited that wSs deferred and we learned al
suopg force was bringing them here to Dc iods'o IN
the jol.
IRON the confessions Of the slave OF Mr. Pendeten
1t appears that the negroes hearirg that WIN. ,yoe
was absent from home he'd deternined te rob the
house. under the belief tbst he had . large sum Of
money. They went 10 the house about midnight
broke open the door, and encountered k,ohsrd joyce
the brother of William. He was bra'ned with club
In ths presence OF bis mother aud sister The aged
mother seized pair Of onge to lush 10 the defense ct
her son but on instant was attacked by the he
Rroes ole of whom KIN ,cked her sensress with club
The daughter Mis-. Welsh, attempted 10 escape out Of