Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1857-01-06


Of heresy on their opponents. AS there
was no Republican party in the South, the
contest there was between the Democrats
and Know Nothings; and the presses and
demagogues Of each Of these parties,
while denouncing tho Republicans as Abb
olitionists, charged each other with being
their secret allies. The Democrats, every
where declared that If Fremont were elect
ed slavery would cease, and the slaves go
free; and that the only way to prevent his
election was 10 vote for Buchanan. On
the other hand the K. Ms with equal fa-
naticism, denounced the Democrats as un-
sound, and declared that to prevent the
election of FremoSs.. and save slavery, Fill
more must be elected; and eacn rarty
fiercely threatens dissolution of the Un-
ion if it did not succeed. ..
On the outskirts Of these assemblies of
despicable demagogueism, occasionally
slave found his way, and believing the lies
Of his masters, caught the delusive idea
that the day of his deliverance was near.
His vague notion of approaching freedom
was circulated from one to another, until
it seems to have pervaded the great mass
of the slaves. With these indefinite no.
! tons CLEANED from the ranting falsehoods
of their masters, they were excited to talk
-inquire-consult together at every op-
portunity. AT length some Of the vigi-
lance committees overheard the name of
Fremont, and liberty, in some of the pri-
vate conversations Of the slaves. Here
was treason of course. The alarm was
given. The slaves were about to revolt.
The news flew with the rapidity of pan
ic. Fear excited the imaginatiGns, and it
was soon announced that the same thing
had been heard in other places. Instead,
then, of local revolt, there wa, wide
spread conspiracy.
The next thought was that they must
nsye been instigated by white men. sone
of the slaves were arrested and put to the
torture to make then confess; but hav ng
nothing to confess, some o. them died
der the torture. But others in hopes d
saving their lives, confessed whatever tl.e,r
tormentors dictated. AtClarksville. 'Isnn.,
white man was implicated. He was i'm
mediately arrested by the vigilance COM
mittee and ordered to receive nine hundred
lashes on the bare back. The sentence
was Immediately executed, but he died
long before it was finished. We could fill
our paper every week with recitals from
the Southern papers of such horrible
scenes. The panic is intense. We have
noticed the hanging of several white men
on suspicion. A number of preachers
have been seized and imprisoned, if no
hung; for the vigilance committees endeav'
or as much as possible to keep many O.
their more damning deeds from the pub
li~. The manic extends into all the slave
States-nine of Senator Bells slaves hav:
been hung, and the iron works on th'
Cumberland river stopped. In Perry
county, Tenn, fifteen negroes were hung
and four at Dover. In Texas, Arkans as
Alabama, N and S. Carolina, Tenn, Ky.
Nd, Virginia, and in fact all the slav'
States, such scenes are enacting. A few
days ago a company Of free negroes wer
at dance on Saturday night, in Alexan
dria, Virginia. They were arrested, fnet
and whipped, and their meeting converted
into formidable conspiracy. Gov. Wis
, was instantly telegraphed to for aid, AM
he Immediately ordered out the military
, Patrols are every where appointed, and fea
blanches every cheek. We see by the las
Louisville papers that the Mayor VI tn
oity has issund a proclamation in whicl
after reciting the danger that exists forbi'
the usual holidays being allowed. Blu
we have not time o, space to present tn
scene as it is.
And now, after all The terror of tn
masters and torture of the slaves-afte
peaceable citizens have been driven from
their homes-others lynched, tortured
f imprisoned, shot and hung; after some
. thing like hundred slaves have been muI
dered, what do we hear? Why it was a
G a mistake. There was no insu rrection i
{ fact. Those who confessed, lied; and
s will all end in peace and quiet. So sa
the last Southern papers. But will it en-
= so? Have not the slaves learned fearfu
/ lesson in the panic of their masters
: They have long known that they were sort
: ly oppressed. But that their masters hav
u taught them that they are feared as vel
s who can foresee the result?
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STEAMER ART1c. We learn that in Jur
last, Capt. Comfy, of the schooner Mento