The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1857-01-03
The Great Negro Insurrcction The
Facts in the Case.

One of the ncolIabora,eurs" oil the
ouyiey des Flats Unis, who happened
to he ascending the Cumberland river at
the moment Of the late alarm there about
q negro plot, give some curious details IN
his letter to tina. journal as 10 what he
saw and heard IN the course OF his tfav-
els. The real facts respecting the lnsur-
rect,on would seem to be something IKE
these: In the counties Of Montgomery |
and Stewart, situated on the northern
line of Tennesse and bsected by the
Cumberland river, are number OF ron
works. in which large numbers oil slaves
are employed, so that IN some dlstrlc's
of tina, neIghborhood the slaves consider
ably eutnumber the free population, yet
the two counties taken together have, or
had by the last census, upwards oil ~
900 white people, while the slaves
amount 10 less than l2,OUu.
II would seem that the destinations
so much INDUCED in at the South aga'ns.
Fremont as the Abolition candidate, ana
the violent measures taken, under the
pretense. 10 prevent the formation OF IRE
mont electoral tickets, had not escaped
tlhe notice of the slaves, ever watchiul ana
inquisitve as TO anything affecting them
selves, With the usual activity among
the ignorant of the mythical Imagination,
upon this basis, that Fremont was the
! Abolition candidate, an extensive super
structure was speedily erected. The
credulity Of these poor people was snch
that they had taken up the idea that COL
Fremont, wilh-a numerous force to back
him, was waiting at the bottom oil tue
/ Cumberland River for Christmas night
10 come, when he and his army were to
enelge from the river to aid in the de-
liverance OF the slaves. The fact that he
was there was proved by the sudden rise
in the river, which was insisted upon be-
ing caused by the great number OF men
aud boats collected at the bottom. AS 1t
was thought that waiting SO long at The
bottom OF the river must needs dainpen
Col. Fremout's powder, 1t was considered
; necessary by the blacks TO buy up a store
} of II from which to sapply him. 80 thor
ouehly were the slaves convinced oil the
truth Of this fable, that, says the Courier S
correspondent. 81 have heard them say
! with q smile, as they were fogged. tina,
Fremont and his men at the bottom oil
) the river, heard every blow tat was
: struck at them.
Such would seem TO be pretty much
+ the whole OF this terrbl1 plot. These
5 slaves In the iron works endeavored 10
beruile their hard lot by the idea thai
Fremont would rise on Christmas nlga
from the bottom OF the Cumberland river
e. aud set them all free. 1t does not ap
j pear that they expected or proposed to G
n anything OF themselves, at least nothing
except under the dlrectioa aud as tht
$ auxillaries Of their looked for dellverer
e Their only over act appears to have beer
the providing a quantity OF powder, no
: for their own use, but to replace tia
which the long stay of Fremont and hl
= army at the bottom OF the river Nigh
!, have damaged.
n The correspondent OF the Courier, OF
e his arrival at Dover, the shire lowe 3
Stewart county, found al the peopl
i here in the very paroxysm OF terror
r All the wpte population was armed from
u iIEHa ~ ltF3 IfSti attiiiE ~
aa4er the weight Of guns and accoutcr
5, men's too heavy Tor their strength. Me-
/ On horseback, their horses all loasa, cam
TX rldinr in from all directions, AL til
women and children were collected i
three fortified houses. and the uanbe
q, was constantly Increased by other
70 brought IN from the neigh1oraoot. Nia
Y, black prisoners were guarded 10 a boas
~ bv themselves. Of whom toar Of Eve wer
~ shorty 10 be hanged.
ii At Cumberland IRON works, where th
70 boat next touched, the same state oil tet
II rof prevailed. Sixty slaves, shut up
building, were being whipped Tor the
D. share in the conspiracy, watte other slave
in as had been tie cas-, at Dover, periorI
+ their ordinary services with submlsSo
and alaerily. In spite Of numerous II
re- ports circulated to the contrary, not Sill
a. gle act of resistance - authority, SO f
Is as The correspondent Of the Courier coaI
NJ ascertain, had anywhere occurred on ii
n. part OF The slaves, except that numb,
n OF thea, alarata al the fury oil the whit,
h. had taken 10 the woods and attempted
:. escape or to conceal themselves,