Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1857-01-09

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We forbear saying more at present.
The Projected Negro Instruction.
The Canton D'<patch, published in
rrigg county. Kentucky. publishes
.rtter from Z. NJ. Atkins whom it en-
forses "a a gentleman wellknown in that
community, and of veracits. which gives
~one details Of fearful severity used BY
he whites 10 elicit information from the
negroes ~ 10 The reported in-urrrction.
The letter is dated Pembroke, Dec. I3.
and SAYS; a sa
:" went to Dover and arrived there at
2 o'clock, The people had hung four
nrgroes at IL o'clock that morning, and
;wO more Were there in town to be hung.
got TO the place of execution in time to
>ee the la,t one 20 off. OF the six that
we're hung, three We're preachers. They
we're AL proved to be ringIeaders.
| earned that the men at The. forge were NJ
work whipping the truth out of their ne-
sroeS. So rode. there that night, and wa
Up with them all nigh. / never had
UGH feelings in my Ii e. saw list Of
re- oes that had been whipped, and
was tod what they all had stated. and
hen heard the balance examined
-ome taking five and six hundred iasbr,
before they would tell the tab, hui wI,rn
hey did tell it, it was the same that ali
The oiherS had told. Some told the whole.
story without taking lick. Those that
We're examined We're not permitted TO
zee those who were not; they We're kept
entirely separate and guard over each.
One ct the negroes al the forge dsed fro n
whipping that night, several hours after
she o,Ierati0l.
The substance Of the testimony was.
TINT Christina, eve night they were All 10
rlse. Old Hal, Amos. Anderson Grey
'nd lehma-l were 10 murder Parish. the
manager, and his family, excerpt his wife.
and she in future was to bs the wifi. cf
l'hmael. They wrreto kill Young P4n-
'er next (hrofher Of Judge Prpper.) and
'her whites that might be ahout the
'laee. They were then TO meet the Mill
irsrofS at the forks ofthe roa | at P.d-
CUTS near Long Greek. and were to make.
JOINT charge upon Dover; after they
lad cleaned up Dover, and provided
themselves with arms and amuni,iou.
hey We're tc scatter out over the country
generally. AT the Mill. the negroes. or
Gather Bob Murrrll, was TO K III G-ore..
lewis first, then Henry Erwin. aud then
the balance indi~criminatt.ly. Lewis and
Erwin whipped Bob Mui rcl to death.
II the oil dDuVrr furnace. Charlie Napier
va to Kill brother tieorge first; MAJ.
iintson was to kill young Tom Bucking.
nam next. and Bill Blair was to XIII Ed.
win, Grorg-'S son. aud Henry and vii.
ne Wynu<. and then go to the Mill
Brother Geo. hung Charlie Napier oae
lay about / o'clock, and let him hano
MI next day about l o'rIock-26 hour
:. "a We are at work here to-day. W,
: have one negro in chains, and will ham
: '"m' think, certain; if the comnitt.,
"Illn the community are determined
to d"lt. think We shall have olite ar
: Exciting time here before We get through
| have NO doubt hut that it is a unjv.r.,
! thing all over the : ,utherE Safe. ane
: hat every negro fifteen ye rs old. edhe,
+, knows of it or is into it; and the conf
: 'ieniiaI house servants are the ones ,b.
are to be the most acIiv. in destruction a
: heir own families. Tie neg pes. every,
where they are examined, all agre,. ,l,.,
hat The men, women and children ap.. :,
: he Fialn' and thai tie Dung women arr. :,
: be kept as wives for Themselves. and
good many of them about Dover ard n,
!. furnaces, Went 30 far as to select their Fl,
J lure companions. a
:
: Harvey Nelson, "a celebrated Methods
D preacher, up 10 the time left Dove,
, w2s not iapIieatad h.,