Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1859-11-29
nanper of Insnrrection.


While the crazy fanatics of the North imagine
that the poor negro, smarting under CALLING
sense of his degradation, and inspired by noble
impulse of resistance to tyranny, is ready at
moments warning to grasp the murderous pike
and fight for his freedom, the people OF the
South feel the most perfect security III the Jul
assurance that they possess not only the Wiling
obedience but the strong attachment OF theil
slaves. It is most egregious blunder to sup
pose that we who live in the enjoyment oil all
the benefits of the peculiar institution" live
also in constant dread of insurreciion and re-
belion. and go to our beds at night with The
terrible apprehension that our Threats may Dc
Ont before morning Not bit of it. We sleep
as souudly and sweetly as though we were sur
rounded by an armed body guard of chosen de-
tenders. in the confident belief that our ebony
friends will not feel the slightest disposition tc
"rissn until we chunk them up with long pole
at the break of day. Some Of them sleep SC
soundly after the tolls of the day that nothing
can arouse them from their slnmbers short OF
the most vigorous shakes and downright pun
melting. 1t is fixed fact that Ouffee Is an un.
leayened and unleavenable lump Garrison and
Giddings may call upon him at respectable
distance; Beecher and Cheeyer may exhort him
in the highest strains of their eloquenee; Viz
Brown NAV even thrust pike staffs into bis
hands; but "nigger will be niger still"-ne
wont rise. This fact has been demonstrated
beyond a cavil by the experience OF the negro
philists at Harper's Ferry. Col. Washington
negro man took the murderous weapon, but ex
pressed his determination to watch which sloe
Mass Lewis" fought on, and do battle beside
him and the other poor creatures penIed with
Old Brown in the Engine House, snoozed away
their hours of confinement in comfortable sum
bers. With the hour of deliveranoe at hand
surrounded by professed friends, prepared e
lead them to the Canaan of deliVerance, VIII
arms and ammunition in abundance within theii
reach, there Cuifee snored, and in defiance O
entresties aud exhortations and commands posi-
lively refused to "rise."
The state of public feeling at present estab
fishes the fact that no apprehension OF danger
from servile iusurreotiOn is felt by the people o
the South. The danger is apprehended outside
of the State, from the insane crew who enter
tain such unfounded opinions in regard to the
condition of the slaves, and their disposition tt
free themselves from bondage. In the prospect
of further invasion of our State for the pgrpost
of rescuing those who have already stained it
soil with blood, we see the people OF Virgins
leaving their wives and children in the hand'
of their faithful domestics, and repairing to the
borders OF Virginia, far away from their homes
to repel the insolent foo, They leave their fam
lilies behind without an apprehension OF danger
from those who are supposed at the North to bt
ready to massacre them at the first favorable op
portunity. On the contrary they feel conhden
that their little ones are sale in the hands o
their "Mammys," and that Sambo and Guilty
will fight to the death in defence Of "Missus ant
the Children"
Bat in addition to their confidence in theil
own servants, the people of the South place thel'
trust in higher power, whose protecting care
they expect in time of peril. They believe tha&'
the institution of slavery is ordained of Heaven
and that the STAKEHOLDER who trusts in the
Almighty arm will find that arm refuge and
fortress. They expect to be delivered from the
snare Of the Abolition fowler and the noisome
pestilenee Of fanatiosm. Truth is their shield
and bucklsr, and they are not afraid of the ter
ror By night nor the arrow that fieth by day
And in any contest that may arise in SO right
eous cause they will have an abiding cont-
dence that thousand shall fall at their side and
tea thousand at their right hand, until they
come off con9uerors.