Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-11-17
The Panic Aspect of Slave Re.
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The Eveniag Post very appositely re-
maidstone aspect of these slave reyolts
which has often presented itself to our
mind, has been impressed upon US with re-
newed force by the circumstances of the
Harper's Ferry stampede. Its the panic
by which they must egeFsbe accompanied.
No matter how slight the spark, the appa-
rent combustion is terrific Old Brown
with his score of followers, has set the en-
tire commonwealth in commotion, and ar
rested the gaze of the world. The same
number of men, with the same means, any
where else, might have been suppressed by
the ordinary police of a village. In a slave
community they require the in~terposition
of Governors, Presidents, marines, militia,
mobs. The fancied danger transeends the
real danger. A spectre always stalks be-
hind the incendiary, of enormous and sbad-
owy proportions, not one spectre only, but
a troop of spectres; such a caravan as
F~reiligrath describes in bis poem of the
desert, when the sand-wreaths seem to
twirl into fearful shapes, and legions of dus-
ky warriors come pressing onward in ter
rible. array. The pilgrim trembles, and
the very horses grow frantic, because they
fear the bursting of the Simeon"
The Baltimore American after describ-
ing the removal of Brown and the prison.
ers from Harper's Ferry to Charlestown by
railroad, under charge Of q squad of ma
rines and accompanied by Governor Wise,
furnishes a striking illustration of the truth
of the remarks quoted as follows:
RUMoRED ATTACK ON A FARM HOUSE,
After the removal of the prisoners the ex-
citement somewhat abated, though every
man on the street, and many boys, were
armed with loaded rifles. In the midst of
this calm a large, heavy man, named Jesse
Moore, with a. broad brim hat, and gun in
hand, mounted on a white horse came driy-
ing over the bridge at a furious rate, and
passed up through the town, shouting with
a stentorian voice@sTo arms! to arms! to
arm! They are numbering the women and
childrenw On he went, shouting at every
step, until he reached the house of Mr..
Dangerield, at which Coll Lea was stop
ping. 19
By this time the whole town was In CON-
motion, and he announced to Col. Lee the
starting intelligence that he had heard the
shouts and screams of the women at Gar
r%ett's, the farm adjoining his, in Pleasant
Valley, mingled with reports of revolSers
and rifles, and that deadly feud was go
ing on there, be was satisfied. HE had
also seen the negroes Of Mr.. Garrett, who
is the largest stakeholder in the Valley, fly
ing to the mountains, some of .whon had
passed through bis barnyard. Notwith-
standing his vehement earnestness, Col.
Lee doubted the whole story and put it
down as one of the many hundredthat had
been floating through the town during the
day. The people however proceeded to
arm, and rifles were handed out of the ar
mory in great numbers to those who had
no weapons. In the midst of this tur-
meil, the whole population of Sandy Hook,
men, women, and children, some Of them
without hats or bonnets, came pouring
over the bridge, having run q mile and .
quarter at full speed, leaving their houses
tenantless. Il appeared that Mr.. Moore,
as be, passed though this settlements had
also given the alarm, which had spread
through the surrounding country, and there
could not have been less than two hundred
Of these excited people rushing breathdess
toward the town. asr se,sd 81 ~,
This proved to be an entirely g~roundless
alarm. wssss:ss4 .isS7 r vIco hs,s