Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1859-11-24

Guilty between himself and wife and an in
juction on his property, and writ pending
a divorce, ard that lie would be hard TO find
SO concluded 10 go on.
When 1 arrived al Memphis accident
nlly met with Mr.. Palmer at the hotel where
l stopped. l handed him MIR. HIS letter.
After reading it he cordially shook my hand
and invited me TO take walk him. We
went up TO place on the bank of the river
called the old navy yard. and took seat
on some bags in secluded place, where he
said we could talk freely. He said he had
sincerely sympa,hized with you, Cap,oin,
in all your troubles. as he, had been mar
Tyr Of Of Shareholders himself. He said he
had been working, but steadily for our
cause for two years. and that he had mar
ried a widow who had number of slaves
for the. purpose Of establishing himself in
the good opinion and confidence Of the slave
holders about him; that he had at first il.
tended, al the first good opportunity, TO
transfer all The slares be had got In his pos
session by marrying, 10 OUT friends by way
Of Cincinnati, and thai he had great many
more belonging 10 bis neighbors that were
ready 10 20 with them; but difficulty had
occurred between himself ard wife. and
that she had, with the secret advice Of sew
eral Shareholders and scoundrels about his
plantation, suddenly ejected him from the
place, and without moments warning
That De was still sueing her for his rights
by marriage; that the Supreme Court had
given decree in his favor; that lie would
soon be in possession of his slaves again;
that when he again get full control of them
he would, at favorable moment; arm them,
and between four and five hundred more,
and make a start in the night time from
Memphis, and that ne had friends in Cin-
cinnati who had promised 10 have one Of
the larges, and swiltest steamers on the riv
er sent to lie up and wait for them at the
mouth of Hatchee river under the pretense
OF undergoing repairs. That he had all his
arrangements complete, and, whenever lie
said the word, could take from 500 TO l.
OC0 at trip and land ;hem safely at Caro-,
in the swanps Of Indiana, where they would
al once be free.
found Mr. P very bold schemer, and !
a man Of good address and winning manners
and the very man for our purposes; and as
it is known that he is stakeholder himself, !
no one would, for moment, suspect him
fseing concerned with our cause. show
ed him our Constitution for tho Provisional
with which he was much /
pleased, and l advised him to make the
stampede with slaves he expected to make,
but 10 keep them at work, secretly prspar-
ing each other, and IS many others as they
could get 10 Join them, FOR our October
strike. lie said he would do so, and that
he could guarantee 1000 armed slaves,
who would be ready TO spring together at
call, and that as soon as operations
were commenced with them, that other
slaves would flock 10 them by thousands
wherever they went, through all paris Of
the State. He is very severe on Doctor
in his neighborhCod, who has been appoin-
ted by the Court as receiver OF his proper
ty, and am afraid his anger towards that
man will cause him TO be guilty of some
rash act, which will expose his plan Of op-
erations. / told him he hadn't ought 10
give too loose reins to his passions, but curb
il until the proper time. He SAYS that this
Doctor was the adviser Of his wife, and had
himself appointed receiver SO as TO irustra;e
NIL his plans, but that he would disappOint
him YET; and that, once he had him in bis
power, he would not spare him one drop of
blood in existence. He said that this Doc.
or had dishonored his marriage bed; but
hat he did not care for, as he cared moth
ng for his vie, as she was Southern fool;
hat the position her property gave him, and
he power to effect his end, was all he ask
ID for; but that the Doctor had intertered
gith him in other ways, for which he would
7et have bis hearts blood.
l warned him TO be not so blood-thirsty, ,
ind, in all he did, not TO spill blood, unless
n self-deience or in fighting for freedom.- d.
lie said that, though born in North Carroll
10, he had from a child hated slavery, and
hat, in spending number Of years at the l.
North, he had learned TO appreciate philan-
hropic motives Of our friends, and that he
lad pledged himself 10 work Faithfully te
hat end ever since. He said he had great S
influence over most OF the slaves in his par! I
{ Tennessee; and that he often met them p,
n the roads and by-plsces, end had long r
nlks with them, and that ne always found
hem ripe for the cause. Mr.. p. then re- G
nrned 10 the hotel with me, and in the eve
ing introduced me TO several merchants /
nd others in Memphis, who are with US i
cart and hand. a
From my intervie with Mr.. Palmer, | d
ndge him to be a shrewd man, and throus II v
is position and influence well calculated to C
eoome one Of our principal leaders in the d
ouih. He seems thoroughly to understand Il
40 r. r. business. l would scarcely ex- a
ect to find in Southern city, situated as v
Ieuphis is, in the midst of cotton grow Fl
ig country, so large lumber of whites Il
eady to aid us, and strike when necessary v
,r our cause.
Mr.. Palmer says you must write 10 him "
very week and keep him posted as 10 our Il
lans, and he will act in concert with US in 81
you may direct. il
think he is brave and conscientious
ian, and you need not fear him. He has S
o doubt been severely alb Ised where he $.
yes, and his wrongs have made him des- m
srate. have been through a large nor il