Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1859-10-26
GERRTTT SMITH on INSURRFCTIoy.

The letter Of Gcrri,t Smith, written Aug 27h, and ad
dressed TO those who we're celebrating Syracuse the
rescue OF Jerry the fugitive slave isrcpubshCd 10 show
his knowledge Of the intended outbreak az Harpe Yer
~. The following is extract from IL.
No wonder, then IL is that In this state Of facts which
have sketched, intelligent black in the States and
Canada should hope for their race in the r,t
and policy of white No wonder thew are bro,gb,
to the conclusion that Is LEFT to them but in
God and instructions. For iusurscfiou then s man
look any vsdr, any month dHv dav terrible rs,ge,
for terrible rroHg' Bat come u must ,fulss, rnfei-
afedby repentance, dHdhe putting a,cdV Of TIE terrihs
,croHg.
Il will be saiJ that these Instructions will he f,iIr.s
that they will be put down. Yes bat will not slavery
nevertheless, be put down by thcms For lrf ~ rsioHs
are fre Of he South that rN cling sldrrrv ayfsr ,
or hTfS cgHsiderabs igsrrsetipHs shall hars fs9 me
South rih horror And Is t entirely certain that these
instructions will be put down promptly aud before thew
can have spread iarF Will tclegraphs and railroads bc
too sviit for the swiitcst insurrcctionss E-e
br that kisgrdyhs and railroad can b. rsaf,rs8 a,ss
iH ~ hour Remember too. that many who would nr
glad 70 face the insurgents would be busy in transport
ing their wives and daughters 90 places where they would
be safe from that worst fate which husbands and fathers
imagine for their wives and daughters admit Al
hu Tor this embarrassment Southern would laugh a.
the idea OF an nsurrccOn and would quickly dispose Of
one. Bot trembling a. they would for hcir beloved
oncs, know Of part Of she world where 80 much a.
in The SOUTH would be line. iu Formidable insrf
rccton, 90 lose the important time and be distract
ed aud panic stricken
When the DAY Of her calamity shall have come 10 the
South aud fire aud rape and slaughter shall br filling nm
llle Htt~Ut oi utF aUlcituus then viii the
tWo reasons for remorse FIRST That she was not willing
(whlever the attitude Of the south a. this point 90 bsrs
with her IN the expense and loss OF an immediate and
universal emancipation Second That che wss not will
ing 10 vote slavery out Of existence
Then, TOO, whe.. alas 10 will bc too late win be- seer
in the vivid light Of the sncrngs Of our Southern broth
rem both black and white. how shameful and Of what
evil influence the aposacy Of those Jerry rescu
ers, Who guilty Of falling from the Jerry level
and casting pro-slavery votes But why should have
spoken Of the that await thc south Whoevcr
he may De that torctels the horrible end Of American
slavery, t held both a. the North and south to be y
ing prophet-anothcr Cassaudra,
DEatH oT CoNNANnFR WuuAysa% Com Gabriel
O. Wu-asau, Of the Z. s steamer Fulton who died at
Warrington, Florida the ipth inst vas a native Of
Norfolk Va. and about 80 years Of age He fen vic.
tim TO yellow fever under which he was sulerne when
his vessel was driven ashore shout month ago
SuictnE-WHlam G. Jonesa promising Young citizen
OF SPotsylvania county, Va who hsd won literary de
uncuon a. the University Of Virginia md Columbian
College, committed suicide on the 18th inst by shooting
himset The act was the result Of "an Affair Of the
heart - wv
An individual ealing himself Wn. s StaBsuol sun
posed 20 be one Of the insurgents feeling from Hsrper
lerI gsS arrested yesterday the line OF the R.rosd
IN ths County and lodged 10 eur jsn as, niFhl-Ro-
sy fniN''gsEer, Oct, ai,