The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1859-10-29
THE NEW YORK SUN.
SATURDAY MORNING, OCT. 20, 1859.
slave Insurrec,lon. a, IN. scu,s.

Thu late liarpcr's Ferry affair has revived the
rscollcstion OF previous plots to produce insur-
reetion among the Slaves in Southern States.
These plots, however, have all been easily crush
ed. The Charleston plo, in 1922, was, Like the
late affair, made known 10 the Secretary of
War;
The ingcsier of the plot bsr, the name o. rss.
restless, and possessing talent Of Influencing ne.
negroes, long indueed, held secret meetings. some
d which were prof ssedly religisus, and the eS.
horters among them participated In them. Tney
could bc said TO complain VI oppression, for many
Of them were trusted and even petted servants
in the households Of thou masters, carrying the
keys, aud enjoying the largest liberty compst.
BILE with their station yet they Devised one of the
most tisboica plots II blood and murder that ever
stained the annals of usurrcction. TIE progress Of
their trial by court Of ast rates and frechoders
was fearful and fruitful In the disclosrps IL was
in evidence that the plan was 70 murder the masters,
tsh uscs burn the city, and in tho midst OF tho panc
and couhaSration, seize the ,hs In poIt, and push
for the Island o. -. Domingo One of the praying
negrcs, smitten probably 10y his conscience, for he
had b en- greatly indugcd in the pic and rcsptcts
bio family of hismater, gave tho clue to the conspr-
acy, and after long ana full trial, some thirty or
forty wtre sentenced to dcatb, which q ntenoe wa,
thoroughly carried iuto execution b. hanging.
n ore successful attempt was made IN Virginia
Ia 1881. The of m in the county of
Southampton, near the North Carolina border ono
NAT TuRSEs, slave Of BsJANIN TURsaR, about 80
years offs age, snorant and tpnAiica Imagined himself
graz d.u other and mother had long deludcd him
with the notion that he born for come extra rdi-
nary deed, and he was weak and foolish enough to
susdiDg . gang Of his fellow saves 10
rise upon thsir owners, aud Iorpetrute an
indiscriminate massscro. II was sudden
none were prepared. Suddenly, on the 2Ist and ed
Of August 1881, this bald u desperate fellows rose
upon the whites, and commenced the massacre of
men, women and children Among tho murdered
were Mr.. TRAyms' lie and three children Mrs.
WHrBnrAD, her so9, four daughters, aud one grand.
chnd; Mrs, wALiHn and ten children Ms. VIII.
LfANs, her husband, and teir two sons; Mrs JAoop
WILLIAMS and thies children, with Others masters
and oyeseers In all fifty .fye fell, pl aiding for mercy
rom shs inhunsn monster Guns, asos and swords
nsurgsnt slaves had all been destroyed, or
spprt ended, tried and executed, with tho
exception Of the ringieader, without revealing
anything at all satisfactory, 10 tho mo-
tiv,s which urged them on, and the meats
by which they expected 10 accomplish thsir
object: Al wa. wIspPed in mystsr,, until NAT
hiding himself for two mon'hs, was ct lsngth cap
tured In . cave by one man, BnDANs Pmrrs, wko
was armed With Z shot gun, and 70 whom NAT .ullen-
y surrendered without offering any resistance though
armed with sword. lie appearcdto anticipate lis
doom, and to yield 10 II a. matter of necossity.
lie was thorSugsy ssAmtaed, and made free CON
were those Of finished fanAiis. NAT was hung ON
the Friday after his trial, which commenced Nov D.
Bs planned the instruction, and struck the first
| blow. lie never complained oi Ill treatment fron
his master, but rather ssid he was ndulged ssr.
want NAT talked freely Of his impressions pretend
| ing that he had bean called by . secret power 10
some important work; that his precious abll ties
were 50 obvious 10 his fellow negroes, that they
b s ssst q sapS Gs X, child OES
bit,on 70 sfYsc. something cItrsordin.ry. " HI, Mo
consideied himself 70 have learned 10 red and write
II w lntuitiu0 Tho Tina bv ussx.r
peimentsi In casting different thngs In mo,ilds msds
nd as sSS With m.s ss
believed he could perfect. NAT said he was not al
dictsd n stealing, but planned forays and depreds-
bs Judgment Indeed, some Of them believed he WA.
under eoit Of alton. Having discovered he
W. greea, be thought he must appear So andhssolv:
l Cd 10 spend much time In solitude, fasting and
prayer. Indeed, he socms 10 have gone through
some such seIes Of fAnatca experiences o. NAhomes
himself cody describes. The Spirit talked with him
he had visions Of whlte spirits and black starits
engaged In battle-the heavens wsre darkensd :
thunder rolled along the sky-blood flowed stre
A voice said TO him, 'such s your luck such you
arc called TO see, and LET i come rough or smooth
In 1926, he hsd additional revelations, aud seems
to have deceive himself In tho grosssst manner be-
Ing given up to the delusions OF the dev, whom h,
received "sn angel OF light" lie sad sough,
| more than ever to obtain true holiness before the
great day of judgment should appoar. and then
/
New uilions also in the sky dcluded the mis-
cradle fanatic. In 1923, the Spirit appeared won
| derfully h him. The eclipse OF the sun In Feb
iuary, 1884, WAS the final sign 10 this believer II
lies. lie impaired his Plans to HssRr, NsLscN, HAn
| aud eAn, plantation slaves, and resolved ~ com
mence the work Of slaughter on tho ah OF July, bu
their hearts failed them, and NAT fell sick with h
self-wearyipg plots and anIieties, but in Augus
they screwed up their desperation 90 the sticking
point and commenced the work. tho details u which
hs gave with Satanic GOODNESS. In instance, ~
infant In the cradle WAS forgotten, after the Who'll,
| family had been murdered, when they returned tc
the house, and put " death. 81 sometlmeA" sale
NAT, 'got In sight in time ~ 500 tho work OF deati
completed, viewed TIE mangled bodies they lsy,i
silent satisfaction, and immediately started In Qies
of other victims" Bong hoty pu sued, NAT scrstcns o
hole under pile Of fence rails, In held, where h
| conct tailed himself for six weeks skulkiDg abroad
few minutes In the dead of night, 10 obtain waite
An accident betrayed him. A dog passiug b
snieIed the meat be bad In his hoe, and stole |
| Two negroes, afterwards huutng with the sam
| dog, passed near his hole, when the dog disc I'VE
/ Ing NAT, bArl<ed, and disclosed him. lie al
| seconded again, and was found In another dog. .hol
| which he had dug out. The fend surrendered
| tho first man that came b. his hole, a. huInb As
| spaniel He never seemed TO care for money wa
| LoE profane, aud drank spiiis Tho excitemer
| spread through tho whole south. Fear was eve
| where rife. Public vengeance threAto ned the who
race for the cimesof few. Virginia aim at re.olye