Des Arc citizen., 1859-12-14

1lth, and lastly, observe these rules and deal justly with all mankind, ant blessings will attend you Southerl Champion. fg e
 SLAVE INsuRREcTIoNs.--The only SC
 rious instruction of slaves that has eve
 occurred in the country occurred in 1851
 near the Virginia and North Caroline line in Southampton county, Virginia.
 A large camp meeting aad revival II religion had been going on in an adjoln
 ing county, which the greater part of the male population were attending. The negroes, taking advantage of this, arose to the number of hundred and fifty, anc commenced their work of destruction aud horror. Mrs. Whitehead, a worthy widow lady, and her family, to the number of five or six, were the first victims. The whole number of whites assassinated amounted to fifty-eight persons. fa8 aalv l Prompt and efficient measures were immediately taken by the Governor of the State to suppress the insurrecton. In fantry, cavalry and artillery were dispatch ed m all haste from Richmond and Nor. folk. The authorities of North Carolina also supplied troops, and the federal troops stationed at Norfolk, Fortress Monroe, and other points, were placed at the service Of the State. The result of these prompt and decisive measures was, that all the negroes engaged in the movement were, with few exceptions, killed or captured within a few days. 1t was thought that some of them had made their retreat into the Dismal Swamp, and soon afterwards arumor prevailed that that locality was the rendezvous for several hundred run- away slaves. Fortunately these rumors proved unfounded. The movement was completely suppressed, though not until from fifty to sixty whites, principally wo- men and children, had been barbarously slaughtered and until full vengeance had been taken on their hellish murderers. From the published account of the affair, it would appear that the numbers of the blaclo were greatly exaggerated, but that their atrocities were not. 1saa eai4sH
 The negroes were routed everywhere. They made attempts to escape, to the swamps, but were cut off, and few, if any escaped death. | The recent effort of Brown, at Harpers 1 Ferry, though. less horrible in lts5details, was in some respects more dangerous. m | Although the number was small, yet there was preconcerted plan, system, with a Header at it's head of some ability, and un- l. I .l..Ll l fosrr,, !, sers in the North who had contributed money to assist in the murder of their lfellow citizens. There was an effort to organize the outbreak into general in. surrection, which, it was thought, would 20, like fire in flax, over the whole South
 In this they were mistaken. The slaves refused to join with them, sensible, per haps that death would be their portion in such an attempt, and overawed by the su. periority oC the white race, and also be. cause their affection for their masters pre- vented any sympathy with these fanatics and traitors. M aa a2 1 COLOR OF ARAB HoRsE Es.-A writer in Bacxwood, speaking of horse-dealing in Syria, and of the color of Arab horses
 says: ul Nes fe Gray of every shade, bay, chestnut and brown, are the ordinary, and it may al most be said ihe only color of an Afat horse. The commonest of all colors is one which ] recollect as being very fre- ouent amongst the Arabs met in India, a dark, uniform, nutmeg gray. Light gray yerging on white is neither rare nor pecu. liar to old horses. Next to gray in ire. quency comes bay and chestnut, both fine and rich inquaiity, and the latter so prized above all colors by the Arabs that they have saying that, if you ever hear of a horse performing any remarkable feat
 you will be sure to find upon inquiry that 1 he is chestnut. Brown IS not unfre- quent, and in my yregistry of horses brought from Anazch, I find one black; but tso rare I is that color, that if I had merely trusted to my recollection, I should have said l never saw black horse in the desert. Ol other colors saw none, except in the sol itary instance of skewbald; and can. not, at this moment, undertake to say thai he was an Anazch, or belonged to some of the tribes where the purity of the breed can less be depended on.
 I sG A Spanlard having stolen horse from an Indian, the latter convicted hin of the offence by very ingenious plan
 He complained to judge, who had the Spaniard, with the horse, brought before him. The prisoner swore that the anna
 belonged to him, and that he had alway; had it; so that the judge did not find him
 self in position to convict. He was ever about to return the horse to him, wher 4 the Indian said: elf you will allow me IT will prove that the animal belongs tc me." Immediately he pulled of hi cloak, and covering the horses head asked the Spaniard of which eye it wa {, blind? The robber was much embarrass
 ed at the question:; but, nevertheless, no to delay the court, he replied at hazard that it was the right eye. The Indian uncovering his head, exclaimed, 9Th horse is not blind, either of the right ey' or the left" The fudge immediately de