The weekly Mississippian. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1859-1864, 1860-10-10

but sincerely trust that when enrolled in
your ranks, you will find me, at least jealous
for the fnrtherance of the interests of Demo-
cracy as now constituted, Interchangeable until
the close of life.
am, gentlemen, sincerely your friend,
NJ A. JENKINS.
?. S.-You may rely upon my uncon-
ditional support of Breckenridge and Lane.
NJ. A. j.
10 S. NJ. Phillips, Esq, and Major F.
Bostick.
For the Democrat.
A CARD.
That my position may not be misunderstood,
| take occasion to announce, as a Southern
man, my determination to support Breckin-
ridge and Lane. GEO. C. JEKINS.
Yazoo City, October I'd, 1860.
Attempted Negro Instruction in Win
ston County---An Abolitionists and q
Negro Hung.
We copy from the Central Enquirer the de-
tails of an attempted negro instruction in
Winston county. Too much praise cannot
be awarded the citizens of that county for the
promptitude which they have displayed
crushing the movement in the bud
PLATTsBURG, WINSTON Co, Miss.l
October /, 1860.
Great excitement has prevailed in this place
and surrounding country, for few days pass
ed. in consequence of the discovery of insur-
rectionary plans among the negroes. As it
appears from the information we have been
able to gather, that these plots OF rebellion are
not confined to this immediate neighborhood,
but are widely spread over the whole South
ern country. A meeting Of the citizens of
this place and vicinity, on the Both ult, re-
quested the undersigned to make known to
the public, through the columns of your paper,
the most important facts connected with the
recently discovered plot; so that all may re-
ceve timely warning, to keep sharp lookout
to make close investigation, and provide the
necessary means for their future safety.
On Friday Morning, the Goth ult., Mr.. c.
d. Kelly classified his cook woman. for some
ordinary misdemeanor The negro proposed
to reveal an important secret to Mr.. Kelly, If
he would desist. He did so, and the girl in
formed him that the negroes Of the whole ad-
jacent country, in concert with certain white
men, were engaged in planning and preparing
culated among all the negroes of the neigh
borhood produced some poison that had
been given her for the purpose Of destroying
her owner and his family-stated that the
time for commencing action was not far dis
tant-that her own husband was well in
formed Of the plans Of operation-and various
less important facts. Mr.. Kelly, thinking it
necessary to prevent any alarm getting out
among the negroes, in order to make further
investigation successful, quickly called on
some five or six responsible and sober-think-
ing gentlemen, and with them visited success
sively, most of the plantations in the neigh
borhood. At all these places, this company
took up negroes and chastised them, without
questioning or giving them any intimation
what the chastisement was for but leaving
it entirely to their own consciences to suggest
it. Under these circumstances, during the
18th, "A considerable number of the negroes
were examined, and those that were induced
to make confessions, told in substance the
same story, with no further variations, than
that some negroes were more deeply informed
of the facts of the conspiracy than others 1t
was confessed by all, that there was on foot
among the negroes, in concert with, and I'M
der the guidance Of certain white men, plan
for the destruction of the white people in this
and surrounding country, to as great an extent
as the informants were able to have any
knowledge Of The time and means forcom.
mencing active operations in this design, was
to be on the morning Of election day (the !
general election, we suppose,) when with
Strychnine, Arsenic, and various other veget-
able poisons, the cooks were to poison the
breakfast meal, coffee, water, &C., aud thus
kill as many as possible, of men, women and |
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were to be fired. and the remaining males kill |
ed by pistols, guns, knives and swords, which |
were to be supplied by these white conspira- |
tors. A
During the night of the 18th, some thirty |
other negroes were arrested, and examined |
on the day following These gave informa
ton corroborative of that already Obtained |
having the same white conspirators-the same |
time for commencing action and the same |
means for attaining their designs.
We do not think proper, to publish, as yet, |
the names of all the whites who were i'm |
peached by the negroes in this matter but
there IS one whom we feel it our bounden duty
to place before the public. This is one g.
harrington, Northern man by birth and ed
ucation, and travelling ambrotypist by occu-
pation-came to this place some time in the
month OF May last, and during his stay Of
some two months, was seen in intercourse
with negroes frequently and at suspicious
times and places, but let that pass. The negro
lnformants unanimously assent that he was
the original instigator Of the insurrectionary
at this place, and their movements
at this place, and their frequent adviser We
are happy to state that we have heard that
harrington is now under arrest in the town ,
Of Philadelphia, and will soon be conducted
to this place for examination.
In consequence of these troubles. n larpo !
meeting of the citizens took place. in this
own, on the Goth ult, for the purpose Of de-
rising means for carrying these investigations
urther, and providing for our future safety.
At this meeting vigilance committee consist !
ng OF 20 men was appointed, whose duty il q
to search for, and obtain all facts that have G
occurred and not brought forward to light. or
nay hereafter transpire, and deliver such in '
ormation to council Of 12 men, appointed I
Or the purpose Of receiving and deliberatinr 7
no acting on said information, and all other Q
whence that may come before them, having Z
bearing on the recent movement. This
ouncll IS to meet weekly or oftener ifneces- a
ary alone, together, and receive the reports :
the Vlgllence committee. Knowing we'll .
nat the law IS too tardy in its course, even If p
could be etectual in its process, to obyiate G
pc dangers and punish the offenders in treu =
les OF this character. The meeting uuani-
lously committed to the council the power q
passing sentence ofpunishment, or acauitaI. v
ccording to the evidence brought before it. on L
Il persons, black or white, that may be i'm.
cached before it, Of aiding or abbetting in in
lrrectonary plans or movements, heretofore j
r hereafter OF
Hoping that you will give as much publicity
these statements as in your power, by
'ndlng copies Of your paper to every county
the State, and by requesting other papers
copy, we are Yours, &C., N
P. B. DUGAN,
J. NJ CLARK.
Z. QUARLES. g
T. s. A friend writing from Louisville under :,
recent date, adds this postscript; r.
Great excitement ut Plattsbury. or Fort | M
roul, in this county. One negro hung and h.
obably an abolition artist, and possibly one n
more of our own citizens. / do not know v
e particulars. Poison and powder among a
Q negroes. =,
The Fusion" in New York. !.
A telegraphic despatch to the n. O. P;cav. n
e announces the success Of the '.fusion, p,
ainst Lincoln, in New York, as follows: o.
WAsHISGToN, Oct. 5.-The news has inst 81
en- received here that the Douglas State tn
mmittea have fnrmallv .Aovka.l - --..o = Sh