Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1860-09-14
PANICs AT THE SOUTH.

Rumors of plotted slave lnsurrectiotiS anu
consequent panics are prevailing IN Georgia
Alabama, as well as in Texas. IN lnsurrec-
tionary plot is said to have been discovered
among the negroes in the vicinity OF Dalton
and Marietta in upper Georgia. Ihlrty~slx
NEGROES were arrested at Dalton, charged
with conspiring to burn the town. Ihey
acknowledged the fact, and said their plan
was. after destroying Dalton and killing all
thew could to take possession of the railroad
train. and DESTROY the towns along the road
as far as Marietta. The negroes had arms
in their possession and say that white men
instigated the plot. From Dalton to IL"
miles above Marietta, the people were uhueI
arms, and had adopted measures to protect
the women and children. As soon as 'lio
train from Chattanooga reached Marietta %
Saturday morning, meeting OF the 0l''4-L'
was called, and strong guard aPPoih'eu'
who were relieved by another on ouhu1y
The military companies turned OUT anu o
ery precaution was taken: n IeItcr wac
picked up in Rome, Georgia, lew uayS 4so'
nurporting to be from an abolItlonlS1 In Dos
ton. to a friend in Rome, who had Deen WIZ
ting him cheering news.
canal boatman named otoheoIahcr WIS
arrested last week, at alexandria, Miss, ac-
cused oftampering with slaves, one OF whom
he had told that Lincoln would certainly DC
elected and then all the negroes would De
free. lie was let off on the plea that he was
drunk at the time. \ few days ago trav-
elmo corn doctor who had the temerlty TO
declare himself supporter OF Lincoln, was
tbrasbed by resident of Vicksburgh. Miss,
then taken across the river, tarred and teath-
cred and sent adrift ID a canoe. The next
dav NEGRO who expressed sympathy with
the doctor was arrested, and had thirty-nine
iasbes administered to him. His master was
ordered 70 nav the costs of the investigation,
which ended in this sentence. planter
named Kelley was lately killed at Columbus,
Miss. bv one of his slaves, who stabbed hun
with Bowie knife. Another planter on
the place undertook to chastlse negro when
tina latter drew bowie knife upon hun, and
a search disclosed twenty Of these ugly weap-
on the persons of his chattels. A secret as
ISOLATION cal ed the IL. society" has been
discovered in Choctaw county, Ala, sup
posed to have an abolition object, and u
Lynch court has been organized for the trial
and punishment of couspirators,
Startling accounts continue to ill the
| Texas papers, but it is a significant fact that
nota single life has been taken by the alleged
abolition eonspirat0rs or the slaves, while
negroes and suspected white men have been
strung up on the slightest evidence, often
without even farce of a tria before vigl
lance committee. The negroes on judge
Goldthwait's plantation in Danville, Texas,
say that camp OF FIVE white men has been
tor some time established on the San JaciutO
and that the white men We're in cJmnunI-
cation the negroes and supplied them with
| arms and strychnine. Two German Jew
peddlers from New York, named Freiderman
| and Rotenburg, narrowly escaped lynching
in Buck county. They were ordered to quit
the county in forty-eight hours. y Yankee
abolition schOOlmaster was hung on the 10Th
ult., in Anderson county. Two white men
named Broadwright, were hung on a recent
Sunday, by a mob in Robertson county
William Staten, one-legged schoolmaster
was hung at Ioni post office, the negroes
charging him with urging them to burn and
steal. The residence of Rev. Mr. Wright,
near Augusta, was burned by fire set by
negro named Simon. The post Office and
store at Lavernia were burned on the 18th
ult., at loss OF $4,000, and the fire is
charged upon abolition incendiaries. Such
are some of the latest rumors from the dis
turbed districts, and making all due allow
ance foriexag operations, the facts are undoubt-
eddy bad enough, and the people living in
the midst of such terrors arc much to be
pitied. -SPriEgffeid Republican.