The Opelousas patriot. [volume] (Opelousas, Parish of St. Landry, La.) 1855-1863, 1860-02-25
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ontty, 0hiu. 1t clearly
II the ffee negro pnp,i-
Vt wherever they have
TOR themselves" in the
ID you for publication, i
N account, ii u raid which
h. at5,im /" Negro Camps,
iibIr source:
:keri,g. "a farmer, living on
about ~ niles northwest
e night iast week. had ONE
I'd on his premises. aid all
In the morning. finding
deprc,l. peh. committed on his
ERIK. he. tut until he iouiid The
..ail pi The III BY tiie biet,d ~as en-,
.b,ed 10 trace tbs Ablaek settlement and
Il, The l,oase III one Bakef .ssaul while exsmin-
i,p i ttickes Of bushes gown III, near Tie
house, where HE 5afal had been concealed,
Baker CAME uatia him. and ai alteration and
c.,liisiu.. occurred Immediately. Mr.. Pickering
being ,narmed, was somewhat damaged i, PER
SON befa,fe he escaped. Snlartlls tliiier. tins
du,b!e pr,,rpeation. lrp ci'l,eet.d II i,aaieer 81
men IN The vicinity Ut f.3s Gangs. in'ny VI
them having tnsti sufferers III property likt.
himself. and returned ar,lie,i the neAt dos iur
the purpose Il INJECTING summary punishment
iii liW thieves. From Whit tlecprttti. 'hesaih.
gys,es iii,tst have been informed Of thu gather
ing of The whites. US ihs ADVANCE If i've nRii
were incl Ill the cross roads, near lite settle
mei.ts towards tienrgeiown, by in,ir i,egr''esi
5aru,td with gus, who naiplniitS1 their gratld
far !, short time. One II The white men, who
was ou fn,l tri,r Il, the collision. called nut--
t..,4 -, ui..rt -.l.utn,,nae fraif, ttlfn--nl.5 tY.
slereti the backs III gisp NJ, their arms aud
surrender. This they reIused 4" d., AID from
their demonstrations The uinieni the n,,tiii,rd
men came up they s.'r preparing 10 tire. 1Is'
latter slru,tg from ilp.r ~i.ises ilisi;iiit y.
levead Ter rifles and fired Two negroes
were shit. one being hin with Two baileiS. and
the others prtcirilaieiy hed withnnt iiring,
being deferred. tie moment the advance dis
m,iniei, by Il scaseritig anstfiier and larger
body II mounted men coming from tile rear.
in lhe fight one of the iWgrses was caught
by the white man who itpl called on them to
Surrender. by ihe assistance Il IL Shepherd
dig. and severely pimnnle,l. One ID lie OILERS
cunning NJ, daring The senffle, drew u revolver
and was Utmost in the act Of firing, when
Mr.. ---, who had Il Ia Of tie negro. seized
the pistol. He wanted To puniri, bat not Ia
kill The negro.
hen the force which Ind been behind came
MP. IL The i~alig,age u Uiie # he negroes,
!" Dey just ttuoA de eamp Blu, as The firing
fad given the alarm, the rest tf the men e
calad None uf tile negroes were killed.
Baker. who vas somewhat damaged by a
ball in ihe hip. wtssiiftei up, aud taken to his
lint and laid M a bed.
Nuw. however much such occurrences as
thee are 10 be d%,q,i"rel, yet the query, what
the white people in the vicinity Of these black
settlements are ~ do, is solnes lat difficult d
solution.
People at a distance. nnaclnaintrd with The
conduct Of these blacks, may perhaps he A.
t~npi,l,ei at such IN occurrence. Let facts be
submitted. These people were settled in this
catinty-the old stsek-by Mr.. Guest, Of Tir.
ginla. The ln,pl on " sich they live was l,ur.
elias d by asent%, who he'd the deed III irus,
for ihrir nse, ifari,g that If deeds were lna.h-
"a them they might im;r1videtlily Alternate the
beanest and lie thrown as u~ntcas,s on The
world without any thing in the shape Of prop.
erts.