The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1861-12-24

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gro servant, and was on his way to visit ric
planter. Not far from the house he was me
J.. by the carriage Of his host, in which was th
5 body servant Of the planter. The interview
: between the two negroes, and ils results, ar
thus described:
BLACK FREENAsoNRY.
I "Jim, this is Scip," said, seeing that th
Q darkeys had tax n no notice Of each other.
"How dye do, Scipioi" said jim, extend
! ing his hand to him. A look of singular in
, telligence passed over the faces of the two ne
groes as their hands met; it vanished in ar
instant, and was so slight that none but |
close observer would have detected il; bu
some words that Scip had previously let droT
put me on the alert, and felt sure it had q
hidden significance.
"Won't you get into de carriage, massa 7
inquired Jim.
mo, thank YOU, Jim. I'll riie on with
Scip. Our horse is jaded, and you had bet.
ter go ahead"
jim mounted The drivers seat, turned the
carriage, and drove off at brisk pace TO an
nouuce our coming at the plantation, while
Scip snd rode on at slower gait.
"Scip, did you know Jim bef,re?" asked.
IN, Der seed him aforo, massa, but hab
heern OBJ him.
"l1ow is il that you have lived in George.
town for five years, and he only seventy mil, S
off, and you never have seen hin?'
81 cud hab seed him, massa, good many
time, fPd liked, bu, darkeys lab to be care
| full"
"Careful Of wbat2"
Careful OBJ who Jey knows; good many
bad ngga bout.
"Pshaw, Scip, you're coming de possum;
that game won't work with me. There isn't
better nigger than jim in all South Carroll
na. ! know him well'
"P'raps he am, reckon he am good enuff
nigga"
"Good enough, nigga, Scp! Why, tell
you he's a splendid fellow; just MS true as
steel. He's been North with the Colonel,
often, and the abolitionists have tried to get
him away; he knew he could 60 but wouldn't
bulge an inch"
~ knew he wouldn't," Sail the darkev, a
pleasurable CLEAN passing through his eyes;
"dat scrt don't run; dey face de music."
"Why don't they rum What do you
mcan2"
muffin, massa-only dey'd ruther stay
hsr"
"Come, Scip, you've played this game long
enough. Tell me, now, what that look you
gave each other when you shook bands
meantp
"What look, NASSAU Oh! s'pose 'twar
cause we'd both hesrd of each other sfore"
"Twas more than that, Scip. Be frank
you know you can trust me-
"Wal den, massa," he replied, add ing, af-
ter short pause, "de ole woman call you
Yankee-can you guess"
"If | should guess, 'twould be that it means
mischief"
at don't mean mischief, sar," said the dar.
key with n tone and air that would not have
disgraced n cabinet officer; at only meaus
right and justice"
1t means that there is some secret under.
standing between you"
81 told you, msssa," he replied, relapsing
into HE usual manner, "dat de blacks am all
free masops. I gabe jim de grip, and he
knowd me. He'd known my name ef you
hadn't tole him.
"Why would he have known your namei ~
"'Csuse l gabe de grip; dat tole him"
why did be call YOU Scipiol I called
you Scip."
"Oh! de darkeys all do dat. Nobody but
le white folks call mo Scip. can't say no
more, massa; l shud break de oath ef didr
"You have said enough, Scipio, to satisfy
me that there is secret league among the
blacks, and that you are leader in il. Now,
tell you, you'll get y,urself into a scrape.-
I've taken liking to you, Scip and should
be very sorry to see you run yourself into
langer."
81 tank you, massa-from de bottom OBJ
ny soul, tank you" he said, as the tears .
bis eyes. "You berry kind, massa;
do me good to talk wild you. But what am ,
ny life wuth! What am any slaves life ,
Tuthf Ef you war me, you'd do like mew :
could not deny it, and made no reply.s !
The writer Of this article is aware tha he ,
8 here making an important statement, and ,
me that may be called in question by those )
'ersons who are accustomed TO regard the !
outhern blacks as only reasoning brutes The !
,reat mass Of them are but little above the /,
'rutes in their habits aud instincts, but large :
'ody are fully on par, except in mere book. :
with their white masters.
TIE conversation above recorded il, Uerba
i'm ct iteratia, TRUE. 1t took place at the !,
lme indcaite'', and was taken down, as we're =
ther conve sations recorded 10 these papers, !,
'itbin twenty four hours after its occurrence. :,
'he name and the locality only, have, for !,
cry evident reasons, disguised.
FURTHER PROOFS. c
From this and other conversat ions the wri- Il
er deduces-nay, lie declares that he knows a
to be fdct-that there exits among the q
lacks secret AMI wide spread organization G
Masonic character, having its grp, pass o
'ord and oath. "It has various grades of Ii
'aders, who are competent and earnest men, e
nd It's Ultimate object is freedom" c.
Gen. Burnside's Expedition. e
From the N. Y. Journal Of Commerce. II
Gen. BurDs;de's expedition was originally ~