New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-08-05

OIL Og pine tree, the slaves were 70 rise and sav ali
the white men and old women; the remaining wbits
women were 10 be distributed among The negroes and.
beside white lady, every black man was to receive
two mules, forty Of land the necessarv acrcuI
tural Implements, and 500 in cash. The prineioal
leaders OF the instruction were said TO be; William
Ro!lo, poor white man. AudIeas Higgins. free oc,
taroon; Simon, the blacksmith, slave; Ike Fang +.
dtehor, called Ditchey," slave, and uncle Tom. a
slave.
William Rollo bad ieen driven from Pine Level four
weeks previous to the Instruction, because no was
suspected Of buying stolen chickens from The uecroes
and had gone to MONTGOMERY. Some negroes had
sd that he was to lead the insurgents from Pine Isvel
10 montgomery, where they would take possessiou of
everything valuable and where Rollo woull he ,sob-
Lshed as the principal stsIcke-per-a the black folks
having pledged themselves to trade with him. This
scheme may seem incredible but was generally he.
leyed by the gullible Chivalry, who for months af
terward could not find anything ridiculous init. They
at once dispatched two men to Montgomery % cauure
the chief Of the conspiracy, who was so unconscious
ofthe affair that even utter having been warned ho
made TO attempt 70 ESCAPE. Poor Rolo was not IT,
tie surprised at being tied up with ropes aud dragged
along by two fcgocious brutes, OF whom was tho
before.named Martin NoL. Nothing but the confession
Of the slaves obtained in the described aboye
was brought evidence against him; and though the
Southern Cbivalry exclude negro evidence from al Ire
courts, still drunken mob There was neither Judge
nor jury condemned him 20 be hanged in company
with the others who were sd to bo ringeaJers.
The gallows erected Ia the middle Of the town,
that the spectacle might strike terror into the hearts
Of the slaves, aud that eve ybody might participate
in the enjoyment. Rollo placed on a ear, and q.
rope was then put around his nsck be could hear Lis
poor wife screaming. and zee her begging the brUtec
to spare him. She wanted to Fun to bis rescGe, bas
was actually pushed and kicked baek--the ear vac
hurried Of, aud Rollo was leh in his agony-whi,a
lis wife accused lis mudefers and entreated God Is
ayenge her innocenthusband.
During the two or three following days the other
called conpirators disposed OF in ii same man
ner. Some prayed for their lives and some said has
the white folks could DO with the poor niger what
they pleased. Simon begged TO be released Of bic
pains as sson possible he bad previously begged to
be shot or killed in some manner AMI said lie glad
to get out the South
THO hanging would have continued had negroes not
been worth large sum in tie market. The richest
planters men Of influence, saved tber negroes, and
confined their punishment to repeated cbastsehsntf,
Several Of the poor white men, who owned but ore %
two slaves whom the mob intended to hang took thers
away to distant places, thereby saving their property,
no other feeling than cupiity predominating There
never has been any investigation of the matter before
the court, none of the mob accused, and nobody
has been blamed. Rollo wife is a beggar. Tho
owners Of the slaves did not even dare TO ask for cent
Of indemnity. Tie only inquiry into the matter was
made in some neighboring townships, where more iu-
"A tha ~
and threatened to interfere if the Pine Level mob dill
not stop their Illegal proceedings Sti the excite.
ncnt lasted till Christmas. OF eourse, the slaves wero
no, allowed to enjoy their holidays in olden times.
Christmas the whole white population wac Oh the
lookout fearing that the big pine might yet burst,
About IL o'clock, when the anxiety the highest
pitch, somebody imagined that he heard susTieous
noise.
Imagine four to FIVE hundred people-men, women,
and children-mosty all armed and in trembling ex-
pectaton Of coming events At length to assure them
selves they concluded that three should 20 on. no
n accommodating party But only two Of the ChiyalIy
offered 10 60; and finally German shopkeeper Dahed
j. M-had 10 volunteer to make up the required
number. Well knowing that il was a humbug, he felt
amused at the fear Of his mounted companions
After two-miles ride they came upon halfextin-
guished campfire. There the aforementioned Pur.
cell stopped and remarked, with chatteriDg teeth that
the niggers must have held meeting there. lie pre-
tended TO their footsteps distinctly and slowly adj
vanced cooked revolver in one hand and bowieknifs
In the other When about $50 PAGES distant from the
big pine tree Purcell proposed that of the
Motoring party should d!smount and creep toward The
tree as a scout. j. NJ went alone TO the tree, ~
Course without discovering anything, aud stealthiy
esjoyiDg good laugh at bis comrades On returning,
he reported that he had heard only pcious noise,
which had also been the case with his trembling com.
rades. They hurled home, reporting the campfire,
negro footsteps, and suspicious noise (the latter in
Ms opinion made by little pigs in the bushesl.
During the whole night the Pine Level folks were
In dreadful anticipation of attack the whites
were afraid Of the slaves and the latter afraid Of
their masters.
Events similar in character, but to much smaller
extent, and not so generally credited, happened al
Prattve and Autogavile, near Montgomery. AZ
those places the negroes were whipped until they con-
fessed and at Autogaville several slaves and one white
ma were hunU.