The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1861-12-18


Tho following statements ars taken from the
CoNrINESrAL MAGAZINE. Tho writer travel
ed extensively through South Carolina Just bo-
fore the passage Of the Secession ordinance by
that sta @, and he asserts in the most positive
manner that he has not exaggerated nor dis,ort-
ed in the least tho scenes that met hi, eye. Ho
declares that there exists among tho slaves "a
secret and widespread organization Of a IN ison =
&c character, having its grip password and oath
1t l. q, he says, various grades of leaders who
ave ompctcnt and earnest men, and its ulti-
mate oHeT, is i5SSd2 nISS,sr no hAf fro Hne Toc
nc was mot by tho carriage of his host, in
which WIS tho boiy servant Of the planter. The
inteI view betwecn tho two negroes and its ro-
suit aro thus described
" Jim, thi, is Scip, / said, seeing that the
datkeys had taken no notice of each other.
" How dye do, Scipio raid jim, extending
his hand 10 him. look Of singular intelligence
passed over the faces Ot the two negroes ~ tholr
hands met II vanished in an instant, and was
80 slight that none but "a close observer would
have detected II. lilt some words that Scip
had previously let drop put me on the alert,
aud felt sure it had hidden significance
" Won't you get into do carriage, ma9sa !
inquired Jim. ,e
Our horse is jadcd, and you had better 80
ahead
Jim mounted the drivers scat, turned the
cariingc. and drove of at brisk pace to an
nouuce our coming at the plantation, whllo Scip
aud rode on AZ slower gait.
"Scip, did you know jim hoiorci' asked.
'Ncber seed him aiorc, massa but hab hcern
of him"
GLOW is IL that you have lived in George
town Tor five years, and he only seventy miles
uif, and YOU never have seen hmS'
II cud hab seed him, massL good many
time, ef Id liked, butdarkcys hab to DO care
| full
| Careful OF whnti"
| Careful Oh who dey know; good many
| bal niggas bout
.Pshsw, Scip, You're coming dc possum
| that game won't work with me. There Isn't a
boiter nigger than jim in all South Carolina.
| know him well.
'P'raps no ann reckon ho am a good cnuf
nigga"
Good enough nigga, Scip Why, tell
| YOU hc'sa splendid fellow; just ~ true as steel.
| lies been North with the Colonel often, and
| the Abolitionists have tried to get him away;
he knew he could 80, but wouldn't bulge an
| inch.'
| II knew he wouldn't" said the darkey, a
| Measurable CLEAN passing through his eyes;
| "uat sort don't run; dey face de music J
| "Why don't they runl What 10 you mean
| "Nuhn, massa-only deyd rather stay har'
| Come, SCp you've plnyei this game long
| enough. Tcll me, now, what that look YOU
| ave each other when YOU shook hands meant.
| What look massa? Oh ! spOse twal
| cause we'd both heerd Oh each other atOre ~
Twas more than that. SciP. lie frank yo'
| know YOU can trust me.
- Wal, den, mass,, ho replied, adding after
| a short pause, de ole woman called you .
| N,nkcc-yOu can guess,
"Ir should guess, twould be that It meant
| mischief"
II don't mean mischief, sar," said the dar-
kew, with tone and air that would not have
disgraced cabinet officer 1t only mean
| right and Justice
Z" II means that there is some secret UNDER
standing between you
"I told YOU, massa, he replied, relapsing
into his usual manner, " dat de blacks am All
frecmasons. gabe Jim de grip, and he know
me. He'd ha' known my name ei you hadn
tOle him. q.
- WHY would he have known your name ?
| Cause gabe do grip dat tole me.
"Why did he call you Scipio called yo'
"fGb de dArk,ys all do da'. Nobody but dc
white folks call me Scip. ! can't say no more
mussa; shud break dc oath ei | did'
"Ysu have said enough, Scipio to satisfy m
| that there is a secret league among the black.
| and that YOU are "A leader in II. Now Tel
| yOu, youll get Yourself into scrape. ly
taken great liking TO you, Sip and shoul
be very sorry TO $50 you run yourself INTO uau
GER
II tank you, massa-from de bottom on m.
soul tank you," he said, a. the tears moistene
his ewes. "You berry kind, massa; It DO me goo
to talk Wild you. But what am my life Wuth
What am any slaves life wuthl III you wa
me you'd do like me"
could not deny II, and made M reply.
: The writer ofthis article Is aware that ne
= here making an important statement and OF
a that may bo called in question by those persoI
, who are accustomed TO regard the southei
blacks AZ only reasoning brutes. The gre
1 mass of them are but little above tho brut,
: in their habits and instincts but large bod
. are on par, except IL mere book educatio
= with their white masters.
n The conversation above recorded is reToH'
:. st Rterdtitn, TRUE. II took place at the TN
10 Indicated and was taken down, as were otn
" conversations recorded in these papers, witc
y twenty-four hours after Its occurrence,
y. nAme and tho locality only have, toS very I
on ! dent rotsous, dbgAssd.