Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1861-09-05
THKE REPUBLICAN,.

u H1 4V"1 o-Sx2A Vxt4ts
A sOUTHxEj SKETCH.
Abon. two %eeks - Christmas.
1860. tho inhabitsnts Of Pine Level. lit,
II tsveiylIpk Emery County. tAiskaSej
wep 4ItS 10 Abe houecsht 5t M
the negroes on the settlement had planned
an instruction, 10 take place on Christ
mas eve. The discovery of the plot was
% ~aa 'ss {hs SssE5ss Ss 'se be
whipped sometimes with or without cause.
had concluded to whip one of his slaves at
ths<sb0xes'tims kycway of paslime. 1t
must here be remembered that for some
time previous, and especially after presi-
dent Lincoln's election, the Southern press
had been doing its best to create an excite
ment and il-feeling against the Northern
ers-warnihg people against Abolitionists,
insurrectiouists. and incendiaries-assur-
ing them constantly that the Northerners
..ntssss! t3Ff % end TO slavery by send
Ing nkAH&adtampes with sh YES, and
induce them to repeat so-called John
B'ornS fuids.''y Thus tho most stirring
accounts of Abolitionists and their doings
w9e - in drellatiOn sand were eagerly
believed by the frightened slaveocracy
The planter. in thus whipping his negro
withpat cause. except to keep, him in dae
respcctof ms master $ supremacy, was aet-
ing according to the custom of the greater
number OF Shareholders. While the pun
'shpept was in progress, the poor slave
triad 49, = S ,;si, DO y9u whip me' have
'pa You want me to stop?" asked the
msS1eE s1tOftA : IVA Esxn hs14i
"Oh yes, massa. please Nasal"
Tho master. continuing the unjust chas-
tisement, Said p 1'i'as 2
Don't Jon know that have an excel
lent reason to punish you? You have
done sowe;hing. sery bad lately, and l
will stop only iflyou viii tell me what you
nave qoae.ss Is,ox had a. srsria sgss D.
The poor slave in his desire to satisfy
the tFrant ea@ stop the lashes. recalled al
his Old ssns. but thcs confession Of these
failed TO satisfy his master, and stroke at
stroke OF the lash was administered
With increasing agony The slave prayed,
"Oh step, masss. Iwih tell alllyouAvant
me TO. But l don't Know what you
want" Hewas then asked: -,
esHa<sA't yon Lately been speaking a.
bout Mr.. Lincoln to the niggers?"
e"1es,a msssa, ;" was the reply.
"Dont you conspire to make yourselves
free?" (contiuuing whipping
"Tes. massa. oh massa! do stop;
can't stand ii; you Kill me-
. HOY are 0u geing TO make yeysslYss
81 don't know. massa. Oh massa.
stop. Nasal They say Mr. Lincoln is a
powerful black mansni he viii. mske sas
Don't you Intend to. kills all the
whites?"
"fes. massa. oh stop. Nasal"
by this time the planter had worked
hADself into such O. state OF excitement
that he-eortinuea striking his shave m the
most cruel manner-asking all sorts OF
questions which his irritated state of mind
suggested-all of which his victim would
invariably confirm By uttering, .Yes.
massa. oh massa, don t kill mei''
Notdsring TO deny any question what
ever. the slave confessed that he, together
with several other negroes whom he men.
toned. had conspired to rise on Christ
mas e<4 axdalms Isc issendstt4 o kiliShis
master with an axe. This confession in
furiased the planter; and after having care
inlly secured the negro by tying up hi:
hands aea feet he proceeded to hnpsrttht
Disclosure to hisneighbors. who Of cot,fs,
believing every word. became equally ex
cited. and ran for their guns and pistols
arrested those who were implicated or sus
pected-and kept the striciest watch owe
the rest. threatening to shoot down any
negro, man or woman. who would dare t
disobey any order from white man.
The so- called ,conspirators were svhip
ped and examined in the same manner. ant
OF course there were no other means of sat
isfying their torturers than by confessint
everything they were asked
The whipping was continued for feu
days in Pine Level and on the surround
ing plantations; great number of slave
were implicated as conspirators. and thu
most contradictory revelations were bro
toelights Which were made to corrS be1k
by skilful questioning and energeti,
whipping. Several hundred negroes wer,
thus tortured in Q most barbarous manner
Two committees--one on whipping. the 9th
eraonI recording confessions-were atworl
almost day and night during these fou
days of hosffsA sceses which I witnessed
/ will relate only few incidents.
A slave, during the process, was asket
bya bystander. Don't You niggers in
tend to get married to the white women?'
The question, after being repeated severa
times. was at last answered in the affirmd
tive. Beisspsled tegive tbenssnelo of tn
white woman whom he was to get.
mentioned the wife of Martin Noll. WIN
happened to be present. Noll thereupol
discharged two barrels of his revolver q
the slave. and strangely enough. failed t
hurt him or any one Of the dense crow
gathered around; he then. drew his knil
and jssSpeds e MN. TO ''cdt The throat
the id black son of -" Th
crowd, or rather The owner Of the slave
held him back. and Noll then went to see
satisfaction by torturing other negroes
This Martin. Noll is at present captain {
tbePih4 level Company, now stafione
in Virginia upder ReaureQard IA MasSs