The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1861-12-04
sevveoe 1msuvrsetions lss South Caroline
Horrible PuntAh nsnts Of the Slaves

ssvvtls lmsuvFsctions 1m South Caro!ins
Horrible Pwnishn snts Of the Slaves
Approximations.
from tbs Paladeish'a yrqairsr. Ysv. 90
We are permitted to copy tho following
letter, written to lady In this city. from .
relative u Charleston. South Carolina. Tn
statements therein may he relied upon as q,
accurate description VI sf .!rs 10 that city a.
the presen. time:
CuAaLusoH. D. O.. Nov ~ 1881.
g Disguise the truth as ~c
cay, all thinking men here feel their positio,
yt culiarly unsafe and those who are sur
rounded by female relatives have their anx
iety increased thousand fold. We do 10
fear for the clash Of contendiog atmies,--
though that IL sufficiently t. rible to excite
much apprehension but even amid the car.
mage OF war; the veriest b,Or within the arm o.
would respect women; though traitors try to
.-.eh ns that the Northern war cry IL
Beauty ana DUN. hut 70 do dread lcs
Al midnight tho fearful sounds OF E-,vss- In
surrection shall salute our ears. You know
the negroes are far superior 10 number to the
whites, and now that 80 many are absent in
the army their majority Is greatly increased
II they rise We are greatly In their pswer -
Do you know what that means1 Remember
the history Of all servie In urrections, apd
recall the horrors enacted by the race whom
oppression has helped to brutalixs. Oi
course the masters would H!ht desperately ;
but how could tho ANAL number OF male
whites defend their helpless wives and Child.
rem against Q tcpfold force Of maddened
slaves, whose strength and fer0ci y arc well
known
mo general insurrection has taken place.
though several revolts have been attempted ;
tso quite recently, and IN these case sshoie
tamNsv ssers xsNydsysd bsfors tho siares
were swbdMsd. Then came retaliation OF the
most fearful character. AT any time where
servants assail or murder white persons,
speedy aud severe punishment IL admins.
tered but now they do not wait for the &C.
ZION Of the law. Lynch law prevails. In these
rev0lts, which occurred 10 the interior of the
State, most Of the servants who participated
were either shot In the conflict or Is soon as
captured, and Two Of them were burned u
death.
ITO cay they were burned 10 death seem.
simple sentence, devoid Of any special hor.
ror; but the scene % described 10 me by q
witness, was too dreadful for mortal eyes
Imagine the poor wretches red with The blood
Va VIGIL WeStctot COWetiuS I'LL tn0 paOOS d
those from whom they need not look fou
pity; not even for lime to repent Of deed,
which clud, them IRON hope te,eaf.er.-
They are dogged aud defiant toward,
heir cap ors, until their doom Ia pro.
noupced-a fate Of which they have sp,
cial horror. Dragged to the place vi exeCu
ton, within sight OF their own house,, sur
'ouDded by thor fellow servants, who ar:
compelled to wittess tue sgat, they art
b und to strong t. ess, with great heaps O
sice knots piled closely around .hcir persons
Directly the torch Is applied. and the in0am
mable pine bursts into a vivid flame. Whe,
the blaze reaches the bodies, and the sensi
tive fesh psels and crackles, their cries ar,
too fearful 70 be heard by human ears. No,
10 tho torment soon over; The f,mes scorci
the upper part OF tbs bodies, producing ex
quisite agony, but slowly burn int tho .itsls
Until the wretched sufferers 20 to iudg men,
with all their crimes upon their heads.
~ undertook TO say tho apprehension G
servile instruction Lost ils power, when a.
timc passed, oil seemed peaceful; 50 ".
fell hack into dreams Of sacu.itv un,il thes.
events aroused US 10 watcafrlpesy. The nep
. suppressed as far as possible, and KEEP
entirely froM the papers, TOR tho negroes heal
what IL published VI they do not read II, and
such examples might produce d:sa:ysus con
SeOuenc,N."