Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1861-05-15
slave Insurreotion.

As there are many who are foolish enough to
expect, and some who are wicked enough to de-
sire, slave instructions in the South, we copy the
following from the eighth volume Of Bancroft's
History Of the United States Inciting negro in
surrection was an early and fixed policy Of the
British Ministry in the war Of the Revolution
Repeated attempts were made also BY the British
in the war; of 1912 But no success ever attended
these efforts. The slaves would not rise. And
they will not rise now The history Of the world
is but one long and bloody narrative Of war; vet
the history Of serrile wars from the history Of the
world down, does not occupy one hundred pages:
Encouraged by this most trifiing success, Lord
Dunmore raised the Kings flag, and publishing
proclamation which he had signed on the sew
enth. He established martial law, required every
person capable Of bearing arms 10 resort to his
standard, under penalty of forfeiture of life and
property, and declared freedom 10 all indenfed
servants, negroes, or others, dpertaiRiRg 70 rebels
they ,oOUld Join for the reducing Of che colony 10
a proper sense Of IFS duty. The effect Of this in
Yitation TO cOnvicts and slaves 20 rise against
their masters was not limited 70 their ability to
serve IN the army; Il hope" said Dunmore,
ut will obge the rebels to disperse 70 take care
OF their families and property" The men 10
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bound to labor, in expiatiOn of their misdeeds or
barbarians, some Of them freshly imported from
I Africa with tropical passions seething in their
veins, and frames rendered strong by abundant
/ food and out OF door toll; they formed the ma
JOrity Of the population on tide water, and were
distributed among the lonely plantations in clus-
tiers around the wives and children of their own
ers; 30 that danger lurked in every home The
measure was a Gerry deliberate act trhich had been
/ ted an odr IA "a IL
peaTed an encouraging one 20 the Hing; Il formed
a part Of a system trkich D,tnm0re had concerted
tcHh Generals Gage and Hone He also sent for
the small detachment Of regulars stationed in
Illinois and the North-we he commissioned
Mackse, deputy superintendent to raise a regi-
ment of Indians among the savages of Ohio and
| the western border; he authorized John Connolly
to raise regiment in the back woods Of Yirgini.
and PENNSYLVANIA; and he directed these different
bodies to march to Alexandria. At the same time
I he was himself to raise two regiments, one Of
white people, to be called the Queens own LOYAL
/ Virginia regiment; the other Of NEGROES 10 be
/ called Lord Dunn0re's Ethiopian regiment"
Connolly was arrested in MARYLAND in November;
and thus the movements at the west were pre-
vented. At DUaHoTe's proclamation a thrill Of
indignation ran throug. Virginia efaciRg al
difference Of party, and rousing one strong inn
FASHIONED purpose to drive away the insoent
power by which it had been put forth. Instead
of a regiment on the Kings side from the back
woods, William Campbell and Gibson were on
the march from Fincastle and West Augusta,
with patriotic rife companies, composed of "as
fine men as ever were seen" In the valley Of
the Blue Ridge the different congregations Of
Germans. quickened by the preaching Of Mullen
burg, were animated with one heart, and stood
ready at the first summons to take up arms for
the defense of the men of the low country, re
gsrdless of their different lineage and tongue.
The cry of Dunmore did net rouse among The
Africans a passion for freedom. TO them bond
age in Virginia NOT lOzceT condition Of being
than their former one; they had regTefs for
cient privileges lost; their memories PROMPTED
demand for political changes: no struggling aspi-
ratiOns Of their OloR had iRrited DunmOres infer
position: no memorial offheir grievances had pre-
ceded his offers. What might have been accom-
plished, had he been master of the country, and
had used an undisputed possession TO embody and
train the negroes, not be told; but as il was,
though he boosted that they fiocked to his stand
ard, none combined 10 join from longing for an
Improved condition or from III IriH 70 their
| feTs
And in q skirmsh a few DAYS later, tho two
negro companies which he had formed, BANCROFT
tells us, took good care ID keep out of the fight
| though marched into the field