New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-05-21
SLAVE CONSPIRACY IN SOUTH CAROLINA
From The Atlantic Monthly.
DENMARK VESEY.


South Carolina, TO market 10y lis mistress the
Colonel being absent in the country. After doing his
erands he str0lled down upon the wharv1s in the en-
joyment Of tina magnificent wealth of leisure which
usually characterzes The houee servant Of the South
when once beyond hail Of tie door. He pres
emily noticed small vessel i iGg in the stream, with
peculiar flag dying and While looking at it he was &c.
costed by slave named William, belonging to Mr..
John Paul, VINO remarked to him Il have often seen
flag With the number &c, but withhe num-
Der 90 upon it before. Afe- further conversa-
ticn this rifng point, he continued with earnest
ness: "Do YOU know that something serious Is about
20 take placel" Devany discaimingtLe knowledge Of
any sraver imre drg crisis han the family d ner, the
Oler u inform, i'm bat maj OF the siaves were
d" determined to night themselves 1--WE are deter
mined lie added, " TO shase off our bondage, and for
that purpose we stand good foundation; many
have joined, ana if you will 90 with me, will show
you the who ha, tie list OF Danes, aud who VIII
This startling disclosure wss quite too much for De-
Vanyi be made Of tie wrong material for 40 daring
project his genius culinary, MT revolutionary
Giving excuse t"r br ahing oil the conversd'lon
ne w,nt forthwith consult f co0red man, NAMED
Penil Pencil who oGvised him t. warn liza ma@er
Instantly So lie lost tne in telling the tecret 10
mistress aud her young eon; aud on The return OF
Colonel PriOlcuu rom q ooautry five days aerwaId
it was ut once revealed him. Witliu an boar or
two be stated the ars To Nr. Hamilton, the luend-
ant Or as should say, Mayor. Mr.. Hamilton at
once sumno cd The Cooperation, and by . clock De-
vany and William we're al der examination.
Ibis wa the first warning Of plot which ultimately
eslied ChIles'On with terror. Aud ye; so thorough
and 50 the ogaI zsiou OF tie negroes that
fortnight passed Without well Ing the FL shies inior-
nation Beyond the little which was obtained from
thee two. William Paul was, indeed put III colhne-
rnet and gave ''idemCe iucui utlng TWO siaNes
"a his en- llyers-Miugo H'ri1 AID refer Ioyas.
But Ibe.e re6 when esied behaved with sncn per-
feet cool,e AID eIed the charge WIN sach ebufe
leyity--teir trunks and premises, wien staIeneu,
were so iunoceut of al alaD1rg coutenIs,n't theS
were coon discharl &c by lie "ardehs' ihi"m Az
a length become alarmed tor his own safety ana DE-
sen 10 let ont further facts Iiecemea and 10 lncHe
other men. But Of tbose very men caIe Votln-
tally TO the lntsdaut o" leailng th"' lney We
suspected, and inc snan ~ offered themselves
for examination Puz.lrd aud bewidered, Tue mu-
ncipal government se.t the thug az secret Us
possible paC ed tie city guard In al efficient eondn ~
provided sixteen hundIt rodh's OF Dan eu
ordered O. e seutiues aud patrols to be armed WIN
LOADED rnu,k-s such had been our ftucied security,
that the guard had pIeviJu,ly gone on dqy WiihoG.
muskss aud with ohiy ea bnyohets ana III logeos'
III has lin been asserted. though terhaps on qes-
eiopabe aurho ity That Sc Ielary Of War was It.
soraed OF the po' inducing some detoils OF tne
plan and tie leaders paine, 6ti.re II was hhO"h III
charleston Ii So be utlely disregarded 1T and, IT,
deed 90 well cid the eSVe- play thslf par tua' tue
yhohJ repot wac eve tuAlly csbt leyed, WINE las
was ane sard proved They went On to comleis th.iI
secret orgaI IL toR ANA hssten,d iy foitoiSht tie
plans however, another betrayal took place at the
very II mome l. from n different direction. class
leades in u MetL Quiet church Tad been per.u1oea or
bribed hy is master 10 procure 'ufthef or iosuiet'
lie al lepth M and ed, hat about three mouths
before man nanitd kOll, slave Of Gov Bennett, Lao
communicated ilend OF I'll tue tact Oh az in'euo,u
insurIecliou and hal said that The time hXed Tor 'e
outbreak vas lie following Sunday righi, june TO-
A. this 60 VIBRATION took Friday II gave but
very short tine fOr cy authoiles 10 at, esle'l'
sIly as they wished ntiDer endsnger the dy nor 10
ala IN il.
Yet 81 cautiously tx game played on both sides,
that The WHO thing stil kept flushed up from the
Charleston public aud Ome ueinbeIs OF TIE City Gov
0id not iuy app eate thtif DANCE nj they
had passed At. = lie NbOle was conceoledi wrote
the Governor sfterward, until tie time came; bnt
secret preparations made. SATURDAY night aud
Sunday morning. pass without demonsiTNllopsi
doubts were eA,iitd aud counter orders Issued Ior
dimiLi- hing tue guard IL aferwafd proved that
there pr, ar@iou, slowed to the slae, III i their plot
was betrayed, aud 70 sN cd the city without pubic
alarm. Meas, coresI ond' ice sOon was full OI tue
story each furntt OF hutiDg laiuly that he
had neen beb ID the all along aud Lad with
held il only Ia The authorizes III tbeiI pocv Ol
silence. L. DOw no Longer secret, ihey Wrote,
adding that Tor five Or siA Weeks but htie aenilOn
Lao been pssd 10y the nnu"ity 10 theee rumors, the
Civ Council haNi kept q CAREFULLY 10 themselves,
until uumJer OF icI ,uS tltves I'd teen arrested
THIS refers pIeJHers VINO were eelzed ON june
lS, arrest WIN allied tie plot, ana ieit Only lne
terrUrs oil wnst Dglt have beeU. Ibe investigation,
sbus publicly Ouenc.u, soon revealed Zee cVlOred
rnan Iail. Denmark Neeey as TIE leader OF tile ell
terpise among Lis lei CONDUCTORS being that iDno-
cent Peter aud tua unsGsl ecuhg Alneo no Dau Oeeh
aaaIuned cid Oisc are nearly three weeks before
IL is matter VI GenVurtratIOn thai, but ioF TIE MI
itary pieparhs Oh tie APP oined Sunday night, The
attempt would have tIeI rIloe lie ilngeadefs Dad
ACTUALLY met Ter their naaI arrangements, when, by
cOmparipg notes t.ey iVdLd Ia lns ives iOlied ana
wit il sn tlsr week ihey were PRISONERS on hlaL
Nevertheless, tne lot With they LaG Id WAS the
most borae surI {, ODary pfVJect ever IOrued by
American tl., AID .Hde tie Eeart 81 To terrible
guccess la bulIness Oh concept and thoroughnets
Of organization tDeie has been nOtuiug 10 compare
will H. and il is worth vi lie 10 dwell sOiLeW hat upon
its details, hrs introducing Tie m" NUTS pers""@.
Deun,Ai hesey aO CONE very near h5uflng Gs
revolati,ulst j. liza, L. iu-t az OF south Carolina.
Capt. Nvsey, ola resie Of Daleston, command
ed d shin tnat TRACED tetNeeD -. Thomas ana Cole
Frauslr duiing he, CULINARY VA, III the slave
characterization Ilc. la the cal - 81 lie toDk on board
ga ", of three hundred ninety slave, aud elled
for tue Cape. Gu the assase, lie and MS officers were
much attracted ny the beauty aud Intelligence 81
boy of fourteen Whoa, tLey idnlhOusiy ADOPTED mo
fde cabin a. "a pet. Hey ave bin ne" clothes aud
new name tT,l6maqucl, winch Wa aiteFwefd gIadu-
a ly corrupfsd INTO ienaS GLd Denmark. LEY
s,u.sd themselves wiz lin until their arrival at
t'ste F,a cs and tLeL, "having cure Tor the boy,
cold cir pet ~ IL lie lad teen aeaw OF monkey
tain Iesey called for 3. IhOnas, aud pr,seniIy
making another trip ~ Cape Frducdis, Wa SURPRISED
20 herr from LIS c0hlg1ee ttst ioicihaIee Mould DC
returned on iis La.0s being " untound lot IN
eIs Nv nor Ia Iofal. but iU -utJsct to olil p
liz III. fact AceorI ng the custom OF thar lace,
tie boy war examined by tne cy ply slei4n, who re-
dired Captain Vesey To take Llm back aud DeilnsrX
rived m foitbIuiiy, with 10 trouble fom eiliepsy
for twenty years, travelling all over the wodl Win
rim. and learui 4 to spesk various lhgnsges. In
$50 te dew pie Of ii 500 ia TIE Last Bay street
lotiery with HLlcb &c bought his fTeeJom nom
his master Tor six hundred doars-nnch less than his