Smyrna times., 1862-01-09

olHoi yOu oHOOh
"What look, massal Oh! l s'pose 'twur
cause we'd both heerd OBJ each other afore -
Twas more than that, Scip. Be Frank /;
you know you can trust me-"
oval, den, massa he replied, adding. after
short pause, " de ole woman called you
Yankee-you can guess"
"lf should guess, 'twould be that it meant
mischief"
alt don't mean mischief, sor," said the dark
ey. with a tone and air that would not have
disgraced cabinet officer; "it emily moan
right and Justice"
" 1t mems bthat there is some secret under.
standing between you"
= told you, massa," he replied, relapsng
into his Usual manner, dat de blacks am all
f'eemasons. l gave jim de grip, and he kaow'd
me. He'd ha' known my name eff you hadn't
tOle him.
"WhY would he have known your name."
"Cause gabe dc grip dat tole him."
"Why did he call you SciplO! called you
Scip"
"Oh de dsrkeys ell do dat. Nobody but
de white folks call me Scip. | cont say NO
more, mass; shud break de oath erI did"
YOu have SAID enough, Scipio, to satisfy
ne that there is a secret lengue, among the
blacks, and that you are a leader in it. Now
tell you, you'll get yourself inte a scrape
I've taken a great liking to you, Scip, and
should be very sorry 10 see you run yourself
into danger"
tank you, massa-from de bottom OBJ my
soul tank you," he said, as the tears nosien.
ed his eyes. " You berry kind. massa it dc
I me good to talk with you. But whatam my
life with What am any slaves life wuth
Ef you war me you'd do like mel"
could not deny it, and made no reply.
The writer this article is aware that he il
here making an important statement, and ont
that may be called in question by those person
who are accustomed TO regard the Southern
blacks as eDy reasoning brutes The grea
mass Of them are but little above the brute
in their habits and instincts, but large bod
are on a par, except in mere book education
with their white masters
The conversation above recorded is uerbdtir
ct hteratim TRUE. 1t took place at the tim
Indicated, and was taken down, as were othe
conversation recorded in these papers, with
twenty four hours after it occurred. Tn
name and the locality. Ihave for very eydeu
reasons disguised.
The same writer has the following in rea
tion TO the Knights of the Golden Circle
This latter organization. which was institu
and others as far back as 1885, has for its sol
object the dissolution Of the Union, and III
establishment of a southern emplre--Empire
the word. not CnntederNcy or Republic-and
was solely by means Of it's secret but powerf,
machinery that the Southern States were plum!
ed into revolution, in defiance of the will
their voting population.
Nearly every man of influence at the Soul
(and many pretended Union man at the Nort
is member of The organization, and swor
n under the penalty of assassination, 10 labC
" in season and out of season, by fair mea
!, and BY fou, al all times, and on all occasions
for the accomplishment of its object IT
blacks are bound together by similar oat
l. and only bIde their time.
II The knowledge Of the real state Of polite
s affairs which the negroes have acquired throui
this organization, is astonishingly accurate
their leaders possess every essential of leadt
n ship, except, it may be, military skill, and th
s. are fully able to cope with the whites.
IA The negro whom | call Scipio, on the d
when Major Anderson evacuated Fort MOI
- tre, and before he or knew of that eve
d which set all South Carolina in blaze forstC
ls to me the breaking out OF this war in Charl,
ar ton harbor, and confidently predicted that
oF would result in the freedom Of the slaves.
r The knowledge of this organization 1
VI quired by gaming the confidence of some OF
70 blacks, who knew me to be a Northern mi
aud supposed sympathlzed with them. HaVl
,e acquired it in that manner, | could not CO
munlcate it but now, when our troops hu
landed in South Carolina, and its existence
e sure 10 be speedily developed, no harm can
= suit from this announcement.
:" :, The fact OF it's existing is not positive
~ known (for the black is more subtle and era
!. than anything human), but is suspected
- - many OF the white the more moderate of VIII
~ ~ are disposed TO ward off the impensing blow
:" some system of gradual emancipation
~, claring all black children born after cert
date tree-or by some other acton that v
paclfy and keep down the slaves. These p
r sons, however, are but small minority, q
80 possess no political power, and the South
!. rushing bllndIy on TO catastoPhre, which
- not avcrted by the action of our Governe
=" ~ will make the hor ors Of San Domingo and
ne C-on,h RavnIution orow male in hIsIOy