Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1862-01-10


Twas more than that, scip. Be
frank; you know you can trust me-"
:" Wal den, massa," he replied, adding,
after short pause, "de ole woman called
you Yankee-you can guess"
If | should guess, 'twould be that it
meant mischief"
at don't mean mischief, sar," said the
darkey, with tone and air that would
not have disg-aced a cabinet officer: "it
only mean right and justice"
at means that there is some secret un.
derstanding between you"
II told you, massa," he replied, relap-
sing into his usual manner. dat de
blacks am all Freemasons. l give Jim
de grip, and he know'd me. He'd ha'
known my name eff you hadn't tole him."
why would he have known your
name ?"
"CaOse I gabe de grip dat tvle me-"
why did lie call you scipio? l called
you scip."
"Oh! de darkeys all do dat. Nobody
but de wiite folks call me Scip. l can't
say no more, massa | shud break de oath
ef did,"
You have said enough, Scipio, to sat-
isfy me that there 10 q secret league
among the blacks, and that you are a
lender in it. Now l tell you. you'll get
yousclf into scrape. I've taken great
liking to you, scip, and | should be very
sorry to see you run yourself into danger y
II tank you. massa--from de bottom
oh my soul tank you" he said, as the
tears moistened his eyes, "You berry
kind, massa: it do be good to talk with
you. But what am my life wuth ? What
am any slaves life wuth? Eff you War
me. you'd do like me u
could not deny it. aud made no reply.
The writer of this article is aware that
he is making an important statement, and
one that may be called in question by
those persons who are accustomed to re-
gard the Southern blacks as only reason
ing brutes. The great mass of them are
but little above the brutcs in their
habits and instincts, but large body are
on par, except in mere book education.
with their white masters.
The conversation above recorded is ver-
batim ct literatim, TRUE. 1t took place at
the time indicated, and was faken down.
as were other conversations recorded in
these papers. within twenty-four hours
after its occurrence The name and the
locality only, have, for very evident rea-
sons. disguised. 4.g t.Isa- 1r.
The same writer has the following in
relation to the knights of the Golden Cir
Gle: E a lisa su..E hr.
This latter organization, which was in
stitutcd by John G. Calhoun, William La.
rorcher, and others, as far back as 1885,
has for its sole object the dissolution Of
the Union and the establishment of a
Southern Empre--Emp,re is the word,
not Confederacy or Republic--and it was
solely by means of its secret but powerful
machinery that the southern states were
plunged into revolution. in defiance OF the
will of the majority of their voting popu-
lution. % s1 te. ls.I.7 sds l5i VI.
Nearly every man of influence at the
South (and many pretended Union man
at the North is member of this organi.
zation, and sworn, under the penalty Of
assassination, to labor, lin season and
out of season, by fair means and by foul
at all times, and on all occasions" fol
the accomplishment of its object, The
blacks are bound together by similar
oath, and only bide their time.
The knowledge of the real state of po
litical affairs, which the negroes have ac
quired through this organization, is aston
tishingly accurate; !; their leaders possess
every essential Of leadership, except, i
may be, military skill. and they are full,
able to cope with the whites. ai sril ii
The negro whom ! call Scipio. on tn,
day when Major Anderson evacuated For
Monltrie, and before ho or ! knew of tha
event which set all South Carolina in /,
blaze, breuthed to me the breaking out o