Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1863-03-21

] cumstances. The rout beame general,
many Of them were killed, and about sixty
Of them made prisoners the rest dis
persed themselves in the mountains
Oge himself, one of his brothers, and
Chavane, his associate, took refuge in the
Spanish territories, OF Oge's other bro
ther, no intelligence was ever afterward
obtained.
THE MULATToEs BECOME TROUBLESOME.
After this unsuccessful attempt of Oge,
and his escape from Justice, the disposition
of the white inhabitants in general towards
the mulattoes was sharpened into great ami
mostly. The lower classes, in particular,
Chose whom the colored people call les
petHS hancS,) breathed nothing but ven
geancc against them, and very serious ap
prehensions we're entertained, in all parts
of the colony, of a prescription and mas
sacre Of the whole body.
A DEMAND FOR oaE--AND HIS EXECUTION.
"In November, 1870, Mons Peyner
resigned the Government, and embarked
fer Europe. The 6rst measure of Mons.
Blancholand, the new commanderiu-chief
was to make perempto-y demand Of Oge
and his associates from the Spaniards
and the manner in which it was enforced
indnced an immediate compliance there
with. The wretch Oge, and his compan.
ions in misery were delivered over, i'll the
latter end Of December, to detachment
of French troops, and safely lodged in
the Jail Of Cape Francois, with the pris-
oners previously taken, and a commission
was afterwards issued to bring them to
trial. Twenty of Cge's deludad follow
ers, among them his own brother, were
condemned to be hanged 10 Ogs him
self, and his lieutenant, Chavane, more
terrible punishment was all.tted they
were adjudged TO be broken alive, and left
to perth in that dreadful situation on the
wheel. The bold and hardened Chavane
met his fate with unusual frmness, and
suffered not groan to escape him dzring
the extremity Of his tortures but the
fortitude of Ogc deserted him altogether.
Till now, the 4S0 900 negro slaves had
taken no active part. The free colored
people, impelled by the French societies
and aiming at equal political rights with
the whites, had alone constituted the revo-
lutionary element And even they would
have kept quiet, if outside mfoences, es'
pccially those philanth roplcal societies
would have permitted them. Besides
these, strong efforts were made by the
royali,ts in the colony as well as by the
republican party at Paris to incite blood
shed and strife for their particular pur
pose.
THE DECREE OF THE STH OF MARCH.
6 The decree of the 9th of March, 1890
which gave to the colonists the right tC
legilate in their internal affairs, was ac
companied by a code Of instructions fo
The Governor, for its due and punctua
observance and execution. The codt
contained, among other things, direction
"that every person of the age OF twenty
five and upwards, possessing property, o
having resided two years lin the colony
and paid taxes, should be permitted t.
C vote in the formation of the Colonial AS
$ sembIy."
5 Every one of the friends of the colo n
K lists in the Assembly had not the lea>
8 doubt that only sohi,e persons were mean
!, by the phrase of "cvery person." Bu
. these instructions were no sooner adopte
. by the National Assembly, and converte
e iuto a decree, than its trainers and sur
j. psrters threw off the mask, and the mula
IS toes resid ent in France, as well as the Sc
n ciety of Amis des Noirs, failed not to ap
c prise their friends and agents in st Dc
mingo, that the people of color, not bein
1t excepted, were virtually comprised in it.
r THE DECRFEoF MAY 18th 1891, CARRIEI
e In the beginning Of May, 1871, the col
If sidcration of this subject was brougi
n forward by Able Gregoire, and the claim
: of the free mulatoes to the full benefit
a the instructions OF the 29th of Marcl
S 1890, and to all the rig and privilege
d enjoyed by the whole inhabitants, WI
If supported with all tue warmth and eli
d quence for which he was distinguished. -
Unfortunately, at this junction, the ne W
Of the miserable death of Oge arrived
Paris, and raised storm of indignatic
# in the midst Of all ranks of people, whiC
r the planters resident in France were u
h able to resist. "Perish the colonies
,t said Robespierre, "rather than sacrif
'. onn ioto of nur nrin ri nlng y The maior ii