The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1865-11-30
The Jamaica Revolt.

women and children were cruelty butchers
ed, has finally been suppressed and the
leaders have met their fate 10y execution.
That our readers may know the nature Of
the outrages perpetrated on the whites by
the negroes of the island, we give place to
TIM subjoined article which We clip from
the Jamaica Guardian in relation to the
buichery at Fort Moran:
The Rev. Mr.. HersoheIl. knocked down
on his knees. IN vain sued for mercy and
offered ransom; the blows fell thick upon
! him until he was laid low, and while the
heart yet be t, a savage cut out his tongue
and held it up in triumph Cheer after
cheer rang through the fendish band at
ter each new act of atrocity.
Mr.. Cooke, the Clerk OF the Peace, was
pushed under the floor by a faithful black
servant boy. and remained the whole night
in mud puddle under it formed by hogs
Lying here he could just see through the
intervals of the pillars the feet of the riot
els az they went bv, and hear some of them
boast that they had chopped him to pieces
His unfortunate bro. her had probably been
mistaken for him. and lie had owed his
safety to thai circumstance, which proven
ted further search after him. The next
morning his f..ithfn! presoryer and com,
panion watched the opportunity and led
HIM ~ he woods, where he remained con-
ceaied until the military arrived .trom
Kingston. While the wife and children
OF this gentleman remained concealed in
the house Of druggist. they heard the
boast Of some men who had brought
wounded companions there TO be dressed
that, "they had chopped that fellow Ste>
phen Cooke 50 fine his wife wonld not be
able to find piece of him. The unfor-
tunatc woman With difficulty suppressed a
shrek. which had she uttered it might
have at )nce drawn down Il bloody revenge
upon her kind protector. the druggist.
Dr. Major Was lifted over the railing at
Mr.. Marcheilcck's, and that gentleman
summoned by the rebels to come and take
charge ofhiul and lcck him up out Of harul's
way
Nh....t Dr. Gerard was about. partie,
frequently came around him with threat
cninS gestures. protesting that, but for his
being doctor, they would chop him up
fine, and warning him by what they had
done Of the necessity OF sticking to them
if he wished to continue safe Mt other
times re was embraced aud patted.
While Mr.. Cooke lay concealed under
the house he heard distinctly each dread,
full act of murder, aud could tell the vic
tins by the exclamatiOns of the mob He
heard the dying groans of Mr. Price, who
lay with his entrails protruiins, having
been ripped open by women.
! The Custos got hold of a sword AMI sold
his life dearly. The mob dlfjonted his fn-
gers, leaving them hanging 10y some small
tesuments. and laughingly danelei them
about with .he jeer. Now you'll write no
more lies to the queen about US.
THE RELIGIOUS ORGIES OF THE NEGROES.
Rev. Mr.. Sloan, one of the survivors of
the massacre, furnishes the following ac
count OF the Religious ceremonies of the
asSassins: Under the mask Of religion
the negroes living in the negro houses on
the estates, and in the mountains on plals
, OF land where they had thie.ishiy squat>
ted or honestly purchased, had been imbued
by certain wicked and desperate men with
the doctrines that the soil belongs to the
blacks, that the whites are tyrants and
oppressors, and that to exterminatc root
and branch, the latter would be doing
God service" and cause to dawn on the
Island an unending day Of happiness -
Among the thick bushes on the mountains
where most of the negroes live, in novels
OF their own erection, down in the gullies,
ravines, convenient spots for hiding and
holding secret meetings nightly, and gen.
orally from midnight towards the morning.
assemblies were convened, addresses made
and hymns sung under the leadership of
some one intent on work of i,lo0d and
pillage. 1t was impossible to sleep on a
moonlight night for the howling of the
wretched deu,ionists. Frequently the pro
motors OF these orgies of darkness might
be seen riding along. dressed in the Anglo
Niger style-tall hat, black suit. with
white necktie, extending FROM ear to ear;
THEOhIEs VS. FACTS.
Quoting an article from the New York
Tc,Jaue Of Oct. IL, on Jamaica affairs
; the Colonial Standard Of Nov. 4, appends
these comments:
Mr.. Horace Greeley, has been. it will
be seen from The above article, exercising
his powers en- amateur on the subject of
Jamaica. As our columns are at present
engaged in the chroniclne of events in
the history of this island, which Mr.. Uor.
ace Greeley never drcampt Of in his phi.
iosophy, and which he and others like
HIM will have s,me difficulty in reconcil-
ing with certain theories. we have not
room just how to go through with the
lengthy though easy task of answering
Mr.. Greeley. We will, however. do Sc
very soon. In the meantime the perusa
of the article may unfurrow the brow.
now bent in painful thought of our plan
tiers, and produce the agreeable effect il
these awful times of provoking a smile
1t L., thanks to such men as Horace Gree
ley, DIR. UDderhill and others. that tn,
poor negroes themselves are decelYed int
furnishing by their own acts the best pos
sible evidence against negro freedom.