Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1865-11-22

opechlsh OF 4the members oelehg ss0:|n oes-
pissed white race Ihestblaek spopaiation OF
the island outnumbers theswhite twenty to
zone: The Mayor Of Kingston is e. colorad
man, although he is BELIEVED 70 . disagree with
the majority Of the colored people iI,,s ip their
fancifull and visionary theories, MoEe, than
three -fougthsp s. M tAe magistrates and Officers
of the Colonial Government are colored men,
ald.sevcrak f. The hest educated and most
prominent l9utnaf fsts. .as., ,the island afsS also
oo.oEea. The pptif ssaTe, With very few
ption bslooag ii g ties same race. Still,
sssjtiough edNcs.t tinna5 generally GHused
sbout he iSo516y tbife saeems 10 be an
nfs4nsi feeli5, If ,. asriayed etoyard
H.. III; ;nority In si6e. sarf sos the ne
c,oas &, :..s: :, -; .:., !. .s,.,
CIV n,,, II 4a,,o,a
sssssfd:+ tta ;ssssiS.,;on
80 nf s1nsbas & ;ScsTS;s liz from
* ~ sfsts.! "a y5ho q sIont
I; amons. ~ tbe baifsdneated m and lef;sssd blacks
,;nstillinefaIs snd neraicions ,dess iotosths
se,a their too.w;]l;pas bnareras sRbcse
,.sseoandreis preacl the aoctr;ne5 Z 5ofpnsfreeand
ndepeadent negro renpb,ici. % whose chief.
m,og;stracv ti,ev would elevate Tho brutal
soGloa,ia .f nfesenFT ;T yssid;i6p A. inSston,
Or ,:5 some # rs mushroom s soSiitv. We have
also 1sl in our nj midsta ids large sunber Of negroes
ignorant and brutal ut Il ins their, sinstncts.,iso m
the neighborins sislandaofs ST. oalipgo, who
would not fail, in case of a eenes.lbo outbreak.
to ioilow in the. footsteps Of this irihnrnaniS
obntchers f.isa3i q ttbe change W;s saSrssed
4; I s;li MOI ~, tsss lba i,Is stys
sent petition detailing their fhahciaT grisv--
ances to the Queen some time ago, complain,
ing ,oftho high e-of provisions androther
decessaries of hfe,E' and demanding some
nlcans.of relief : ~ . -. . :
The answer from the Home Government
was, IN substance, 60 TO work ;W nu. thls did
a5o'ttpleaso' the halfbatbaiCSus descendants of
the Maroons in the interior ofthe island, and
since then, there have been pluttegings sndse-
.cret .piottings on the part Of the blacks, en-
coureged andEfopentedS asl 5ams aware from
personal experiences by men who should know
'better, sfromaKer'intellige and education.
There arc agreat number Of helpless white
families, without prot c!ion, scattered through
out the more remote sections Of the island,
inaccessible to all assfstancein. case of on
e,le,sge. In, Kingston, we.depend forour safe
ty upon fleet OF war vessels,aa :hardfal4sof
,wtite trocps.aad a p.sinsatsof African ne.
,groes ftom.the Cope otsaooa Hope, WHO
strongiy.ovlncobyfbeif bfassfy4and nj conduct,
tho Same feeling ofhatred toward the color.
cd natives Of The island that the latter, mani.
fest toward the white population In case:of
o universal rising all over theiislaade l., anti
5cipates an indiscriminate massacresofawhit
women and childfen.asin former insdrTee-
tons. .FNS
,,,t,z,.,.tys 80 ,sssss,
q, mail. have = received some rerpbad ps iniorna
ton Il a from St Elizsbeth parish; through our
He states that there has slready
,heeu fsnrfll worE;in oncior' swo ofs the, var.
iishes.. seyefai4whise sfncn hove been mtr- tir
dered in cold blood by the infurIated negfoes, sE
and their bodies initiated il ia, shocking
manner. i Is also rumored, that threeF .ae.
conn ,comupished n young ladies, belonging to one of
the best families in,the ,parish,< have been
sfrsttorlured to ascertainthe Whereabouts Of
<saluables, and then: murdered in d most FEN
dish manner Terror fciigns supreme ia the
vicinity 6f Black River, : aud a fhe. planters and
las-abiding citizens are preparing themselves
for the final struggle by armipg andbarrica.
ding their, dwellings,, yafamiiy;sas you
know, reside in. the, vicinity the oatMaak,