Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1865-11-30
RUTLAND HERALD.
WEDNESDAY,. NOVEMBER 90, 1856.
enc Jamaica InsurrccsiOn.


that the old fool had caused more per-
sens to be put to death for their rellg-
i'm, than he had for the murder oil MS
enahsr. So we may say the English au-
thorities have hung or shot more men
and sso;aea for the comparatively small
sptbreak In one corner of the Island OF
yamaica lasting few weeks, than our
government have put to death Tor the
tremendous crimes of Rebellion and As
s>ssination. This is stating the case
very mildly Thus far since the REBEL
lion broke out in 1861, the whole num-
her of persons that have suffered death
at the hands of an executioner, lncluo-
ING deserters, spies, conspirators, trail
tors and murderers will not exceed M
". II 1t even reaches half that number.
In Jamaica, we are informed that lOoo
insurgents had been slain in one parish,
and that the whole number Of victims
is put at 10000. We cannot suppose
that this number fell by the hand OF the
sxecutioner, but we learn from the Rut-
land Courier, which contains full ex-
tracts from Jamaica papers, that o'el
--tyyo thousand of the rebels were either
shot or hung, and that they have thus
sipaid the penalty of their vile attempt
to exterminate the white and black
races" All this, be it remembered is
done under q government, whose SUBJ
ects and officials have shed whole buck
etfuls of crocodile tears over the pre-
af thia natiOn When
that government can show on its rec
, nd single instance o. lenity, or any
= hing else but the most terrible retribu-
=, on towards conquered enemy, wheth-
~ foreign or domestic, then may It's
=. miles about mercy and forbearance
Give the consideration of other ma
ion
VI e have no disposition to extenuate
rimes that were committed by the
lea insurgents. We have no doubt
erpetrators deserved punishment,
~ many instances, the punishment
. 49,, b; but no reasonable man can
-, that in a space of territory con-
60, rless than Rutland County, and
s~.as"' not more densely inhabited,
any necessity of 1000 public
in the space of O few days.
vrd to the immediate cause
WIN reg rection we have had various
VIC Iisoi at contradictory accounts.
=" ooine"A traveller contains a state
&c oosVoh correspondent in that
'A' nun h is probably reliable.
unity whN ,pears that the difficulty
'oia snis IL al ,eparish or county of st.
Asiha'eo III VI last, which is situated
iomas-in- the-E F. q gof the Island. This
the eastern en- is extremely noun
TT OF the island inhabitants, mostly
inous, and the somewhat rude and
quarters" are always been more
wless. There ha collecting taxes il
+ less trouble in emily when the col
lat region, and rec me- the people, {
ctor appeared amo drove him away
rowd assembled and the result, an(
he collector reported Ike force anC
eceived orders to to :. The negroe
lake another attempt tss; the ques
ppealed to the magistra led in severa
ons In dispute were TT vas that tn
ourts, and the result negroes, ant
udges decided against the red a rebuk
4 the same time administe and state
q them for their Incidence, hey shout
here was no reason why u held, an
,ot cultivate the lands they could b
AVE money SO that the taxes comfort
oaid, and they could live more eserall
,blv and have their condltioh unde
not tered. The negroes smarte' re wa
his address, and some disturoan' VIII
pccasioned in court, and those inall
made the disturbance were til
,,ac,ea The regular business o. ftaI
sonrt then proceeded, and shortIya in
,uards smoke was discovered lssn M
.hroroh cracks in the floor OF the roc d
Those in attendance made an enort
,save the building, and they founs 'n'
40 doors and windows had oeen o'itl
-. s on the outside. They mace Sc.
Sss, unsuccessful attempts to geC ouS'
el" co. ~ ;oors and cries Of the negroes
in the street, but at last forced 'hen W." az
on, when they were immeola'ei . nth
sacked by a mob, who were ailne' w., w." !
guns, pistols, brick bats s.ope' - make ,,
sA'' The parsy were not able 10 m'Nse
ss. .,n ,es,stapce, and Baron Won ki'tie-
Ma Jnstice Price, and others were
49, previous to killing the baroh'
ssa f,ends subjected him to horrible s. .ot
.ures cutting off his thumbs anu any, wi Ma
s s,rs him s and finally ripped open his
bowels. .,os oil the
houses occupied by the "n n. ,a pv &C.
.,on in that district, and at last ~,
e e,uD their work was still in progress,
force has been sent to the island
srs,eieut, it is Thought, to snodue -a 'ne
jssurrectionists. MANY Of ,he island
n-,ulation in other parts OF ehe =" ths