, 1865-12-15

has been for a long time Il notion among
the black population that they can get
possession of the country for themselves,
and that 1t only requires d bold stroke to
establish an exclusive black community,
either by destroying the whites or driving
them in terror from the island. IF there
be any one who wonders that such ideas
should be conceived by any race of men,
however ignorant, let him just consider
the plans of the. American and Irish Fe-
mans. II there be several hundred thou
sand Irish, we'll cdurated under a most
excellent system, who believe that they
can establish a republic, diSpossesS the
landed proprletcrs, ard get rit not only
OF parsons but of priests, why should not
the ignorant ana sensual Africans be taken
with Il scheme which promises them do
mlOatlon, ease, AID enjoyment? 1t is
not to be supposed, indeed, that a man
like Gordon could be Ignorant of the risk
he was running, but the history of insor-
r~ectlOns often gives instances Of such
men, half knave, half frantic, who enter
into conspiracies in the desperate hope of
winning power and revenge. It may be
that Gordon while organizing the move.
ment intended to keep in the background,
and that his arrest was owing TO the Go
vernment having received information of
his proceedings. For information on this
subject we must wait for the next mail,
which will no doubt give US the evidence
against him, and probably throw a light
on a good deal which is still mysterious.
The authorities appear to have acted
with commendable promptneSs, the chief
rebels having been tried by martial law
and at once executed. Paul Boyle, the
leader Of the band which attacked the
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haved with great fidelity. He was to he
tried on the day the steamer left. Among
the persons arrested are the Rev. J. f.
Roach, Rev. J. IL. Cole, Rev. Edwin
Palmer, and Rev. H. N. Harris, the last
two icing described as Baptist ministers.
What denomination the former two be-
IongeG to is not stated, but it is probable
that they are also Baptists. 1t thus APP
pears that in the opinion of the Govern
ment some of the ministers Of this sect
are implicated IN the present rising. They
and a lumber of others are said to have
been connected with a secret society
called "the African Liberation Society,""
They had been confined on board Her
Maj sty'S ship Aboukir and will no doubt
be brought to trial. 1t may he that we
shall then learn more of the causes and
circumstances of the rising, and the ma
ture of the influence which Gordon ard
his friends exercised over the blacks.
There have been also some arrests of
Haytians, but we are not inclined to
ascf'he much to the teachings of these
people.
The military and naval authorities
seem everywhere 10 have shown the
greatest zeal in despatching troops, aud
we may hope that by this time the island
is IN a state of security. 1t is evident that
tor some time government must be ad-
minlstered with a strong hand. and the
blacks convinced that my attempts at
disorder will bring severe and speedy
punishment on themselves. Otherwise
the country will become uninhabitable
by the whites, and even by the mulat-
toes, and will return to a state Of savage
ry. The generation of blacks which has
committed these atrocities knows moth
Ing OF slavery it has been placed on a
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