The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1865-11-29

An instruction broke 0lt iu the island OF
Jamaica last month. but prompt measures
being used it was soon ,ulduea. Ii seems
20 have been an uprlsiu- of The black.
against the whites, being hrlasht about bv
destitution. owing TO q falling Of in the re-
sources Of the island and doubtless led on
By designing men who took advantage OF
the ignorance OF the participatOrs 10 iusti-
gate them 10 deeds OF crime and bloodshed
be blacks hold their land as squauers.
The Government imposed upon them tax
which IS known as the "tithe. though 10
hardly amounts TO that. Against this, they
rebclicl. and with singular obs,inacy. chose
q" s,arvr themselves rather than submit 10
ii"' imposition. Appealing 10 the Courts.
tHef were defeated, on two successive APP
picat.oHs The Supreme Court adding To
The decision, j repr0ot for their conduct.
This incensed them beyond measure. and
they manifested their bitterness of feeling
%! an onslaught upon the judges. when
resulted in their murdc& Maddened by
the Military resistance opposed 10 them.
they followed their dreadful act with an at
tempt to extcrminate the whole population
of tue Island, and shocking scenes Of mas
sacre We're the consequence.
The Chicago Tribune gives tie following
account OF the outbreak on the island.
1t was designed to make the rising about
Christmas but il was precipitatcd hy the
accidental arrest bv The Court
OF special Sessions held at Morant Bly on
October 9Th. OF man named GEORGE Geo
hogan. one of the cOnspiratOrs His offence
consisted merely OF disturbing tie court
room, but when they attempted 10 arrest
him, the officers were set upon bv a LEADING
rioter, Paul Boyle, a negro preacher. and
about hundred Others, who beat The 20
lice and placed GeOhegau beyond their
reach. \ day or two after BOgle and Geo
hogan boldly appeared i'm court. and al
tempted TO Drowleat Tie magistrate. A
lOrce OF ten was sent 10 capture them.
Overtaking them az stony Gut. tile negro
settlement, IN which Va, Boyle, chapel.
they exhibited their warrant lie lleX q
shell, which " ~ answered bN mob OF 300
negroes, who arrested the police aad put
them IN irons. but after taking their parole.
released them without personal injury.
Meanwhile the excitement increased NJ
grOes poured in from the mountains. and
on the llth i've hundred rebels. under COM
mand of Paul BOgic. attacked the GOVERN
ment buildings a. Mordnt Bay aul drove
the volunteers iato the Court House. The,
then captured the police station. releasing
some fifty prisoners and Selling the arms
Thus reinforced, they advanced against The
Court House, where the Baron Won Ketel-
loat The caS,0S of the parish. was holding
court For brief time The Baron and or
Gers %. l1e court Rector and few Others
by the aid 10 tire volunteers. defended them
selves bravey The rioters smashed the
windows 20 atoms. firing continually into
the Court House while the volunteers re-
turned the fire. soon the Court House was
tired. and the c'.st5S then twice nut out q
'ag az truce ana told ihe rebels il meant
peace. But The Rebels shouted. d" We want
no pesee-war, war In a moment the
roof Of the Court House tell in aud the IN
mates rushed out TO sell their lives as dear
y rs possible. SIX volunteers We're killed
lud SIX wounded and ten civilians were
alueI and uiteen wounded Boa tue massacre
hat ensued. Among the former were the
Baron Won ke,ehodt, Rev. Victor HersheI
md other gentlemen OF great worth and
holding prominent official and social posi-
ions. In few hours every white person
2 The parish was killed. wounded. or had
led some escaping IN the mos, miraculous
manner. The bodies Of The dead were bar
'arouSly mulilatel. The negroes were
rugged with brandy and gunp0w Ter. and
seemed 10 have been animated bv = spirit az
lemOnlGc cruelty. nearly rs savage as that
exhibited by the white rioters IN New York
4 the antl-negrO riots of july IS. Like
hem, too. the riot seemed 10 have no o,ber
Tim than murder. arson and robbery. l.
damned no organized military movement.
ut COntented itself with numbering hero
md robb.ng here and sbaring there with
lut apparent method . their madness.
'roa2b.y apart from The punishment, fewer
ives were lost than in the New York riots
On The 18th the Queens troops arrived.
lnd vengeance began. Eiehtv we're reserv-
~ Tor trial by couri-marliaL and OF these
hiriy-nve, including all The prominent
eaDerS, were condemned 10 death on rie
lfst dSy- How many more will follow We
ave Yet 10 learn. Though the rebels did
10 lighting alter the troops arrived. il IS re-
ported that l.j00 have been killed from
ghich we infer they were shot down with
ut quarter. II is not limited that any En-
,lishman IN Jamaica suggested Jury trial
or any Of these culprits. though they see no
eason why rebels against the American
government. under which every white man
as vote, should not be tried bv Jury.
Ne prefer the practice Of Englishmen i'm
MS respect 10 their preceptS. The moral
u the Jamaica Instruction is that where 4
ace OF people have no representation in
he government, their rulers slumber on q
'olcano, anu the greater the ignorance and
poverty OF the masses, which seems 10 ms +
iiy the exclusion from the suffrage me
more brutal and bloody viii be the outbreak
when they strike Tor what they blindiy con-
,elve TO De their rights: Having q vague
NnoWleGge that they are oppressed sud be-