Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1867-12-21
Negro Troubles In Alabama.

A telegram dated montgomery. Ala.
bsma, Dec. 4th," says that alarming ex-
cesses have recently been committed by
the blacks in Bullock county, in the
neighborhood Of PerOle. The colored
loyal leagues organized and resisted pro-
cesses by civil authorities. Under in
siIucions from colored emissaries, they
framed code Of laws 10 govern the negro
populalion-opened court, differed and
Notwithstanding by night all blacks
who opposed their unlawful proceeding,
and carried punishment so far, that their
victims applied 10 The civil authorities for
protection. The black sheriff and his
deputy were finally arrested, but other
insuueclionsry leaders organized the ne.
grocs and made armed resistance. Aid
from other leagues was summoned, and
the blacks focked 10 Union Springs,
threatening general rising and extermi.
nation of lie whites and taking possession
OF the country.
Black leaders went to plantations and
forced laborers 10 join Them for vengeance
showing pretended orders from Gen.
Swayne thar,they had Alright 10 kill all re
ssling their authority. During the en-
element negro church was burned by
unknown psries-iIis alleged by black
lesugers to infame The negroes. The
whites universally regret it. The white
citizens organized for protection. Gen.
Swsyne was appealed TO and sent de-
,achment Of troops promptly 10 the scene
OF trouble 10 restore order, and fifteen
black insurrcc .iOnisls have been arrested
and lodged in jail 10 be Tried by civil au-
thorily. At last accounts, order was re-
stored and all was quiet
MONTGOMERY, Ala, December 10
The aduertiSer contains reliable iniorma-
ton regarding the arrest Of George Shor-
ter, negro Of This city. who was the
leader of The recent nsUlreclionary move
meni in Bullock county. The negro,
Shorter. claims 10 be from Illinois or the
Northwestern States, and says that he
was sent by the Radicals of that region 10
organize a government in the South. The
blacks gave information Of his where
sbouls and he was captured By whites
and blacks. When The deluded negroes
of ighboIing plantations heard Of II they
gathered in considerable numbers and
cIamored for his delivery 10 them for
summary punishment. They would
have pu, him 10 death but the whites in
lerfered and persuaded them 10 lie, The law
take its course. Shorter was imprisoned
in the county jail al Union Springs, A
letter Of Shorle:'s TO negroes whom he
called officers Of his Governement has
been published, showing The nature Of The
organization he had effected. In this let
ter Shorter decreed The death OF one Jerry
treasurer Of the revolutionary organlza-
ton. There are other letters OF Shoriers
in pos, ession Of the civil authorities, and
the whole Of them, with the evidence Of
The blacks examined, will expose a plot
10 organize The blacks Of the South in a
revolutionary conspiracy against the
whites. The following is Shorter's lei.
ter d:
drop you few lines on this case
about thai gres, man, Jerry. Call all the
men together and take Jerry and that
money from him. and il he don't give il
up Kill him, kill him. Don. lei him gel
away from you.
sen, these men down 10 Perope, Bul-
lock county, Ala, 10 hun, for bin. lie
has stolen come amount of money. He
has been going abou! and telling more
lies unknown TO me. He also had foil
lie wrote agin, and want JEDI McCsll
10 ,tke him OF kill him, and | want III
more men 10 come down 10 Pine Level
with George and bring yodr guns. Tell
all the men togo and take him or Kill him.
JEFF. don't fail.
ISignedl GEO. ohoRIth.
Captain Boyce, Agent of the Freed
mems Bureau at Greensboro, recently
took the keys and liberated number Of
prisoners confined by proper civil an'hor-
tiles. His action is severely condemn