The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1868-07-10
Negro HOT at Henpstssd.

'.'Ro "ceEV POP0iatiohs, viii be VISIT
ed with the horror Of " conflict Of
races"
Tho ecun'rymsn Of the lat, gives
an account Of disturbance that oc-
CURED at Hempstcad, caused by the
arrest Of two negroes charged with
stealing bccvcs. which threatened
very sc.:ca- consequences, Twelve
armed freedmen pointed their guns
at the deputy sheriff, and compelled
him 10 release the prisoners, and
then marched Of with them in
triumph. This caused considerable
excitement among the whites, ms il
was known there were negroes near
town encampcd and organized for no
proper purpose.
Sheriff Palm, hearing how matters
were, tolcgraphcd to Coy. Peasc the
state Of affuirs, while Mayor Ahrcn-
beck dispatched to Gen Reynolds for
aid. Gov. Pcasc, in answer to the
former, stated that Gen. Reynolds
would send his Adjutant down to in i.
quirc into II, and tina. special train
be sent up to Brennan for that pur.
pose. This was done, and q, 5 O'Clock
the train returned, bringing Judge +.
=. Wood, Sub. Assistant Commission
err Of the Frccdmcn's Bureau. and
escort from Brcnham. Upon hearing
the rumors aAoat, and asccrtaining
something definite as 70 the inteu-
'ions of the negroes, he dispatched a
courier to Rock Island plantation,
about nine miles distant, where a
large body were congregatcl, and in
structcd them to come in forthwith
and king with them the prisoners
rescued from the sheriff. The eour.
icr, short distance out, met party
of between go or IS negroes coming
in and the two men with them.
Their object, MS was afterwards dis.
covered, was to march into town and
defy tho whites to-tako the two men
again, and, in the oven, Of a fight,
those In town would be tho nucleus
around which all tho blacks in the
Aciehtorhood were to rally. The
meeting with Judge Woods courier
was unexpected, and resulted in their
deciding not to carry their plan into
effect. Tho courier Informed them
that Judge Wood required their at.
tendance, and to him they went.
This was late in the evening. The
Judge addressed them, not in the
tones of expostulation, but with a
command for them to lay down their
arms, and deliver their prisoners into
the hands of the proper authorities,
and that il they did not obey, they
would be arrested by the military,
hand cutied, and carried in chains to
Austin, where they would be either
hung or shot. His bold and deter.
mined language and actions had the
effect Of terrifying the negroes, who
were all fully armed with rcvolvcrs
and shot guns, and they promised
that next morning the two men
should be brought in, after which
they returned the way they came.
The whites, at seeing SO many ne
groes in such mcnacing condition,
were deeply excited, and a collision
between the two races appeared to be
unavoidable, as both we're ready for
it. If it had commenced God only
knows where it would have ended.
The next day the negroes came into
town in large numbers, and convened
at the Courthouse, where Judge Wood
addressed them, and demanded the
49, S'dseSee0 'slfWdSse. -'--A'-
" Shortly after this, threatening
demonstrations were made, when Il
vas deemed advisable, in order to
preserve peace, that troops should be
sent for In for,y-fvc minutes after
the dispatch was sent the train .l,un-
dcrcd in from Brennan with the
soldiers on board They, thinking
the danger imminent, came at a
double quick to the hall. The me-
grocs, seeing the troops coming, broke
ana run, and Hampstead was left in
peace.
Several negroes have stated that
their fellows are prompted and led by
white men, who are instilling per.
nicious ideas in their heads, such as
stating that it is the intention Of the
whites to massacre all the black men
and sell their women and children
into slavery, and such like stories.
There has been deep laid plot re.
sealed, which involved the attack on
and destruction of Hampstead, and
indiscriminate pillagc and robbery
was to follow. The ortensiblc mo.
tive is that, as they say, n white man
can commit any crime and be ac.
quilted, and carry arms, and do as no
pleases, while il a negro does the
same thing no show is given him.
The negroes are thoroughly or.
CANNED, and are divided into squads
and companies, and regularly drilled"
NORTHERN MErnonssM
Nashville Christian Advocate pub. |
fishes the report adopted by tho
Holden or Northern Methodist Con. !
ference, adopted by that body near |
the close Of the session. From IL
says the Nashville Christian Adyo. |
cate, " the NJ. +. Church, South, aud
the world at large get this interesting
iniormation--thnt Northern Mctbo.
dism inderses tho acts of its Agents
in East Tenncssec-Pearne. Drake
4 Go. Northern Mothodism .scepts
the principle upon which Church.
stealipgs proceed. They claim that
their sehismatic members can take
our Church property with them.
They claim, as their right, all the
churches and parsonagcs built and ,
held by us, prior to 1871; and they
VII tako as many of those built since )
- they can, Now We understand
hem. They disclsim tho letter Of =
J. +. Waldro, and dismiss il sas
nonymous- They directly, and by d
ast inference, but Ia mi!der and less =
oness phrase, pat themselves on
Faldro's platform. Tia. scandalous
,ttcr il really no loprer ,no,v