New-York tribune., 1868-09-07
TIE ARKANSAS REBELLION.
PARTICULARS or THE REBEL OUTBREAK IN
CONWAY COUNTY. .4..a|

PARTICULARS or THE REBEL OUTBREAK IN
CONWAY COUNTY. 4..aI
The telegraph has already noted the suppress
sion. by GOV clayton Of the new rebellion which Frank
Blars friends recently attempted in Conway Lafayette
and Chfttenden Counties, Arkansas. Now the mails
are bringing in the Western newspapers with detailed
accounts OF the rebellion. credible correspondent OF
Tie Missouri Democrat writes the following from Conway
County:
The occasion taken TO stimulate tue masses to open
resistance was case Of bastardy An unmarried cOlOred
woman became mother Of 4 child Was summoned before
Justice Umpet and made oath that Henry Haynes Que
the sO-ealed respectable white men OF LeWlsnurS was
the father warrant issued 10 bring him before
the Justice but from fear or other cause was returned
without The day after such return was Inade
, ,io ,h slo,-pn and threatened 10
kil the Justice ana al whom be believed nstrunea! IN
bringing 20 light the paternity fthc coored w0mahs ne
climate child also threatened to Bl te woman II enc
did not go before the Justice and make oath that Sic
had sworn falsely. Large numbers sympnthized with
him ia MS misfortune, whether from the fact that tne
execution OF the laws under the Constitution would
interfere with their tmehonorcd privileges or from
other caGse this writer not prepared 70 stae hut
from this the rally made 10 break up the Court, dI
@ sdni IN N 49, fre,,citiy and oner stated It - & &c
would XII the negroes and seaiawags and scatter the
Id carpetbag Government" Qg saturday Hast trial
was gong on between negroes at The Justices Court 40
% men, armed with pistols, assembled and finally
broke up the Court That evening they held meeting
aud resolved 10 disarn the negroes. and DR. Adams,
Tho and Anderson Gordon, late Rebel Colonel, took
the arms from few about town This Information was
Rebels supposed they had m their employ. Monday
night G. Rebels started out 20 put their resolution of dis
arMing the negroes into execution. The negroes
being advised OF their intentions, collected to-
gether, about twenty in number waited III
bush. fired upon them, and killed horse ana
wounded ore lnanwOund supposed to be mortal. The
Rebels returned the fire. and drove the negroes or After
this hring heard az intervals from the vicinity until
10 O'clock Tucsdayfro two to fifteen guns being heard
IN placeand IN two Instances the Of
women were heard while the firing taking place
The ng and screams heard from the other side OF
the river. ON Tuesday 800 400 into Lewis
burgh armed took possession Of the ferry body OF
men over the river, and drove the Uuion men ana
negroes 20 the woods, several Of whom, both white and
black. have arrived In town This morning in.
formed That the nsurrecOn has broken out in Lafayette
aud Columbia Counties, and that companies aming
in Saline The Circuit Judge has been driven off from
tine counties first named. one whipped, and several
negroes killed Also. that Dr. a. NJ. Johnson, represep
ia've from Mississippi County has been assassiited
ms outbreak has evidently taken place earlier than the
more sagacO1s Of the Rebels intended but that they
prove II s beyond question: Gov Clayton IL rapidly
gazng the militia and feels confident that he VIII he
abe 20 control the storm. lie has regarded the usuITec
uSn OF sufficient Importance 10 issue proclamation
winch appears tnis morning