Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-01-06
GEORGIA.
Affairs on the 0geechee.
The Negroes Being Reinforced
and Compelling The Quietly
Disposed TO Join Them.
A Notice 10 the "PubIic" from
Sol, Farley.
The Latest News from the Scene
OF the Trouble.

The state Of affairs on the Ogeeehee
continues to be the all absorbing topic
throughout the city, and people eagerly
listen to all reports and rumors, however
wild or improbable they may be, which
come from that section.
| We have from gentleman, who came
up yesterday morning, confirmation Of
the report that the negroes, in strong
force. and thoroughly armed, were lying
near the railroad, watching the moves
ments Of and prepared to resist the
Sheriff's posse which went down on
Wednesday. When the train moved off,
he says, some six or seven hundred ne>
groes came out on the railroad, and the
leaders went about cursing and saying
"the white - were afraid to
come and attack us, and have gone back
for moro men," He says that there is
very large force of the negroes at No. l,
and that they are determined TO resist
any attempt to arrest them.
Another gentleman confirms the re-
port, and says that soon after the return
Of the special train, q gravel train came
along, and the negroes crowded the track
and would not move off The train then
went down the road again.
A couptryman from Liberty county
arrived here yesterday with produce
to sell. He reports that the negroes have
destroyed the bridge over the Little
Ogeechee river, four miles this side of
Clapman's house. He was stopped by
five different picket parties, each gang
numbering eight or ten men. They told
him to tell the white men Of Savannah
to come on-that they were ready for
them. After questioning this man, they
finally allowed him to come on to the
city, telling him not to come back again,
or they would kill him.
The negroes from the Augusta road
were crossing to the Ogeechee il large
numbers yesterday, and joining the inr
surrectionary bands.
The latest news which we have from
the scene of the trouble represents it as
spreading, and that the negroes, by
threats and intimidatiOns, are forcing
those who are disposed to remain pesce>
able to join them. So far their opera
tions are confined to the meek" west Of
the railroad, and between the two OgeeN
chez rivers but if not speedily checked
it is feared that it will extend into Bryan
county. Alderman Burroughs, who was
ct his plantation on Wednesday, reports
all quiet in that section, and his son re-
mains there in charge of the plaza. A
letter received from a planter in Bryan
contains thu following:
at is unnecessary for me to say how
urgent the necessity is for immediate
action, as the badly disposed negroes are
all the time increasing their force by in
timidating those who would not join could
they see any power to protect them. If
action is delayed much longer fear the
mischief will EXTEND
Dave Bristsr. a cOlored man in the
employ of Major Middleton, who was
friendly to that gentlemen, was driven
away by the negroes. Dave arrived here
last evening lie says that on Wednes'
day the negroes went to Southfield and
uttered threats against his old cook, and
demanded to know from her where the
mules were. She did not know, and
they then brought up some mules and
carried off the carts. They then went
after Dave, who took his two children
and fed. He lay out in the woods, in
the rain, all Wednesday night, and came
in last evening, almost worn out. Dave
confirms the statement that these disOr-
DERBY negroes are forcing the quietly dis
posed ones to join them, and that if they
are not put down they will murder all
who oppose their actions They have
not burned any Of the buildings thus far.
Ga Wednesday the rioters took John
Hogan, (colored) one of Mr.. Middleton's
watchmen, and the man who gave shelter
to O'Donald, and the wives and children
of the white men who were beaten and
driven from SOuthfield, and led him off,
The last seen Of him he was being driven
in the direction of the railroad track, ar
the point of the bayOnst, by a gang Of
the negroes. Nothing has been heard OF
him since, and it is not known whether
he was murdered or driven Off
When the Gulf Railroad train arrived
at No. last evening nothing unusual &C.
Cured. No negroes appeared, but posted
in conspicuous place was a manifesto,
which must have come from Solomon
Farley. Planters who have seen his
rude attempts at writing, recognize it,
and as he was the only man arrested by
the. Sheriff on Tuesday, there is every
reason to believe him to be the author,
The paper reads as follows
Ageechee, Chatham county Ga
To The Publick At Large | has been ac-
cused in the midst Of 40 or Is mems as
a Capt. which cants no be approved for
Stealing Tucker & Middleton's Rice.
the party Has Accused Me & Drawn me
in for Old Grudge. the Sheriff Arrested
me and Brought me Some or 5 Miles to
Station No. l. and there came up a
Party of the Loyal LeaguOrs. And Re-
leased Me in Regard that there is no Stay
laws Which will Give the Republican
Party no Particularly. If it was they
would not Stopped my Going with the
Sheriffto Savannah, if you should not
See Me will make my Appearance Just
as Soon as the law Being ISSUED for the
Right of all Glasses & Color -!
Yours,
OGEECHEE UNTIL DEATH.
The negroes appear to be strengthen,
ing themselves, continuing their plumber
ing, and awaiting a movement from this
city. Whether they will have to wait
long or not remains to be seen. What
ever is to be done should be done quick
ly.-Sa0anaah Ne,cs Jan. 2.
COSTLINEss OF PUBLIC EDUCATION
The New York Sun dila'e5 on the
steadily increasing costliness Of our pubs
lie schools, and shows how to retrench
Teachers salaries and school-books alone
will require $2,6OOO00 next year.
marked increase over the year previous
The EXPLANATION Of this increlsa in