Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-08-22
%rHE SUNSHINE OF THINE EXEs.r
4 WEEK on TERROR.
Incidents of the Georgia Insur-
rectiOn.

lnclQenLS OF Inc Georgia AlSuF-
rectiOn.
OK -. -
A state OF war Scouting Parties
Fired UPOn-TWentyiCOu Threat
ened = The RinE-leRdeFs Arrested
- The Negroes New Want 90 60 BACK
10 work. r.- rsets r.h aiT
Augusta Chronicle, Aug. %.
Yesterday the principal topic. Of convex
satiOn was the attempted insurTectiOn. The
news from Burke was Of the most alarming
character. The troubles in the other coan-
Washington, Jefferson and Johnson
seems to have been comparatively quieted.
Up to "Wednesday night no collision had
occurred, but Burke county was divided
into two hostile camps-the negroes on one
side, the whites on the other-bOth under
arms and both prepared for conflict.
Wednesday night party OF eight mount
ed men, commanded by MIR. Randolph
Ridgeley, left NaynesbOrO on a scout.
After securing the surrounding country and
starting back on their way to town, they
suddenly came across a company Of negroes
camped BY the roadside. The camp fires
were burning brightly, and the party was
camped in regular military style. A recon-
ncisance showed that they numbered forty
or fifty well armed men. Mr.. Ridgeley's
command went INTO the woods, where they
remained on the watch until after daylight.
When day broke the negroes commenced
disbanding, and the departure Of several
SQUADS reduced the number to twenty. The
whites then charged upon and captured the
entire party. TLey were disarmed and
turned loose with a warning.
FIRING ON SCOUTS.
Shortly after daylight two gentlemen-
Messrs. Lawson and Wilhelm-whO had
gone on a scout in another direction were
Gmbusbed and fired upon while returning
to WaynesborO. They were riding quietly
along the road when suddenly two shots
were fired at them from the woods which
lined the highway. The fire was without
effect and the WOuld-be assassins took 10
flight. Pursuit through the thick covert of
the trees was soon found impracticable and
had to be abandoned. Later in the day
colored boy was arrested who knew of the
firing and gave the names Of the negro men
in ambush-Anthony Dodge and Charley
Williams.
IMPORTANT ARRESTS.
Two negroes, Frank Vincent and Able
Moore. implicated in the afiair, were arrest
tempting to incite Instruction, and brought
to the city yesterday morning on the train
and lodged in iail for safe keeping Three
other arrests were made near WaynesbOro
YESTERDAY, but the prisoners were detained In
confinement in that town on account OF the
revelations which were made by them. One
ofthem proved to be the nephew Of the ne
gro, Joe Morris, who is the head centre of
] 10 uun al If in
the capacitE Of courier for bis uncle, and
upon his person was found a dispatch from
Morris, countersigned by Prince Rivers,
and Candy Harris, addressed toths negroes
in another section of the county and COM
manding them TO rise upon the whites and
kill them wherever they could be found.
They were to seek out those who had guns
and Skill them first in order that they
might procure arms. The Nan also stated
that his uncle, Morris, had given verbally
the same directions TO all the ne
groes with whom he was in
communication. One Ofths negroes asked
Norris a day or Two ago what they must do
if the white people suspected anything and
attempted 20 arrest them, skill them on
the spot if they have no legal warrant CIarg-
inc YOU with crime, said Morris. "But sup
pose they haze a warrant r. "Then kill
them ANYHOW" was the fend's reply, The
evidence Of these men seemed 10 show
cOnciusively that q general massacre Of the
white people upon an appointed day had
been concerted by this triumyiTate Of scOun-
dTels-Prince Rivers, Joe Morris and Har-
ris. Rivers may deny, indeed he did deny
in the COAStitltiORdliS Of yesterday morn
ing, that be knew anything of the matter,
but it is certain that bis name has been
used IN all the orders which have been is
sued and that the poor deluded negroes Of
Burke, Jefferson, w shington and Johnson
think they are acting under the authority
Of and will be protected by Major Gen
eral Of the South Carolina Militia.
JEFFERSON COUNTY.
The following dispatches were received
by the Chronicle and Sentinel yesterday:
BARLOW, Ca, Aug. 19.-NO further
news from the front except from Wrights-
vile, in johnson county. A gentleman
who left there this morning says thirteen
negroes came into the town yesterday and
surrendered themselves, their guns, their
ammunition and their uniforms. The
whites never knew before that they had a
uniformed company of negroes IN their
midst. They made confessions, impica-
| ting many others, and arrests are still
| being made. II this county now we think
| that INSTRUMENTATION of a hostile character
will be made. Three of the Tingleaders in
this county have been captured; the other
three succeeded in making good their es-
| cape. y. w. Z.
BARLOW, August 10, II P. M.-Grezt ex.
element prevails here tonight. Reports
are coming in that the negroes are gather
| ing in Burke county 10 march on this
! place. a courier has just arrived from
! Midwife, sent By the people there, who aP-
| peal to US for assistance. He says the Mt
| groes are gathering there in large numbers,
| and that there are but few whites to resist
! them. We can give no aid. We have but
A small force of citizens, who are doing pO-
! lice duty. Augusta and other citieSshOuld
send us help. j, W. Z.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
TENSILE, August 19.-Mstters con-
| corning the negro disturbance are little
more quiet today than they were on yes
/ terdsv. So far about fifty arrests have been
/ made in this county and the parties are
! now in iail in Sandersville. Several con-
fessions have been made which implicate
! nearly all the parties arrested. The lead
| ars i'm the movement, who are Candy Har-
/ ris of this county, and Joe Morris, Of
! Burke county, have succeeded m eludlng
| the officers Of the law and are yet at large.
| His Honor, Herschel V. Johnson, Judge Of
| his Circuit, has ordered special term OF
the Superior Court TO convene on next
| Monday week at SandeTsgille, for the Pur-
pose of trying the offenders. G. A. L.
BURKE COUNTY.
WAYNEsBoRO, Aug. 19.-Ihe plot
to kill the whites by the negroes
throughout the counties OF Jefferson,
Washington, Burke and part OF Richmond
| is not a hoax. A confession Of q constant
associate of Joe Morris, in Burke county,
repeats almost rcTbdtim the order OF Candy
Harris published by you. Hepsibah and
many points in Richmond county are
threatened. 1t is believed the designs are
frustrated by the many arrests. The PEG