Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-08-22

sheriff of Washington county came down at
two O'Clock and went with a squad after
the Two messengers. The latter vent
around the country towards No. Central
Railroad, but were Overtaken by the sheriff s
squad, captured and carried back to Wash
ington. One of the negroes captured to-
day disclosed all in the letter to Morris.
Morris evidently cOncOcted the whole
plan of attack On the whites himself. Very
few Of his followers knew bis programme.
He expected to MARSHAL them, march 10
Kaynesboro and then tell them what TO do.
Those who confessed knew, and say he in
tended to order all the whites killed. Nor
ris is a low vasabond, but his influence
with the negroes is waning. His whole
object now seems to be to escape from the
whites. The prisoners in jail are securely
guarded. - Fs.raf SIX -.
Great excitement prevailed this after-
noon from four to six o'clock. COuriers
came IN every Eve minutes with startling
repo,ts-al Different Some said the
negroes numbered 200, others 800, while
some placed the number as high as 800, but
all the estimates are. too great. The ne
grOes are anxious 10 90 to work. The
villainous plan has failed. Prince Rivers,
Of South Caroline, was in the plot. A
company has just left to hunt up Morris.
There is no excitement. NJ.
The Situation Viewed From the Capt..
tai.
Or Atlanta Constitution, Aug. %. 4"
Tie excitement in the city yesterday,
concerning the instruction in Middle
Georgia, was very wide spread and intense,
and every morsel of new information upon
the alarming matter was seized upon with
great avidity. The Governor, the officers,
about the capitol, and the newspaper men
of the city were everywhere piled with
anxious questions, but details from the
scene of the disturbances were meagre and
unsatisfactory.
The first intelligence of the discovery Of
the hsllish plot was received here in a dis
patch to Gov. Smith from Vim. Warthen
and W. II. Wylley, of Sandersville. A
fuller report came to the Governor later in
the evening from Mr.. Wylley, the sub
stance of which was:
ave have forty now arrested, and con-
fessioas duplicating every negro military
organization in this and adjoining cOun-
ties, except Captain VIM. Hicks company
here, and information duplicating many
negroes not belonging TO the military.
All quiet except the rapid move
ment Of negro missionaries and night
meetings of the negroes. We are striving
to get three Of the most notorious ring
Leaders whom we have not yet secured"
TWENTY COUNTIES THREATENED.
Yesterday morning the first dispat ch
wired 10 the Governor was from Mr.. Wyl-
ley, aud, among other things, contained the
following:
"Au'ests continue. Confessions of guilt
from four Of the prisoners, and 1 hear of
more. Confessions show that the counties
of Washington, johnson, Laurens, Wilkin-
son and Jefferson are threatened, and fl
teen other counties, the names of which
are not known TO the prisoners who con-
fe sed." "Prince r. Rivers" is the arch
conspirator. Joseph Morris, of Burke,
comes next. A Deputy Sheriff is in pur-
suit Of Norris now. August Goth was the
appointed time for the movement.
All quiet now. Military on duty.
Will arrest twenty more tomorrow"
The name Of the crime OF which these
insurrectionists are guilty will be matter
of interest We believe our Georgia in
surTectiOn law is the one which obtained
during the slavery era, and il will be
question for the lawyers whether this fully
covers the case Of our present political re-
latiOns to the negroes Of the country. We
have not The law itself before US, but state
the matter from recollection. That there
is both a name ard q punishment for the
crime we are satisfied.
Yesterday Governor Smith telegraphed
70 Ex-Governor Herschel V. johnson, who
is the presiding judge Ofthe superior court
of the middle circuit, and who lives in
johnson county, 10 give all necessary assis-
lance to the officers Of the counties in the
matter, and do whatever tie emergencies Of
the cases demand.
NOT A FAI.SE ALARM.
A telegram 20 the Executive from gen
tleman of the highest reliability, and who
left Atlanta on Wednesday night for the
scene of disturbance, was received last even
ing. Il stated that matters were apparent
" quiet, and the work Of arresting the con
spirators was going on quietly but firmly.
This gentleman, who was somewhat scepti-
cal before leaving concerning the real mag
nitude of the affair, assures the Governor
that the people have had full and serious
ground for all their apprehensions and &C
tiOns. That the unearthed villainies Of
the negroes were to be fully executed, had
they not been discovered and frustrated, is
a matter of utmost certainty.