The sun., 1888-04-22
NAT TURNER'S REBELLION.
THE UPRISING OF NEGROES UNDER
THE LEAD OF AN Old PREACHER.
Exciting Times In virrinls Haif . Century
AGe-Lives Saved bv the Feet that Thsre
Were Five satpraays In August, 1884.

From tAs Atlanta Constitution
1t was between 10 and 1 o'clock on tho
Rss Ra, vi as ds Sn q sstsI'F Without
On opening the door saw q man OH horseback
Fhe snS was whH sRnas srsy and
SSspman; h. ira "a n hi %lllis5;yI 5 saGit G rad s
moonlight; what is apS" he replied;
and are Strengthening our people; get your
horse and notify every militiaman in your bsss
to Ss ana IN nSSSH by Ss sns bring
house Tss and q m s"IiS ssiS
horse and rode rapidly until had warned al
in my bounds, and about sun up was OF Pow:
TawrenseviIle e0 The county Ss seat oi BrSpsyise
county,ya. After a hastily eaten breakfast we
ali told or ORDERS we're s for ohers n 70 follow
sn and d the started On S
Thsrs sere e Chs
place thonsands M aH, OF people IL families % men,
had left their homes hurriedly and without
preparation for staying out. They were simply
Ths Ssss sosd
Of them: Our little squad was drawn mp In
rSn Of IT, 81 Ws a1@ oaesd
hospital wells below sff the viii age. ''' 80
is ds and STh sS hs nofh @ q & hs that
f1' road from PeiersbSrs to Wilmington. NJ g.
pletsd When our little company reached ths
bridge we found on the south side and near the
abutment an old Revolnti%onary omar cannon mount.
boards was near the breech, and . little frs
smoking close by. and some tel, or twelve men
the Should 10 Be- eowded
groes :, They we're expecting them every min.
another direction, paid It our best respects for
the work 1t had done In former years, advised
Tie s ana Sa
We camped that night at and in 4, 2 deserted
aay. Had an early breakfast, and tool up our
except an occasional horssman headed for
Hicks,s Ford with news for headauarters. We
nK enough to AK 9nS anestoa befope he Wona
be or and going as il he thought Old Nick was
after him The news news. usually +, Ga.hersd from
% You and d coming com 9Th this ss way" We trndesd on
ingly hot and the sal d distressinely deep. We
finally halted few miles from Jerusalem, as
0d he s %ss lad
found at homo since leaving Hicks,s Ford. and
he had evidently stayed to guard his melon az p,
keen the boys out Re was heavily blessed for
his generosity.
squads and went out In different directions in
quest Of adventures. 1t would be tedious and
OF ali that transpired or all that We saw. Il 10
yet distressingly painful to sall up the rsccles.
tion OF nqmber ny & OF scho9i children with beads
The cruelty Of this savage outbreak has been
tion would be annoying, and have no inten.t
tion to portray horrid details, The county. was
NIP IN snST Sd
fort. and from other places The only resistR9oel
sssSs %ad was = y s RDs s
but few minutes before the darkiss fed TO the
swamps. were pursued. scattered to the four
their residences In safety. 50 that it was impos-
sible ever after to ascertain who or how many
haa r.aose in we
killed mostly i9 their beds OF houses. and
Tbis fs %ags Was nausura.ed and car
TH5nsr Nat was "a pegro and beloPssSd to
mistress ,lher husband Frances being dsadl
son and come 'ie at his viii He ranged Through sss
aS Ra esaas and ss s Afs a.
snt equities That tha, "ths last Saturday in Apsn.s
haps thousands had heard that much and no,
more. and they not unfreauently INQUIRED t0
In that year August had five Saturdays. and
Turner made the fatal mistake Of beRtnninG
1o 1ot 'fs been for his msaks the bloody Worf
would have been on larger scale. As 1t was.
tbe rebellion 81 was put down M before his accom- s
Turner's mistress. before this revolt. had
o ba he %s M a
ilsges that he had previously enioyed.to GO
s ss MS a mass 5 Bay Tf h
child were the first victims. and were butchsred
while In bed by the haad er OF Nat
brought into the town Of Jerusalem there was
renee maisly to show the differences 10 ths
temperament Of our people at that day and 81
Judge Parker was tho presiding Judes Of
roash % AZ saw q n
SssGe warss Ss In
to law. The man Is CHARGED With tic very
that no one viii violate her criminal Lawn.
and guarantees s to every man CHARGED I,n With
an Impartial jury. and is to be deemed inno-
cent until, his guilt is fairly, ,established y
hqPs Mn yoenf' bs es VIII be e
until the next term Of your court. when his
case will be heard" He remained nnmolsstsd
In tho county jai until court. had his trial. WAS
convicted. sem tenced, had the usual time alot-
ted condemned criminals and paid the penalty
OF the law by hanging
Up to the time OF this outbreak Nat Turner
had maintained the character Of . peacsabls
and quiet man. He, was evidently . mono-
maniac. superinducsd partly by religious fam
atheism and nfamm atory newspaper Influence.
He had brooded over this subject until he was
brought TO believe that he WAS a chosen instru-
ment to carry out the decree OF q higher poweE
Longevity Notes.
seyenty.hv years at the the experience ef
William A. KeIl who died recently In hilwankee. He
had travelled In almost every country on the Kiobe