The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-01-18

rigid search OF the negroes quarters, "very
curisusly hidden in cotton barrel"
RgsINGs IN NORTH CAROLINA.
A few days after this alarm some positive
Information Of negro rising In HEREFORD,
county. that they had also risen at Windsor,
In Berthe county, and latter committing
great havoc" az that place, had marched
towards Chowan river "where they had en-
bodied and were armed" In the meantime
an anonymous letter, written by slave,
came 10 light. the significance OF which 10
too striking 10 be lcft out Of this narrative.
lt appears In the following crudely written
words, "To the White Pepil-Whlte pepil
beware of your lives, their is q plan now
forming and intend to put IN execution this
harvest time-tbey are 10 commence and use
TER Sithes as weapons; their is great
many weapons hid for the purpose, and be
you all assured IL you do not look out in
time that many OF you will be put TO death.
the sceam is 10 kill all before them, men,
women and children. their has been ex-
Presses going In Every direction for some
days. 10 see all the negroes they could this
hollsday, to make the ARRANGEMENTS and
conclud what time It is to commence and at
what plassis they are 10 assemble. watch
they conduc Of your negroes and you will
see an alteration. | am confident OF the
icduclS anu eau Not give |Vu my Manu-
am also q greater friend 10 acme Of the
whites and wish 10 preserve their lives.
am favorite servant OF my master and
mistis and love them dearly"
AN APPEAL TO THE GOVERNOR.
Immediately following the trials OF some
Of the leaders In this second attempt at in
surrection considerable feeling was excited
against few morbidly humane persons in
Nnrfally harnp~h tuhn Ahk
ton Of some OF the culprits then under SEN
tence OF death. IL was found that these
sentimentalists had made such appeals and
representations to the Executive that he
had unwittingly yielded 10 their persua-
siOns by granting repfieyes from time to
time in favor OF the condemned, On this
account remonstranPes AGAINST so danger
Gus policy we're sent up to the Governor.
lie vas informed that the testimony against
the condemned had been impartially taken.
and that there could be no doubt OF TIE
Justice OF the courts decisions, and that by
reason OF his continued indulgence the pub
lie mind had reached a state "of great anX-
iety and uneasiness" on this subject. To
these remonstrancee were added special pc
litiOns, one or which is so descriptive Of the
state oil feeling at the time, and so charac-
teristic OF the Virginia people, surrounded
as they we're by peculiar dangers that it
must be given here as II was originally
peaned. After preliminary statement IL
goes on TO says "Many Of us were present
1T the trials, were satisfied with the sufii-
cheney Of the testimony, assisted by an I'M
shaken cOuntpnance and uniform nara
tivei others of us have had Just represent
tatiOn of the same, and all Of us approve
the judgment of the court"
We trust we are exempt from sanguinary
motives. II their situation authorised
claim TO mercy, we should with satisfaction
indulge it and unite our efforts for their de-
liyeranse. But feeling the distressing ne
sessity of exemplary punishment, at a time
like the present; persuaded that the threat
ened calamites Will be more enecrially OBJ
waited by fulfilling the sentence Of the court
than by exercising unmerited mitigation,
we, Notwithstanding the unfortunate &C.
quittal by the County Court OF one OF the
party, earnestly entreat that no further de-
lay may be permitted after the period for
which your honorable Board has granted
reprieye." 10 this humane but tirm appeal
are attached the names Of men too well
known 10 doubt the sincerity Of their mo-
tives. They were, Paul Loyal, Robert Tay-
Tor, Ed Archer, John Taylor, ST., James
Maxwell, ii. Allmand, conway Whlttle,
Wright sOuthgate, Archibald Williamson,
rheoderick Bland, John West Edward
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Tnrowgood, William Sharp, John POrtlsck.
and two hundred and eleven other persons.
oNLY LEADERS EXECUTED.
Notwithstanding the anxiety and excite
ment prevalent among all classes OF people,
10 appears that only the leaders OF this re-
cent rebellion were executed. Most OF the
others convicted were sentenced to trans.
portatiOn TO be sold into slavery In the Dutch
49, I,,l 10 ~ ap 10
number OF illusions 10 certain white men
made during the trials in this attempt vt in
surection, il is plain that they lad much
TO do i'm instigating IL. Whether they were
foreigners or not does not appear. But 1t is
a noticeable fact, as in the case OF Gabriefs
war, that their names could not be found
out Although the present plot had lts De-
ginning in the neighbOrho0d Of Petersburg,
lts manifestations extended over most OF the
state and into North Carolina. In some OF
the trials it was proven that speclaI
agents had been sent into that state. one
Isaac, prominent and active conspirator,
had himself been out in North Carolina "a
doctering and raising men" TO Kill MS
owner first and then destroy all the whites.
As early as January Is, 1902, another leader
addressed letter TO "Mr. Jacob hartln,"
which strongly suggests this to nave been
the name OF a white man, "Mr. Jacob Mar
Tin. INV friend, be true aud faithful 10 your
trnst. yet YOUR weapons all ready against
the night appointed. Our travelling friend
has cot ten thousand in readiness 10 tle
night. You need not be afraid 10 tell oar
friend Pointer you want me 70 Know, ne
will bring it safe TO me. You VIII tell cap
tain Saunders must see him in the course
OF a week as | may give him information
how 20 do. We have agreed TO begin al
Indies Ferry and put to death every man on
both sides of the river to Richmond, ana
think we will git a Guidance OF money ana
also men enuf-destroy Richmond then
Joined TO the army that will meet US there on
III am your aid and assistance"
ALARM AT WILLIAMSBURG.
Asevidence of how widely spread was the
detection of the blacks at this time, the very
dav of the discovery Of the above letter
citizen of Williamsburg wrote 10 his friend,
William Xirt. who was about 10 be MADE
cbanrery Judge OF that district, IN the FOL
Iov,in0 words: 'sThe citizens OF this place
received such information yesterday as to
leave no room to doubt but that an lnsur-
rection of the negroes would snortly take
place in this town. Accordingly tue toW
hall met and adopted such measures AZ I'M
nTgency of the occasion would permit,
= = Without arms, without the means
vherewith to make even show OF deiehse,
what could the citizens Of this town do,
InIIsd as they are in an inglorious apathy
and dead TO every sense OF danger whica so
eminentIy threatens them! do not believe
mere are twenty stand OF arms in the place.
The grounds on which this letter 10 written
ore the most explicit and undolbted. a
ne.ro addressed Thomas w. Maury IN the
street Yesterday evening in conversation
which left not even the smallest grounds
for doubling that an instruction was IN
agitation"
ATRYING ADMINISTRATION.
Whether these threatened outbreaks on
the north side Of James river were the re-
sults of FIRST combination among the slaves
At that region with their friends on inc
south side, or were but the reminding OF the
still smouldering fires of GabriePs time,
cannot be established. 1t is, however, a
signiticant fact that in the trials OF the sus-
nected. neither reference to nor mention Is
made OF any Of the names OF those engaged
In the unhappy affair of August both, looO'
According 10 their confessions the pur-
noses OF the late conspirators and the
means By which they were 10 De carried
out were Identical with those OF Gabriel; Dut
ss might have been predicted they proved