Year: 1868

negroes and trailed them through the
cedars ia Bedford county, and at every house
| they (the eolored band) passed they greatly
| terrified and scared the women and chill
dreh, still collecting and pressing negro
boys till their number was reported by
citizens to be fifty OF sixty strong. All the
older colored men refused to join said band,
telling them they would not go into any
such clan that it was all wrong. They
told the negroes that they intended to kill
three men in Chapel Hill, whuse names we
have not learned. About II o'clock that
day said armed band passed back into
Marshall county, and the possee being mis-
lead lost their trail, shout two or three
o'clock, said band having retired into the
| thick eedars about three or four miles from
Chapel Hill. The negroes had now
marched in cireumf7ence at various dis
tances, over half areund Chapel Hill.
Believing the inteaGion of said riotous col
ored band was to attack Chapel Hill that
night, burn it up, and murder the men,


women and children, they returped to the
said hill to protect il, and the pursuit
ceased for that day. TIE next morning,
which was Thursday morning, being in
formed said insarrectionery and riOtouF
band we're still in Mafshaii county in arms,
the officer with his posse again started and
travelled to Rover, in Bedford county,
where they learned that about twenty-five
Of said armed colored band camped within
two or three miles of said place that night,
and started before day next morning
towards Murfreesboro. All the posse re-
turned to Chapel Hill but about eight men,
who went to MurfreesbOro 10 inform the
officers of the facts, that they might arrest
said band and bring them to justice; but
the news had gone ahead, and the good
citizens had arrested four of said band and
lodged them in the Jail, who were turned


over to the Deputy Sheriff; and the men
that went from Marshall county, in con-
neclion with one othe: afterwards cap
tured, were brought to Chapel Hill to be
tried according to Law; ; since which time
four others have been captured, making
nine-all of whom are now under arrest
for trial and three others who deserted and
came back before this makes the number
twelVe--all of whom say said Garrett, from
whose statement said editor of the Press
and Times wrote bis bloodthirsty, warlike
harangue, pressed them into the service
against their will, to do his dirty murder
ous work of murder. eh -


This is a true statement of the leading
facts in the case up to the present time, as
far as we are in possession of them, with


out prejudice or partiality to either side,
as collected from all the white men, col
ored men aud captured prisoners in the
vicinity Of Chapel Hill. Many other
facts might be stated, which would show
Garrett under darker cloud, but time and
space will not permit-these may hereaf-
ter be written-and yet the Press and Times
will take the statement of leading fend
of body of men conspiring to murder


men, women and children, and an insur-
rectionary incendiary, before he will that
of hundreds of respectable white men, col
ored men, and one dozen Of his own band.
Well, he is exeusable; for this is the code
| by which he measures civilization, moral
| ity and order; and SO such was Robe


spierre's French code; it was addressed all
| the time to the passions and bad feelings


Of bad men. Let the sober, reasoning, law
abiding citizens, of all parties and races,
look at the article written in the Press and
! Times, and does it not show the true index


to the heart of Garrett? Does it not show
that his heart (if he has any, is filled with
animosity, revenge and blood .thirstiness,
| both to the white and black race of people


who are not willing to yield to his evil
designs? And does it not show heart
dead to all sense of humanity, and fatally
| bent upon mischief? Are these the kind
| Of ideas he came into our country to
iustiI into the innocent colored chill
| dren? Was it military school


he came to our country to teach
And yet the editor of the Press and Times
| swells up over these brutal acts of his Gen
eral, like some wild lion searching whose


meat he may devour. Why will editors
address infammatory articles to the bad
| passions Of bad men, instead of to their
| judgment and reason2 From the abun-


dance of the heart the mouth speaketh..
| Such is but the true index to the inner


man. Is such likely to calm the raging


winds of passion that herald nations into
the clash of arms and line heaven with the
dying cries of mangled bodies? Or does


it not add fuel to the flames? Let the
world judge. Angry words enkindleth


wrath, but kind ones turneth it away.


There certainly is not white man in the
vicinity of Chapel Hill or surrounding
country, but that would do more for the
| benefit of the colored race, that is not more


csvilized, that has not better heart and


more principle than the editor of the Press


and Times or his Captain General Garrett,


for they would disdain to laugh in the col


ored mans face and stick dagger to his


heart, Many more facts will yet develop


themselves about this attempted insurrec-
tion, as we are daily learning something


new, which will hereafter be written,


if necessary. The prisoners are here not


disturbed and seeming peace and quiet re-


mains. Messrs. Editors, please put this in


the next issue Of your paper, as we are de-
sirous the true state of facts should 60 be-


fore the world, and you will much obligei


William Miller, II Robinson, ,.r.