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COXSP1EACfFrom the C11nton„ Mi. GazeiLe.lI 1 TT 11 * ^ m X. -T* T % if' fe ft JTm -a ■» ■■IIOR It 1B LE CON SI* IK AC Y.Since the commencement of our« Imputation:! tU *«iteinenii1of ti nt awful and profound character, wh cI discloses not itself m noise and „prcnr Tcommit(pp nf . Prcr,r- 1 t.ethe minds of n few respectable citizens ofMadison county, in the neighborhood mBcat-tii IIlull. lt;f on insum ctino among the slav. s ol ihnt settlement In mg about looccur. Sev-, ........* a wniiiOtil u it ( 1 tJu 3m J ( jj|| |rnc.st dignified judicial tribunal!,, the co„„In. focrv opportunity is fnmidied to tb persons inculpaU d ofcross-exiumnmtr witn.-( _________ ____________ cs, introducing testimony in their' defendwhilst engaged in secret conversations red;i-Y,’'“ °*r :‘,rm*?aI! dol,lb !’.v «»eir own vdan'*m ■ tnry statements. which the most Immtmend slaves were nt different limes overheadlive lo the plot. A scrutiny. such ns the crisis 1armed t„ demand. w«* forthwith instituted. 'w* d oft^ fn,lr creditable, „winch led to the development of facts of a llkln^nc» » permitted lo be a! most startling mid extraordinary character. (} , Y eulpru on trial, and no qflc.lUvasvcry sewn ascertained in the progress ‘‘‘^opounricd tunny of the yy iincfse, rol. of the examination «Inch c nsucd,that two ii,-| Yd* F°duce n statement of the case n dtvjduals hj name Cotton and Saundcrs.hoth \y ' nri i'1*1 lr'11 :m,JJIISii'j ol ihem doctors by profession, were promincn-l i . .Y It . . fiV* wl,Uc men* «Uoer-tI„11ly concerned in this nefnriou# scheme. Both these individualsnere itijmodinlelv atinrehen11 # * i I A I in*#., m.#,. i!.. .. i - . * ^ ^ _HIhave been hung in Livingston.dej. A large meeting oft he citizens of Mad* iton count) was la Id. to delilicratc upon the' momentous crisis which had arisen, at which it was unanimously resolved, tlmt a committee ‘vestigaiion should be immediately organized, in the name and upon the responsibilityof the whole body of the citizens, to use ail nc-cefsary means ol ferreting out the nefarious plot, and bringing the offenders to speed v iUS-*, {, »!conmulloe,lhUS organized.'composed of thirteen of the most respectable citizens of the county, men of elevated standing in the community, for moral worth, integrityand discretion, proceeded,as soon as possible.0 the task asigncd them; and discovering that he evidences ol a conspiracy having beentermed, were perfectly conclusive, and thathe guilt of Cotton and Saunders was placed beyond doubt, with but little delay, ordered them to a public execution, by hanging, tv hi, I, took place in the town of Livingston on Saturday. the fourth day of July. Before Coltonwas hung he made repe ated confessions ofidsgutll, both privately and publicly, i„ ,|ie pres-ence of an immense multitude, and furnished a detail or the plan of operations agreed on, and a list of the pioininent conspirators. It seems from Cotton’s confession, which was asto most assent n) particulars, reduced to wri-ting previous to his death, and subscribed by 111 presence ,fnumerous witnesses, ])C wasan accomplice of the celebrated MurreLandhe in (act acknowledged that he had been a'with Mur iT^Td C^,nci,S in associationwith Murrel himself. 1 he project embraced the whole slave region from Maryland to Lon-Minna, and contemplated the total destruction ot the white population of all the slave State* and the absolute conquest and dominon of the country A large number of hold, enicrpri-sing and unprincipled wl.ilcmen areconcern-cd m the scheme scattered over the country along the w hole Irne of contemplated opera-Iions who have succeeded in engaging ,|1C -ml of such among the negro population as. from their peculiar characteristic, were regarded as best suited to such an enterprise—1 hr bold, he engaewvs, the r/rycratr. A, ms andammunition have been procured, and deposited in various secret places, and all other arrangements etTectcd which were deemed essential totheadept,on of incipient operations.triiI*C*L*ii, derslood to have precipitated*IhTXmpSexrruhmtn flio o ____ i , i .er-n►-)-r15I'llOllr i uaucmpieaexecution of the plot, and to have induced carter hostile movement,is, by several months,than was originally contemplated. So far a* we have been informed, the scheme ofopem-hons agreed on was a* follows: On the night01 tb^ lourth of July, ail ailarlr n *,c h .upon the Ituvn of Vernon in M idUon r ^t ° U|C S,lalei il 8Ctms^ fvon' * Is at a time w hen most oHis w|Jj! ™ ^ A* }'T S,f“l is nt“would be asleep. The w |,i|« SuIXE™Ty' “ ^SlAVnZ\lCrC l° he ind«ri«S'*nlcl butchered, All the ammunition and arms of ihetovvn were lo be seized, and the whole forceone ot the prime movers of the eonsrin, and who, tt was said, was the individual ,!«■lt; anted to led on tf.c army of incendiaii agamsl this country, had tied in dismar hwas apprehended in Vicksburg, carried I, o I n ingstoii and tried, and decided on ytcrday between three and four o', lock. T number of negroes cxccufcii, wC have rheard precisely lt;numerated, but suppose it amount to some ten or fifteen.We me informed tlmt Hunter, one of Hchefs of the conspiracy, has been apprcl.cr ed near Benton, Vnzoo county, and that’has made some material disclosures in ad lion to those a trendy rnade*A committee, similar to the one in Mm son. have been in session for several d.ns lt;1 in Ion. \ a nous suspected white men jr, dith rent parts of the country, hayo l,ecn rested, brought before them,’and dischnmSyeveral negroes have also been hauled u but nothing having been elicited which aIhorizcd punishment, they were set at liber! M e sincerely trust that our countrvm,i, on ,ile throughout the Stale- i indeed we do feel .hat there is danger abrcw ime \ precautions will insure our safe! and utterly defeat this abominable pmic, but in action and apathy may be product,of consequences which wc do not dare name.Extract from a Letter, datedurv MU duly l'-Ith, „Dear Sir—Since 1 yvrotc to you ks committee of violence has been constin session, trying and executing such nc white and black as we could gel ho’\ cstcrday at one o’clock, we bad got tlm but last night two others were brought ii to day we expected another, who has engaged in stealing negroes, and belor the Murrel gang, no doubt. Ourcomnhas lard aside the law and taken the n in their own hands. They are comiw thirteen, taken from the community ; e most dtscreet and respectable inc., a mo it l he emergency required this course.-w life men, len or twelve neproes, havehanged, under the strongest kind ofrvid, and when this committee will be able t clear of busincst is very uncertain; for i day brings on more and more evidence, apprehend no danger from the blacks, but are tracing out the conspirators.I give you this small sketch, that thepie may not be misrepresented abroad.the proceed mgs of tiie whole matter trpublished; and we hope they will wait then, and not from opinions from fly ing and malicious motive. I will write yousoon. Like committees are forming althe titnte; and, it seems, from yy hat is di— _ J a t . * M. * _tof ihe insurgents, ns rapidly r i lorcc *hitc men. Thfto be directed against the f” Vi!?hn.vc Commcnc('‘l *lie4Jch\si*vt-'M 1 n1Lai:o. . t- t . i , IV, w;tato he directed against the town of Livingston,where similar proceedings were to be had. I.y the time this could be accomplished, it wasexpected the whole body of the white population would be overcome with panic, ami heconstrained o fly from tho K£c q[ {cand cycry black in the conn try able to yvield l ie weapon* or wnrlijrc, wou|J he found ar-rayed around (he insurgent 'standard. This army ol mccncharies was then lo march upon he_tow n of ( hnton, burning, sacking, and lay mg desolate the whole country as Ihcynd-VtiiHcd. By Ihe Imieti.e destruction of Clin* ton con Id have been accomplished, it wnscz-) fcckd l!irit ll‘c insurgent army would be greatlv strengthened, and amount perhaps to jj-xer.il thousand. A precipitous march was, i . ,e ”1ilde to tfte county of Claiborne*±l‘he. '‘li.r.'s ■' »nd lt;l„- wholeistsmnAn insurrection has, it appears,liand among the negroes, for themonths, headed by white men. TinI “oecly. Their plans were well laid, and i but that thousands of ihe w hites woe been murdered, had wc not been snv a week before the lime, by a faithfi man, who was in all the secrets, and have been high in comm.md,nm] wh cd lo his master the whole plan; and vincc him of its reality, plated his ma situation wlicre, from Itis place ofconc he could overhear one of their ni»ht iihe whole scheme wn^discu *A great many negroes, wrrc, f queiice taken up i„ Madison ctumi whom l lie committee found out who Ileaders yverc. About ten negroesor six white men Imvc keen hung willlorin ol taw or trial except an exmc ore the ( xamining committee. '*sllil going on try j„g itJtd hanging. 1country upon the tivcr 'I t , f- '0 ng »nd hanging. 1and inundated with the blood of lh:U 1,r*I-cr»o!- , ......... •• a tu ul i n ;r imand XESE1 ‘hC b,O0dSuch are t!,c oullii.es oflhisr,!,,,, of con-“,K* *•»« lt;1 n ud, of the invesiigution which has takenpUcc upon the subject in Madison county.VV e arc sorry that we arc unable at present■l ‘ „ flri n nCCOUnt °r!l,) i,te r;tcls diclosedthe progress of that investigation; but wc: J c be.cn remised a statement of all the ev-1 nc .s a„ n\ , c , , ,ideiire iurmshed to rnmmit.o-.; \t - f °'d confudenite of a nta-s™. *ve Shull dcc,.hrU'rX '!?. rSS3«»ihclvrout was to have commenrcd I place above this and proceed thenerthe principal towns to Natchez, and Lo New Or leans, murdering ail I he and ugl^ women—sparing the baud'and making wives of them—and pand burning as they went. Dr. Cutbeing condemned upon negro test inn a confession and disclosed ihe wl He is an old confederate of a nmias possible^ that dtif- r 'VUCJ' . Attempt ot ttyirdtr.—The Jackson-[and activity niav be excited V® lJli,ce DerVoi '^h ult. states that “an atiii population to com our prc*cnfon l,iemShto the utter eradication ofth s accur^d *1 -‘i (o l;,ke ti,e 'itcofllon. Tho- raw. 11)19 dCCU«cd conspt- g|as, United States District AtornejWr* _ * I* (nrt/if*- WiiJL ■ _ _ *in \ \x\ lrCf nssured a gentleman who wasi °n Monf*y *at the utmost! Aninf^ 0 pervade tire community there.1 An intense excitement certainly exists amongI lorida. \\ liile preparing to rclingun, loaded with buck shot, whs dthe contentsol which passed througi of the window of his sleeping apartfortunately i run r#*H nAnlt;o, nf ♦ hiflir
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Brookville Indiana American
Brookville, Indiana, US
Fri, Jul 31, 1835
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