of which justify its accuracy. In the first place-the history of every nation that has ever been afflicted with domestic rebellions of this description, furnishes the most satisfactory evidence with what little success they have been attended, and how happily the spirit of murder and of rapine has been defeated in its unholy office. "We recollect" says the Edinburgh Review of 1802, in an article on the "Crisis of the Sugur Colonies," "the history of the Peruvian Revolt and of the Servile wars in Campania and Scicily, and consider that insurrections of colonies and provinces, as well as domestic rebellions, may be quelled. But above all, when we cast our eyes over the very scene where the great drama that we are now contemplating is displayed, we find various facts, which, more strongly than a thousand fine spun reasonings, clearly evince the possibility of reducing to their cane picces, coffee grounds and spice walks, the most fierce and licentious of the African race.

"The constant state of warfare in which the Maroons (a species of Negroes) of Dutch Guyana have remained with the whites for above a century, has caused the colony to be surrounded with a regular cordon of troops, and a chain of military posts. Various insurrections have disturbed the peace of the settlements. Sometimes the Negroes have been completely successful, as in the year 1763, when the colony of Berbice was wholly in their possession; it was quickly restored, however, and the revolters actually submitted, before the arrival of the force destined to reduce them.

"The formidable rebellion of the Jamaica slaves, in 1762, is well known; and in almost every island in the Archipelago have repeated insurrections broken out; sometimes the result of plans laid with the utmost secrecy, and very widely extended, always accom.

panied by the horrors of African warfare, but uniformly quelled after a short struggle, in which, the discipline and policy of the Europeans overcame the vast numbers and ferocious strength of a savage people, and reduced them to their accustomed habits of fear and labor. It is in vain, that our author paints to us the instinctive dread of the slaves, as a peculiar principle, a mysterious charm, which, if once broken, cannot be restored. We believe it to be the same kind of spell which keeps men in obedience to absolute governments; which is latent in the magic rod of a Prussian or Austrian officer; and which may,indeed, be suspended by accidental occurrences; but, if arising from the relative situation and peculiar circumstances of the rulers and the governed, will speedily be replaced, and regain its powerful influence.

"In short, of whatever nature that principle may be which keeps the African laborers in subordination to the white inhabitants, whether, as our author describes it, it is of a peculiar nature, sui-genus, or, as we are rather disposed to believe, arising from the influence of superior policy, and closer union among the masters : we have adduced examples of its being suspended, and to all appearance destroyed. Its restoration in all those cases, is no less certain."

Again the Edinburgh Review, vol. 2, (1805,) on "Dallas' History of the Maroons," in speaking of the little prospect of success on their part, when conflicting with the decided superiority of the whites whom they were to oppose, furnishes a conclusion as clear as it is reconcilable to the testimony of all other historical facts.

"The Maroons," says the article in question, "had various advantages in their knowledge of the country,

their acutes enses, and their perseverance under hard ships and privation. These are the only advantages: of savages, and to counterbalance them, we apprehend the advantages peculiar to civilized warriors are abun dantly sufficient. We conceive that discipline, artillery and regular supplies of provisions will generally render acuteness of sense superfluous, patience and perseverance unnecessary, and acquaintance with the fastnesses of the country of little avail."

There is still more abundant testimony at command in the history of our own State, to shew the utter fallacy of any attempt to revolutionize the present condition of our negro population, and which puts at rest all hopes of success in this particular. Valuable lives, it is true, may be lost, and blood may run in torrents for an hour, but defeat in such an insane project must be the inevitable result.

The following historical facts are of too valuable a nature to be omitted. They throw a light upon this subject, by which any one who runs may read; and, while they give confidence to those who are naturally timid, they strengthen the courage of those who are born to be their protectors. Our wives and daughters need not indulge any serious apprehensions so long as we possess the powerful and efficient means which we do of giving them the safety they require, and for which no sacrifice can be too great.

The first open rebellion which took place in Carolina where the Negroes were actually armed and embodied, is traceable as far back as the year 1730. In the month of August of that year, a conspiracy was detected, the plan of which had been long secretly agitated. Two methods had been proposed in order to carry it into execution; one, that the ne

roes in each family, in the dead of the night, were o murder all their masters and the white men of very family, in the neighborhood in which there were no Negroes. There was so much distrust and want of confidence, however, among them, that they resolved to adopt the other proposition, which was, that they should assemble in the neighborhood of the town, under the pretence of a "DANCING-BOUT," and, when proper preparations were made, to rush into the heart of the city, take possession of all the arms and ammunition they could find, and murder all the white men, and then turn their forces to the different plantations. Such was the secrecy with which this conspiracy was conducted, that it was discovered only a short time previous to its projected explosion, and many of the negroes had actually assembled. As soon as the discovery was made, the citizens, by "private orders and without noise," rendezvoused at their respective points of alarm, and immediately marched to the place where the Negroes were collected, and without the slightest opposition took the whole of them prisoners. The ringleaders of the rebellion were immediately executed, and the remainder returned to their daily labor and obedience.

In the year 1739, there were no less than THREE formidable insurrections among our slaves, in which many valuable lives were lost, and, during the fury and devastation of which, the most detestable outrages were committed. They were all, however, instantly quelled, and the measure of retribution was full to overflowing. These insurrections were all fomented by the Spaniards in St. Augustine, who clandestinely gave protection to all the fugitive slaves from this tolony, and by sending their Priests as emmissaries

among our Negroes, created among them such wild and visionary ideas of liberty and freedom, as finally plunged them into open rebellion.

HEWITT gives us the following interesting account ́of this Insurrection.

"At this time, (about the year 1740,) there were above 40,000 Negroes in the Province. Long had liberty and protection been promised and proclaimed to them by the Spaniards at Augustine, nor were all the negroes in the province strangers to the proclama tion. At different times Spanish emissaries had been found secretly tampering with them, and persuading them to fly from slavery. Five negroes, who were cattle hunters, at Indian Land, some of whom belonged to Captain McPherson, after wounding his son and killing another man, made their escape. Several more attempting to get away were taken, tried, and hanged at Charles Town.

"While Carolina was kept in a state of constant fear and agitation from this quarter, an insurrection openly broke out in the heart of the settlement which alarmed the whole province. A number of ne groes having assembled together at STONO, first surprised and killed two young men in a ware-house, and then plundered it of guns and ammunition. Being thus provided with arms, they elected one of their number captain, and agreed to follow him, marching towards the south-west, with colours flying and drums beating, like a discip lined company. They forcibly entered the house of Mr. Godfrey, and having murdered him, his wife, and children, they took all the arms he had init, set fire to the house, and then proceeded towards Jacksonborough. In their way they plundered and burnt every house, killing every white person they found in them, and compelling the Negroes to join them. Governor Bull returning to Charleston from the southward, met them, and, observing them armed, spread the alarm, which soon reached the Presbyterian Church at Wiltown, where Archibald Stobo was preaching to a numerous congregation of Planters in that quarter. By a law of the province, all Planters were obliged to carry their arms to Church, which at this critical juncture proved a very useful and necessary regulation. The women were left in Church trembling with fear, while the militia, under the command of Captain Bee, marched in quest of the Negroes, who by this time had become formidable, from the number that joined them. They had marched about twelve miles, and spread desola tion through all the plantations in their way. They halted in an open field, and began to sing and dance, by way of triumph. Du ring these rejoicings, the militia discovered them, and stationed themselves in different places around them, to prevent them from making their escape. One party advanced into the open field and attacked them, and, having killed some Negroes, the remainder took to the woods and were dispersed. Many ran back to their plantations, in