Rising Sun Times, Volume 1, Number 4, Rising Sun, Ohio County, 7 December 1833 — Page 1

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the end of lie- time -aib.siribed lor. new cng cr.ienl. CO"Arronrap's r.m I be paiu pl:V ion? to discontinuance. Advertisements not exceeding one H.i:iro.o!K' dollar for three wot k-. each -nh-equ ait in-ertion twentv-five cents, I ,"ger one in proporli.n. ? ,o. Iters a i. d to the editor. mut ive attention. p'jst-pui'i lo n: HUM 0110 US T. ILUS. ';?; Ac Saturday Courier. riu: 1 xs urkkction. ; v Wn.i.i vm I. (mi mj:k. Tin' r,.,!-,c Pr;-'-rics of Brazil have attracted hut Jilionlioii fiom tra vellers ::n l str;... it may appear, ,-.-,,-! I...- hem !:n: inhabitants of that fiverod land, wh-.. h m.iv ,! -.! of " miik and ! w truly ,irv." ctllThe giaph.c Wai-h. in his notice of .Urar,i, in lit:?." initiate-- u more dpeplv ;o.: tii" mysteries I the liv ing manners habit-'. a:s'e ni-. Scc. i f a local part of B.-a.d. l::.:n peril out in his notice. any other writer: arrears to assume il..-:: '.!! oeirci I estimate may f the whole empire from hi ! intcic-ling ami con-picti-tie trraua. l evic W of ; vi!,; i.r.rt; I rt : '.aits', ill onlv a part. 1 his is Tiro Brazilian aic made uo ol . i. M:aa- : 1 1 . a V i !CO" :;I ( t rtainl v the int'M venla tueen Maranlnim and vi I, o. v.ill dis; hv ro;.t a a viciy of ( !iat.;eli t. a any part et I'l'i:op ( fii -- i-irv cvici.i. The native '"V.u an! am '.;!! he found nno-tenla h"-p;i exlrctne V I1' aiul ' v I ri-mo 1 :i( l aii.aui 'ii-pirnsa-. the I'oniainhiierjjiian :' .M'i'u'. ohm ii-t ; f Ins p"ional safety 1 I 1 . lit . . I . li . ' Ui ! C v- . l '" hi wife ! !;!; .i ! 'tiroctte, overllowiim will :.;(i;:;;'i - and eK-'Tos-hm of gratitude, ..! ".i n 'i r to I'lli'.l. The Bahian. . kc '.:'.'. nv. tiii?xS !;( of him-elf. h'lt i f tii. - w ii are h pendent upon var, ;i k; riai an i .i- fn.-nJ-'lo'emus in tne seicc- ; he -el, lorn lenroves - I : wr.tiv'- C'U.tidcnce. ear? of a ,ui:v:- aepi lintanee n; not entitle o i I 1 1 int it.i'ion to hi? house, hut .:: : a. V ip.i-orily tf fet linc will .ii..-sj h-'U-e. uirre, arm- aiul heart. ) :.: t . ! i a-l niiirht oe continued .; '':rh"'.i! e er pro; ia:e,a:id a.s ere at u it.t found o ei:t. )i.cof i'ae ::!ea'f st t ils undoi' which Vu.i.il labors. i the fi ig'-.tful sjetiorii ,.f i'.-slive. population.; ainl so va-t - iiiai : iip: i ioi i: v, that in case of simul.e.eous insurreclion of ihe blacks, nil tin- sl; ill and energy of the whites would 1. .t little avail against the overwhelmnuaibeis that could be brought lo oppose them; and like a second St. Diaiingo, the beautiful Held? of that ;b ';golful clime would be. saturated i ii the Mood of tho:-e who are now si lting in pteiceful luxurience, and, ho remain wiltiugly ignorant of the existence of the net that sooner or later n'ls? muesli them all. Several insurrections have taken place, but they .rive bet'n confined to particular spots, and v About any definite end or head, tnislirg altogether to their own resources, and w ithout ha ing pre ioiish pursued Mich measures as would -secure 'hem supplies either of arm-, ammunition, or foo l. The consequence must be evident to all. A icvolution concerted in a moment of passion, w hich asion must evidently blind their natural good sense, having no confidence in their follows further than their bravery or recklessness warranted, no one to look up lo a their head, and in the superiority of whose mind full reliance might lie placed : all these causescombinetl, co, ihl not but make their hopes tulile, and their attempts impotent. Wherca-., had full time been taken to improve llie-e offensive operations, and moderate contingencies, their sat cess mu-1 liafe been certain. The incidents which are lu re, recorded, oreured in one of these insurrectionary movements of the slaves in the city of B ihia, or St. Salvador. iii .i it. r riu ay, me iui .nine, iti7, was i clehrated in commemoration of the birth of the Holy St. . All was hilarity throughout the city. The soft mil lne-s of n Braih in sun-ot, which

would vie witli the tar-famed Italian sky, at the same hour was experienced upon the evening of the same day mentioned. The dancing rays of the declining sun, lent a deep tine to the hroad chrysta! hosom of the noble Baliia do Todos os Santos, wl.iht from the u Forto Hedondo" proudly wavrd the Brazilian llair, and oar "star spangled banner boldly and independently fluttered in the evening breez.', from the various American vessels then in port, whilst tiie broad pendant of Commodore Biddie might ho seen gallantly and invincibly decking the mist head of the stalely Macedonian, as she lay calmly and heavily at anchor in the noble sheet of water just mentioned. About the approach of the "Ave Alalia," groups, of negroes were seen travelling tii c ciiy.au J their course seemed bent to the suburbs on the western part of the town. Little notice, however, was taken of the fact, save the

ejaculations of contempt and haired of the bayoneted soldiers, or of the application of his r-wilch to the dark skined sons of Africa. A close observer might have detected the convulsive contraction of the mouth and hand of some, whilst to the casual noticer, nought would have been seen that differed from their usual manner of receiving stub courte-ies. That niuhl many families were destitute of ihcir usual attendance, and modes of punishment foTiiifd in their mind? for the absentee on the morrow, .-till aw vra3 cairn: the leep of ,-elf st curitv closed their weaneves, and sunk their vitiated sen-es in forget fulness;. Calm w as the. night, and nouaht tended to disturb the death-like stillness that every whore rciirned, save the mea-aired tread of the solitary sen tinel a In paced his rounds before the 2u jrd-'.itnw door, or the deep (ones o( his voice as he gave, the customary cn of '' 1. 1 11." The night had neaih passetl, and it wanted but two hours for the u-1k ring in of the ghu iou? luminary of Ilcaun. to d:-ipate the daikne.--that en-dirnmiod and folded all nature in her death-like arm-', when the stillness tt;i.- aw f ill s and unexpectedly 'I, i:ca." et l!i; alarm-bell at the "igregia da 1'iedade.' Like to the foaming ocean, when la-h ed by the winds of 1 leaven into sudden commotion from a calm and placid sleep, might lie compared the simultaneous and fearful aw akening of the inhabitants of Bahia. Tear and terror sat upon even countenance. After the fut great bursting of the chain that held their senses in oblivion, every faculty seemed suspended; none had sufficient courage to seek to learn the cause of this sudden alarm- and conjecture uas busy in trying to accouci iiome imaUiCd Ine citv was in flames, others thot God had visited u lion their heads his vengeance in the awful form of an earthquake; and manr that the great day had arrived when all were to be judged: but all were far wide. In this way passed two hours of the most agonizing suspense. At length, on the approach of day, the dreadful fact w as whispered from one to the other, that the slaves had revolt ed. Even the fear of the wrath of Hea ven seemed not to have filled their minds with so much horror as this announcement. Some sought protection by casting themselves into the bay and swimming to the vessels; others flew to their homes and awaited with a dogged resolution the fate that they certainly knew awaited them, from the excited minds and sanguinary dispositions of the blacks. Strange as it may appear, few, if any, thought of resistance, and the soldiery fled in pain and consternation from the approaching danger. At tlis crisis, w hen all hope seemed extinct, a regiment of free blacks, commanded by oflieers of their same color, prollered their services to attack the insurgents who were now assembled to the number of several thousands. This noble and daring offer was hailed with enthusiastic gratitude by the people, and soon met with a corresponding (eel ing from others. They were soon as scmbled in the great square fronting the palace, and organized. V hen their numbers were found not to exceed eight hundred, and truly this appeared but a small force to attack that many thou sands, yet every individual belonging to this little band lelt the pure and warm blood of freedom circulating through his veins, and, in himself, he was a host. I his gallant little army was put in motion, and in their passage through the Una Direito and Kua d Baixo, they were hailed by the waving

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long and loud shouts of " Viva,'' from the multitude. Upon their arrival at the Igregi i da Piedade in the Hua da .load Perriua, they were met hv the superior and priests of thr.t church, in their sacredota! robes, who. pa or.auc.ced their benediction-- en nil engaged in ihe undertaking. The negroes were said to be encamped about a league from the city, and towards that spot our adventurers bent their wav. On lenving the city, one was semi to join them whose color differed from their own. but whose martial and nohie hearing, seated on his war horse fully a centred tor the fight, won him at once the. confidence and respect of all his new associates, lie reported him-t if to lb. roor-reuidcr r 'he ho-t -is a wh.nN er. willing to lend hi? aid in their glorious undertaking, which was at once frankly and courteously accepted, ami one division given to his control. It was soon evident they wen: approaehmg the main body of their enemies, from the scout? they could discern thing i-i various directions, one of whomthev succeeded in capturing, and who informed them that the account roociw-d of their numbers had not been exaggerated. The leader of the in-urucnl- was a man of known daring, wi'v and sagacious, and was said to have Ik en a son of an African king, from whom he had been captured by an opposii.g prince, and sold to slaverv the filet fall prisoners taken on the const t f Africa, lie was always known to he -ejhp t to wild and sudden hursts cf passion, and at such times, he would swear vengeance, deep, implicable, bloody cngeance, against all w ho were horn nailer a milder sun than himself, for the w rongs he had received from one. portion of the whiles, in draging him from the high, state to which hi; h;r::i rr;i tied him, to one of degrading and heart rending subserviency. Hut. sav- whin highly wrought upon, he was mild and gentle in his deportment, apparently sincerely and devotedly allai le1! to his master's family, with whom h was a favored servant. Hi? young nvislcr,

lion? that, in another situation, would have been placed on father, mother, wife, brother, child, friend, -coined all concentrated in him. Oac iron instance might have tei dctl more strongly than aught else to have strengthened these feelings. When Antonio was quite a lad, Pedro, (the negro"? name) in one of those fits of passion, mentioned, peremptorily refused compliance with his mister's order: the lash was adjudged to he applied; he heard the command with a dangerous. Mendies. r . . and when it was raised over jus expecting back, Antonio fell imploringly, and with streaming eyes, at hi father s (eel. The blow fetl not. Pedro was forgiv en! Prom that time forth, these fit were of rare occurrence ; and the exciting cause must have been great to hav e elicited a spark of this dangerous pro pensity. Lenhor Joaquim Americus da Sllva, the father of Antonio, and master of Pedro, had been one of the most eflicientrleaders in the rebellion of 1832, to overthrow the impeiial government of Don Pedro, .and to estab lish one based upon republican principles and equal rights. The total overthrowof his party and complete triumph of the imperial cnuse, soon dissipated his hopes of seeing his country free. He was apprehended and sentenced to be shot his property confiscated, and his family banished from the realm of Brazil; each of which edicts was strictly complied with. The mother of Antonio was, however, spared the agony of being torn from her beloved country and friends, by the kind hand of death. But their only son, Antonio, was doom ed to behold his father die the death of a traitor. His mother sunk, broken hearted, in the gtave, and he himself ordered by a ruthless despot to exile from his native land and ancestoral home, and forego, forev er, those hopes of happiness he had fondly aiul unalloyedlv indulged in, w ith his helovod and betrothed Coroline. In consequence of the confiscation of Scnhor Da Silva s estates, 1 edro bt came the properly of the government, and was treated with the same barha lit y as ins lellovv sullerers. it was in this situation he fully resolved on pitt ing in execution the threats ol von geance he had previously uttered. Hi superior genius and energetic charac ter, had made him a leader and arbiter among those of his own situation ami color; and, to a few who were equally

daring with himself, and who, like him

inward! burned to sever the bond of thraldom that encompassed them, and place it upon the necks of their hard task-masters, he disclosed hi- plan of operations, and besought them it) assist him inhis rontemnlated pui j?os--. Waiih and jiidioioitsiy did he select' his confidents, and they eagerly embraced Ins design: and what with his cwn untiring indu-irv an i their exertion, he was mo:i enabi-'i ia enroll -cv; ra! thousands ef Marks, waie, wnh !v most

solemn obligation, devmed them v.;to the eiiU i -iii-no. ::i! ii..- ' t! i v prev iously n.eniioiicti, was the " .1 I I - el s( t apart lor i ;ic- a-semnniig ol oi seen l!v had his plan of act s : ami so oration been execuletl. l,':ai the I, in nia!"ti tiie W'int' s ireeivt l K m; w as from one of his own to!b we is, who, actuated by fear aiul cowardice, deserted hi po-t, revealed the plot, and thus saved the rily fi'cn a midnight dt rent of the blaiks. His desert i m vn immediately discovered by Pedro, who, fearing to trut an attack on the woiifortitied city, with his raw and undisciplined follow crs, resolved rather to await one on a fair field, wi il knowing the slight number of troops h fi lo garrison'the city, the greater part having !)oon withdrawn tor the defence of Montcv hit o, Brazil being then cut in a war with B i'-iK Awes. aged The cniei entrance, io '::c my un prelected hv Poit S;.:i Pedro, a foil of unusual magnitude and streiiulh. well supplied :hief entrance, to 'he ( it v wile, howitzer-, and itrclive cannon tl'ective and .".rnmmution, the danger, and in dange r deed (his f knew : almost impossibility. a j irmidable barrier, Podia and. with the caution ant a-nng - well judg ment of aa experienced general, he adopted his measure according! v. He judged correctly, that the troop that coul-.l be sent against him, mu.-t necessarily bo. ?:nnii; and he did net d -.n'-it (hat hv (he great superiority of his humhers, he could elial ,1 to tie lea l r them, which success he imagined would strike terror to the hearts of the inhabitants, and that tho-e slave- who were in the loan would then also ievolt,and he and his victorious followers have iniiitt a ru i t" d ruti an the city, by' the l1 re aralions ware now n. approaching troops for the ceinmence nuait ol hostilities, and the dai ic t nn olidaled mass of their enemies, which, from an eminence they had attained, were revealed to their sight, convinced them that the most resolute energy, dating courage, and judicious niaiuruvri s would .ill have to be exerted to thtii" extent, to warrant the hope of success. With frightful yells and s.avag eX'lUntions, the slaves greeted the appearance of tli(Jir foes, and the long murderous knife gleamed awfully in their hands, (while fheir glistcntug blades contrasted fearfully with their swarthy and half naked bodies.) impatient lo be buried in the hearts ef their opposers, and their brightness dyed in their blood. It was with much tliiucultv their chief could restrain them from rushing forward in one. disorganized body, and thus seal their evvn destruction. Pedro well knew the high state of discipline of his enemies, and the superiority it gave them. He w as surprised at the greatness of the num ber that appealed, but still more so, when he discoveied hieircolor- 1 lit: free blacks had tin: most abhorrent hatred for the slaves, which hatred would show itself in the mo.-t cruel and wanton manner, lie- slaves had a cor responding feeling far their more fortunate brethren, but with it a most intense fear, far surpassing that they had for the whites; and, Pedro knowing these sentiments to exist, would rather have encountered a larger number of whites than the scanty troop he saw before him. A small party was detach ed, by the commander of the defenders of the city, to annoy (lie right w ing ol their enemies, while the mam body ol his men were reserved for a sudden charge. The light now commenced: we'd directed discharges 0f trrane from the troops, mow ed down many of Ihcir enemy, while the random and ill diiecl ed shots of the insurgents, committed but little, havoc. Pedro resolved to trust the fortune of the day to one ge neral charge. The order being passed to that effect, thev i uhetl like demon upon (heir enemies'' bayonets, who re reived them with unshrinking couragi and now the carnage became dread ful. Prom their vast sunerioiity of numbers, the insurgents were likely to prove, successful, when the detachment that had been ordered to the right w ing of the enemy, rushed upon the main body; and so sudden was the advance

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that hundreds fell before this courageous little hand. Pedro, who was the life and sou! of his party, appeared invulnerable bullets seemed to fly hann-les.-Iy past him the destruction cf the troops seemed now certain, when the ' '.din ter which had so seasonably arrived. ami who had performed prodigies of valor, .attracted the attention of "Pedro. Hi arm was already uphfted, and th' Mow that would have been certain destruction to the young cavalier, was arrested by ?urprie. that scr-joed to tarn him into a statue, it wa Antonio he beheld. The next moiii"e: a dozen bavenet; pierced his body and he tlit tl without a groan. Their leader having fa iving lailen, ranie rcied the miie: ' e-t toe ov ci throw w ' i --- :ves', and their complete easily accomplished. 1 he victor-, with that hatred and indignation, which has been stated they t c.teitained fur their toes, and which now took entire possession of their breasts, seemed resolved on exterminating from the earth, a!! who had partaken in the insurrection. The dead bodies of these deluded wretches, covered the ground by thousands, and the earth appeared to be a river of blood. The conquering party returned to the city with their prisoners, many of whom were afterwards executed in the most baihcroe- and cruel manner that the ingenuity of man could contrive. Fetes, of various descriptions, were giu n it. the victors, and the (hanks of lb'- gavei nrnent. The bar of proscrsplien wa withdi-iwn from Antonio, and his estates resloied. He soon led his charming Caroline to the altar, and many strangers can testify to his hospitality at his magnificent mansion near the delightful little village Caxeera. Swift tells a -story of a certain man who wa :..,.::ght before a Magistrate foi murder. Hi. lordship v.!:o was punsfer, aked him his name. B'dng answered Slillman, the J udgc .-aid, take away St and your name is ill man; put . to it and it is .- ?)).-,(. Commit lum; hi name ought to hang him. A Jokf.k. - A toping Yankee. WHO iproverbial lor getting his living by his wit, dropped in at Knight"-: hotel, in this borough, a few day? since, when the following dialogue passed between the ho-t and his r:!ilil!i customer: "Captain Knight, I guess 111 take a small glass of that good old rye of your'n. I've, got another ? W " good joke to tell ye." -My dear sir, replied the landlord, "I love a good joke, but my jbutther w on't take jokes in pa) meat for beef; nor will my grocer accept jokes in exchange for whiskey. 5 find it high time to block y our game.1 W ell,1 said the l ankee, finding the old game 'docked in good earnest, as eu've been pretty clever all along. I'll ist tell vt the joke, whether I git any thing for't or not; but it's one that I never told vou afore, and it "-ball cost you a treat any how." "IS o it won t,said the landlord, "your okes have cost me too much already ; ut as you have promised it, I'll listen to it. "There," said the Yankee, trium phantly placing three cents on the counter, "(here's the chink for a glass o' whiskey. Did 1 ever rdnv that I rick on ou afore?" '.No, indeed, that's a new one;"' said the Captain, as he handed dow n the bottlt . The joker very deliberately helped himself to a bumper with one hand, while, with the other, he re-convcyod the pennies to his pocket; exclaiming, as he walked from the bar, "1 told you my new joke should cost you a treat." lAxcrpool, I ti., Mercury. "We hold our grey-hound in our hand, Our ialc on on our glove, But where shall we find leash or band, Poi dame that laves to rove? M VHMION. Mr. Wm. "Wood of Anapolis, advertises his lady, Mrs. 1'llen Wood, as an estry,. Wm. Wood, it seems, is unable to sign his name, and so makes his mark with a craw.' We suspect he is a cross slich of Wood, and his lady, very probably, had good reason for leaving him win. Central Onirant. 4,77ir Ruling Z'toaji." During the Phenomenon, on Wednesday morning last, a woman in Port Carbon strongly urged her husband to collect Fifty Dollars immediately which were due him, or he never would get il at the day of .lu-.lgment had arrived. Miner Journal.