Gordon, in the mean time, not being materially injured was enabled, by the assistance of one of the women, to mount his horse and flee; pursued, however, by one of the gang on another horse, with a drawn pistol; fortunately he escaped with his life, barely arriving at a plantation, as the negro came in sight; who then turned about and retreated.

“The neighborhood was immediately rallied, and a hot pursuit given—­which, we understand, has resulted in the capture of the whole gang and the recovery of the greatest part of the money.—­Seven of the negro men and one woman, it is said were engaged in the murder, and will be brought to trial at the next court in Greenupsburg.”

Here my brethren, I want you to notice particularly in the above article, the ignorant and deceitful actions of this colored woman.  I beg you to view it carefully, as for ETERNITY!!!  Here a notorious wretch, with two other confederates had SIXTY of them in a gang, driving them like brutes—­the men all in chains and hand-cuffs, and by the help of God they got their chains and hand-cuffs thrown off and caught two of the wretches and put them to death, and beat the other until they thought he was dead, and left him for dead; however he deceived them, and rising from the ground, this servile woman helped him upon his horse and he made his escape.  Brethren what do you think of this?  Was it the natural fine feelings of this woman, to save such a wretch alive?  I know that the blacks, take them half enlightened and ignorant, are more humane and merciful than the most enlightened and refined Europeans that can be found in all the earth.  Let no one say that I assert this because I am prejudiced on the side of my color, and against the whites or Europeans.  For what I write, I do it candidly, for my God and the good of both parties:  Natural observations have taught me these things; there is a solemn awe in the hearts of the blacks, as it respects murdering men:[10] whereas the whites (though they are great cowards) where they have the advantage, or think that there are any prospects of getting it, they murder all before them, in order to subject men to wretchedness and degradation under them.  This is the natural result of pride and avarice.—­But I declare, the actions of this black woman are really insupportable.  For my own part, I cannot think it was any thing but servile deceit, combined with the most gross ignorance:  for we must remember that humanity, kindness and the fear of the Lord, does not consist in protecting devils.  Here is a set of wretches, who had SIXTY of them in a gang, driving them around the country like brutes, to dig up gold and silver for them, (which they will get enough of yet.) Should the lives of such creatures be spared?  Is GOD and Mammon in league?  What has the Lord to do with a gang of desperate wretches, who go sneaking about the country like robbers—­light