Horrid Barbarity

Someiíme siucc. a statement of the burning tr deaih of teveral ulnvc? in Mississippi. for setting fire toa dwelling house, appeared in tho Eninn cipator. We copied it. Geo. W. Clarke formerly of ihis State, pubüshed a similar occoum n the Cincinnati Herald As ihis was denied. Mr. Clarke hns tnken pnins to obtain ampie evi(ipnce of the lacts from Rev. Mr. Webster am' J. B. C.irpcnter a Mississippt Slo'eholder, and (rom C's. letter. Mr. Clnrke adds: 'Another mportnnt fnet I hnve lenrned from these witnosecs, viz. ihat thrse claves were pui to demh. on suspuion of hoving eet fire to ifai ovo sccr's dwellni" - thataome ofthem were tortured in t nnnt (hocking ínanner, in order to forr.c a confession frun them. One ol theslnves. to avoiel thc avfui fate that Beenied to nwait him. ran oíl" to the woods, but was captured not lonp after. Ín a second interview wiih my brotheron ihis subject, a lew dnys since. he stated luat he saw ilie shenfl' of Fayett. not long nfter this nw ful oceurrence. The siieriffsayg iohm, "Well. Clarke. they liave caught the real ringtailroorei it last," meaning ilir slave that ran uway. 'If he in pil," asked my brother? "No." saysthe herifT. "nor will they get him ín j'ni!. for thev set tiudogs on. him and they tort km all ti pie ees!!" Were travellers o relate stich a tory of thc snvages who inhábil New Holland or Southern África, we should esteem ít tlic height of heathen crucliy and oppression; but when such a tranaac tion ncciu8in enlightened, republican, Christiav America, it is so much a matter of coursc that no one wondcrsat ns enormity. ff" Our Agent, Mr. E. W. Shaw, will cali on our subscribers in Jackson County very soon. We trust they will e prepared to pay all arrearages and commence at once at One Dollar a year n advance.