Daily Advocate [Baton Rouge, LA], November 16, 1860
The Brandon Herald, of the 7th inst., says:
A young man named Edward Chandler, was arrested on Monday evening last, a few miles east of Brandon, and lodged in jail, charged with trying to incite one of James W. Williams’ negroes to insurrection, and cutting his throat because he refused to enter into his schemes. It appears from the evidence of two negro fellows, that Chandler went to them where they were at work, and insisted on one of them going some distance with him, to show him the road to Seymore’s mill. After the negro put him in the road he asked the negro to step into the bushes with him, as he had something to tell him. The negro obeyed, and he told him that the negroes were going to rise against their masters on Christmas, and he wanted him to join them, and he would supply him with a pistol, etc. The negro replied that he would have nothing to do with it, when Chandler made a lick at him with a knife, and cut him very severely on the neck and chin, saying as he made the lick, that he would stop him from telling on him. The negro broke and ran home and informed his master, when the neighbors started after Chandler and arrested him. The negro’s description of Chandler and the knife he used was perfect. He will be tried to-morrow. He was raised in this State and Alabama, and married a very respectable lady in this county.
At the same time, an Irishman, convicted of selling liquor to slaves, was ordered to leave and was escorted out of the jurisdiction of the county officer.