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I 'll go there first , ahead of you . '' They found him there at the appointed time and he was soon in possession of all the facts . Douglass 's plan was quickly stated : `` We 'll let them arrest us without any suspicious resistance . Of course they 'll make us give up our guns , but they wo n't get these , '' tapping his pocket and belt ; `` we 'll buy a pair of cheap guns for them to relieve us of -- our own guns will be in Barton 's hands at noon . He will make some excuse to come in and see us , bringing our guns with him . We have a hundred shells apiece . I think their scheme is to shoot us first so as to make sure , and hang us afterward so as to make it look like a lynching .