The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1853-06-25

The eieissWs n New Orleans wsFe sss'
Nd 6s"m thsss ps"fsissy on the evening 81
Tie l4th ins.. by the rs"'or II "'s'" ;"
snrrsction in that city.
Geo.gs w. Wright. 'ree Negro VIM
vac acting ~ the private servant % W.
Dubois. the keeper Of the Tss:r'sal's i.s
cry Stables. on st. Charles street. co"''"u>
mic atsd III. facts 10 the police.
An snxlishman BY the name Of James
Dyson, who has been keeping free "~gr" .
sehool Ia New Orlsans. 10 charged 49,
be;ug II the head Of the movsn'e"t no
wss arrested on the 18Th. but nothing ~As
elected from him. ~ he maintained dog. /
xrd since in relation to the matter.
The Tree Delta givss IN aecosnt OF the
ar,... Of . negro implicated in the affair
and says:
9Th, arrangement Of the insurgents. ~
drawn from the prisoner and other sources.
was, that the n~gro~s we.r I" divide 'he1'>
solves ito three bodies. for the purpose Of
attacking the city At different points. s-v
| ~rsi andreds were TO rendezvous IN the
~sar Of the New Shell road, another party
was 10 march on the city from the rest at
the Second District. and the third party
was to mako the attack from below. While
At the same time the upper portion OF the
city was 10 be set on FIRE !" several places,
to draw Of the attention o. the citizens.
| Ths powder house, the arsenal on Caron.
dol~s street. aud other places where qusn'i
ties Of arms and ammunition were stored,
were to be first attacked, after which the
attention Of the insurg~nt body was TO he
directed TO the banks, and other public in>
situations. The plan Of attack is said to
have been made BY white man. aud by
carr, ing out his arrangements. IL vase
p~rted that the city would I've ~ the hsnds
Of II. negro insufr~cti""'sts in shout three
anu al hours after the FIST s,,ark.'
II wa. nlso intended that the negroes on
the plantations should ris~, and ate, KILL 4
their masters. should march to III. city
The airing n the city was to lie the signal
for the negroes on the plantations
The True Delta continues:
at has been xse~rtained that quite =
"a her OF negroes have disappeared from
their masters residences. amt that armed
negroes IN considerable hands have been
seen In the urghborhood OF Csrrolton. Ia
consequence 81 the timely discovery Of the
blot, aud the active measures tskeu by the
POLICEMEN for its suppression. the pre- ar
ranged signal WAS not given by the Insur
gent leaders. and the g-u-rnl ri,lug was
postponed or abandoned slt"g-ther, Fr.s
kindl-d IN the upper portion OF the cit.
10 said 10 hav. been Intended Ms the aignsl.
The Delta Of the 18th, thus spsAks OF
the Developments which have come TO
light;
An affidavit VIVA made yesterday by the
free negro who frat gave information of
the matter. IN which h~ detailed al length
the pls" Of attack. t.s,"niug the whole
leadership and responsibility On the Eng
lishmS". Dyson.
This Dyson came from Jamaica 10 1910,
and ever sinc, hss been implicated many
/ ianat,cal movements. II. taugh, n'g'"
school here Tor N while, in which an, thug
bu, their \ Is abs occa, ,ied the attention ri
the pupils. Tie WAS concerned IN the case
of shsws negro for s"t'i,~ty. and. We b"
l,ev-. perjury. tie is man OF some talent
and decidedly dangerous
The free negro stated j" HE atti lavit the
manner in which he wsa introduced I"
Tyson by Albert. Dr. kush;""'s slave. VIII"
was arrested by the hirf Of Police. on
Monday nigh, lat Dyson asked him wa
he re. or slave; he stated that bs WAS
Tree, bu, his family was-slavs.
| Dyson then asked him. would he not
like 10 have his family free. aud hs answer
I'd in TIE affirmative whes~spon plan 81
attacks mnp--v-ry ably drawn up. WIS
exhibited 20 him. the particulars " which
u is unnecessary to make public property.
There IL more corrobora.ivs testimony.
however. in this case. An lti.hmnn Ex'nsd
Mct.ill also makss n6idavi. that he row-d
Dyson to Morgan's plantation this aide of
the English lusn. and thu, he carried pile
Of arms and ammunition with him. When
they got to the plantation. = oumbsr Of
we'll dressed blxcks--suppos.d to b. free
men, or officers" ~ the d.pon~n, call.
th~m--cams out OF the cane brakes and
took possession Of the guns and an,n,u"i-
ton. and disappeared. Dyso" then returned
to tho city, arriving b~t~se" I and 5 o'clock
the nez. m"rning--shs m"r"iny alter the
arrest or his eostrderats Albert
This 10 the purpors Of II. atfidsviss made
yesterday. Coupled with the fsc' that 4
large member Of negroes have fed from
their nasts's aud are now missing. il l~Aves
little margin TOR ridicole. There 10 certainly
something in it, and the determination" Of
the Chief al Police 10 b. In readiness Tor
any emergency is. according to our ssti.
nation, laudable IN the extreme.