The true Democrat., 1856-12-16
From tile Memphis Appeal. The Negro Insurrection at Ciarksviiie. Tenn., and HopkinsyilIe. ky,


 Tenn., and HopkinsvilIe, Ky.
 For some time past, there has been consid- erable excitement in different portions of this State, Kentucky, Missouri and Arkansas. in re- latlon to contemplated rising of the slaves in those State. In several sections the existence of such plots have been discovered and the ring leaders severely punished. The latest plot is that discovered at Clarksvllc, Tenn We have been permitted to copy the following portion of a letter received by a gentleman of this city:
 CZarksUle Nov 29
 "A plot has been dis covered among the negroes to murder all the whites employed about the mills, beginning With MT. Lewis and family, and Henry and my sell, and then murdering all of the others who could not make their escape The plot was discovered near Hopkinsville, Ky, by gentle man who found a stack of 800 fire arms near that place. Some of the negroes in the neigh borhood where the arm, were discovered, were taken up and whipped very severely. They implicated some negroes in Dover (Stewart county, Tenn.,) and when they were punished, they implicated some thirty negroes at the mil Cumberland Iron works) They were imme- dlately arrested, and were made to tell the Whole plot. Some of the favorite servants, Cat the Iron Works) who have been greatly in duiSed were In the plot, and had to be whip pea very severely before they would reveal any thih9. Mike, negro whom you would never have suspected of such thing. received four hundred lashes before he would sneak T word. They all told the same story abont if The plot was this they were to kill Mir. Lewis (the manager) and family. your brother Henry and myself, .and then the balance of the whites on the place; after they had accomplished this they were to march iu a body to Clarksville- killing all the whites they could on the way rob the bank, kill the inhabitants, burn the town, and then fight their way through to a free State. Did you ever hear of such hor- rible plot?'
 The Nashville Banner, of the 29th ult., says of it:
 "Wc learned yesterday from gentleman just up from Clarksville, that considerable ex- cltement exists in that place and throughout the country adjacent on account of the disco very of the preliminary preparations of all in surrectlon among the slave population, to come oil on the 2fth of December. Quite number Of negroes had been arrested and confined, and several had made confession. h the eighbor- hood of Louisa Furnace a plan to blow up a church was discovered ard tnwartei A kcg of powder had been placed under the building ready for the fatal match. A large collection of arms and ammunition had also been disco vered and seized. One white man, we learn. who was caught in the act of counseling the luSurrectlon, had been arrested and imprisoned Among the negroes arrested and confined are the supposed ruglead dera-the generals and captains, as they calletl--of the move ment. The general opinion prevails in Mont gomery county, as we learn from our informant, that the plot is deep laid and embraces the slaves throughout wide extent ot territory, ranging from Kentucky, south and west.
 At CIarksville a strong extra patrol are on duty every night, and well assured are the citizens that there is ground for precaution. that nearly every housekeeper is prepared with arms for any emergency"
 The Clarksvile J Jefersonian, of the 2Oth ult., has the following paragraph concerning the in surrection.
 "Quite an excitement was accustomed on Sun day last in the neighborhood of Louisa Iron Works, by the discovery Of plan Of insumec- ton among the negroes. Six or eight of the rngleaders were arrested and lodged in ial here. We learn that several of them made con l. fesslons revealing general and wide spread scheme which was to have been carried into execution on or about the Christmas holidays, and that the various divisions from all parts of the country adjacent to this place were to rise, carrying murder and devastation in their path, march upon this place, concentrate their forces, take the city, sack it, rifle the banks and then proceed north. very feasible project, and just such one as poor ngger usually concocts The pretty scheme has bursted in the bud, and Cutie will be apt to find out that such specula- tioDs don't pay.
 A man who gave his name as James, an En- eli ,bo b,c {. Ing here as carpenter, was yesterday brought up before the recorder, charged with visiting negro cabins, and talking to the slaves about freedom He was held to bail in the sum of $500 in default of which he was sent under the hill',