The true Democrat., 1856-09-30
From the Texas State Gazette. Sep, { Some of the Effects.

we are about experiencing some of the saf enects of the present. conflict with the Nortf on the slavery issue. It is to be believed tha emlssarles are already in our midst. Never be- lore has the line been drawn in a presidentia issue upon so exciting question, as the intro ductlon of moral issues against the rights of the south to their property. We cannot long be pertes to such issues with safety to ourselves we must have speedy settlement either in O, out of the Union
 ih copying the following from the "True issue" We cannot but recall the attempt made Ill the 1Aft Legislature to give special privile. ses to certain negroes. We condemned the pohcy at the time, and were glad to find bill co relieve certain negroes in Harrison county rom the restraints of the law vetoed by Co., werner Tease 1t requires in all these cases a nrm and just hand. and We do hope in future 'hat men will lean more to a policy having s'r'ce'y m View the general welfare, than to merely local considerations and personal pre- affections. We are far too loose in the police over our slaves 1t will be seen below, that socn has been the neglect on the part of tLe I'"zeis ot Colorado county, that slaves have haa the opportunity to meet each other in various parts of said county, and actually or. gahlzed companies and established pass words
 
 nave been an extraordinary latitude allowed to slaves, Tn the privileges granted to them by thelr masters White men, too. have been ai- lowed to tamper with slaves; they have evident. iy set on foot this organization. What punish ncht can be too rigorous in cases of this kind? It IS TOT our citizens to insist upon a reform: ana II the requirements of the laws are carried out Tn good faith, there need be no disturbances Of this kind anticipated
 NEGRO lNsURRECTIoN.-We noticed last week the rumor that large number of slaves o' colorado county had combined and armed themselves for the purpose of fighting their way into Mexico. Developments have since oeen llade or much more serious nature than our information then indicated Itis ascertain eo thas secret combination had been formed eiho,acinS most of the negroes of the county, TOT the purpose of not only fleeing to Mexico, ouI oi ihurderlng inhabitants men, women and children promlscuously. To carry out their heilish purposes, they had organized into com Panlcs ot various sizes, and adopted secret signs and pass words, sworn never to divuloe the plot under the penalty of death, had elect. ed captains and subordinate officers to command the respective companies. They had provided themselves with some fire arms and homemade bowie Knives, and had appointed the time for simultaneous movement. Some two hundred we iearn have been severely punished under the lash, and several are now in ial await;na the more serious punishment of death which n to DC inflicted to-day. One of the priDcipal lnstlSators of the movement is free neoro or one Who has been permitted to control his avn tune as freeman, demonstrating the dancer of permitting free negroes to reside amongst and ho'd intercourse with slaves. They are dan SofouS element Tn slave State, and should he removed. This intended instruction should nave the effect to arouse the citizens of the 0Vate to the Importance of executing the laws a9alhst this class, many of whom reside in the oCaCe, ana either remove them from our midst or sell them into slavery. It should also serve as warning against permitting slaves to hire or cohtrol their own time, which is altogether too common"
 we learn some additional particulars from a gentleman who was at Columbus, after the con- splracy was detected He informs us that the negroes had formed regular organization. with their signs, grips, and pass words. They met Ill .he woods, hootng as owls; they wore a pe- c"l'ar plat of the hair, and in approaching a crowd or negroes, If one wished to ascertain if auy oi the conspirators were present, he asked the question: Are you in for the tramp?,, ne appropriate answer was given. If one saw another at distance he would raise his arm and suddenly let it drop, when corresponding answer was returned. Their plan was to xiii the men and old women and violate the young ones. Every negro had selected his man. whom ne was to kill Our informant heard several n negroes confess, that were respectively to kill their masters.
 We learn that several of the ringleaders have been put to death.