The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-12-19

PogTASr DEvEI0rRxENrs.-PlOts Of insnrrection
among the slaves OF the Southern States have al
ready been detected 10 Kentucky, Tennessee, Ar
and eur Southern politicians are very much puz
zlsd 10 account for several very remarkable facts
in reference 10 these eonspiracies. First, it is
very extraordinary that these negro plots OF ser
vile war should be conoocted simultaneously at 20
msny different points, 20 remote from each other,
and covering such q vast area OF the South, az
appears from the discoveries already made. Sc
oondly II is remarkab that in all these discover
ca plots the conspirators had fixed upon the
Christmas holidays as the proper time for their
work OF blood and carnage This holiday ar
raDgement viii explain itself IL IL the period
when the slaves have the largest liberty Of meet
ing together. And The first point we think, will
admit Of a ready and satisfactory explanation.
We adhere to our original view Of the subject
that neither strolling abolitionists nor the Free
mont party will answer AZ the solution Of these
widely extended negro schemes Of revolt in the
South, but that they are entirely ehavgeable to
tie Grc eating, treasary-robbing, dsunion, blood
and-,hunder style in which the Presidential cam
paign was conducted In the South chiefly by che
Southern democracy, though TO some extent,
plso by the Fillmore party. For instance, let US
turn back to the canvass as il was conducted by
tie democratic Jauta at Richmond. Mr.. Toombs
bad declared, in Senatorial letter to Gcor-
gla, that the election OF Fremont would
and ought to bc the end OF the Unlonn
and various other Southern fre-eaters, and
even Willard Fillmore, usually considered q cold,
selfish, calculating Northern demagogue, had re-
peated this disunioD cry Of Mr.. Toombs. II
was received and rc-echoed by the Richmond
Junta in every form Of revolutionary resistance.
The Junta held meetings, made speeches, issued
their papers, from day to day, dcnouncing Ere
mont AZ an abolitionist- bis election would
be disnnion and civil war, because the South
would not submit to an abolition administration,
DC. Governor Wise, in these furious barangues,
took the lead. He feared that Fremont would
be electcd-he was preparing, day and night, the
means Of resistance Virginia had men, she had
amsher men shoala be drilled, her arms got
ready and cvcn The slaves when the time came,
could be armed and mustered in defence of the
South against the abelti0nists OF the North
Better 10 go TO war at once in defence Of our in
situations than permit an abolition President to
rule over us. Such we're the rawlings Of that
roaring saamander, Governor WISE Nor did
he stop here. He threatened, in public speech,
to bring the Grand Jury and the civil authori-
tics OF Richmond down upon Mr.. Bolts for the
treason" Of daring TO assert that the chiyalry
Of Virginia would submit to Fremont's election
as the will Of the American people and it was
only through the moral courage and good sense
OF Mr.. Bolts that lie escaped with his life.
A. ia Richmond 70 throughout the South
did the fre-eating organs and orators of the
democratic party keep up the excitement
at white heat against Fremont "a tic
candidate OF the Northern aboliioaists
for the destruction OF Southern slavery.
These recently discovered Southern slave con
spiracies, then, are but the ripcning fruit Of
such Southern Presidential campaigning slang
as--'Frcmoni, the abollionistr abolition war
on Southern slave property" Fremont elected"
"ditunion,p civil war; farm for defence Of our
rights" &C., from such Southern abolition agita-
tors rs Tcombs. Fillmore Wise, Brooks, Keitt,
Floyd Slidell, Walker, Fornsy and Others. Inc
trick has been oyerdonc. They arc nov making
the discovery that niggers have cars, aud that
with such mass Of evidence rs was brought II
bear in the South TO prove that Fremont
election would be either the dissolution OF n,
Union or the emancipation Of all the slaves, n
Is not so very wonderful that the ignorant, in..-
taiiyc and credulous blacks should be per
suadcd fully to believe that there was some.
thing in the wind, and proceed to arrange thee
bloody plans to CO operate with Fremont accord
" in behalf Of emancipation.
The lesson thus strangely enough taught our
Southern irc eating, dsunicn, niger agitating
dcnagogucs " very significant aud sugges.i,,.
bdy likely, had the Presidential controversy
continued two months longer. they would have
involved Themselves and the whole South in The
blood ard famcs Of scrvile instruction Of their
own kindling.
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