The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-01-12
The FegrO Rumors.
From the Ne~ Orleans Plcay une, jan.

from tne Ne~ Orieane fcayune, Jan. )
The holidays have come and passed, and
nowhere OF the Disturbances among tie neg
iation which, according TO rumor, were III
as Nicely to take place generally in the Sou
christmas, Everything is peaceful and or
usual everywhere.
There was never any fear of a concerted
10 rise, or general characterization, nor
credit given to the details which The ID
brought us from time To time of alleged att
insurrectlon IN various places. A great dea
IBIS has been felt to be exaggerated, in the
ing excitement OF the moment, or by the u
prebensible craving for nOtoriety in the !,
There has never been the slightest a
sion of any combination among the
that would last day any where, and
all, of any concerted rising beyond singl
bOrhOO0. The most that has been supposed
was that the seducipgs of fanstical teacher
ton from abroad might prevail in some plse
facilities of intercOmmunicatiOn exist, IN
ONE of the wo' ST Of the negroes lessons
TdinatiOn, which would find insane hope
al external aid in the tanatical opagandis
fas lately manifested itself with such vehe
The Northern States. There can be no do
the late political canvass was so manse
awaken these vague hopes, and To help
cendiary efforts OF the travelling traitors
heir way, in various capacities, into sla
munities, in unsettliDg the minds of q
exposed to their contamlnations. But at
has the mass or that population been
or affected by their superficial agitation
poor victims Of these delusions might have 8
distressing some isolated family, AMI {
confusion, for moment. into the communi
they. hive; but the disorder would have U
sient, the reaction sudden. the punishment
ate and terrible; and in the work of restOrii
No old no Jaan
than the bulk OF the slave population. The
general, cobtente d. cheerful and happy, be
labOring classes OF any other nation under
and in the improbable case Of an attempt at
by the turbulent an immense majority
found to rally spontaneously for the suppr,
the instruction. We know that IN this s
planters generally, while most watcbful
the movements Of incendaries, have unlipl
iidence in the fidelity OF the mass of the sIa'
But these attempts at seduction demand
gence ard new precautions, tor the SAX
slave quite as much a. for the master. He
with the means for coercion aud puDishmeI
command. They are weak, and need his
support against the Vaccinations, which
tematically directed now to unsettle the
and to draw them into projects of which TIA
certain to be adverse to them, and mig
structive. IL is the greatest mercy to the
it is the highest duty OF the master. TO pres
from contact with these adyeIsaries, VII
mislesd him to his inevitable ruin; and
has evidently come for putting the whole
slave police and slave discipline into ne
in view of the plain dangers from q pert
exterior and hostile influence, which is in
at work.
The whole black code of the State needs
vised, in view of the late Developments; o
every safe melioration of the condition of
will be cheerfully granted, the precaution.
the rpischiets of foreign tampering with Il
rance, and fol eign practising upon the vicior
them, should be precise. stern and unreler
short and terrible doom should be made 70
certainty, on everv nan who, under what
tence, lends himself 10 the promotion OF q
and characterization among the blacks, or,
disturbs the peace of Southern communitiei