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From the New York Day Book Key to the Abolition Outbreak at Harper,s Terry-A Secret League to Overthrow the Institutions of the Soutr.:

tle institutions or the SOutFs.
 The following extraordinary communica tion has been addressed to the editor of one of the morning papers:
 S. N5cholas Hotel, New York, Oct. 20. 1859.-SIR: The recent outbreak at Har- per's Ferry has recalled to my remembrance document put into my hands during a re- cent tour through the New England States, and which enclose for your perusal. In a conversation with the person who gave the "plan'' to me, he indicated three points .at which disturbances might occur, viz YHarper's Ferry, the neighborhood of the p Mammoth Cave in Kentucky and on the Arkansas river. Why these points were selected 1 could not tell; in fact treated the whole matter (a la Secretary Floyd) with derision. But as one point has become the theatre of an attempt at the guerilla war; fare recommended, it may not be unneed ful caution in the dwellers in the other dis tricts named to be on their guard:
 PLAN FOR THE ABOLITION OF SLAVERY.
 Please consider this confidential pntil further notice, as much will probably need to be done before the matter is made nub- lie
 When a human being is set upon by q robber, ravlsher murderer or tyrant of any kind, 1t is the duty of the bystanders to 90 to his or her rescue, 6y force # need be.
 In general, nothing will excuse men in the performance of this duty except the > pressure of higher duties (if such there be, ' inability to afford relief, or too great danger to themselves or others.
 
 This duty being naturally inherent in hu- man relations and necessities, governments and laws are of no authority in opposition to 1t. If they interpose themselves, they must be trampled unler foot without cere- mony, as we would trample under foot laws that should forbid us 10 rescue men from wild beasts or from burning buildings
 On this principle, 1 is Me duty ofthe men, shareholders of His country, in Meir 21riyote capacity as indi0iduals-without asking the permission or waiting the movements of the governmental go to the rescue of Me slaues form he handS ot' heir oppressors. This duty is so sef-evident and natural one, that lie who pretends to doubt it should be regarded either as seeking to evade 1t or as himself servile and ignorant slave of corrupt institutions or customs.
 Holding ttese opinions, we propose 10 act upon Hem. And we invite all other citi- zens of the United States to join us in the enterprise. To enable them to judge of it's feasibility we lay before them the following programme of measures which, we think, ought to be adopted, and would be success full
 l. The formation ofassociations through out the country, of all persons who are willing to pledge themselves publicly to favor the enterprise, and render assistance and support, of any kind, to it.
 ?. Establishing or sustaining papers to advocate the enterprise
 5. Refusing to vote for any person for any civil or military office whatever who is not publicly committed to the enterprise. f. Raising money and military equip ments.
 5 Forming and disciplining such mili- tary companies as may volunteer for actual service.
 G. Detaching the shareholders of the south from all alliance with the slavehol ders, and inducing them to co operate with us by appeals to their safety, interest, hon or, justice and humanity.
 :. Informing the slaves (by emissaries to be sent among them, or through the non shareholders of the south) of the plan of emancipation, that they may be prepared to cooperate at the proper time.
 s. To encourage emigration to the south of persons favoring the movement
 9. When the preceding preliminaries shall have sufficiently prepared the way, then to land military forces Cat numerous points at the same time) in the south who shall raise the standard of freedom and call to it the slaves and such free persons as may be willing to join 1t.
 10. If emancipation shall be accomplish ed only by actual hostilities, then, as all the laws of war, of nature and of justice, will require that the emancipated slaves shall be compensated for their previous wrongs, gre dg0w9t Co 6e urpurposS to nadke Such c0mpen- Satlon, so fdr os the property of shareholders and ttejr abeHors cdn compensate Mea. And we avow our intention to make known this determination to the slaves beforehand, with view to give them courage and self respect, to nerve them to look boldly into the eyes of their tyrants, and to give them true ideas of the relations of justice existing
 
 II. To remain in the south, after eman- cipation, until we shall have established or have seen established, such governments as will secure the freedom of the persons emancipated.
 And we anticipate that the public avow- al of these measures, and our open and zeal ous preparation for them, will have the eff feet, within some reasonable time-we trust within few years at tarthest-to detach the government and the country at large from the interests of the shareholders; to destroy he security and oalte ot Sld0e proper ty; to annihilate the commercial credit of the shareholders, and fnolly accomplish Me extinction cf slorery. We hope 1t may be without blood.
 If it be objected that this scheme propo- ses war, we confess the fact 4 does pro- pose acar-prigote. .acar indeed-Jm, neperthe- Jess aear, y hGt should proge necessarv- The tea must be thrown overheard. the bastile must be torn down, the first gun must be fired, by private persons, before new government can be organized, or the old one be forced (for nothing but dange- to itself will force it) to adopt the near sureswhich the insurgents have in view.
 If the American governments, state or natiolal, would abolish slavery, we would leaveshe work in their hands. But as they do no, and apparently will not, we propose to fore them to do it, or to do it ourselves in defnce of them.
 If ay considerable number of the Anne rican pope will join us, the work will be an eas, and bloodless one; for slavery can live ony in quiet, and in the sympathy or subiector of all around it.
 Weshe subscribers, residents of the town of - in the county of - in the State of - believing iE the principles, and ap- provig generally of the measures, set forth in thdoregoing '' Plan for the Abolition of Slavey,". and in the accompanying address "To he Non-Slaveholders of the South," herebr unite ourselves in an association to be caled the League of Freedom, in the twonof -, for the purpose of aiding to carrysaid plan into effect And we here