The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1860-08-14
LATER FROM ,TExAs---A MOST DIA-
BOLICAL PLOT.

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DALLAS Texas, July 2l, 1860.
The burning of Dallas and several farm houses
in this County, has led to the discovery of most
diabolica plot to devastate the whole of Northern
Texas. At first the FIRE was believed to be acci-
dental, but the successive burning of farm houses
and the firing of many other towns and stores in
this section, caused rejecting men to adopt
means to ferret out if possible, the cause of such
wholesale destruction 1t seemed almost impossi-
BILE that so many places should be fired simultane-
ously, and that it should be accidental. The
out house, granaries, oats and grain of Mr. Grill
Miller was destroyed few days after the dstruc-
tion of Dallas This led to the arrests of some
white men, whose innocence, however, was proved
beyond doubt. Several negroes, belonging to
MIR Miller, were taken up and examined, and de-
veiopments of the most startling character elected
plot to destroy the country was revealed, and
every circumstance, even to the minutis detailed.
Nearly or quite hundred negroes have been ar
rested, and upon a close examination, separate
and apart from each other, they deposed to the
exlstancc OF plot or conspiracy to lay waste the
country oy fire and assassina:ion-to impoyersh
the land by the destruction of the provisions arms
and ammunition, and then when in state of help
essness, general revolt of the negroes was to be-
gin on the lst Monday in August, the day of elec-
tion for State officers. This conspiracy is aided
and abetted by Abolition emissaries from the
North, and by those in our midst. The details of
the plot, and nsodus operandi, are these Each
County in Northern Texas has a supervisor in
the person Of white man, whose name is not
given; each County laid off into Districts, under
the sub-agents of this villain who control the ac-
ton of the negroes in said Districts, by whom the
firing was to be done. Many of our most promin-
ent citizens were singled out for assassination
whenever they made their escape from their burn
ing homes. Negroes never before suspected, are
implicated, and the insurrectionary movement is
widespread to extent truly alarming. In some
places the plan conceived in every form shock
ing to the mind, and trghtful in its results. Pois-
oning was to be added, and the old females was to
be slaughtered along with the men, and the young
and handsome women to be parceled out amongst
these infamous scoundrels. They had even gone
so far as to designate their choice, and certain la
dies had already been selected as the victims of
these misguided monsters
Fortunately, the Country has been saved from
the accomplishment of these horrors; but then,
fearful duty remains for us The negroes have
been melted to these Internal proceedings by
Abolitionsts, and the emissaries of certain
preachers who were expelled from the Country
last year Their agents have been very busy
amongst us, and many of them have been in our
midst Some Of them have been identified, and
have fed from the country, others still remain, to
receive fearful accountability from an outraged
and infuriated people. Nearly hundred negroes
have testified that large reinforcement of Aboli-
ZIONIST are expected on the lst August, and these
to be aided by recruits from the Indian tribes,
while the Rangers are several hundred miles to
the North of US. It desired to destroy Dallas,
in order that the and ammunition of the artil
lery company might share the same fate. Our
jails are filled with the williams, many Of whom
will be hung and that very soon. A man was
found hung at our neighboring city of Fortworth,
two days ago, believed to be of those scoundrels
who engaged in this work. We learn that he
had stored away number of rifles, and the day
after he was hung load of six-shooters passed on
to him, but were not intercepted He was betray
ed by one of his gang hence his plans were thwart
ed. Many others will share his fate. l have
never witnessed such times We most pro-
foundly excited. We go armed day and night,
and know not what We shall be called upon to do
the circumstances frghtful, and fear that the
trouble is not confined to this State. 1t behooves
every true man to buckle on his armor, and fight
the good fight for his country's good.-1Special
Correspondence Houston Telegraph. -.