New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-08-22
THE REIGN or TERROR IN TEXAS.
Correspondence Of The N. Y. Tribune.

the tea coast where greater freedom of thought and
opinion prevails than in the petty local seats OF Gov
eminent, county towns But find with my vie Ts,
moderate as they are without any attempt at propa-
eandism that there but It'll safety to any one from
the Eastern States consistent with the free interchange
OF even merely conversational sentiment; and since
nave been residing hereon the short space Of three
months-a manifest exacerbation Of that insane feeling
OF opposition TO everything Eastern Except goods,
wares and merchandise has taken place. AL
Northern men, even Of permanent residence, ara
looked on dsfrusfuy the slave question It is said
their education, previous residence hereditary inu-
enees, &C., rerder them unsafe for reliance on that
" tender, Uftdi question TO The South" Even a sent
ment which heard expressed by native Soutberner
was condemned as disloyal to the interests of the
SOutb-to wit, that he wished there had never been
snch thir Slavery 10 disturb the peace and CON-
cord Of the Union, and limit its powers Of usefulness
and duration, &C. He previously occupied popular
position. but it is quite different one now.
Some events of late occr Iren;e in Texas which, in
my opinion formed upon due and fu inquiry, have
no connection with Anti-Slayery movements at the
East have wonderfully excited the whole people Of the
State eastward of the Rio Grande region. alude to
the burning of the village Of Dallas and other success
full iDcepdiares and extended movements IN the upper
part of Texas-charged TO the debit OF Ab)htonlsts,
but the facts these, in all probability The frontier
pats and dividing lines of States are always SUBJ
ect to the accumulation Of class OF persons VINO are
fitted and ready for every variety OF excitement ana
crime Texas and Arkausas although peace aud order
and security of property and person now generally
prevail in all Of the settled and developed parts oil these
States their western frontier aud dividing lines
have q goodly proportion Of these wild and violent
population including also horse and cattle thieves,
negro thieves and roadside robbers. An associa-
ton Of them, well organized and appointed, eX-
ists, and their modes of operation have been
It Is to this bard of Villains that the Indian troubles On
the exeue northwest frontier Of Texas is attributable.
Some of the band go into the neghborhood seek work.
obtain smpo yment and remain long enough to secure
sufficient knowledge Of the lay of the land the stock OF
horses, &c. subsequently one or two OF them VIII
come down with body of Indians, and drive OF the
stocks of horses and mules and committing other depre
dations. The injured people, without discrimination,
regarding all Indians as enemies, have broken up the
we'll arranged and to of the peaceful aud
friendly Indians the heal of the Brzoe River, VINO
would, il permitted 10 remau, have proved barrier
TO the ncursioDs of the Prairie and Mountain tribes
The slave disturbances among the Cboctaws and Cher
okee pdians In the territory OF the United States IN
Arkansas owing also to this organization planning
and effectipg varan between the slaveholdng aud
non slavebolding Indians; the former, in ALARM cell
those negroes AID these dsturbers purchase them very
low bring them 10 Southern Texas, and realize large
profits. There are now great many Indian reared
sgroes in the cotton plantations on Old Carey,
Colorado, and Brszos Rivers, near the coast.
JDtendr to avail themfelves Of the confusion and
alarm that would result from negro instruction,
extended ssckpg of the country near to Dallas IN
habited by wealthy people they melted the negroes to
an iDsurrection the first Monday in August when
every one nearly would be absent from nome al the
State election but two three members of the clan
who bad suffered at Dalss, giving rein to their pas
sons, commenced devastating the country before the
day appointed for general movement All hope OF a
success full iDsurrection s futile All white people
Abolonists of whom there are many in tue Northern
counties of Texas as well as otbers-would be CON-
PEELED 10 join and put down. for there would be no
cont olling the negroes.
Tbese nefarious-and fortunately unsuccessful IN the
msin--pans charged IN the minds OF every one
who expresses opinion and no one Is reserved TO
an organized movement of the Anti Slavery party OF
TIE Eastern States. Nothing will can change THIS
impression; it il Continually gaining strength. Nig
lance Committees are being organized in every county
patrols ride nightly every person stranger Is closely
duesoped and scrutinzed, and TO disclose on the part
of stranger Northern accent or origin, he at once
SUSPECTED of being a possible AbOltionist emissary
The public prints you will perceive are rife with
charges and accusations. II will be unsafe directly Tor
the agents of Eastern mercantile houses to pursue their
gtmate business here ia oppo Ttion 10 When mere
are without doubt persons resident who wish TO take
those agencies Of sale and supply of Eastern houses out
of the kands Of all Eastern men, 10 monopoze
themselves No matter how well disposed or quiet an
Eastern man here may be- he is continually questioned
aud anpoyed and distrusted. So a residence here IN
Texas il at this time dinghy unpleasant and were
il not for the delay incident to dsposDg of my goods
should depart hence without delay at once. Should
this state Of things progress, there will soon be eessa-
ton of social intercourse between persons of Eastern
ard Southern birth and total alteration Of personal
affection leaving nothing 10 bind society In ciyles out
the dependencies and necessary mutuaies OF interest,"
There il much talk Of Disuni)D; tha' there is no
safety for the Su,h and her
in a severance from the Eastern States who stand
charged the orignators and prime movers OF the
trouble Very plausible grounds for successful results
in Disupion are put forth and the views entertained
and expressed are perhaps worthy Of being noted
DO wn not for their probable result but evincng the
delusions under with people will labor. Iii ASA ned
that cotton is necessary 10 the peace and well oenS Oh
Europe that whatever nation nations should get the
enrefpg trade of the South in the event Of dsuuou,
would prosper bey oDd that 1t is well under
stood by Englsnd, France, Russia, Prussia, Austria,
and other manufacturing and wolld-be manufacturing
dissolution was declared
these n8tops stand ready 10 intervene and guar
antee the independence of the South in consideration
of the direct trade that would result TO them no en-
loved and mouopozed, or nearly go, by the Eastern
States That az a consequence in order TO enlarge
the resources Of the South and her cotton producing
power, $50 necessary to the peace ana con-
fort of the civilized world" and her
ability to bay mole European goods, and
manufactures, and products, all OF Europe
would Join 10 limited opening of the stare-trdde sW
fcent 10 supply labor to bring all the cotton lands OF
the old Southern Stats ow capable Of wonderful
incres Of product under the action OF the modern ter
tiliz rel ali of the cotton lands Of Terds, and Of me
Mexican States of rsmsupas, New Leon,
chihuahua. to be duly annexed. II is assumed oy
them that all the opposition TO Slavery on the part OF
Great Britain has been solely Of policy, not OF
principle at ahat the far seeing statesmen OF Great
Britain became early sensible that with thu motive
power, "tbe cspal that Slavery aud the production
Of cotton through Slavery afforded the UOited States
with Der many great and varied resources and great
extent of prof able productive territory, and eventual
capacities she must become the ruling
power Of the gobe before whose greatness the present
power Of Britain would sink into comparative third
rate Significance TO prevent this 10 her ry undesr
able consequence shs hss soughtto divide the peopeo
the United Ststes-by example on Der part as nu-
ceus for operations in the West Inties-by secret
en- issariea by maid Northsrn or Eastern presses