Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1860-09-01
Correspondence 4 the Petersburg Express
THE EXCITEMENT IN TENAS UNDATED

lllE LNNl lEMLNI IN IbNAS lNABAIEDi
lousruN, TENNs, Aug. II, 1850.
DEAR ENrUr,s: | should not have len it 50 long
ere wrote You, bad il not been was 50 iatigucd
from I1tro' duiy Mt night along with business dur
Ing the day, that really did not feel like writing At
| all.
Ever since my last letter, our city has been
regularly pntrollcd by picked men, and many arrests
madc 10y them, which led to the discovery Of plot
| to burn Houston as well as the other towns Some
lrcarm were also discovered m the possession Of
negroes, one or two white men connected with them,
but against whom We could not prove anything,
except hy negro evidence. These men were sent
from the State by the Vigilance Committee.
There is still u regular and well organized patrol
duty every night for We do not yet consider the
danger all over Daily We receive accounts Of more
Nro', moro arrests and now and then hanging or
two. There have been some fifteen or more white
men hung, aud number Of negroes.
\ private letter from friend in Dallas informs
me that one hundred and iorty-Scyon negroes have
been found 10 he accompliccs TO the scheme ana
severely logged, and quantities Of poison found
IN their possession, with which they were Ia poison
the wells and springs, In assist them in lNibg the
whites They also III admit that nh Ihr,DH hin.
neg aud his accomplish Blunt, who were last fall
ordered OIL were the planners Of the whole scheme,
IN rev ngu for their mild Hoggiug ol last fall which
shows how much too moderate was their punish
mcnL Hanging would have been too good for them.
II common sinners are 10 be- forever punished.
black hearted villains, who go dis ui,cd in the cloak
OF religion, merely that they may the better per.
putratc the most vile deeds which their corrupted
mngtnatons can devise. But thanks 20 Kind
Providence, 0N such schemes are destined to come
to light ere they can become fully developed and
carried out.
In the early part Of the present week, We heard
Ut the burning of Henderson. Ru,k county aud
since, Of the burning Of the towns Of MrNiuny,
Palestine, Tyler aud bauEcriirld
In Turuut county there was n WAGON load Of six
shooters aud rifles intercepted on It's way 10 the
rrsidsnCc Of one Of their agents, aud lac quidig
hUUg. Many Of the hlurings have been done pri-
vltrly that the officers OF thu law would not
know anything about t-not that they feared them
bul wanted the matter settled NJ once.
The town Of Tyler, burned tins week. was
fired some three or four weeks ago aud the man
firing II shot, SO that hc died. aud was found three
Mules distant, and now appears It has been burned
in spite Of all the vigilance Of the patrol
The cause Of the late movement being wide
spread. is only 10 hr accounted Tor. IN my opinion
los the lvuicucy with which negroes are treated 10
Texas. They have their own way, and are almost
virtually FREQ IN two cases out ui every three The
portion Of the scheme upon which they based all
ol thr hopes was, that in the excitement they
would create 10y the wholesale murders, they were
Ia form IN bod. AhpitOnists negroes md Ia.
dau,-aud fight their way To Mexico, where they
would be tolerated To live with their wht, shIr,g-
Uhc wnmruJ ON au equality with the natives.
About the time our town was doomed tp rp, so
strict patrol was kept, That several, myself among
the number, did not ru 10 bed hut one night for q
whole week, bong ou duty every night
The worst, We now trust. is over, but they may
hc awaiting the cessation NJ the vigilance now kept
up Bul the fruit Is plur,pd mud cannot ripcu. My
letter is no doubt Disconnected, hut cannot re.
write It ct present, Cor the lacl, Of time.
Yours, Gr, g.
r. $. SArrup,Y, Aug 49, Last night our city
was visited by very destructive fire. winch con
stunned nearly "a block aud half. comprising one Of
our best hUl"I-, Uhr Kelly House, I'm and stove
store, So L".- estimated nj Sjuuun; very little
insurance. ON any hing III" origin Of the tire d,
attributed 10 the work ol ~ iurrudary and hc sup
posed tu be the proprietor Of the boarding .hou.r,
who had quarrel with the baker few days pre-.
yious. though nothing can bu proven ON him.
Two abolition agents are 10 bp hug IN Richmond
today, upon whom some very positive documents
were found.
There was a very strict guard kept during the
fire last night, with orders to Kill any one who re-
fused 10 answer "hull iu the outer and especially
suspicious portions Ut the city.
Late developments from the upper country report
the finding Of 0Dc huHdrd 6Di,i,s uryrhHiD,, in
possession Of negroes, for wells aud springs They
will be taken care Of q.
OFFICIAL Vorr-As the official vote has not yet
been published, We Withdraw our table until we can
procure a correct copy. The majority Of our Dem
Jcrair exchanges agree that Ellis majority will OK
coed sir HouodHd, which will be gratifying in.
crease on the numbers published. The list Of the
Members Of the Legislature, on our first page, has
all the new members names printed N noi,cr Our
readers will perceive At glance that the Legislature
is completely rcyoutonizcd The gr,lt m0jgriy
drg uc,r mc", t,,sh tr0m Ho pcoph vHconD,cid
NTH Hc oh ciigu,', od vs hopc free firm, ho,c
pryOHdi iHRUcHco, whih IRE scii0m crcrriscd tOr
hc Pvbiir go2d W. hrc grcat hopcs Qthc mp.
yroacb0g sSs,on bciDg oHc, IN whirh lie interests NJ
he grcai nuns etMc pcoph Mill he 0,,c0d,d ~, by
ne miroiucii0n NJ such miViary rctorl0s, in our
rcrcpDc bin anil pvjlc crpcHditUrc, 0' wW miisly
crery rcos000bL mirocaic IF "cgvai mraiion.' Be
fore lis meeting, we will take an opportunity ofsug.
costing some items which could be altered with
great advantage, at once relieving the working class
rs n our citizens, without seriously burthcnng any
other. We diiudc in particUiar IN ME taE uJOn IN.
coUes NJ Inn as $500, rhich IL kc1ry bUrihca mp
IN iadiriitaL mt uoH abh To belr it, WarrcniOH
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