, 1860-08-10
More about that DrendTnl s<Conspira
In

More about that Drendfal stConsplra-
cT3 In TexAg.
From the Houston Telegraph Of the os:h ult.,
We gather some additional Pal ticu1ars Of the
disturbed state Of aGairs in Northern Te1as,
That journal says:
From Waxabachie we have seen letter writ
tea by merchant to his correspondent in this
city, which gires some Of the details of q coa-
Rpiracy there 10 murder the people md destroy
the town, in manner similar to that Of Dallas.
The plot was to hare been carried out last Sun.
day. It waa discovered, however, and two
whi.e men, whose names we're not given, were
hung on Saturday last, the 2lst lust. Some
twenty odd negroes were to BE- hung also next
week. The danger was believed to b. over,
though the people were constantly watching,
and were almost worn down with their viel.
lance. The letter is written in German, and We
may not hare gotten all the matters Contained,
but believe we have the principal facts.
The fact seems to be apparent that there has
been widespread conspiracy in the northern
counties. made up By wicked white meu, Abo-
lisiouists, by which It waR intended to burn tie
houses, kill the people, aud run the negroes into
Mexico. Fortunately, it has beea discovered,
not ia time to prevent tho destruction bv Ere vi
half million Of property, but il time to save
the lives OF the people. and it Is hoped to bring
the 1iogleaders particularly tie helltsh meters
VI sAC Ae&AbGo1 W ~Uoo'ka PunlkuIIEuL4
FrRrnEa PAR71CrLARs.-Mr. Cruger, who is
just down from tho upper county, cnudrma the
accounts we have received from Dr. PrYor, He
says the vigilance committees are composed Of
the best men in the several counties. taat they
are acting with great GOODNESS and delbeartion.
and that The people have the utmost confidence
in them. He also states that in Dallas thev
hare some eight or ten negroes, who appeared
to be the ring!esde1s, in confinement. They
will probably be hung. They had whipped
some seventy or eighty who knew of ths con-
sptracy, but failed to inform on the corspira.
tors. In Wa1ahachie the discovery Was made
through the voluntary confession of 4 negro
woman belonging to Ar. Marehbanks. ThrouRh.
ont the whole region embracing Dallas, Ellis.
Tarrant and Denton Counties, the testimony Of
the negroes has been the same. They hare all
agreed IN saying that they were to burn the
houses and murder the women On the first Mon
day in August. They were then 10 attack the
people at the polls, aided BY the reinforcement
Of the expected Abolition band, and having got
possession OF arms, provisions, etc, fight their
way 10 Mexico.
Wh.n Mr. Cruger left Wax xabachie last Mon-
day, there was = runor that there had been tHo
m=n hung in Dallas, and be thinks those must
be the men alluded to in the letter from which
the above items concerning the Waxahachie
conspiracy was taken. The people in all parts
OF the country are thoroughly aroused, and will
not stop until the whole plot is laid bare. and
the offenders, 10 far ~ possible, are brought to
justice.
We hear reports from Grimes, but they want
confirmation, and Ne will not report them. The
people are, however, everywhere on the alert.
sud suspicious characters are being closely
watched.