White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1860-08-30
More about that Dreadful "c,..
cy" in Texaa pHs'


From the Houston Telegraph # .
oSth ult.. we gather some additions n Tie
ticuiArs of the disturbed state of =. par
in Northern Texas. That ;o auaIi,
says:
From Waxahachie we have sson
ter written by a merchant to his '''
pondent in this city, which Vivss 'o'''''
Of the details Of conspiracV tb.' a''''
murder the people and DESTROY the 10 !"
in q manner similar to that Of nh ""'
The plot was to have been car,;aS
last Sunday. II was discovered OUT
ever, AMI two white men, whose D .o"-
are not given, were hung on S,inrI sN
last, the 2lst inst. Some tweD,v "a!
negroes were to be hung also neYt vs ~"
The danger was believed to b ov.A
though the people were constantly rs,'b
ing, and were almost worn down ~
their vigilance. This letter is wri,,s. =;
German, and we may not have vor N
the matter contained. but believe Hab,r'
the principal facts.
The facts seems to be apparent ,b,,
there has been widespread consp;r,cr
in the northern counties, made m y
wicket white men. Abolitiopist.
which it was intended to burn the bor
ses, kill the people. and run the pegros,
into Mexico. Fortunately, it has hssn
discovered, not in time to prevent n.
destruction by FIRE Of half q million -
property, but in time to save the lives Ot
the people. anil it is hoped to bring ,Ss
ring leaders. particularly the Selli,b
meters of the negroes, to condiRu pun.
ishment.
FURTHER PARTIcULARs.-Mr. Cru0sr
who is just down from the upper country
confirms the accounts we have recsiy.i
from DR.. Pryor. lie says the vigil.uc,
committees are composed Of the be,,
men in the several counties, tina. thew
are acting with great GOODNESS and DELHI.
Grafton. and that the people have the Mt.
most confidence in them. lie also state,
that in Dallas they have some eight Or
ten negroes. who appeared to be the ring.
leaders. in confinement. They will prob.
be hung. They had whipped some ,ev.
enty or eighty who knew Of the eonsui.
racy, but failed to inform on the conspi.
rators. In WaxahachiS the discovery
was made through the voluntary comics.
sion Of a negro woman belonging to Mr..
Marchbanks. Throughout the whole re.
gion embracing Dallas. Ellis, Taran.
and Denton counties. the testimony Of
the negroes has been the same They
have all agreed in saying that they were
to burn the houses anil murder the wO
men on the first Monday in August
They were then to attack the people at
the polls, aided by the reinforcement Of
the expected Abolition band. and having
got possession Of arms. provisions, &c.
fight their way TO Mexico.
| When Mr.. Cruger left Waxahachis
last Monday. there was . rumOr that
there had been two men hung in Dallas.
and he thinks those must be the men 81.
lnded to in the letter from which the
above items concerning the Waxsharhis
conspiracy were 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. SO
far as possible, are brought to justice
We hear reports from Grimes. but
they want confirmation, and we will not
report them. The people are. however.
everywhere on the alert. and suspicion,
characters are being closely watched.