Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1860-09-08
TEXAS MATTERs-A NEW THEORY.

Some events of late occurrence in Texas which,
in my opinion, have no connection with Anti
Slavery movements at the East, have excited the
whole people of the State eastward of the Rio
Grande region. allude to the burning of the VIII
lage of Dallas, and other successful incendiaries
and extended moveliont5 in the upper part Of
Toxas-charged to the debt of Abolitionists; bun
the facts these, in all probability The from
tier parts and dividing lines of new States are
always subject to the accumulation of class Of
persons who are fitted and ready for every variety
Of crime. Texas and Arkansas or their western
frontier and dividing lines have goodly propor|
ton of these wild and violent people, including
also horse and cattle thieves, negro thieves and
roadside robbers. An association of them, we'll
organized and appointed exists, and their modes
of operation have been attended with great suo-
cess 1t is to this band of williams that the Indian
troubles on the northwestern frontier Of Texas
are attributable. f'a
Some of the band 60 into the ueighborhood, OBJ
tain employment, and remain long enough to Sc.
cure sufficient Knowledge of the lay of the land
the stock of horses, etc. Subsequently one OF two
of them will come down with body of indians,
and drive off the horses and mules, and commit
other depredations. The injured people, without
discrimination, regarding all indians as enemies,
have broken up the well arranged reserves and
towns of the peaceful and friendly Indians on the
head Of the Brazos River, who would, if permit
ted to remain, have proved barrier TO the incpr-
sions of the Prairie and Mountain tribes. The
slave disturbances among the Choctaws and Chero-
kee Indians, in the territory of the United Stated
in Arkansas, owing also to this organization,
planning and efecting variance betw cen the slave
holding and non. .slaveholding indians; the former
in alarm sell those negroes, and these disturbers
purchase them very low, bring them to southern
Texas, and realize large profits. There are now q
great many Indian.reared negroes in the cotton
plantations on Old Carey, Colorado and Brazos
Rivers, near the coast, i.'
Intending to avail themselves Of the confusion
and alarm that would result from negro insur-
rection, in extended sacking of the country
noar Dallas, inhabited by wealthy people, they in!
cited the negroes to an nsurrection on TIE frst
Monday in August when every one nearly wodia'
be absent from home at the State election but
two or three members of the clan, who had suffer-
ed at Dallas, giving rein to their passions, cotHI
menced devastating the country before the Jay
appointed for general movement. All hope ofa
81 ccessful insurrecton is futile. All white peo,
ple--Abolitionists (of whom there are many ia
the northern counties Of Texasl as well as others
would be compelled to join and put Il down, for
there would be no controlling the negroes.
These nefarious plans are charged 10 the minds'
of every one who expressed an opihibn, to an or.
ganized movement of the AntSlavery party Of
the Eastern States. Nothing win or oan change
this impression; it is continraliy gaining strength.
Vigilance Committees are being organized in every
county, patrols ride nightly, every stranger ii
closey questioned and scrutinizsd, and to Disclose