The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1860-08-14
The abolition ,-iot l., e'.xae.

cred there few days ago. some account Of which
'se have already given:
The outho,.ses, granarics, oats and grain OF Mr.
Grill Miller were destroyed few days after The
destruction OF Dallas. This lei TO The arrest of
some white mcn, whose innocence. however, was
proved beyond doubt. Several negroes beions-
ing 10 IIr. Miller were taken up and examined
and developments of the most startling character
elected. X plot to destroy the country was re-
ycale,l. and every circumstance, even TO Tie MI
nu,i,c detailed Nearly, or quite hundred ne
grocs have been arrested, and upon close cxaln-
natiom separate and apart from each other, they
dcposcl 10 the existence of plot or conspiracy to
ily waste the country By fire and assassination
TO impovcris!l tlc lnil by the destruction Of tic
PROVISIONS arms and ammunition, and tic'!, when
iii state of hclpicssness, general rcvol! o; the
negroes was TO begin OH The first Moil.iay in Au
gust the day Of election for State officers. This
conspiracy IS aided and abctcd by Abolition chi
issarics from lie North and by those i'll midst.
The details of The plot and its mo'ius opcrandi
are these Zach county i'll Northern Texas has Il
supervisor in the person Of IA white man, swhosc
ramc is not pivcn; each COUNTY is laid OH into
districts u:cr The sub-acnis of this villain, who
control the actio: o.; tie negroes in the districts,
By wllon the firing was 10 be done. Many of our
most prominent citizens we're singled out for ass;s
sination whenever they m,rIc their escape from
their burning homes. Negroes ne,cr before s,ls
pectcd, are implicated, and the insurrcctionary
movement is widespread 10 all extent truly a;,ra-
| ing. In some places the plan conceived i'll
every form shocking to lc..mintl, and frshtsul in
its results Poisoning was 10 be added, the old
females to he slaughtered along with the men, and
the young and handsome women to be parcclci out
amongst these infamous scounlrels They had
even gone 80 FAR rs 10 Jcsignatc their choice, and
certain iplics had already been selected ns the
victims OF these misguided monsters.
Fortunately, the country las hccn saved from
the accoinp pshment of these horrors b,! then, Il
fearful duly remains for us. Tic negroes have
been nciic'I 10 these Internal proceedings By lb
oliiorals ans! the cins..ries OF certain preachers
who were expelled from this country las1 year.--
! Their a:cuis have been busy amongst ri, and many
Of l!.c:n have been in CIR midst. Some Of thcim
have been identified, ;.nl I:ayc i!c i~o The couu-
;iy: others s'iil remain, TO receive c;'rii: ac-
countaiil;'y lrsln outraged ;.h i.il''ric'i rco
pie Nearly hundred neg.o"s have testified that
:. large reinforcement Of .ibolitoMists arc expected
Oh The LIT Of August, and these 10 DC aided '.y
recruits frcln ;l,c Indians willie the rangers are
several hundred miles 20 he nosii, OF IT'S. It MA
desired TO destroy Dallas, in order that Tie arms
and a.am'.ili;on OF the artillery company might
share The same fac.
Car Jill is filed with these villains, many OF
whom will he i,;tng and-t:'.L vory -oon. :! i..an
-y.,s ra..,! h,;i. ncisiboTiog city of E'ri
Worth, txo ia. ago, believed 10 hc one OF these
sco,in'lrrls a!,o are engag.,. ia his work. Vie
le:.ra i:.| he I:i. ;'orcl .y naiaasr or rides,
.ni Ia, dag o.t.r L. Wa i:r"f, lo:l d six
.l..oei' .:ec,. o.i to !ia ini Intercepted.
lie W.. betrayed iy o,.s ot the :.4as, .:.i 5ci:cs
II. plan. were ..wyrsc, Aiuay ctl.css VIII share
his fat
! h.s. ncycr Witnessed such fines N- are
most p.aioun,ity c.ciIel. ~ 90 ts!as'! LAY .'.'I
night, :... %:oa lvi ,.;a' ae .!,e.. &c c.!lc upon
! 80 10.
Ths t;l,-.lgn ,;es OF lhc ::..l c.,.n. ne. fur
] il:cr pn-i;cu:ifi, ~ io."wS:
We ie,Tn iio.., -. .icuin. Il rc. '.i: Of Ellis
county. VII, isii ',as:l,;.;eac Oh IIur'liT ii. ind
arrived this morning. so,no iiu.lcr c'aiis Of the
results OF iir '!i.co.c.y o! The ahclir abolition
plot i'i;t VT; 10 sweep Over %os:,rn Texas with
the nrea,isy :orci. and mcr .crers weapon.
/ In .l,lla. and Ellis conic<, committees, colt
,.c,; os The caoi.sl, e,,.uj.. ,;il i..os. e>ccc
cil.r. wcrt appointed, ":'I wer- Al %nrk al l'-t
w,cl. n,c~ii 2e.,ing The wliglc AFFAIR. - one h1
r!,rsc inue.a.cIy Interested, knows w,.o coar,sc
The conm.,9c-, nos w!.el wiirn t.c! scot. OF
vi.a; do ~: doing. 'he.r ciiiy ree IS u n
certain what whites are al The baitoia o. tic plot.
40 one else interfere in the in.es:;gsiion
m ,-llfs. .:;e oGaiv Court H.. l,,.~y i ar. Is
o, az, ,s:e..-i.y and we'll ina:"';...l :,a'.,n.
III. ae.-. b ..ric, .io.i- ..ulc ..le.si anl III
r..ai ae~s-conc,lr in Tie e:.!.ts points;
aud I'll over the white o.. ;tcd ;ie pot and
,!;rc:lc,l llci, movements.
They promised The negroes ;i!cir lii'ery AMI
heir nra.!crs roo., cc., aaa to lead l'leia II
ka,lsa.: The mcrroc. ere ;oI also that Tie next
President ;ouli b. u Ncril.ern man. wic wo;til
free hc!n all.
The negroes concerned in Ellis county were
principally Of mature atc an.i these allowed by
their owncrs :, good 'lcal Of liberty. The yonMg
ones w,gc i!oi allowed 10 participate in the i'lo :;
anl i.ian. were no trusted in The .erFcI "t all.
'!l.;r i,l,a W.. 10 burn, ali is star, w:erc ar"~
a:.! ammunition were kept; aud on occ'i"n '!Ag-
.hv al, Of august. when The citizens were away
r.oi Heir l;,las and hoiises-!hc nc:,snc. were 10
ii,c, se;4c on all "rin$ n' headed Is their Whit
lc#t, 10 ;iae, the l:o.,~ here a:d 'hsrc, in'li'-
der ,.e!tncccss woirci, tt.sl AM destroy. :;ir IL
nally, it is lrysunc'l narcll Of ina body towards
Kansas.
waxalralcc was TO have been set fire TO on the
s.l.-.ll, ,;ic ,ay day Dal,.ls an'! n"ny o'hs: