The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-08-06
The Addition Plot in Texas

We extract the following from a letter to
the Houston Telegraph, from Dallas giving
further particulars of the extensive Abolition
plot discovered there few days ago. some
account of which we have already givel:
The out-houses, granaries, oa is and grain of
Mr.. CRU Miller were destroyed a few days
after the destruction of Dallas. This led to
the arrest of some white men, whose inno-
cence, however, was proved beyond a doubt.
Several negroes belonging to Mr. Miller were
taken up and examined and Ceyelonments of
the most startling character elected A plot
10 destroy the country was revealed and
every circums tance, even To the minute de-
tailed. Nearly, or quite, a hundred negroes
have been arrested, and upon a close exami-
nation, separate and apart from each other
lhey ueposeu 10 the existence of n plot or con-
splracy 10 lay waste the country by fire
and assassinaton-to i'm poverish the land by
the destruction of the provisions arms and
ammunition, and then, when in a state of
heiplessness, general revolt of the negroes
was TO be gin on the first Monday in August
the day of election for State officers. This
conspiracy is aided and abetted by Abolition
emlssaries from the North, and by those in our
midst.
The details of the plot. and its modus ope-
randi are these Each county in Northern
Ie1as mas a supervisor iH the person of q
White man, whose name is not given each
county Is Iaid off into districts under the sub
agents OF this villain, who control the action
OF the negroes in the istricts, by whom the
hiring was TO be done. Many of our most
prominent citizens were singled out for assas-
sinatlon whenever they made their escape
from their burning houses Negroes, never
before suspected, are implicated, and the in
surrectionary movement is wde-s spread, to an
extent truly alarming. In some places the
plan was conceived in every form, shocking to
the mind and trigh tful in its results. Poison
ing was TO be added, the old females to be
slaughtered along with the men, and the young
and handsome women to be parceled out
amongst these infamous scOundrels. They
had even gone so far as to designate their
ch oice, and certain ladies had already been Sc
lected as the victims of these misguided mon
sters.
Fortunately, the country has been saved from
the accom- plishment of these horrors; but then
fearful duty remains for us. The negroes
have been melted 10 these internal proceed
ings by Abolitionists, and the emissaries Of
certain preachers who were expelled from this
county last year. Their agents have been
busy amongst us, and many Of them have been
in our midst. Some OF them have oeen iden-
titled, and have fed from the country; others
still remain, to receive a fearful accountable
~ from an outraged and infuriated people
Nearly hundred negroes have testified that 81
large reinforcement of AoolitiOnists are ex-
pected on the LIST of August and these 10 be
aided by recruits from the Indians, while the
Rangers are several hundred miles TO the
North of us. 1t was desired 10 destroy Dallas
In order that the arms and ammunition of the
Artillery company might share the same fate
Our Jail is filled with the villains, many of
whom will be hung, and that very soon. A
man was found hung at our neigh boring city
of Fort Worth, two days ago, believed To be
one of these scoundrels who are engaged in
this work We learn that he had stored away
number of rifles, and the day after he was
hung; load of six-shooters passed on to him.
but were intercepted He was betr yed by
one of the gang, and hence his plans were
Jhwarted. Many others Will share his fate
| have never witnessed such times. We are
nrOfnnnn1C no Hn1 do
and night, and know not what we shall be
called uDon to d1