Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1860-08-23
Abolition Plot liz Texas.

= lat ulS., WeutiouS meetings OF ciu-
zens at Anderson, Hems;ead, Breu-
ham, Paris, &c, and the appointment
of Vigilance Committees, in conse-
quence Of the developments Of the
Abolition plot. The Telegraph says:
1t has been ascertaincd that the
negroes of Grimes county have held |
secret meetings. and many Of them
are supplied With arms.
In Fayette county a band of rna-
aways was thought to have been or
ganized, to make break for Mexico.
The Gilmer Tribune reports the
arrest Of three negroes in that town
Jon the 10Th. They had in their pos
session passes, papers, and various
documents, way-bilis TO the midas
/ Nation, pistols, powder, caps and wri-
ting materials They said they were
from Henderson county.
The house of DR.. w. w. StelI, of
Lamar county, was fred by q negro
on the 10Th, and completely burned.
| A letter in the Waco Democrat,
written from Waxahachie, by Judge
Buford, of Dallas, confirms the &C
counts Of the troubles in Ellis and
Dallas. 1t says: ''Since you left
this place the investigation Of the
Vigilance Committee Of Dallas has
He'd to very important discoveries,
duplicating nearly ell the negroes Of
Ellis and adjoining counties. To-
day committee was organized ID
! this county, who have ascertained
the existence Of a most perfect and
thorough organization, having for
tits object an iadisoriminate massacre
iof the white population. Under
the lash the negroes have admitted
} that they had in their possrssioo
deadly poisen,, to be administered
to their masters families in food; and
when d.m ,nded of them, they have
gone TO the kitcbea and produced
The poison
' Ia every pr, Of the State the
people seem to b. 81 the alert, and
! sc have no far Of any FUR her out
: break. Ths troubles in Els, D4pas
b Denton and TsriaDt COUNTIES vii
0 be settled by the citizens. The com
: mittess at work there are composed
g of the best men In the several coun.
ties, a1d seem determined to MAKE
a clean thing Of the mltter They
+ are receiving the support Of the whole
population.
!: The plot seems TO have been deep
:, lGid aud wide spread A large num-
; bar of imported arms and ammaDi-
5 ton have besn discovered ~ the
I hands of negroes, and 10 ons instance
9 Fort WORTH an arsenal Vas seized
: having City shot guns snd fifty re-
e volyers, ready for distribution to the
negroes by white man Ths white
3 man Sss, Of course, hung to the near
5 est tree 20 be found The plan was
to be executed simultaneously iu sew
+, ersl counties, and Ia TIE same way
10 all. Stores and dwelling houses
, were burued aud others we're to
have bseu burned. The people
we're to bavs been attacked on cleo
lion day. killed by poison, By shoot
ing, sc, and the whole band was to
; rendezvous for City miles around, and
I march in a body TO Kansas or Mexico.
The Investigations Of the commit
tees have necessarily been carried on
with closed doors, and it has been
deemed prudent TO make no publ
cation Of the usmes Of parties i'm
p!icaied until they skaI. be able to
: establish their guilt, and al owe all.
, I'll! they shall be ALE to ares! them.
} 1t seems that outside Of these
, counties the plot vas 10, SO well laid
and attempts to carry it out have
thus fsilsd. 1t is very doubtful to
our minds whether it extended as
far as some think, though the patrols
established in many Of the counties
will be apt to lring to light all the
facts in the case. We believe, how.
ever, that the plot was only perfected
in Dallas and Denton, bnt had it not
been discovered there, it would have
been extended to half the counties in
the State.