Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1860-09-13
AbeIitienisls ID AIabama---A Plot
for a Ssr1iIe lBsurreeliOn De-
teeted... One Nan Hurg.

LttttdV1C Auu II SfS
The Talladega Gala. Watcbtower
of the 29th ult., contains the fol.
lowing particulars:
A most eiabolical plot has been
discovered With ouI negto population,
contemplating the destruction OF TAI
ladega, The massacre Of the citizens,
and the raysging Of the surrounding
country. The plan is extensive deep
laid, and has Been on hand some
months. Suspicion was frat aroused
10 the fact, as much as three or four
weeks since, but nothing WAS known
Of its extent or exact character, until
a5Outa fortnight since, when the plot
twas disclosed 20 Messrs. Lane by one
of their negroes. This led to the ex-
animation Of other negroes, who,
uron being separately examined,
testified to The same result. The
concurrent testimony Of many
other slaves, subsequent to this,
gives Us the moral conviction that
our citizens have been sleeping with
all the barbarous cslsmities Of a SER
vile instruction hanging over US.
We have been present at the ex-
animation Of seme Of the negroes i'm
plieated in the proposed instruction,
and we're struck with tie adoption
OF lie plan 10 excite both the cupid
i;y AMI tie fears Of the negro. TIE
lure Of lucre, lust. anu unbridlsd lib
erty was held out as an inducement
to engage in the helIish pot, while
those who betrayed the plan, or re-
fused to join it. we're threatened With
certain death.
The Plan Of attack was, to assem-
bic at TallaGega, separate into small
parties, repair to all Of The houses
in town, fire them simultaneously.
and then to stand by the doors and
murder the Whites as they ran oct
The time agreed uron for TIE ss-
sault was some Saturday night, about
the middle of September.
Tie concurrent testimony Of sll
the negroes mined, goes to show,
teyond the possibility of doubt.
shat The Who'll plot las been concoc
ted aud set on foot by white men.
1t shcws, too, that Abolition ennis
salies have been in our midst, incl.
ting Our slaves to rebellion. and
consjiring against the lives Of our
citizens.
Two white men, citizans Of our
county, Linn Paine and SteaGham)
; have been arrested aud lodged il
Prison. There is.every moral con-
vicliou that they TIE insiiga;Ors in
the instruction. Ten negroes have
been taken AID put in Jail, as leaders
in the proposed rebellion.
As there is every reason 10 be-
lieve that similar Ilots are In exis-
; tence in other districts in the South, i;
becomes the duty of every communi-
y with sl>ve population, 70 sec
} that no torches are preparing for the
destruction Of their houses, and that
. no knives are going for The bu'chery
, Of their mothers AID wives, daugh.
tiers, ard sisters.
a Vigilance Committee has been
folmed in Our county, which has
been for some days rass actively en-
gagged in f,rreting out tie offenders.
As "etcrual vigilance is the Price Of
liberty" so IS acfjre rigIeace in this
age Of Abolition raiIs, the price Of
life.
Hang.-Ltm Paine, who vas
lodged in jill last week, under the
charge of melting slaves to insur-
reciion, was GoIcitiy taken from bis
prison and hung from a large China
tree neal DR.. Mckenzie 5 lanyard.
Tie Jail 1t arpea.s was entered By
strategy: a large parry Of armed men
ia disguise, called Mr.. Pocket, the
jailor, up, under pretext Of impriscn-
log feIon. TIE moment The door
was opened. the crowd rushed in,
seized Mr.. Packet, and demanded
the keys to Paine's cell, on pain Of
death. lie WIS forced TO yield
Paine was carried of, and this morn
iuS was found hanging as above
stated.
! a letter TO the Montgomery Mail
from Sllma, dated the 30th uit..
says:
There is great excitement here
while / write. A yellow m n
named Milton, belonging, believe,
Ito DIR Zoo anil who StavS IF tho