Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1860-08-23
Terror i'm Texas.

RumOrs rs thick autumn leaves fly over
Texas relative TO negro plots for numbering the
people and burning the towns. But after all
there seems 10 be but little, save rumor The
papers tell what is reported from other localities
but have but little actual information to COM
muncate.
The Austin Gazette says:
The excitement CONSEQUENT upon the revela-
tiOns made by negroes under examination con-
tinues unabated. Already nearly Eundred
blacks baye been arrested and examined sepa-
rately before a committee of vigilance appoint
ed for that purpose. This committee consists
of the most respectable and responsible men of
this county, whose proceedings have been
characterized by the utmost prudence and mod
Grafton.
The developments are of the most startling
character, unfolding the most diabolical plot
that the wickedness of man could invent, TO de-
stroy this whole section of country.
In the town of Lancaster, the same general
plot was reyealed-to burn the town; to poison
the inhabitants; TO assassinate the aged females
and to seize and appropriate the young and
handsome for their villainous purposes. The
stage came in from Waxahatchle Yesterday,
bringing news Of the high state of excitement
in that town. The conspiracy and instruction
airy spirit extend to that place in all the horrid
forms contemplated in this place. Throughout
the country, so far as We can learn, the same
thing exists. That town was destined 10 be
burned, the people to be poisoned and slaugh-
tered, and the remaining property to be distri-
buted among the victorious blacks. On Red
Oak Creek, the chief poisoner had been arrest
ed and executed. Negroes at Waxahatchie
have been detected with the poison in their
possession; and runner in town yesterday re-
ports that there have been several executions at
that place. We have not yet received the par
tIculars.
The Houston Telegraph states that meetings
are being held all over the State to bring the
perpetrators of these outrages 10 summary JUS
tice. 1t adds "Some of these papers affect to
ridicule the idea that this has been an outbreak
planned and controlled by Abolitionists We
think there can be no earthly doubt of the fact.
The plot seems to have been deep laid and wide
spread. A large amount of imported arms and
ammunition have been discovered in negroes
hands, and in one instance (Fort WORTHY an ar
senal was seized, having fifty shot guns and fif
ty revolvers, ready for distribution to the negroes
by a white man. The white man was of course
hung to the nearest tree. The plan was to be
executed simultaneously in several counties. and
the same way in all. Stores and dwelling
houses were burned; and others were to have
been burned. The people were to have been
attacked on election day and killed by poison.
by shooting, ETC., and the whole band was to
rendezvous for fifty miles around, and march in
body TO Kansas or Mexico.
The negroes from all parts Of Dallas, Ellis
and Denton counties have confessed sometimes
voluntarily and sometimes under the lash, but
all to the same effect, and all reporting the same
feature of the plot. The Investigations CT the
committees have necessarily been carried on
with closed doors. and it bas been deemed pru-
dent TO make no publication of the names of
parties implicated until they shall be able TO
establish their guilt, and above all they shall
be able to arrest them.