Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1860-09-15
THE K TROUBLES.

The Baton Rouge (La.) AdrGcate admits to its
columns a letter from q person residing in Texas
to his brother in the former place. As a part Of
the history of the instruction, VIC copy some ex.
tracts from it,.
Texas, l may we'll say, is in ruins, or at least its
tendency accelerated by information of each ensu.
ing day, proclaims the rapid progress of the con-
fagrasion. The abolition incendiaries are melting
the negroes to a general instruction, with the in.
structiJn to burn all the towns and houses, and
upon the election day in November to rise en-
masse and finish the tragedy by a general butch.
cry. They are furnishing them with arms, money
and poison. Several towns have been burnt, to
wit Dallas burnt entirely to a%shes-frod at 2 o.
clock in the day, in eight or nine different places.
The citizens arrested about sixty negroes, who con.
fessed the firing of the town that they had been
hired by white men and told to destroy everything;
that on the election day they were to be free
would be furnished with arms, and that there
would be a general, indiscrimindte massacre Of
the white people. Twenty five of the negroes
we're hung, and two white men. They also stated
that it was to be general all over the state, and
subsequent events have sadly confirmed the truth
Of their testimony.
In connection with Dallas follows Brennan.
Bouham, Waxahachie, flour mills, several
private dwellings, an attempt to fire Quitman, Ty-
Ter, jefferson, and night before last Henderson
was burned to ashes. The most intense excite
ment prevails our citizens are in arms, and a.
night every street is posted with an armed senti-
mel. The minds of the citizens are now well ma
tured for a dissolution of the Union. Military
$500 -; 49, ho;ar c,,n,ol Co. kIok o,t,;notal
event. A man has but to proclaim himself a Union
man to attach instant opprobrium to his name.
The Union has now become a curse, and but q H.
cense to those northern scoundrels to ruin and lay
waste the South. There is no union of senti-
ment, sympathy Of soul, nor ~fraternal feeling sub
s%is:ing between the North and the South. 1t is
merely nominal an opposition of syllables-and
in contradiction OF hollow terms. But l have di.
crossed from my recital of facts, but the circum-
s~tances-violated rights, insultod honor, and threat
ened destruction of our dearest and most sacred
overwhelmingly occasioned it. News still
more startling and Infamous continues to address
itself to our ears, tina, are now almost deafened by
the storms Of Satanic aggression.
W are just in receipt of q letter from brother
Uub., stating that a great many negroes, being
suspected, were arrested aud every conceivable
poison was found upon their persons. They (the
negroesl said it was furnished them ~ pedlers, and
were told to poison the food, wells and springs of
their masters, and on the election day (which was
yesterday to put it in the public watering places,
etc.
The greatest excitement prevails there as well
as here. The most tru ~stworthy and honest ne
groes were implicated in tho plot. Again, we are
Just 10 receipt Of a letter from Ruff Perry, stating
that Mrs. Drisicld disappeared very suddenly yes
terday while her husband was attending the cleo
ton here in town, lie suppOses her to be muir
dered by the negroes and thrown into tho lake.
lie requested the citizens OF the Town to aid in the
search Of her, and in pursuance thereof. abou,
twenty responded TO The call. We.havo not as
yet heard the result Of their search and i~nvestiga.
ton.
In the name Of God, what are we coming to ?
Is this the time to be idle and cry U-n-i-o-n +?
God save us from the further perpetuatiOn of such
a desecrated, perverted. diabOlical Union. l say
Dissolve it-every man seize his musket and sol
EMMY swear upon the oppressed altar Of the
South 10 exterminate every I must say it, being
prompted by injured ~GeeIiDg) id ab0litionist