The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1860-09-11
THE ABOLITION PLOT IN TEXAS AND.
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ment already existing there.
II Among other things, it is stated that man
named PeHce had been arrested on the charges of
being concerned in the burning of the town of
i Henderson, and that the proof is almost positive
against him .-.sg 80. .-sss., sa.ssf s
The people are driving from the upper counties
! Of the State every individual the least suspected
of Abolitionism. .-- ..--..-.-
The town Of Mount Vernon has been DESTROYED
by incendiaries, one of whom was caught and hung
. \ plan to burn Sulphur, Springs had been dis
covered. !. \ slave negro preacher acknowledged
that he and others had set apart certain time to
burn all the. dwellings in the place, and commit
other depredations; and then, in case they could
not whip out the whites, they were to take all the
horses they could lay their hands on, and fly to
| the Indian nation !. p - . .. -
T An attempt was made to burn Tndianola, but it
was discovered in tule to prevent serious loss,
l., The Crockett Argus says that considerable ex-
element exists in that and the adjoining county
! of Anderson. Several barns and one dwelling
! had been burned. These acts of the incendiaries
were directly traced to negroes .-- a.
4 white man implicated with the negroes had
been hung near lone, 80 .. $500
A plot to burn and destroy had been discovered
among the negroes in Tyler Prairie ~. .,
Various persons had been ordered to leave the
State. .-t . .--....a - - .
Vigilance Committees were continually forming.
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gSERvILE INsURREcTIoN.-A most dabolical
plot bas been discovered with our negro popula-
ton, contemplating the destruction of Taadega,
the massacre Of the citizens, and the ravaging of
the surrounding country The plan is exten-
Esive, deep laid and has been on hands some
months. Suspicion first aroused to the fact as
much as three or for weeks since, but nothing
known of its extent or exact character until about
fortnig ght since, when the plot was disclosed to
the NIessrs Lane, by one of their negroes. This
led to the examination Of other negroes, who upon
being, separately examined, testified to the same
! result. The concurrent testimony of many other
slaves, subsequent to this, gives the moral
Vction that tour5citizens have been sleeping with
all the barbarous. caamities Of servile insurrec
ton hanging over: oyer us u.s. - = =. =
some of the negroes implicated in the proposed in
surrection, and was struck with the adaptation Of
the plan to excite both the cupidity and fears Of
the negro. The lure Of lucre, lust and unbridled
liberty was held out inducement to engage
in the hellish plot while those who betrayed the
plan, or refused to join it, were threatened with
certain death. .-. ...E . .. 5. ..s-..
The plan of attack was, to assemble at Talla-
dega separate into small parties repair to all the
houses In town, fire them simultaneously y and then
| to. stand by the doors and murder the whites as
theyeran out. The time agreed upon for the as
saut was some Saturday night about the middle
Of September. 4. vs. Es- IA -s .- -..s-s..s..
The concurrent testimony Of the negroes exam
ined, goes to show beyond possibility of doubt,
that the whole plot has been coneocted and set
foot by white men. It shows, too, that Abolition
emissaries has been in our midst, incitng our
slaves to rebellion, and conspirng against the lives
of our citizens. 9~s~ - -sss -..... Es.5 . s-.lr
Two white men, citizens of our county, Q4em
Paine and Steadham) have been arrested and
lodged in prison., There is every moral conviction
that they are instgators in the insurrection. Ten
negroes have been tai Ken and put in JAIL leaders
in the proposed rebellion. AS there is every rea-
son to believe that similar plots in existence in
other districts in the South, it becomes the duty
Of every community with slave population, to see
that no torchesar preparing for the destruction
of their homes and that knives are forging for
the butchery of. their mothers, wives, daughters
and sisters. ~. a ...s. -; .s.>.. ... s., MIA
A Vigilance Committee has been formed in our
county, which has been for some days past actively
engaged in lerrctting out the offenders As
'eternal vigilance is the price of liberty" SO is
actiue uigiiapcein in this age of Abolition raids, the
price of life = s. =, -ts-z zz4s p. - Ez-s
s HUNG.--Len Paine, who was lods sed in jail last
week. under the charge of melting slaves to insur-
rection was forcibly taken. from his prison. last
night, and hung from a large China tree near DIR.
McKenzies tan YARD. The JAIL it appears, was
entered by strategy; large body OF armed men IN
disguise, called Mr. Pucket, the jailor, up, under
the pretext of having felon. The moment the
door was opened, the crowd rushed in, seized sMr
Pueket, and demanded the keys to Paine's CELL on
pain of death. He was forced to yield. Paine
was carried off, and this morning was found hang
ing as above stated. The Coroners jury brought
in verdict in accordance with the above facts r,g
No blame is attached to the jailor, Mr Pucket.
: -TaUadega Uatchtouer, 29h nit. - gse-Es,a
ABOLITION PLOT IN SEBMA.-The following
| startling news (says. the Montgomery Mall5 comes
to us from perfectly reliable source: azE aafss.
SELMA. Ala, August 30.-Theres is great ex-
ctement here while | write. A yelow<sman
named Milton, belonging, / believe, to DIR. Gee,
and who stays at the Gee House, IN this city,
taken up about half an hour since an aecomplice
in the insurreeionary conspiracy IN this section.
Milton has heretofore borne an irreproachab.e
character in this city szsz s-esezs ss5@ aas4aaz
The Mayor has issued call for a meeting of the
citizens of Selma, to take immediate action on the
subject Considerable excitement prevails among
the community. = There Is now doubtof the ex-
istence of diabolical scheme to ncite insurrec-
tien in this section behooves all be strictly
upon their guard gre lassF 47 .-@s- s. g3la-, ,an
II the s.frst circles" no one speaks OF perspir-
ing anymore; what was once called sweating"
and recently "perspiring" is now the "sufering a
| diminution Of the tissues by evaporation"