Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-08-09
The Abolition Plot in Texas-Further Par.
ticuiars

lFrom the Houston (Texas) Telegraph, July 2s
From Dallas We learn that one or two white
men have been hung. From Wsxahachie we
have seen letter written by merchant to
his correspondent in this city, which gives
some Of the details of a conspiracy there to
murder the people and destroy the town, in a
manner similar to that of Dallas. The plot
was to have been carried out last Sunday 1t
was discovered, however, and two white men,
whose names are not given, were hung on Sat-
urday last, the 2lst inst Some twenty odd
negroes were to be hung next week.
Mr.. Cruder, who is just down from the upper
country, confirms the accounts we have received
from DR.. Pryor. He states that in Dallas they
have eight or ten negroes, who appeared to be
ringleaders, in confinement They will prob
ably be hung In Waxahachie the discovery
was made through the voluntary confession of
a negro woman belonging TO Mr.. Marchbanks
Throughout the whole region, embracing Dsl-
las, Ennis, Tarrant, and Denton counties, the
testimony of the negroes has been the same.
They have all agreed in saying that they were
to burn the houses aud murder the women on
the first Monday in August They were then
TO attack the people at the polls, aided by the
reinforcement Of the expected abolition band
and having got possession OF arms, provisions,
etc, fight their way to Mexico.
At Waxahaehie, as appeared by the cOnfes-
sion of the negroes, negro was detailed to
burn that place on the Sth the same day as
the fire at Dallas and Denton, but while in
town for the purpose, box of matches acci-
deHtslly got on fire in the store Of Angelman
Il Garrison, and the alarm so frightened the
negro that he fled from the town. Afterward,
rs he was about to carry out his instructions, a
isgrO, who had come fifteen miles for the pur-
pose In the night, informed him that the plot
had been discovered in Dallas, and they were
hanging all the negroes, and warned him to
drop the matter. This saved Wsxahachie.
From the Galveston News, July IS ]
We learn from a gentleman, resident of
Ellis county, who left Waxahachie on Monday
last, and arrived this morning. some further
details of the results of the discovery of the
dlsbOlicsl abolition plot, which was to sweep
over northern Texas with the incendiary Is
torch and murderers weapon.
In Dallas and Ellis counties, committees,
composed of the coolest steadieSt and most re-
spectacle citizens, were appointed, and we're
at work all last week stigsting the whole
affair No one but those Immediately inter-
ested knows who compose the committees, nor
where or when they meet, or what they are
doing. The chief object is to ascertain what
whites are at the bottom of the plot. No one
else interferes in the investigation.
In Ellis, the county court has organized pa
trolls on an extensive and well managed system.
The negroes cOnfessions-madea apart and at
great diStanceS-cOncur in the leading points !;
and all aver white men originated the plot and
directed their movements.
They promised the negroes their liberty and
their masters goods, etc, and to lead them to
Kansas the negroes were told also that the
next President would be a Northern man, who
would free them all.
The negroes concerned in Ellis county were
principally Of mature age and those allowed by
their owners good deal of liberty. The young
ones were not allowed to participate in the plot,
and many were not trusted with the secret at
all Their idea was to burn all the stores where
arms and ammunition were kept; and on cleo
ton day-the 9th of August, when the citizens
were away from their farms and houses-the
negroes were to rise, seize on all the arms, and
headed by their white leaders to attack the
houses here and there, murder defenseless wO-
men, burn and destroy, and finally. it is pre-
sumed, march of in body toward Kansas.
Waxshachie was to have been set FIRE to on
the 6th-the same day Dallas and so many
other places were fred; but an accidental fire
in the town, that day, aroused the citizens, and
the negro appointed to the deed became alarm
ed, and left. lie was to have returned and
repeated the attempt last Sunday, had not the
plot been discovered.
A letter from Austin states that several at
tempts at incendiarism have recently been
made in that city and that, in consequence,
there is great excitement, and the citizens are
patrolling every night.