Newbern weekly progress., 1861-01-01

the thru paragraph OF the second SectlOn OF the
fourth article of said Constitution. and no
amendment shall be made to the Constitution
which will authorize or give to Congress any
power to abolish or interfere with slavery in
any of the States by whose laws 1t is or may
be allowed or sanctioned
That. "Plot" ExplOded-NObOdy
Hurt-The Children OF Africa Com
tented and Quiet-The Eqnanim-
ity of the ssCape Fear Region -
Restored!
The following from the Wilmington Journal
of the goth must prove soothing to the nerves
of persons who became so wonderfully excited
been developed but which somehow did not
come off according to the bills, in the ''Cape
Fear Region" about Christmas times. High
public flnctionaries and others should not be
so easily led astray the next time, especially
in so delicate matter:
On Monday last the investigation of the ru
mored insurrection in this and the adj djacent coun
ties took place ut the Court House here, before
his Honor, Judge French
Without going into unnecessary detail, the his
tory Of the affair appeared to be that some weeks
siuce letter mailed at Llllington. N. e., di
rected to VIM. H. Anthon. I6 Exchange Place
New York said Anthem being treasurer Of an
ti-slavery society. The letter signed be-
half of the Doddrige Cadet Company. toy r. Pig
Of Secretary, and said that there would be an
surrection ON the 22d December; that there we're
cor cerned in the scheme some ~ whites, 80
100 slaves and 40 or 50 free negroes; said they
had some guns. swords and axes, but wanted am
muntiou. and besides, were short of money and
could not borrow any more for fear OF attracting
attention The letter further said that $500 were
Immediately necessary, and should be sent to +.
Doddrlge ut Magnolia, said Doddrige beng Cap
tail of the Doddrige Cadets. The writer further
said hat the shareholders had whipped him OF,
the night after the election and he was bon1d to
have revenge, etc. The plan stated was first to
seize the fort at the mouth of the river, where
they could maintain themselves aga nst any odds
Anthem " as requested to show the letter to
Horace Greely and other friends, and have it cir
culated.
This letter was forwarded to Governor Ellis by
the parties receiving i: in New York. The Gov
ernor although the.e were some things in the
letter that crra'cd the suspicion of lis being a
hoax. still thought 1t necessary III these critical
times to have it investig ated, especially as two
days after the date of tht letter to Anthon (27th
Nov the postmaster at Magnolia received a let
ter from Lilng enclosing stamps with 4 re-
ques that any letters for Z Doddridge should
be forwarded TO Llllington In order tu detect
the writer OF the 7. Doddridge letter a letter as
mailed aud forw artied i'll accordance with drec
n
sonew here b-tw sixteen and seventeen
named Scion Larkins. wfo was arrested last w eek.
Two other persons were also taken up OH suspi
cion. The youth. who is quite Intelligent. nas
al" ays borne good character, aud is the sou of
highly respectable parents, Omitted the writing
Had never talked about it TO anybody He
wanted to fool the AbUlitonists 1t he had got
the money his OBJ ject as TO have started g job
printing ofsice with it and returned it In short
time
Sundry witnesses were examined to prove the
character of the detendant-the interest he had
taken i'll getting up military company at Lilling
ton-hls zeal i'll the cause OF Southern rights, ct
cetera. Evidently the letter was boy ish freak
highly blameab!e, but not cognlZable under the
statute. There was circumstantiality about it's
statements that demanded that it should be look
ed after. Before the Harper's Ferry affair." high
"a sffcials received warning apparently less reliable
than T. is. and committed serious mistake in
neglectlng to attend to it. T. D. Meares, ESD
member for Brun~ ick. and Mr. Stanford one. OF
the common RS from Duplin, came down from
Raleigh to see if there was any discoveries 10 be
made. The whole matter would have passed of
uietly but for All inadvertent publication in the
Colds boro' Tough Notes. Like the rest of us
sometimes, the Editor of the Notes failed to exer-
else his uSUl caution.
A young named Taylor and Mr. T NJ
Chatterten " ere taken up on suspicion, but there
appearing 30 evidence " hateve. to Connect them
:" nth the affair in any way, they We're promptly
The only thing that Appeared t.
point at Mi Chatterton at all the name ut
p Dodarige." II would seem that for "a short
time Mr.. ChatteTton who formerly Went to Sea
had, after usage among scantn called
himself w H. Daughters never y. Dudd1ie
Even while passing Daughters al" ays received:
letters from the North Chatterton. There was
no ground of suspicion against
~hatterton i'll this or a. y other He proved
as good record upon the question of fidelity to
he institutions OF the State as any body.
The young man Larkins discharged He
lad acted wrongly. but evidently without hesIa-
ton or reflection, and certainly without compiled
y with any body. 1t will be u lesson to him.
B. V. Carroll, Esq, postmaster at Magnolia,
md others, SO far deemed necessary were |
with consulted with by the |
Governor, but until the accidental publication
made 10 outside even suspected that anythine
vas ''out
The authorities here were very properly put on |
heir guard AMI had the thing been real plot it
would equally have failed.