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Incendiarism in Charlotte, N. Carolina.
In the midst of the exciting events now taking place at the anticipated points of collision between the Northern and Southern Governments, the systematic and persistent efforts which have recently been made to burn up the town of Charlotte, North Carolina, on account of its strong seceCharlotte, North Carolina, on account of its strong secession sympathies, have not attracted the attention they deserve.
An intelligent correspondent of the Charleston Courier gives a detailed account of the plot, which is full of interest.
The first fire was on the morning of Friday, the 29th of March, evidently the work of an incendiary, which was only prevented by the greatest exer nd in every instance they have been returned to their owners by both white and black.
There is not the slightest suspicion of the slaves.
The fire companies of Charlotte are composed principally of slaves, having regular uniform; and had it not been for their untiring labors and noble conduct, the whites would have been almost ho