, 1860-12-11

PROPOSED SEIZURE OF TIE CAPITOL
DIVISION OF ARMY AND NAVY. ETC.

04sA0sO~% " AAA1 AMI NAV /, Eli.
Correspondence Of the Philadelphia prrss,1
WAsu1soToa, Dec. G.
One Of the boasts Of the disuuionists most
current on the Avenue is, TINT they can take
possession Of all the public property ia the se-
ceding States. In day, and distinguished
leader Of the disunion conspiracy has made it
boast that one hundred and 1ifty thousand
stand OF arms belonging to the United States
-Aoveramcnts In Georgia will instantly be taken
possession Of By the people Of Georgia, ratacr
han allow them to remain In the hands Of the
Federal Government Southern agents arc
aow In this city, on their way to the North, for
tie purpose Of purchasing ammunition :,ld
,rus, and SO far las the movement against the
Union extended, that wcll-knoEn military ad-
'enturcrs arc gathering in this quarter, aud
making arrangements to assume Important 20
'ittons tn the anticipated army of occupation,
intended, as it will be, 10 sustain the secession
lists, aud tn set at defiance the laws Of the Fed
c1al Government Among other n1achinatiDEs,
that of dividing the army and navy is freely
suggested Southern officers in tic Ecryiccapf
tue United States arc invoked to snrrendA
their commissions, and high hopes are held out
to Ill Of rich reward In the event Of cnlietiar
nader the banner Of Southern Confedcracy,
Nay, moro than this, the monstrous assump-
:ion was yesterday put forth that the city Of
Washington, the political Of the Republic,
would bc captured by the disunionists, and
-::epub1ic they arc preparing to establish. To
this end, Virginia and Maryland are to be excl
led to such Hi extent rs to compel them to
side with the Cotton States, and then to Gt.-
:1a:ld surrender OF the District Of Columbia,
on the ground Of the original cession under
:lic Administration of General Washington,
and because they surround it.
Correspondents Gin, Gazette.1
WASHINGTON, Dec :, 1860.
An ii1nrc66fnn DFrxSi1S here n Enrn.A
that tho schemes Of the disuniopists, who have
sscerct organization throughout tho South and
'avc perfected n good military organization in
scrcr.l States, intend to strike s,lddeu blow
here at the Capital hoping to keep posseseicn
Of the public buildings and property here The
North is not prepared to meet such an attack,
Ind although the apprehension certainly ai,-
pears TO be gronndlcss, Northern Governors
ou.bfto give the matter consideration, We
should be Prcpard for Whatever lnoy happen In
these 1ebcllious times.
4 CANDID VIEW OF SECESSION,
EXTRACT or 4 PRIVATE LETTER FROM LADY
IN SOUTH CAnol1SA RECEIVED IN THIS
From tho n. +. TImes.1
K--,s C., Saturday, Dec, i, 1870.
Ny Dear Uncle: It Is with different feel
.ngs that cit myself to pen these lines 10
Tou, from those which nctuatcd me when |
vrote you Inst Then all looked bright ana
AeeFlly IN the lnture-now, how gloomy and
?.ortcntous, still tcrrcntly "prsy God tha.
:ry here is al as!ow with the fires Of the rev
tuition, and such is the intensity Of excite
,Ecnt That we can scarcely find time or incliua-
ion to Talk or think Of anything else than the
.'nlstic2l topics Of the day, and the moral and
,oclA consequences directly pertaining
70 secession. fear that secession and revolr-
ION arc. with our people, fo1egonc conclu-
'ions tnat VIC have gone so far, Iet1actiou AMI
recession are impossible, and that civil war,
ssth au Its consequent horrors, IL already Nh
III US. shuddcr for the wives aud molhcrs.
s|eters and babes Of South Carolina, Is CON
iou need not he surprised at any time to see
:Ac and the children in your midst, for no mr.
saIaent could Induce me to renal. an hour
longer than should b. compelled to, II the
worst should come to the worst
iou may imagine, dear uncle, our situation,
nut you can hcyer realize 1t In its futlnesss.
Already VIC tfcmblc in our homes In anticipa-
tson aud expcctantcy Of what Is liable to butst
iorth ut amy moment, negro i7sur7resion.
Could you see the care and p.rcautlon dis
played here by the proprietors Of the negroes,
:'ot only by planters, but Others, you Wouli
not for moment envy our possessions. Not
night paEses TINT VIC do not securely lock our
field servants in their quarters; but our most
loved md va!ued house servants, who Ia ord
inary times VIC would trust to any extent, arc
watched and guarded against With all the sc1u-,
uny and care that VIC possess. Our planters
md owners Of slave property do not allow
their scrsants 70 hare any intercourse with
each other, and tho negroes are confined strIct-
" to the premises where they belong. We arc
all obliged to Increase our force Of orcrseery
to prevent too ftcc intercourse even among
our own servants. The negroes feel aud NO.
ticc these new restraints, and naturally ask
:" why is this?" But ills unnecessary for them
- ask the question, for they oil comprehend
the cause u well as We who own them. Thcy
nave already learned enough to give them MI
u ca Of what Is going On in the State and ma
lion, and this knowledge they hare not gained
iron Abolitionists, as Some suppose, but from
The CONVERSATION Of their owners Indirectly
held In their presence. They have already
hcard Of Lfncoln's election, and hare heard |
also TINT be is for giving them their liberty, and
you may imagine the result
You haye heard that our scryauts all lore
their masters, and their masters families. and
would lny down their lives for ahe1u-that the
colortd race In the South prefers slayery to
lrcedom-that they would not be free If they |
could. &c, DC. That is but the posfyy of the
aims at nlght-in doublcbolting and barring
our dooss-in establishing and maintaining M
efficient patrol forcc-in buying witch dogs,
and IN taking turns in watching our sleeping
children, to guard them and ourselves from The
vengeance Of these loving scrrants"-a ven
66ea1ce 6se7 which, though now smouldeEing, is
liable to bnr6t out at my moment, to over |
Wac1m the state In spite Of the Palmetto fags
Of state precautions. '.~--
You At the North are not the only ones who
aIc suffering financially By this new panic:
The planters among us arc really suffering
from tho depreciation iu their property, A. 4
ready negroes are not worth half pricG No /
one daros to buy servnut, fearing lest he, in Il
doing SO, should be introducing ,upon his |
dom,