Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1860-12-25
Letter from Leesburg.

the snow storm IN your nelghb0rhood, ana
extending as far as Culpeper Court House,
sound curiously to us. We had not more
than two inches, and it quickly disappeared
Would to God that the political storm now
raging may disappear as rapidly. Its Ell
fects already are disastrous, and what will
they be when the full fury bursts upon US?
| have heard no one say that he pretended
to see any light ahead, and while every one
here | believe, would be entirely satisfied
with the compromise, or las that word does
not sound we'll in some ears, suppose We call
it) the adjustment of Crittenden, yet all are
fearful that the tide of fanaticiSm in the
North cannot be stemmed, and that what
looks to us like the insanity OF the hot
heads of the South is beyond cure.
The news of the secession OF South Caro-
lima was received here, as Il matter OF course,
ard | do not think that it excited much feel
ing. either for or against her. ! think 1t Is
pretty well settled that our interests are not
SO bound up with hers as to oblige rs to fol-
low her lead The threat to exclude orr
surplus slaves is regarded as mere ''bosh
ard nothing" and even if she did there is
coal and iron ore in our mountains, and IN
developed resources III our agricultural lands
tv give employment to as many slaves AZ the
present population of that classdu our State
will produce for a century to come, especial
ly as great many will be removed for
greater remuneration to the Clifton States
By the emigration Of their owners.
do not see why there should be any dis,
position in South Carolina to hold on to the
postal arrangements Of the United States,
unless it may be that gentlemen who have
so suddenly made themselves famous, do
not like as suddeny to 60 into obscurty, as
they would do by the stoppagc Of the mails,
and that they think il the irritation, which
is kept up by the circulation OF the inflam
matory newspapers in their own State, and
in the Northern States should be Gained
down by their withdrawal for d season, even
the PEG pie of South Carolina might feel
that the government Of the United States
was not altogether 4 burden.
henr Of no item Of town or country news
except the death Of our esteemed fellow
townsmnn. Benjamin Mausby. He has
been a resident Of our town for fUrtythree
years, and for forty years a member Of the
Episcopal Church, of which lie was the old
est Eestryman.
He had been for great while an OVerseer
of the Poor of Loudoun County, and had
performed the duties Of the Office with such
good judgment and gentIeness as to merit
the commentator Of us all. never knew
Il man, who more fully merited the title Of
IAN lsraeli!e, indeed, in whom there is DO
guile"
Our people are much pleased with the
preacher in charge OF the Methodist Episco-
pal Church. South, the Rev. AR. Duncan.
He has taken a high stand already as a
preacher aud Il Christian gentleman.
| hear that the wheat crop looks exceed
ingly WE'LL and it goes into the winter with
a strong root.
Our Union Prayer Meeting is held every
Sunday afternoon, in rotation. in the vari
Gus churches of the town, and most of the
meetings are quite interesting. While
praying for individual blessings, we always
remember our country most earnestly. In
God alone is our trust, for vain is the help
Of man ALlQUlS.
Great Robbsry-over $780, 600 Abstracted
An enormous robbery Of about eight hun
dred thousand dollars worth OF Trust Bonds
| belonging TO Indian tribes, from the Indian
Office of the Department Of the Interior
proper, has been discovered since Saturday
evening last. Tie disclosure was first made
| by the officer in charge OF the bonds, who
declares himself not to have protited by the
robbery, but to have permitted another par
ty, supposed to be in New York to obtain
possession Of them. 1t is not believed that
any coupons Of the bonds have been taken,
and it is also said that had the parties been so
disposed three millions of dollars worth Of
| bonds mi ght have been abstracted. No mo
| uey has been taken so far as Is known. The
| Secretary Of the Interior and the Attorney
General were engaged In making nyestga-
tons during the greater part OF Saturday
night and yesterday. Instructions have been
sent on to Marshal Rynders TO arrest the
party into whose hands the stolen property
is believed to have fallen. The abstraction
of these bonds is thought to have covered the
past five months, and TO have been hypothe
Gated to raise iunds.-Nn. Int.
WASmINGT1N, Dec 23.-Tne city was
thrown into tremendous excitement to-day
III consequence of the fact that the Secretary
Of the Interior, shortly after his return from
Raleigh yesterday, summoned to his office
the Secretary Of State and the Attorney Cen
eral and District Attorney. 1t appears that
this was done upon the statement of GODDARD
Bailey (who has the charge of the Indian
Trust FUND.- to the Secretary Of the Interior,
that he bad taken from the iron sale Il large
amount Of State bonds and coupons belong
ing to the Trust fund and that they We're
DO longer in the possession Of the govern
meet. up.n investigation in the presence of
| Mr.. Bailey, his statements were unfortu-
ultely found to be but too true. The amount
distracted is about $4,000.
The information upon this matter was
first given by Bailey himself, and it is gen
orally supposed the bonds were used for the
purpose OF hypothecatiUn t. raise money for
temporary purposes, but the panic by which
every description Of stock has been stricken
down rendered the parties unable to redeem
them. Further disclosures, duplicating third
parties, are anticipated upon his examination.
We learn in addition to what is stated
above that full disclosures have been made
by GODDARD Bailey the first clerk in the 0 :
lice Of the Secretary Of the Interior, cOncerrl-
ing the abstraction OF the buuds The ecu
ponS which were attached to the bjnds civ.
ing The interest for the last six months are
safe, but the bonds were taken OUT promiscu-
ousy, and, with the coupons detached. are
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