Newbern weekly progress. [volume] (Newbern, N.C.) 1858-1863, 1860-11-06
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From the New York Times.

HE DISDNlON PLOT.
Schemes Of the DiSuniDniStS- Their Progyamhpe
of Operation Disclosures Of F'cdcrM GRcc-
U"ider-Comptictty Of Cabinet O6iciuts- Is it II
HOar.
WAsnINGToN, Wednesday, Oct "a, 1860
1t is my painful duty TO contrm, undoubted
authority, the staments which have gone abroad
from this city, duplicating certain high officials
in the most diabocal schemes of treason and dis
union. The gentleman Who revealed the plot is
Il. j. Lackey Esq, late of the Treasury Depart
ment He is Il Nirginian by birth, and SON in
law of Ex-Governor King of Missouri and enjoys
4 reputation in this community for integrity and
goodness of heart, of which any might be
proud. He was dismissed from Office a few
weeks ago on the pretended ground that he bad
declared his preference for Lincoln over Breci1-
nridge. This he denies. and the probabilities
all 60 to sustain his denial for he is not only Il
Southerncr. hut the owner of a large amount Of
slave property in Missouri.
Mr.. Lackcy distinctly states that high official
in the Treasury Department communicated to him
the plan OF the Disunionists, OF W hich he cordially
approves The pian stated, is for the Govern
0rs OF the Southern States to sconvene their Leg
SlattrcS by proclamation on the Sth dag Ot NOccHD-
Der, or as soon thereafter as the election of Mr.
Lincoln can be ascertaired that Tire LrgiSt0tHrcS
arW procccd 10 declare The Union diSs0iscd and to
proMOuncc IN tnr0r Of Mr.. BTcckiGTidgc tic PrCS
ids.nt 0f the Southern Suites.
Mr. Laclcy at once denounced this reasonable
scheme. and pointed out the folly and wickeGness
Quences to which attempt to put it in cxccu-
ton would lead. There can be little doubt
that this patriotic and honorable course of his
was the real ground of his dismssion, although
his preference for Mr.. Douglas; and his refusal to
pay black mail for the promotion OF Breckinrdge S
election would be ample excuse for it. in the esti-
nation of Mr. Cobb.
am sorry to say that there is every reason to
believe that Secretary Cobb is aware of, and lis
tened to this conspiracy against the Constitution
and laws of his country, which he has taken a
solemn oath to support, if he is not himself an
abettor in it. He is the bosom, friend ofthe gen
tieman who revealed it to DIR. Lackcy, and that
friend who is n man of excellent character. IS
known to be profoundly impressed with an idea
of the wisdom and patriotism of the Secretary
If Mr.. Cobb has no sympathy with this nefarious
scheme, he will not permit those who avow their
complicity to hold office under him. 1t is mon
strous that conspirators against the Government
are not only permitted to 90 at large in the face
of day, but the peculiar favoritcs of the party
in power and the recipients gifts patfanagc.
The Georgia papers freely state that Mr.. Cobb,
while on his recent visit to his home, avowed
himself in favcr of Disuniop III the event of Mr..
Lincoln's election. This allegation, and the
charges made by Mr. Lackey cannot have escaped
his notice, the notice of the official organ. Yet
no con tradiction has been put forth and the in
ference is irrepressble that the charges true
If Mr.. Cobb was impeached by the obScnrest
newspapers or politician in the Union, of disloyalty
to slavery the official paper would take the earli-
est opportunity to brand the allegation faiae
but an inputation upon his loyalty to the Union,
and to his official oath is deemed of too little con-
sequence to require contradiction.
But the Treasury plan of Southern Confeder-
acy is by no means Il secret confined to the supe-
rior officers of that department. The subordi-
mates are burting it about the streets in a tone
of defiance, which shows that they have the ut
most confidence III its
1 give the president credit for being opposed
to disun1ou. But is it not his imperative duty
to inquire into these charges, in which his own
officials are involved? OBSERVER.