The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1861-02-13

Later Developments = Apprekens'ons ~ a.
Soott-the Forces Assemb ed at the Co..
Plans Of the C,n'pirssors.
The Washington correspondent Of The Chie..
go T. ibune SANS:
The excitement and alarm In relation n a..
seizure OF ,his capital by the insurgents in VI.
GINA and Maryland, have been again provoh.I
by recent Developments made to Gen Scott ~
the Cabinet. speak that chiok kro,r H..
l say that the tancied security OF the week -
has given away, aud that in the circles comne..S
whose business il 10 10 guard this place, the M.
most apprehension exists. The alarm. vieh
enough, has not been comman Gated to the mr.
lie; hence the property holders and other, ~.
who have permanent interest 10 the pro.n.r;,.
of the city still fancy that the storm has No.
over, and that they may so TO bed in pesc.
But there il no doubt that . widely ext.na.A
conspiracy tor the armed occupation Of w..A'
ington exis 9; and that to that end the m;n,..
men Of two adjoining States are drilled. po. !.
the time approaches, daily. The plan 10 suoc,..
ed TO be to bring into the cit, quietly b~,or, .
given day, sufficient number vi sccession;.s.
~ith arms, aud Oh preconcerted night ana
| given hour. come forth from lher hiding ,,l.c..
aud take possession of the great public buldiu..
the Capitol, the Post Office, the War ana ~
w Departments, &c.-and, rs each one Of IT,.
has the strength aud solidity OF 6rst-cl,sa ~.
uhca,lon, hold them, rs they might until rrin,
ioicements could come. Letters setting for,l
these plans With great particularly are eonss.ss
ly coming 10 the officers of he Cabinet from an
parts oil The South. They are from sources vhicA
entiile them 10 the utmost respect, and thev ~.
addressed 10 men who cannot be fooled By bue.
a'boos which alarmists invent. Sufficient for ~
10 say that they are, after being compared vhh
each other. siiled out and examined, a. tar !.
practicable, In regard To the alleged facs cos.
Vi"cing 10 the military men here; aud that G..
Scott has made them and the result of hs ind.
pendent observations the subject Of commu,i.
cation To the President as Comm Ander-in-Ch CHI
Ia which he does not hesitate to declare that H.
safety OF the city is imperilcd and that aeaips
the forces in organization for attack, he csnpas
answer for It's safety with the means at hs Con-.
mand. The President is still vasclstine Ana
doubtful-promising to-day add relr.c,ime q.
morrow - advising with Scott aud Hols n ths
morning, and sending for Shde in the si,erueoa.
lie will lot see, or, seeing, wilfuly dlsb~lievn
the danger; aud hoping that nothing will b N.
qured, leaves everything undone. There IN
about seven hundred troops in the cily, viii
some twenty -four pieces OF artillery but In shs
event Of trouble they would not be promptlv
backed 10y the militia vi the District; and hv
themselves they are Tar too few To stand asaiss
the overpowenng force that Mar land aud VII.
GINA would launch against them but Gen. Soon
Is uutiriug as he is Jealous, and whatever hs
can get permission 10 d., he will do With an ere
single To the peace and safety Of the country |:
and il is possible that his preparations may be .
complete before the day OF the Contemplated ~
tack comes, that the reasonable effort viii b.