Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1861-02-28
Another Murderous
Conspiracy
President Lincoln TO be Shot at the
Inauguration Ceremonies.
WASHINGTON NEWS.
WASHINGTON Feb. 25

w ASHlNSTON TeD. 20.
The Third clause of Guihrie's PROPOSE
ton was debated to-day without VOTE
A session is being held tonight. Strong
efforts are making to come to conclusion
on the subject.
The War Department to-day received
corroborative dispatches that Gen. Twiggs
had surrendered to the Texas rebels all
the Government military property in his
charge. Sec. Holt had dispatched orders
to relieve him, but they could not have arri-
ved.
The most reliable report of the construc-
tion of Mr.. Lincoln's Cabinet is, Mr.. Sew
ard Sec'y of State; Bates Attorney Gen
eral; Glmer, of N. G. Sec. of Navy; G.
B. Smith Sec. of Interior; Wells, P. NJ.
General; Cameron, Secretary of Treasuy.
Dispatches to the Government report
also large expedition leaving Galveston
for the Rio Graude, consisting Of six COM
panes from Galveston and Houston, and
two frhm the interior. The object is de-
clared 10 be protection to the frontier in
tee event of the U. S. Troops being with
drawn. Col. Ford, an old soldier commands
the regiment.
1t is presumed here in army circles that
Col. E. v Sumner will be promoted to the
Commission dishonored and abandoned by
Gen. Twiggs.
Despite the exciting rumors brought to
the city last night, MIR. Lincoln slept and
rested well.
To-day, President Buchanan, Stanton,
and other prominent Democrats called on
Mr.. Lincoln.
Lord Lyons, and the Ministers of France,
Russia, Prussia, Spain, and elsewhere, left
their cards with Mr.. Lincoln as did also
the Secretaries of the various Legations.
Gen. Scott, Mr.. Seward aud several
prominent Republicans Senators We're clos
eied with him this morning concerning the
ceremonies connected with the Inaugural
ton.
At general levee given by Mr.. Lincoln,
several hundred gentlemen from al! sections
of the country, paid their respects to him.
This afternoon he visited the Senate and
House of Representatives.
MIR. Wood, the manager of the Presiden-
tial trip called to report this morning to
Gen. Scott. The General told him that
everything had been done as it should have
been, that he approved of every step, and
Mr.. Lincoln did exactly as he should have
done when he left Harrisburgh and came
through by the way of Baltimore.
Information is before the proper author
tiles tending to prove that an organized
band of 500 men have sworn that Mr.. Lin
coin shall never sleep 10 the White House.
A detective who joined them says the plan
is as follows The entire band are to oc-
cupy position as near the President on
Inauguration Day as they can obtain. One
of their number standing in the center of
them is to shoot Mr.. Lincoln with on air
gun, when the crowd of men around the
assassin will so hide him as TO render de-
lection impossible. Further details may
be obtained tonight, though for many rea-
sons it is deemed advisable to withhold
definite information.
A document was handed to Mr.. Lincoln
to-day signed by a majority of the New
York State Senate, headed by the Lieu
tenant Governor, recommending Mr.. Col
fax for Postmaster General. Mr.. Lincoln
observed that this was very strong. and
that there seemed very general desire
in many parts of the country that Mr..
Cofax should have the position indicated.
The Peace Convention has been in ses-
sion all day. The debate was the most
spirited. Mr.. Guthrie and some of his
friends became so much offended that
they left the hall and signified there inten-
tion not to 60 back. The Convention at
one time was very near breaking up, but
| better counsels prevailed-Mr. Guthrie sub