, 1861-02-16


The train leaves for Buffalo at 9 A. n. to-
morrow, where the party are to pass the Sab
bath.
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
Counting the Vote-An old Cock
Ing Bown-idorris,a Report on the
Floyd Hobbery--"Tle Peace Con-
greHs--A National Convention--Lfn"
coin Speaks.
From Our Own Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Feb. 10, 1861.
To-day the votes for President aud Vice
President were counted by the two Houses Of
Congress, aud Abraham Lincoln and Hannibal
Hanlin were declared elected, according to
the provisions and forms Of the Constitution.
No interruption was anticipated.
!; There is an old chap In this city who hse
given notice that If there is any fighting to*be
done be wants to be counted in" Thereup-
on the little tire-eating cockade gentry hare
indicated their desire to be "counted out. :"
When the old Shanghai, with his steel gafts
On, walks into the barn-yard, the little ban
ta1ns give hin, u wide berth.
Gen. Scott has six companies OF Flying Ar
tillery, handling twenty-four pieces, stationed
in this city. Also six companies Of eappers
and miners, and sharp shooters, and squad
ron Of dragons and two companies Of ma
rines. In oil, about ! 200 fighting men, armed
with the most approved implements Of death
aud destruction. They are all loyal and true
TO their flag, aud In the highest state Of disci-
p1ine. They arc so stationed that they can be
hurled on q foe like a thnnderbolt Onag given
signal at any hour Of the day or night, twenty
four pieces Of flying artillery in the space Of
flee minutes can be on the gallop and hare
moved half mile! Each gun is prepared to
hur} zoo musket balls at each discharge at the
rebels at the rate Of six rounds minute; ard
for hand-to-ltand fighting each artillerist, some
sixteen men TO a gun, is armed with six
shooter aud short-sword, for the protection Of
lis piece. The horses move the guns mile
inside Of three minutes, taking the men along
with them.
The city Of Washington is 60 laid out that
the streets can never be barricaded. The rear
Of the barricades can be reached and turned
by some other street or avenue. It is surpri-
sing what sedative influence these prepara-
tions Of Old Lundy's Lane has exerted over
the bellicose disunionists Of Virginia and
Maryland. The ratt1esnake cockade has al-
most disappeared. The big Indian strut Of
tho chiya1ry las subsidized into the meek and in
offensive pace of the Quaker. The starch has
been taken out Of them. What charming
medicine is fyin, artillery for the disease
called treason.
tn: Special Committee Of the House, on
the fraudulent abstraction of the Indian Trust
Fund, made their report yesterday. It makes
some startling disclosures concerning the
great national robbery. When the abstraction
robbery amounted to $872 900. But 1t turns
out IN probing the matter to the bottom, the
swindle and robbery amounts S6 137 ,3o5.
Floyd's guilt is overwhelmingly established.
The testimony shows that Senator Benjamin
notified the President eighteen months ago as
to what Floyd was doing, aud warned Floyd
himself to dcsist In bis unlawful aud criminal
conduct. The President replied that the ac-
ceptances were being issued without any au-
thority from him
wers issned, DIT fhat he {Mr Benjaminj might rtly
Gov; ftoyd haa tS$aea e. t Re naa - a$1ea ~; zen
FLaTpj 10 ascertain BY rirtae e{ what iaw Ae .ras
aeti"g: % ., .,;s sreoas+,o, n. pon,,r,n
called on Cor. Floyd, ana was Informed By him
that the matter had not been ea9m1ttea 10 ne Al.
issued issued IN pursuance Of a long established custom
Of The thnt Re as not ss o. Of any a
OUR: into It that the acceptance were issued TO
Russell Majors g Wadden only after ne had M a.
they bad contracted to send from st. Louis to Ctah
aa aetnay staea ar , On aar ane VIZ 3 on1r tef Pas
staments. a. the trains arrived at different points
and that hayng Fcesiyed intelsenes Of she m aetaal
sapcc Of their arrival at the Intermediate point.
having certainty thst they would arrive.
Bcn1am1n pointed oat 1he Danger IN winch
he WAS plac'ne ni"se'' a"o aass a''e,"a@aS ~
ne 1ece''eo note Hon' 1io'a' saying enae on
renectlon he haa octer1n1nea 10 issue no more
accePtaneeS 'of services ho' performed. oa'
tne 'es'l"ons = o'es 'n1'. n0 i'co u oc1)nin'n
1ia1 ~ eon.'nuea ~ tesue 'nSnt III 'as'
a'noan.e' @1u "''"ouA 'ae '.'''' Ae1s'cuse ~ ~
LUG a'1l'a' of u 'ta'ns ano "a'nou'
regard 10 money tna' was oue or easneo' Ane
eomfnAtee nave asce''a'neo .nat f1oso issued
accepeAuees' sanee Tue ua'e u u1s eon' oa'sol
"ltn BENJAMIN, 'or WHICH no services na's eses ss