Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-04-23
Ths Fiass eG .hs ssVs..lopI.ts In tho

Ths Piass el the sessssIonists In the
Present War
"Jafpoff late Charleston Is. C.) CORE
spondent Of the New York Times, thus writes
TO that journal from home on Che 18th inst;
During q sojourn Of several months in the
Gulf States, and more particularly in the
very hot bed OF secessionistn, South Carolina,
and at Its very fonntain- head, Charleston. /
obtained possession of several very impor-
tsnt facts which II is absolutely necessary
time. ~
While in Charleston / was thrown into
constant communication with the leading
spirits Of the Southern Confederacy from ali
the seeded States, and having had superior
facilities of information, j propose TO lay
down four distinct facts, which, as they were
plainly and openly stated 10 me as a part of
the programme of the new Confederacy il Is
important that the North should know them,
% forewarned, they will be forearmed
Firstly, JEFF. Davis, his coadjutors, and
abettors, have laid down on their political
chess board, from the very outset, that the
Capital Of the nation, Washington, is to be
seized. For this purpose, that dangerous
fellow and arch-traitor, Ben. MeOulloch,
was sent TO Virginia, after he had accom-.
| plished his infamous work in Texas.
1t was assumed that if the conspirs.ors
| SONi0 pCinO huA wi Nltu but SU,UUU
| stand Of arms, and could get hold of Fortress
Monroe, by coup de main, that Virginia
would have to secede whether she wished to
or not. Phus sure of Virginia's strong
points, they would march on Washington.
fortify the nights that command the city,
and force Mr.. Lincoln and his entire Cabinet
into an ignominious fight. This done, they
would raise the Confederate flag on the Ma
tional Capital, and bid defiance to ali the
free States. The Capital of the nation seized,
and the prestige of the Republic gone, they
would lind il an easy matter TO dictate terms
to the representatives of the er-stars aud
stripes. This part of the programme was
all arranged, and was permitted to see every
detail fit There was no pledge OF secresy,
and therefore have no hesitation in openly
stating it.
Secondly, as part and parcel of the first.
agents haze been and are still sent TO every
Northern arsenal and establishment for the
manufacture of arms and munitions of war
for the purpose of gauging accurately the
exact amount of warlike material each es.
tablishment can turn out daily. The agents
of the @. S. A. are specifically instructed to
try and oVerbid any offers made by the Fed
eral Government for cannon, guns, &C., fur
nished at these establishments. If they could
not offer cash for orders, they were au-
thorized to proffer munifcent grants of
land, and payment by notes at some futare
time, with interest allowed, at compound
rates. This, it was, and still is, supposed.
would tempt Northern cupidty and the as
sumed love of the almighty Dollar"
Thirdly-A careful list has been prepared
Of all the officers of the army and navy, with
tabular columns, as follows: Reliable, Un-
reliable, Doubtful" The reliable were sup
posed to be those who were born South, and
had married South, and therefore had South
ern affiliations. The Unreliable" covered
those who were born North, had married
North, and, from their previous antecedents,
were supposed TO be positively and unmis-
takably for the North, and the North only.
The Doubtful" covered that class who had
no special affiliations either way, but who
simply adopted war as profession, and who
would be very apt to adopt either side, Just
according as there was chance of promo
tion or of superior emoluments. These men
were to be seduced by offers of superior pay
and grants of land, which were to be 50
proffered as to dazzle the imsgiuations of
those who were likely to be affected by such
magnificent promises
Folrthly-The O. S. A. wish the moral
support of England and France, and earnestly
hope that their agents will obtain q recog-
milton, and therefore they have in the Con-
ventions that have ratified the Constitution,
passed over the SIdVe-trdde prohibition. But
when they obtain this hoped. for recognition,
anu ltcl euit huu bdl6 tu6lT NOn-
fedeIate seats, they will gradually relax their
assumed hostility to the open slave trade,
and, first commencing with priUdt6 importa-
tons of negroes from Cuba, they will after
a while throw off the mask and openly and
avowedly advocate the re-opening of the
African slave. trade as q political necessity.
In this connection, South Carolinians have
openly assured me, within the past month,
that if they did not import direct from
Afrioo in that fhau aOuld
| carry on their peculiar system of Govern
meDt; that there were vast tracts all through
the Gulf States lying idle, simply because
| white men could not work there, and they
have no surplus of the black race to occupy
and till the soil: and that as 'cotton was
king" and England must have tiff they
| could import direct and cultivate their now
| unused fields, they would have all the world
| completely at their mercy.
The above are facts, absolute facts, and
| your readers may rely on them implicitly.
Let me add, in connection with the above
that where there is one spy sent South from
the North, there are hundred employed
| North working for the South. l have all
the details of this infamous movement, and
| knoV that these spies and traitors still hold
| Office in Washington. They fill high places
in New York and other cities; and while
assuming to be Union men, they are daily
and hourly striking at the very vitals of the
national heart.
Let the North arouse ITSELF and let it un-
derstand that all who can not swear posi-
lively that they are for us are positively
| against us. Let them see to it, that the
sacred porticos of the National Capitol are
protected from the attacks of an unscrupu-
lous foe who openly proclaim that the only
true republic is an absolute slave republic;
and let them concentrate at once such an
overwhelming force close to the grave of the
great Father of his Country, that JEFF. Davis
and his insolent myrmidons dare not lift a