Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1861-02-14

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The Great COnspiracy--what are
its Plans and Purposes.
[From the N. Y. Timesl
For three months events of startling mag
nitu le have so closely followed, one upon
the heels of another, that our whole time
has hardly suficed for their record. We
have bccn too much entranced by the phe-
nomena to study their origin or law. As
founding robbcrios and defalcations; the
most shameless abandonment of public
trusts; the treachery Of civil and military
officers; the surrender of the forts, arma
ments and munitions Of war of one-half the
Confederacy; the disarming Of one portion
of il. to arm the other; tho conspiracy in
the Cabinet to destroy the government, in
which the facile Buchanan has been SO much
involved rs to completely dcmoralize the
anan and destroy all ability for prompt and
independent action--events and deveope-
ments SO unforeseen and incredible, have
occurred with such rapdity that we could
olly regard them with mute wonder.
all these things, disjcinted and unconnec-
ted as they seemedi were entirely consistent
with each other, and were harmonious parts
of well-designed plan of which we at the
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.e es..asee ILL SI,r. E,,,;ro ESG. "a' :" "an,broco
.La 'ou ;.I.uas Z, tha Gnif Of Mnx;co and tho
tarr;.nr;ss t"u is s'e;nS Il This Man has long
terrltoLles lae,hg ~ in,s ~. pi'a .h ti's 'I"s Wns
pee,, oiit ~, "oso.us soomod ,uu% nrohabic ,nJcr
Wam'or t,o ,'' h,,t %o fs;lod foin tbe def"ct;ve
oual;t;es % IN p"I his -" own % cbaractnr At one fine
4uahueOs O ~ ms omn 0na, ,'nsn Ic,a;n o s'ra,,
den. Vntma&n nv WIS s near neaa'',s ea ELL ,'fay
tp1n:Cupa. me iall,.re q, tne W.., iecpte sn
s ss.H o"S I,' =, o,'o.o oaoa nI UNI o"nsn;
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unJ =. .,t ,r at4ent;on in anot5or "SIr J;rscton
$.or, W ~ nh;oh oJa"nnto means n,;ght be oh,
ta;ned FIR cxneditions fitted ont on n much
more imposing scale. The first step of the
-consnirotors. con senuentlv. was to seize upon
our arm Government. and either compel il
m ahet their ends. or to nlunder il TO an ey-
tent that would disarm the Northern. and
arm the Southern states. and supply all the
means not only for defensive. but AGGRESSIVE
warfare The election of The fceblo and
con,nliant Pierce was the stenpinr stone tc
tbe;r entrance TO mower. which was fully sc.
cured to them by the Appointment of Mr.
jefferson Davis. who for a Lifetime had bee,
a Determined disunionist, as Secretary O
War. This gentleman was the master-spiri
Of the Administrator. as he is now of tn,
present Secession moven ent. The co npo
ton of Mr.. Pierces cabinet did not suffc
the conspirators to 60 further than to ma
ture their plans.
The election Of Mr.. Buchanan followed
and we now know that his nomination wa
effected upon the express assurance of &C
ope,alion and sympathy with the ext en-
Southern sentiment. Cobb because Sec
retary of Treasury, Floyd Secretary
War, and Thompson of the Interior. Every
thing in the Government was arranged
suit their designs. The President was
supple tool in their ha.!s 90 were ii
other Secretaries. But events clearly ind
Gated that the now uos oy,,1uallv sIinnin
fro, ,,njr orosn Donglas became the il
n,,;talin ooSSd;Jpto Sd;J for tSe Damocracv ~,
L;s v a,ant;an u,,,St be dictated at ali hazard
The d;sr,,nt;on of tbe Democratic Party W,
to follow. and with It the secession Of IL
Southern States, and the inauguration
nr;s;s demanded energetic action. The lea
crsh;n was ASSIGNED bv renerai consent
'R Mr Raw;s wss a Who bv virtue RI Of Iis Chairma
ah;n III etI0; of the SeM,to Sv ~ romm;ttee % on Militia
AK Aap;ps =. 'o nossesscd great power. and throu.
nS, a;ntpuce pOce;h with ali W the % military me,T Al
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and dc, ,sn; DS;ob !, fro from it's daring. loses mn,
psaence N. tbs head quarters of the
OF Its oasenes. ansf,red To West Point
sqrgents were y sn', nlent The Summer mont
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