St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1861-10-17
How Deeply the seoessionsPlot
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T A correspondent of the ": y. Indrpsn-
1c''', wfiting from Lendon, gives some In
tesesting facts, showing the breadth aud
depth ,Qf the secession conspiracy .asainst
the peace and integrity, Of our Govern,
mcnt The revelation makes some, things
plain Which had iierctofooree seemed mystic:
rioas, and;,saeoouhts for, but fills to! justil
fy;.the .tertueus and aisrepueable course uf
the, English! press pess and miuistry.i Il we make
the, ,follawiosi extract frvm the corresnon-:
dents revelations:
\'"1 said" that the first convictions we're
that the rebellion would be successful, and
that the obstruction of the Union was in
eyitable. Now this conviction was not in
nate; il was produced, by the operation ot
appropriate mean ps-means which conyin-
cet the london Times and other papers
meats which convinced leading ship
ping and manufacturing interests means
which convinced members OF Parliament,
here 7 will stop; though I might still
so higher up. Here l stop to tell you
what did thus powerfully operate and SO
duepl y move the selfish interests of this
people. :! a few days since, when convers-
ing With the editor Of a most relia-
bic mar, on the American trouble, I cx-
pressed MY amazcmcnt that with all the
demonstrations Of anti-slavery sentiment
in England, there should be- such sylnpa-
thy. for the South II: fixed his eye on
me; for moment most search,ng1y, and
then rsaid;;"I can explain i; all: I tell YOU
that heIprogramme. Of the secession was
we'll knownhere England before q sim
gle blow, was, struck 10 AmericaY ...Vhis
! can hardly believe t'Bclieye it or not
as you please, but Know it. ; A member
Ut Parliament, iii this very room .~|rere We
are now sitting, detailed the whole plan to
me last winter, aud he assured inc it was
known to a .:npmbtr-eE:: the members OF
Parliament. He slatelthat the army and
navy would be disPe:sed-th,t the Treas.
ury wod ID be EN- piled and brou; 1T int,
debt-ttiat the arms and ttiunitioDs of war
1T the. North would7bc removed. to the
forts Soa4h-=that sthese forts would all be
seized by the rConfederates--that they
would rush upon Washington, holding it
BY military turce, and thus break up the
6overnmont and destroy the Union thu,
the: South were all united, and that they
had the entire Democratic party North a.
allies, 90 that there could be no hope for
the Moth. They must submit to the
terms che South should dictate" 81 am
mach obiiged.to you tor this information
but how on earth could you get itY'-
With, smile on. his face, anda knowing
twinkle in his eye, he said, "7He .SouM
had her agents here, authorized to COM
municate and to act. These, under pied
gts Of secrecy, and perhaps with special
appliances appealing to self-interest, re-
vealed the pl1o. When any man inquired
OF the ambassador for information, the or
acie was dumb, When they applied TO
thex consul, it; was all confirmed. And
when the secession began and progressed,
as the programme stated, with nothing to
impede it as long as Buchanan's term las
ted {; and when Lincoln was with difficulty
inaugurated, anc the capital threatened-
When baltimore and Virginia played the
Fart. marked iqr the bill of; fare, do you
wonder that the feeling was that secession
would be a success? Do you wonder that
editors spoke as they did in their columns,
or that men of business and manufactures
felt as tl,ey did, or that Mcmbers1of Par
lament were forward to make motions. or
that Lord John Russell made haste to rec
2gnize them as a bclligcrent people ?'-
But the programme has not all becn car
ried out; ana probably will notbe. Things
are changed, and there will be cores
ponding change in public sentiment. but it
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