Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1861-03-01

lowing EXtTa, uhuei Jaw W A~.~""y
ruary 23d:
Abraham Lincoln. the President elect O
the United States. is safe Ii he capital o
the nation. BY the admirable arrangement
of Gen. Scott the contry had been spared
the lasting disgrace wl,i,!, would have beer
fastened indelibly upon It bad Mr.. Lincoln
been murdered upon his journey thi'her
and he would have been had he followed
the programme as announced in papers. and
zone by the Northern Central Railroad &c
H.Rr1snune. Feb. %, s A n The
ceremony of raising the flag of thirty-fou
stars over the Hall of Independence yesfer.
aav morning by Mr. Lincoln, was attended
with all the solemnity Of such an occasion,
the scene being an impressive one. At the
rising of the sun crowds of people streamed
from all parts OF tie city towards the State
House, and VERT soon every inch of ground
Was occupied By large number OF ladies
being present. ;. ..,
A prolonged conversation elected the fac
.bat an organised body of men had determ.
iped that Nir. Lincoln should net be inau-
ourated. and that be should never leave the
sitv of Baltimore alive, If indeed. he eyei
entered it.
The list of the naraeb Of the consp;rators
ttesentcd a most astonishing array Of per.
SONS high in Southern confidence, and some
whose fame is not in this country alone.
etstesmcn laid the plan, Bankers endors
ed It, and adventurers were to carry 1t int
effect. As they understood Mr. hincor
was to leave Harrisburg at 0 o'clock Thu
morning by special train, and tie idea vas
if possible. to throw the cars frosh the roae
at some point where they would rush doTl
a steep embankment and destroy in mo
ment the lives of all on board. In case 0
the failure of the project, their plan vas t
eurround the carriage on the way from de
pot to depot, in Baltimore, and assassinat
him with dagger or pistol shot
So authentic was the Source from whic
the information was obtained, that Mr., Lin
coin, after counsellipg with his frier,ls, wa
compelled to make arrangements whic
weaid euable him to subvcrt the plan Of hi
"enem1cs.
Greatly to the annoyance of tho thousahd
who desiecd to call on him last night, he de
stiined giving reception. The final coin
Gil was held at o'clock
Mr.. z.ieola did not want to yield an
Col Sasuaer actually cried with ind;gna
ton; .bst MRS Lincoln, seconded by Mr.
Judd and Mr. Lincoin's original informant
insisted vpen it, and at nine o'clock Mr
Lincoln left oa a special train. He wore
Scotcl, plaid cap and very long militar
cloak, SO that he was entirely unrecogniza
BILE. Accompanied by superintendent Levi
and one friend, he started while all the town
with the exception of Mrs. Lincoln, Col
Sumner add Mr.. Judd, and two reporters
who were sworn to secrecy, supposed hil
10 be asleep.
The te!egrap& wires were put beyond tn
reach OF airy e.se who might desire to us
chem
AT one clock the ffst was whispere
from Que to aEotIter, and it soon became TIA
theme of most excited conversation. Man
4hought it a very ilsudiciors @aove, Will
Others egsrded it as stroke Of great merit
The Surrender Of Military Prop
erty by Gen. Tvsriggs.
1t has been announced that Gener
al Twiggs, 'comma nder of the military de
partment of Texas, had surrendered all th
military property, belonging TO tsae fedora
government, ever to the State authorities
The following from Texas papers, ISSUED
previous to the surrender. is therefore of in.
terest:
The San Antonio ledger is informed that
Gov Neaston has sent an express to Gen.
eral Twiggs to announce that Col. John r.
Baylor contemplates descent on San An
tonic, with force of LOCO men. for the
purpose of se.ing the arsenal and other
public property
The La Grange Tree Issue has news fron
Gonzales that regiment Of men has moved
vpon San Antonio fer the purpose above SCI
forth.
Gen. Twiggs has called cn additional
United Troops to protect the federal arse
nal and stores there; he has declared his
willingness to surrender the property to thu
care Of the State, when proper official de-
mand shall be made CD him by the Texas
authorities. The General has notified the
War Department that his sword hall never
be drawn against an American citizen.
There are 81 companies Of United States
troops in Texas-22s infantry, s artillery
and 10 of cavalry. Twenty companies are
on the Rio Grande, seventeen companies
arc stationed within Tie interior, from Camp
Cooper. Phantom Hill, in the northern part
of the State. down South as far az San An
tonic, and Fort Inge, near Fort Duncan, on
the Rio Grande. This force amounts to
about q 500 men, and if withdrawn by the
United States it will require that Texas
shall bring to the field an army of equal
numbers. 1t is proposed to do SO immedi-
ately. This will cost $4,000. 900 or s.,
600, 900
Mr.. Lincoln at Philadelphia
Mr.. Lincoln was present in Philadelphia