New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-03-01
MORE ABOUT THE HORRID PLOT.
SOMETHING DEFINITE ABOUT THE MAN WITH THE
AIR GUN--THE FIRST PLAN WAS TO USE
MAYNARD'S RIFLE

SOMETHING DEFINITE ABOUT lHE MAN Win HE
AIR GUN--THE FIRST PLAN WAS TO USE A
mAYNARD's RIFLE.
From The Cincinnati Commercial (Rep) Feb. rs.
Siuce the agitation respecting the manner in which
the President elect entered Washington City, We feel
AT liberty publish tie following reliable OF
a conspiracy TO take Mr.. Lincolns life The writer
resides in one Of the Gulf ates. We know his post
Office address. He gives reference to business men ~
th- city. Our motive III Withholding his name aud
residence cannot be mistaken:
MONDAY, Dec. II, 1850.
Editors Commercial. Iinclise you letter, which
bore YOU will mail TO the Honorable A. Lincoln i
do this because know he would never get II il sent
by the usual route. You know who L am by reference
10 - -, or by Application to -
lgiying a reference IN this city.-Eds Cam. | am
afraid to be explicit for yon have no idea OF tie
state OF alarm are in. No one knows who IL his
friend or enemy; are afraid Of each other. The
negroes were all happy and quiet thee weeks ago. but
now they are bot. We cannot sleep al nights. You
have no idea OF what il il To be peretGay IL fear Of
something dreadful going TO take place al The next
tick Of tie clock We sleey-go 10 bed, should say
with pisols under our pillows and guns by our eide.
Let me know if you receive this uIi-
opened.
lInA EDITOR, ~ The COMMERCIAL
Il. LISCOLy
DLcrMBER II, 1860.
Honorable =. Lincoln, Springfield ~.
RESPECTED SIR: send this under cover 10 the ed
itor Of The Cme,auoti Commercial, with the request
that he w forward i, TO you, not daring to rick 1t to
II IL in all truthiuness that submit the f,lLowicg
facts 10 yOur notice knowing tht youT lie Will lie in
danger your Inauguration. Violent threats against
your life very common among street pc.il laus aud
grocery rowdes, but there beueah your notice.
But it J. far different with tie person have reference
TO. His threats not openly made. lie ~ very
courageous man-w ealthy, and iuHueu'hl. lie has a
very good name for verucy among AL lis scquAiui-
ceF and j. considered very right lie is h
min who will always do what be ssys te win. His
name ir . lTlIo writer gives Lie mare in fIlid.
Com II il bad been any other man | should have
been silent. But would have rccn gIiliy te'ofe NY
God and my cons fence, had ufo,mei yOu OF the
conspiracy against your HE. / accidentally. :
II ere the writer tells how he became acqUaiuted with
the pot-giying tie name of the town and tie gte IF
tho discovery Of the plot, which was December IS
two days before he wrote to lIncoln.-,L Id. Conf
In answer 10 a question, " if he reilly int d,d
to kill Lincoln" he raid Yes, 81 help me God,
will oil him, II a thousand musketS were pointing
toward my heart"
-. In order to escape detection it was agreed for
him to be in the center othrce four huudIed Friends
they 10 concentrate riugly TO one point and az such
distance that sight las tey called III could be brought
TO bear upon you while speaking. Mo!e Conversation
was had upon the probable result IF your DEATH &c
The rifle to be used, which exhibited is made IN
such amer that il can BE- bent back % joint
where the stock and barrel rect, 30 that il can be
doubled and carried in bis inside coatpocket. Ii Is
breech-loadiug rine-ttey call il Sharps rife, but /
think il was rot. II was PROBABLY q MayI ard rifle,
very light short, but powerful beech.lOadg gun. II
s light and short That il could very easily be carried
under an oyercoat.-Fdr. Com.
could until had informed you If this con-
spacy against yOur life, particularly il il not mere
Is brayado, for Mr.. -- il not that kind of Il man.
Ny own life wonld be nm.di iely mkeu Il were
known that l had divulgei their las. Nothing hut
a desire 10 do good TO Eiy fellow-ma-to yourselfand
to Mr. giving the name Of Tie propos,d assafsiuEGs.
Com. prompts me to address YOU or this subject.
have neither given my name or Place Of esideuoe,
but the editor Of The ClHciAAak C0mmeycai will DO
both upon Application. Yours, II +. l.. & L.
Two weeks later, the same man writes to us:
The ihm furnished you III ny lArt is getting to
be formidable element OF opposition, aud tie only
chance for him If not stand up above others,
bot, il anything stand below tie Immediately sur
rounding people when he makes speech for of GER
tainty, n bead rH be drura upon G,h.'
We impressed that the writer Of THE corr, Pond
is perfectly sincere aud is aot mistake II We
Were at liberty TO state all the circumstances within
our know ledge that 20 10 make up and confirm this
impression, the cOnsceniiousness Of
would hardly DO questioned by the most skeIjicsl.
The tone of the parlg aPh which give from Biz hot
letter seems especially Ou,i oGs.