, 1861-01-16

he purpose OF having it seized By the rebels, |
IS WAS done ut Charleston. $200, 600 has been ]
Expressed to New Orleans. The reasonable |
-ecal was dismissed yesterday ut $50 P. IL,
md his successor was appointed aud confirmed 1
before snn-down.. Gen. Dix is a staunch |
Union man, who will do all that lies in his |
power to straightcn up matters In the Ircasu.
r. Department between now aud the 4th OF
Mnrch.
stractcd Indian bonds, of which Morris Of 1Ili-
nois Is Chairman, Is pushing the inquiries with
yigor and success. They have discovered that
i portion Of the bonds were nbstracted two
years ago. Bailey who was 'Thompson's con.
ldential clerk, had been cats paw for big
outside operators md Of course Was bribed for
tho services he performed. It is now believed
that Thompson was not so ignorant Of what
was going On as he prctends. He was fond Of
making money, hated the Union, and desired
not only to destroy but plumber it.
Another tremendous fraud has come to
light The amount OF Floyd's" acccptanccs"
to Russell, Mnjor i Co., given for services
never performed, Was supposcito be SS75,o00,
which sum it is supposed the Government will
lose It isnow ascertained that there is one
million more Of FloJd's ucceptances III the
hands Of purchasers, given to various other
army contractors for services never rendered
Hero is nearly two millions Of dollars out Of
which he has swindled the Government in his
official capacity Of Secretary Of War. To
these items must be added his unlawful trans-
fer Of Government arms and munitions
Of war from the Northern arsenals to
points in the Cotton Suites where they might
be readily seized by the mob and ;lso his
sons OF the Southern forts for the express pur-
pose Of enabling the rebels TO get possession
If those fortrcsses without risk or loss. In
consideration Of these eminent services to the
rebel causc Of swindllnE and trenson, VIC learn
from Richmond that .'gland banquet will be
members OF the Virginia Legislature and other
prominent citizensH The dispatch adds that
thc feast i intended as mark Of appreciation
and endorsement Of lis course rs Secretary Of
War, and Tor resigning under the clrcumstan-
ces which led to tLat event. The circumstan-
ces being, that he demanded of tho President
the removal and disgrace Of Major Anderson
for doing cxact}y what his (Floyd's) instrue-
tions expressly authorized him to do, viz:
in case Of danger Of attack to move into
either Of the other forts. But his doing
this before the rebels had seized Fort
Sumter disconeertcd their whole pro,
programme. Floyd's plan WAS this: lst, Give
Anderson discretionary instructions, for lis
{Floyd's) own Justification. ID, After IT was
a*certained that the Government would not
negotiate with the South Carolina Comm3s-
sioncrs, for the Atterto telegraph to Cover.
nor pickeus to seize Fort Sumter, Anderson
would then have been at the entire mercy OF
the rebels, and would. have been obliged to
have evacuated Fort MouttIte OF DC masea,
cred in yain attempt to hold It: Floyd would
| have Justified himse!f by MS lSttef o. lnstsue
tions TO Anderson authorizing him TO put hls
command into ethcr o. tle 1hfcc lo1's
"wheneyer he had tangible evidence Of 4 de
:" sign to proceed to hostile act," on the part
| Of tue rebels But 1t WAS hot intended tna'
| the victim should have any tangible CYL
| dtnce OF 4 hostile act nntll IL were toy la.e
But Anderson intultiVely saw tnroasn lat
! whole trlck. LIZ "a" Inc woll.eI:ip se1 ~
Which he W's expected TO pnt ms &c 1901, aau II
of War to that extent, ,-an act Which taritlee
the whole country Win ADMIRATION ahu Joy.
Lieut. Inlhot, Major Andersons messen
ger, arrived here yesterday, alla placed lhc ols
patches in tho Pres!dcn1's hands; 40 oellnll'
conclusion has yet been reachea-at Least no
made known. The whole Union IS lookln:
with brcaihlcss suspense For the detcrmlnatiol
to which this Cabinet conncil Will conls. ~
lious Of brave md loyal men arc 1eFSensj
praying that bold aud decisive action iaa,
taken. The rehcls ut Charleston have con
mencsd var against ths United I states; ne
under the protection Of the stars and strlpe'
They have fired upon the United States truoE
aud aay. " hat course IL thcrc lelt lof u
Government than to repei this assault, Ut l
surrender at discretion: IAc Go'efnlnG1
mas eitler reinforce Fort sIE1cf, or sena
nas oi trues 70 1he sSoe1s @ askin !nale I put'd Il
sion to withdraw Major Anderson anu u
men md abandon the castle <o the lnsu1sfecn.
The Government ha6 now tue game III
own hanus. u clu st1ihe t1e sl!eI oIo" ~
the aeaa tnat WILL lay II ineless. ~ Al,ue ,l'
/ son be reinforced NJ all hazaTus- ne WHO
Charleston with all their stolen arms anu III
nitlons to support their school masters
treason. There is c1nctly tho place to MT
them. A call for volunteers III be respoud'
to ty million Of brave men. But 100, 900 VI
be more than enough. Transports III sup
York and Philadelphia. War vessels moui
, ing thousands Of guns ca1, be procured to !:
com}apy the expedition, Let the army lar
led by General Scott, and while II b2lnbar
and cannonades the rebels in the rcar, the IL
s | can shell the ylpcE's nest In trout. II there
| a pitched battle the result will be known
: gorebaud US well rs after the event.
= The destruction Of Charleston will hare t
effect on the body polite OF breaking an u1lg
j. | broil on the body physical. The head OF I
senior serpent will he crushed, and the i
union dupcs getting their eyes open, Will I
= every mai to lis own tent Remove the eau
8 aud the effect will ceasc. Charleston is
:. fountain whence the bitter aud poisonous :
;. tccs hive bowed over the surrounding count
u It was nest OF tories Ia the Revolution. ]
c tory blood ofthc grandfathcrs has descended
to thc veins Of tue grand children Of the pres
dav, The place can only bc purified with ii
ana cleanscd of its fotllness. By administ
A Ing this curative the seat Of the diseass
:. nr1hans tho only method by which au effect
~ nerrnancnt curr ,-,u ever be affected.
b. Senator Crittcutcn gave private dinucl
n | a srore Of lis lricudsEhls object being to
/, cnrc their cooperation in the passage Of
- siarc.codc tcomprpmlset scheme. Am,
10 those present were Cen Scott and his r,
&c hi,-hncts. Too,nbs Of Georgia, between VIII
,c hiS7l words and challenge passed. Accord
- tn the relation OF the affair in Congrcssic
IL circles, the conversation having turned
sending r2iuforcetncnts to Major Auders
Toombs expressed the hope that the rel
49, hid made snch holes In The Star Of the "
& that she had SINK, drowning all on board
be was sorry she had not been sunk in the
r. Dor, Gen. Scott, with mnch warmth and
~. | diruatlon, asked him II 1T were possible
he. as an American, desired such an cv
OIL Toonbs iukoIcntly replied i'll the alfis1nas
nd / aud that lie WISHED those who sent the vc
rs could have been sunk with her. This VI
direct insult to Gen Scott himself Gen. 8
a nronouuced the lemask cowaz.ily and un
flemnnly, and told Toombs that he held j
he self rcstnusiblc for what he sald,, there or
.a~ where, Toombs clustered up and sworc