Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1862-01-31

THz NV SEczE-AET OF Waite s.
Louis R-pu5iccn gives the following inter
esting account OF Mr. Santon's eutrsu..
into M- Buchanan s Cabinet a. the -uc,s--
s7r Of NJ Black, Attorney General and t-
blld ana patriotic course on tie Sumter
question
at the frs meeting Of the GA
which Be attended, the cJndIu-u O. en-
seeded States AID the course to be pursue
with the garrison u Fort Sumter were de-
cussed, Fl5yd a11 Thompson dwelling upl-
s-he irritation % the Southern heart. ~.
the folly Of continuing useless garrison q
increase the irritation. No one formally
propossl any course Of action, but the de-
signs Of the conspIrat0rs We're plain = ths
new Attorney General. he wen, home
troubled he had intended, coming ia a.
50 late day, q remain quiet member @.
tbs discordaut council. But u was 10, 10
his nature TO SIT quiet longer under suc-
utterances-
The next meeting was q long and st ~
one. Mr.. Holt, feebly seconded by The Pr
idaut, urging the immediate reIut0rceue--
Of Sumter. while Thompson, Floyd an
Thomas commended that d quasi treaty l--
been made BY the officers OF the gav-ruu---
With the leaders Of the rebellion. 70 f. q
resistarce % their VIOLATIONS Of law l--
SEIZURES Of government II p-rJy F..7-
especially blazed with Indignation az VIA
be termed the violation o. my. At IS
Nj 1hOmuslu formally m y-d -ha. an IT,
pera-ive order be Issued Msir Anders1-
b. retire from Sumter g. % N iul,-i-
abandoning Sumter :, che n NY AMI PFC
ceediuE u Z p0s- be must a. one
surrender.
STINT % could -' -,-l nl 'JuEsr, and rIsIlE
- sid, ~, eli r.- el-u-st1ess t1st coul-
b ky sd ~ a.- b-li and res5lu,s features
NJ P1e=I-51,, Or Is 4y duty as your ls---
adviser, - s4y nat you have no night 9.
give uQ the property Of the Government, o.
abandon TIE soldiers Of the United States Q
lis enemies and the course proposed BY IL
Secretary Of the Interior, II followed, Is J-as-
son, and VIII involve you and al conce-ns-
II treason such language had never before
been heard IN Buchanan : Cabinet, and t15
men who had 50 long ruled and bulliei n
President were surprised and enrazcd . B.
thus rebUksd- Floyd and Thompson sprs1-
10 their feet with 6erce, menacing Feslu-e.
seeming about 70 assault Stanton Mr Hot
took q step forward % the side Of the A-t1r-
ney General. The Inbecils President III
pl0red them pite0usl7 70 take thor seats.
After few more bitter words the meet.a.
broke Up. That was the last Cabinet meeting
Oh that exciting question. IN which Fl.vl
participated. Before another was called. 4
Washington was startled with a rumor o.,
those gigantic frauds which have made b..
name 50 infamous. st irst he trlei
brazsn 1t out with his customary Jlust57.-.
manner, but the next day the Cabinet waite
long for his sppearauce. At last be cam
the door opensd, his resignation Wa thr-s.
into the nom, and Floyd disappeared Il 10
Washington. Such was the end OF F.1y-
and the beginning OF Stanton.
Mr.. bot has written letter II which j.
declares that AIr. StautOn's appointment H
~ immense stride IN the direction OF 81
SUPPRESSION 0f the rebellion Mr. Holt So
DO Il Is . great man. intellectually. and mo-
ally patriot OF the true Roman stamp
vino wall grappls with treason as the ll--
70 pies win his Prey.