New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-04-23
SOUTHERN lNTEELTGENCE.

SOUTHERN sNTRELTGENCE.
The Scheme 70 AsSassinase President Lin
coin-The Evidence Of E,-A letter
from, Dixie Abous the PiO;-Thc Plan
TO Ruin the Sorthern Cities-The Secret
of MaximiiiaD's RcfnsaI to Receive
SiidciI-AGnirs in Observation-Disclosures
tion of suppiics-The Misery of fhe
Women Case Of Mr.. Phelps His
Wifc's Efforts 10 Escapc-Riciissond
TIE eodosn OF America.
Correspondence Of Tie N Y Tribune.
WAsnEGToy April Il, 1864.
Two or three, and possibly more, Copperhead
journals have tit TO question the truth Of my state
mens in regard to Rebel schemes 10 kdnap or assass.
nate President Lincoln. That these friends of JEFF
Davis should cndeayor 10 screen him and his followers
from so serious charge viii not surprise yoH, and
should not surprise the public From the beginning
of the war these organs have affected TO dsbeleye
nearly everything adverse disereditable TO their
Rebel friends that has appeared in print. and especially
everything that has appeared in The TRIBUNE Ii
would have been strange, indeed II they had passed
over my letters in silence and should have concluded
that the intelligence offered by me was OF little public
interest OF value. Encouraged By their denuncation
and abuse, which esteem the greatest compliments rs
should regard their praise the greatest censure that
could be heaped upon me- 1 shan continue my CORE
spondence long as have facts and information con
corning Rebels and Rebellion to enghten and interest
the public.
The schemes exposed by me 10 kidnap or Kill the
President Of the United States may shock the unsophis
tcaed and to the novel reader may sound like romance
charged by that dsnteested and screpulous journal
The DqiIy Ne1s but TO an intelligent public who have
watched not with asinge eye" but with all their cyes
and senses tie conduct and proceedings OF the Rebels
during the past three years my story will not seem at
all improbable.
The same Copperhead Journals that pretend to doubt
nv revelations Of schemes TO kidnap assassinate
President Lincoln have questioned with single
line the statements with which the Southern papers
recently TENED Of plots the part Of Yankee spies
aud Union men in Richmond 10 asSassinato JET. Davis
TLey can read, believe that Union capable Of
numbering the Rebel President but they cannot believe
that Rebels would be guilty OF numbering the Uniou
President
But happen 10 have at hand evidence sufficient to
satisfy any man who is open 10 conviction that the
schemes detailed by me to kidnGp assassinate our
President are not romance. but real projects OF des
perate and INSCRIPTIONS people. This evidence viii be
found in the following letter which viii speak for itself
The writer, who merely signs his SURNAME "Cullon,'
reioiccs in the Christian name Of Calhoun He is Il
captain in North Carolina regiment and is said 10
have distinguished himself in several affairs in the last
of which he was wounded 1 nclose the original letter,
because II carries on face prra aeia evidence Of its
gonuinenefs-a Confederate ten cent postage stamp
and the postmark Of the place OF which II mailed
-, nv he Nfa-b.
TRIBUNE has friends in the Concderacy who could have
prepared the letter and sent it through the nails, TO
give genuine appearance as was done in the case OF
the r. Butler King letter. received the letter from
Mr. Wexford clerk in the War Office, to whom ii was
addressed and have this and other reasons for knowing
it 10 DO authentic. But here is the letter:
"MoRGANTowE. sept. 30. ls63.
my DEAR WFLLPoRD: 1 have for several weeks
been looking for letter om you the subject Of our
last conversation. On yesterday, Mr.. Gather, NJ. c.
for te IXth District came 10 see father and dined
with u.s. he spent the week before Inst at Richmond
and had number Of conversations with the President
Secretary Of War and other officials. inquired Of
him if he had heard anything Of the de s"oe to
ca,sure Honest Abe" md he said he had, bar that
the affair would probably be managed rather by indi'
yidual enterprise than by the Government. lie gave
project in Richmond and you must be acquainted
with them all beg you 10 put in timely word Tor me-
IF the affair wns to be managed by The Government,
know your influence and that Of my other friends with
Mr. Seldom would get me assigned TO the part desire
to play in tho grand comedy or tragedy, as the case
NAV be- bn If Il is to be managed By the citizens oil
Richmond nv chances are not so good. and may have
TO Depend entirely on yon. Speak good word iof me
q, once aud will see YOU next week. As tod you
would willingly sell roy soul to the devil for The honor
Of playing conspicuous part in tho destruction OF the
srcot hydra.
My arm is nearly well, aud fad 1t quite uselHi.
again. az you win conclude from my being able to dis
pense with amanuens!s.
Don't neglect me.
..Yonr sinccre friend "CULLon."
Now, TO enable the curious TO see with their own eyes
the evidence Of the Rebel plots TO kidnap or assassna'e
our President and prevent doubts on the pant oi sus
pcious Coyperheads that the evidence exeis. as set
forth suggest that you send the original letter 10
Barnum, 10 the Sanitary Fair whore that liberal
Snowman may have opportunity Of purchasing 1t o.
an addition 10 the curiositics OF his Museum
But the schemes assassinatc the President are not
more dabolical than many others proposed by Rebel
The original letter envooped post marked stamped and
tiop-Ep. TpippEh