Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-03-30

A Washington correspondent Of the
Tribune, who for some time past has
been furnishing the public with startling
revelations Of the Confederaey, gives a
plausible statement of the plot proposed
in the early part of last November;
One hundred and City picked men
were 10 go secretly North, and take
quarters in Washington, Georgetown,
Baltimore and Alexandra, 80 as TO be
able TO communicate daily with each
other; and upoa = fixed day. with their
leader, we're 10 assemble in Wasklagton
for the purpose Of making the seizure
The President, il was claimed, could be
easily seized at a quiet hour, at the
White House, or in going to or returning
from church, or on soFae other favorable
occasion, and thrust into q carriage and
driven of. The carriage was 10 be Join
ed, few miles outside of the city, by
twenty-five or thirty armed men, on
horseback
Il was proposed TO drive to Indian
Point, about twenty-five miles south Of
Washington, on the Potomae-tso or
three relays Of feet horses being sta
toned on the way-where q boat was to
be in waiting TO cross the river aud land
the captive 3 few miles south Of OecA-
quaa, when il would be an easy matter
for bis eaptors 20 work their way with
him through the woods By nigh, into the
rebel lines. To prevent ppssait, every
bridge between Washington and Indian
Point was to be mined beforehand, and
blown up as soon as the captive and cap
tore had crossed Huge sgsss were also
70 be ready cut aud thrown across the
road in various places as soon as they
had pAssed, by men stationed along for
the purpose, who we're Aftersard TO sep
arate and escape rs best they could
The Secretary Of War thought this
scheme might succeed, tut he doubted
whether such = proceeding would be Of
a military character aud jastiEAble un-
der the lava Of war. Hs promised,
however, TO consult tbs President and
Mr.. BENJAMIN: bat what conclusion was
arrived at an unable with certainty TO
say About week, however, after the
plan was submitted, and the same day
that Col MargrAve left Tor the North, !
asked Mr. Wexford, who i familiar with
all the secrets Of the Department, il the
plan had been adopted, aud be answered,
You win see old Abe here in the
/ spFing, a. sure - God A few days
/ afterward ] was sent % Allanta,- and
never returned 10 Richmond TO hear
/ about the matter.
/ But this IL not the only scheme by any
+ means that has been devised for kid
mapping oar President Last sumner
/ 8 club or society Of wealthy citizens OF
Richmond was formed for the purpose
OF raising a fuad for this object Cir
eulars were sent 20 Trustworthy citizens
+ in every other city and town in the Con-
/ tederacy, inviting cooperation in the
grand undertaking, and an immense sum
/ Of money was subscribed The Grm Of
Marry 4 Co, bankers ia Richmond sub
scribed $4,000, aud Sumner s Arents,
auctioueers, subscribed s., coo; and
/ have it on good authority that there vera
! several IN ths capital who subscribed
even more literally than the parties
named, bat who they were / did not
learn. One man in Charleston, = c..
whose name have forgotten, subscribed
10000 II was proposed, when al was
ready. to obtain furlough for Mosby,
and make him leader Of the enterprise.
/ have seen ladies' In the most public
street in the city sttired in silk dresses
and mauiillas, and rich looking bonnets,
of patterns worn by the fashionable
three years ago, without shoes or stock
ings to their feet-wifh their feet pre-
teeted only BY common rags, sewed 20
gether something ike moccasins; and on
more than one occasion ] have seen
them dressed in this way with their feet
entirely naked These we're no, women
OF bad character, but ladies, who have
been reduced By the rebellion to power.
~. Their dresses, bonnets and shAvls
aot being severely taxed with wear, re-
main to them, while their shoes and
stockings, subject to daily service, have
been worn away, and they are without
the means to pay the extraVsgant prices
demanded for new ones