The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1866-06-21
LossINc's nIsrohY or the LATE war
Interesting Extracts.

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tory Of the late war, which we procure
from the New York Post, which VIC
esteem both interesting and authentic /:
George w Chids. Of Philadelphia
has just published the FIRST volume OF
Benson j. LossiDg's Pictorial History
Of the Civil War in America" ii is a
finely printed and thoroughly ilustrat-
ed volume of six hundred and eight
pages. 1t begins with the Presidential
Convention OF 1860, and ends with the
batte of Bull Run.
THE TREASON IN BUcUANAY's CABINET
Howell Cobb, of Georgia, Buchanan's
Secretary of the Treasury, seems to
have been in the plot against the Union
even before Mr.. Lincoln was elected -.
So early as the first OF November, 1860.
Trescott, the Assistant Secretary Of
State wrote to the editor Of the Charles
ton Mercury as follows:
WASHINGTON, November /, 1860.
DEAR RHErT: u received your let.
ter this morning. As TO my views or
opinions Of the Administration, ] can
of course say nothing Asto Mr. Cobb's
views, he is willing that ] should com.
municate them to you, in order that
they may aid you in forming your own
Judgment; but you will understand
that thsis confdential--tbat is, neither
Mr. Cobb nor myself must be quoted as
the source Of your information. l will
not dwell on this, as you will on mo.
ment's reflection. see the cmbarrass-
ment which might be produced by any
authorized statement of his opinions
will only add, by way Of preface, that
after the very fullest and freest con-
versalions with him l feel sure OF his
earncslness Of purpose and resolution
in the whole matter.
Mr.. Cobb believes that the time is
come for PERSISTENCE !. that upon the elec-
tion Of Lincoln, Georgia ought 10 Sc
cedc from tho Union, and that she will
do SO. That Georgia and every other
State should, as far as secession, act for
herself, rcsuming her delegated pow
ers. and thus put herself in position TO
consult with othcrsoyereign states who
take the same ground. After the seces-
sion is effected then will be the timet TO
consult. But he is Of opinion, most
strongly, that whatever action is re-
solved on, should be consumated on the
4th of March. not before. That while
the action determined on should be de-
cisve and irrevocablc, It's initial point
should be the 4th of March He is op-
posed to any southern convention,
merely for the purpose Of consultation.
If southern convention is held, it
must be of delegates empowered TO act,
whose action is at once binding on the
states they represent.
But he desires me 10 impress upon
you his conviction, that any attempt TO
precipitate the actual issue upon this
administration will be most mischiev.
ous-- calculated 10 produce differences
of opinion and destroy unanimity- he
thinks it of great Importance that the
cotton crop should go forward at once.
and that the money should be in the
hands of the people, that the cry of
popular distress shall not be heard at
the outset of this move.
My own opinion is, that it would be
well TO have discreet man, one who
knows the value of silence, who can
listen wisely. present in Milledgevillc
at the meeting OF the State Legsla.
ture, as there will be there an outside
gathering OF the very abIest men Of
that State. .......
And the next point, that you should
at the earliest possible day of the ses-
sion of our Legislature elect man as
Governor whose name and character
will conciliate as well as give conf
donce to all the men of the State II
we do act, / really think this half the
battIe--a man upon whose temper the
State can rely. .....
say nothing about q convention, as
/ understand on all hands that that is
fixed fact and l have confined my
self to answering your question Twill
be much obliged to you if you will
write me soon and fully from Colum-
bia, 1t is impossible to write TO you,
with the constant interruption of the
Office; and as you want Cobb's opin-
ions, not mine, send this 10 you "
Yours, W. II TX
"The original of the above letter,
writes Mr.. LOSING, lis in my posses
sion" .
BUCHANAN APOLOGIES FOR WASHING
TONS BIRTHDAY.
Tyler seems TO have gone so far as
to have given President Buchanan tc
understand that the appearance Of ma
= tional troops as participators in the
celebration of Washington's birthday
would be offensive 10 the Virginians
and untavorable TO the harmony OF
the Peace Convention They did par.
ticipate in the festivities Of the occa
sion, for which offence the President
not unaccustomed TO kindly yield.
ing to the wishes of the slave inter.
est, wrote an apologize letter to Ty'
ler
When, in 1862, the national troops
went up the Virginia Peninsula, they
took possession of "Sherwood Forest,
the residence of Tyler, near Charles
City Court House, which the owner
one of the leaders among the enemies
of his country, had abandoned. There
Assistant Adiutant General W. H
: Long found the letter alluded TO- The
follUwingis a copy: - 14tp 8. <ls1
WASHINGTON, Feb. %, 1861.