Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1861-03-09
The Underground Raiiredd" Journey Of
> : Abraham LiDcoln!

Ltacola's Secret Passage Ihrough Baltia,o,ye
.--iasmease Gatltering at GaI9et Station
---Arnpdl. Of The Special Tram from
LdrrtsJury--D&os Potntnente-sMrs hin
coin and Family on hc Tram!
Saturday, says the Sun of yesterday, was
the day appointed for the passage of Mr..
Lincoln, President elect, through Baltimore,
and as a matter of course curiosity was on
tiptoc to behold the man who had been cbo.
| sen to stand at the helm Of the ship of State
| At an carly hour crowds of people gathered
about the streets; and shortly after a despatch
was received at the newspaper offices that
Mr. Lincoln was in Washington, having
gone down by the early train The story
was not credted-nine out of every ten be-
lieved it a ruso to prevent large gathering
at the Calvert station, where he was expected
to arrive. The people would not believe
that they deserved such treatment at the
| hands of the President elect, and did not
think him capable of such conduct, In the
face of all that has been said to the contrary
by people who know little or nothing of Bal
| timore,st it is, an orderly and well governed
city, and public respect, If nothing else,
would have guaranteed to Mr. Lincoln the
consideration it should carry with it.
| For an hour the news spread like fire, and
through Baltimore S1cogaito were indignant
that upon the first Southern soil he declined
to let the people know Of his presence in their
midst 1t appears that while at Harrisburg,
on Friday afternoon dispatches were sent to
him from Washington advising him to leave
forthwith, and not follow his programme of
travel through Baltimore, over the Northern
Central Railway as his life would pay the
penalty of such indiscroton ~
Following this advice, which is said to
have been FROM AIR. Seward, and aided by a
letter or dispatch from Gen Scott to the
same effect, MIR. .Lineoln left Harrisburg by
/ special locomotive about seven O'clock and
reached Philadelphia just time to take the
sleeping car of the IL p, M. train from Phil
adeipha for Washington city, passing through
J Baltimore about four O'clock on Saturday
morning, The news of-hisarrival, in Wash
in@ton was by the people of Baltimore deemed
q clear attempt to hoax, thongh tall man,
reported to be the Governor of Iowa and
very we'll answering the description of lin
coin, was said to have been on the train from
| Philadelphia. Visions of an armed mob
doubtless foated before the eyes of Mr. Lin
coin, distinct as those which begot the idea
of contemplated attack on the federal capi-
tai; but visions they were, for there was no
reality about them. The dispatches sent to
some of the New York papers, probably like
those received by Mr.. Lincoln, spoke af a
mighty conspiracy by men high in Southern
confidence, and endorsed by bankers, to take
! the life of the President elect, were as false
as they were Ridiculous. ..>,...-
The people, after the second dlspatch had
been received, stating positive that MIR Lin
coin had arrived in Washington, still would
not believe that the man who, /" if need be,
woud. suffer assassination" would thus pass
through Baltimore, nor say Chow do YOU
do?" on the way. >.
/ e.. ~. GATHERING OF THE people. V.
T. Aboutll o'clock in the forenoon from eve
ry direction the people gathered about the
corner of South and Baltimore streets until
the crowd extended from Holiday to Calvert.
! preparatory to going to the several points
where it was announced Mr.. Lincoln would
debark for the train, the dispatches of his
arrival in Washington to the contrary not
withstanding and at noon they began to dis
! pcrse for the several points,.
AT THE CAI.NERT STATION.
AS carly asl2 o'clock spectators began to
I'LL the avenues leading to the Calvert Rail
road Station, and crowd the hills of Franklin
and Courtiand streets, overlooking the depot.
! About this hour a strong hody of police, lm-
der Marshal Kane, arrived, and took up po-
sition on North Calvert street. The appear
apce of the police seemed to give the fat de-
NAL to the report that the President elect, had
made night passage of Baltimore. Again
| tac throngs became, excited and confident,
and bets we're freely made. and taken on
the. question of mir, Lincoln's secret move
ments-nany asserting that Ikea "Gy-bys
night wideawake, hc had passed this com
munity whileit slept, and others maintaining
that he would not, come and go " like thief
in the night" but, like any other honest
man, in his usual way. -
From, noon to ono o'clock the througs
about the depot continued to augment until
10000 or $4,000 persons had possession of
the interior of the depot, the PLATFORMS, and
the adjacent thoroughfares. The few politi-
cal friends Of the President elect secuted the
idea of ME Lineolns disarranging, by any.
eccentric movements of his, tile little pro-
| greninie prepared for his reception A~bui.
tetin, posted at the entrance of the depot,
announcing the reported passage of Mr. lin
I coin was powerlcss to dispcrSo tbenl they
knew he was coming.
T., At l5~minutcs to one O'Clock d mighty
heaving and surging in the multitude at the
north entrance of the depot proclaimed some
| fresh excitement, and ina few moments the
I York accommodation train entered the depot, !,
followed by an excited crowd, who 'mistook
itfor the special train of the President elect
aud suite. As soon as the traiaSUpped, the