The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-02-27
MIR. LINCOLN'S ESCAPADE-COMMENT OF
THE PRESS


The New York journals still regard the late ezra
ic fight of Mr.. Lincoln as too astonishing a phe-
romenon to be dismissed with simple comment.
Those mystifed political astronomers therefore,
continue to speculate wildly as to the nature of the
wonderful and incomprehensible power which
changed the of this star of the first magni-
tude from direct into centrifugal one. In plain
terms, even the friends of the incoming admins
tration are at loss to decide in what manner to
treat this extraordinary movement. The New
York Post, for instance publishes from its regular
correspondent, the following:
Mr.. Lncon's unexpected arrival is the theme of
genera! talk. The story is that on Thursday the
Baltimore detectives apprised General Scott of a
plot to assassinate the President elect as he passed
through Baltimore. Ten or fifteen men are re-
ported to be concerned in it, and vessel said
to be in the harbor ready 10 carry the murderers
Mobile. 1t is also stated that the Baltimore Chief
of Police had written, urging a secret hegira on
the ground of his inability to restrain mob of the
dimensions which might be expected.
The New York Times, in an editorial of vester-
day, says;
According to the most authentic advices thus
lar received, Gov. Seward and Gen. Scott are the
RSaGtSa RSat a aSHtY a5Y FSRoRMh nj hsggaSns Of Gov 5f
Of Maryla who requested thattnis "sacrifice of
feeling to duty" might be made, in order to save
the State of Maryland from an indeble and mex
piable disgrace.
The following we take from the Washington cor
respondence of the Herald:
The exact mode in which the conspirators in
tended to consummate their designs has not yet
transpired; but enough is known to be satisfactory
that either an Internal machine to be placed
under the cars or railway, like the Orsni attempt
upon Napoleon, or some obstruction placed upon
the track, whereby the train would be thrown
down an embankment at some convenient spot;
or,dt haf hoe fail fbaa LOT Pal
timore, during the rush and crush of the crowd as
at Buffalo, by knife or pistol the assassination
to be effected.
1t has also been ascertained that two or three of
the consprators were in New York on Wednesday,
the 10th inst, watching the of events while
the President elect was there.
These are but portion of the facts; but when
the whole have been revealed, it will appear that
1t was of the most diabolica and desperate at
tempts to precipitate the country into revolution
that has been attempted since the attack by Orsini
upon Louis Napoleon.
The New York Times correspondent says:
Information is before the proper authorities tend
ing to prove that an organized band of five hundred
men have sworn that Mr. Lincoln shall never sleep
in the White House. A detective who Joined
them, says the plan is as follows: The entire band
are to occupy position as near to the President,
on Inauguration day, as they obtain. One of
their number, standing in the centre of them, is to
shoot Mr.. Lincoln with an air-gun, when the crowd
OF men around the assassin will so hide him as to
render detection impossible.
Senator Seward has written a document for the
satisfaction of the Railway Companies, who fee
much aggreved at Mr.. Lincoln's course. He ex
onerates MIR. Lincoln from all share in the matter
but does not excuse the city of Baltimore. He re-
presents, as far as it is wise to do SC, the dangers
that attended Mr. Lincoln's following the origina
programme, and thanks them for their admirable
preparations for the safety and comfort of Mr
Lincoln.
We take what follows from the letter of the Phi
ladelphia hquirer's comment to that journal:
| am able tc give YOU, upon good authority {
statement that am assured will set at rest al
doubts as to the contemplated assassination of Mr.
Lincoln, who informed of the conspiracy il
Philadelphia on Thursday right, but did not inten,
to change his programme of progress, Until he wa
urged by his friends and General Scott, who kneg
every particular of action and intention on tn
part of the cOnclave. They were fifteen in mum
ber, and one of them was supplied with means, b,
friend of the Government of the United States
to become an associate He took all the necessar,
oaths, and disclosed the whole plan both to the Pre-
sident elect and to General Scott. The names O
all the parties are in the hands of the Government
What disposition will be made of these persons
matter OF conjecture; but the testimony agains
them is certaiuly sufficient to convict them at tn
bar OF public opinion if not before a jury.
OLD ABE HUNG EFFIGY IN NEw YoRK.-N
little excitement was created at the foot of PER-
street yesterday morning by the efiigy of Lnco
hanging from the masthead of the sloop Motto
on the wharf, which the police tried in vain to d
perse. Finally Sergeant Davourney went O
board the Motto, and in an authoritative manne
ordered the figure to be lowered. Captain Skip
worth refused to comply with the request, on th
ground that the police had no business to interfer
In such matters. Davourney thereupo
called several policemen to his assistance, and rusf
ing upon the audacious captain carried him off t
the Follce Court. The case came up before Justic
Connolly, and eventually ended in the release
the SKIPPER on his promise to lower the effigy.-
Ine ponce followed the captain down to the whar
IN order 10 see that he fulfilled his promise, an
soon afterwards had the satisfaction of bearing O
the obnoxious image.-N. Y. Herald, Feb &C.
BErRorHAL OF THE SULrAN's DAUGurER.-On s,
turday Haski Bey, first Secretary of the Sulta,
proceeded to the Porte with an Imperial haiti al
nouncing that bis Imperial Majesty had been plea
ed to choose as husband for his daughter Munir
Sultana, Ibraham Pasha, son of Ria Pasha.
Sunday the betrothal took place in the palace
the Sultana. The marriage ceremony, on accour
OF the Sultana being widow, will not be celebrate
on Thursday, as usual, but on Monday. The brid
presents are of unusual costliness and beauty
They include magnificent dadem in diamond
valued at upwards Of 100000 pastres. nee
lace, fan, and ring set in the same kind of ston
presents of great value have also been given
other members of the Imperial household I'll
Hasnedar Usta has received six magnificent India
shawls.-Lecdnt Herald, 23d January.
PREPARING FOR WAR.-Austria is increasing b.
means OF defence. She has just contracted with
house at Trieste for the construction of two iro
plated plated frigates. The manufactures of arms
lhurlngen are unable to execute all the orders sci
to them from the different German States, esp
GIally Bavaria. Wurtemburg, Hanover and Badel
iney nave also been compelled to refuse orde
from Russia. Berlin letter of the 22d has IL
followlng:-"Great activity is displayed in advan
ing the equipment of the Prussian army, which,
is well known, has been considerably increased
Extensive orders have recently been given to pr
vate establishments, instead Of having everytblr
made, as usual, in the military workshops. III
workmen Of the artillery occupied in preparir
the material required for fort6cations.''
CoYcEALING ONES THoUGHrs.-To Tallevrand h
generally been attributed the authorship of II
maxim that "the use of language is to conceal O,
thoughts" But in Pycroft's "Ways and Wor
of Men of Letters" quotation is made from /,
article "The Use of Language" published in
periodical called the Bee, under date of October 2
1853, which reads as follows:
che who best knows how to conceal his necessi
ard desires is the most likely person to find redre
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