The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-02-25
BALTIMORE.
MONDAY, FEBRUARY Is. 1861

The fugacous exploit of the President elect, on
Friday night, has disguised even more than it has
astOnished this community. The Notifying chap.
ter in which are recorded the incidents Of his pro-
gress from Springfield 10 Washington, has come
to fitting close. Mr. LINCOLN had said and done
enough, prior TO his arrival at Harrisburg, 70
make us blush and the rest Of the world
laugh but the stcalthy and ignob}e ad
venture with which the narrative Of his
journey concludes will inevitably draw down
upon us the devison Of all civilized nations.
The confidence which the country had been invited
to repose in the wisdom, dignity and Judgment of
the President elect, had been suddenly and CON-
pletely destroyed within forly-cght hours after he
left Springfield, and now he has done that which
has sorely shaken the public respect fer him as a
man Of decision and courage. His igao4ninious
entrance into the National Capital will unques.
uonably beget among the people Of all sections a
feeling of contempt which it is almost impossi1le
to over-estimate
But the citizens of Baltimore have over and
above these considerations especial cause TO be in
dlgnant at the course into which Mr.. LINCOLN has
been weak enough to allow himself to be led. By
untOunleu
rumors touching the dangers which awaited him
on his passage through this State, and by taking
such extraordinary precautions against these prob
lematical peris, he has done enough TO convince
thousands Of persons Of the truth of the SANDER
Gus reports which have of late been so freely cir
culated. 1t is evident that Mr.. LINCOLN altered
his arrangements solely because he anticipated
beng subjected here TO insult, or perhaps rougher
treatment The flimsy excuse that he was sud-
denly and peremptoriiy summoned to Washing.
ton, is simply absurd; for it is not to be believed
that bis presence at the Capital was absolutely
required at six O'Clock in the morning instead
OF at three O'Clock in the afternoon. But even
supposing that he had received any such despatch,
he could have expedited his departure from Har-
rsburg, and have reached his destination by way
OF the Northern Central Railway very few hours
later than he did actually arrive at it by the cir
cuitous route through PHILADELPHIA It is mani
fest then, that Mr.. LINCOLN attached the greatest
Importance 10 the statements made to him in Har-
rlsburg, and which our readers will find embodied
IN an "extra' issued on Saturday by the New
York Times, which we publish in another col
umn That these are groundless and infamous
falsehoods, we hope it is not necessary for US to
state If any proof on this point was needed, we
might refer to the card OF the Marshal of Police,
which appears in to-day's issue, and also to the
fact that the special train which brought Mr..
LINcoLN's family from Harrisburg was not mo
Tested at any point within the State. 1t was be
heved everywhere outside of this city, that Mr.
LINCOLN was on that train; but not one insulting
word or gesture any where between York ord Pal
timore indicated the hostile feeling of the people
of Maryland towards the PRESIDENT elect. This
fact alone concusiycly contradics the base fabri-
cations by which Mr. LISCoJN's foolish fears
were wrought upOn.