The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-03-07
From the Nelo York Tribune, March 6I
w Ii Gil DIED NrLr L. !,

New L ork romeo and the Marshal OF Police of
Baltimore published yesterday, the former states
that an article appeared in. the Tribune on the
9th ult.,
(which, in the main, taken from my lips which
herewith ncose. There is spirit in the article which
disclam and quotation, nobody is going to turn out
&c, which is credited to you that gven by
me- the response stated by me, in the manner
here printed. In other respects the statement is
derfully accurate sketch of what said. nav also add
that am of the opinion that either you Mr.. Howard
said something of the kind quoted. On the evening
of Tuesday 26th several friends into my office to
learn the facts. whether any attempt to have been
made to assassinae Mr. Lincoln. / assured them there
was no foundation in the story and went to relate
them my participation in the of Mr. Lincoln
after he had left New York on the 2st inst In doing
so spoke as freely friend should speak another
and it was not until had nearly closed the conversation
that discovered newspaper reporter present. whom
had refused to communicate with previous the arrival
ofm friends. regret while he was taking the advan
tage of reporting conversation entirely private
omitted the remarks of commendaton used in regard
the appearance and material Of your force well
those on the orderly and goodnaured character of the
very large crowd assembled around the depot to receive
Mr. Lincoln. However, these the kind of omissions
the Press delight in making.''
My recollection in regard to what transpired on
the evening in question (26th january is pretty
distinct / went to headquarters about o'clock
and found Mr.. Kennedy alone in his room. | told
him that the purpose for which had come was to
ascertain the reasons that induced Mr.. Lincoln to
change the programme of his journey from Harris
burg to Washington. Mr.. Kennedy at once began
to give statement of the events connected with
the subject in hand. He had gone on with his
narrative some twenty or twenty five minutes when
two or three of his friends came in to learn how
much weight was to be attached to the sensation
dispatches which alleged that the route had been
changed from the fear, on the part of Mr.. Lincoln
OF plot to assassinate him in Baltimore Mr.. Ken
nedy remarked that he had just been giving some
OF the FACTS to the reporter of the Tribune. He
then commenced anew, and pulled out my note
book to take down his narrative uerJatin. 1t did
q 10 OTTO al
confidential, at any rate he did not intimate that
such was the case. 1t is probable however, that
he was not for few minutes aware that his words
were being recorded, gentleman was sitting
partially between him and myself But he noticed
it before long, and spoke of the fact, and moved
my CHAR little nearer, as | had become very
much interested in the narrative. Mr.. kennedy's
memory, as will be from the above, is certain
~ at iauit when he states that newspaper repor-
ter was present whom he (Mr. K.) had refused to
communicate with previous to the arrival of his
friends, as he communicated with me quite freely.
In writing out the account for the press it was
not necessary to recur to my notes, had heard
the story twice. AS Mr.. X. acknowledges that the
sketch was, in the main, "wonderfullv accurate %
TINS is not material; but he regrets that omitted
the remarks of commendation he used in regard to
the appearance and materiet of the Baltimore po-
lice force. My reply is, that furnished these par
tlcuiars in the report which ] made; but, perhaps
on the ground OF irrelevancy, they did not appear
IN print repeat that no intimation was given
that the remarks were of private nature, nor did
| suppose that they were. The following is a lii
eral rendering of what Mr. Kennedy said on that
occasion, from the time began TO take notes
Inc words IN parenheses not in the notes.
81 went on to PHILADELPHIA on Thursday (2ist
Fepruary). 1t was about half-past eight in the
evening that went to Mr. Lincoln where he was
sitting, and babe him farewell. then left the
house, and made call on one or two friends
came away in the IL o'clock train The next morn
ing when came in here (police headquarters),
found four letters from Baltimore One oI
them represented that it was written at
O'Clock on Thursday morning The party writing
said he had been with certain persons, whom he
named, during the night, and he had ascertained
Ior certainty that the police authorities had de-
termlneu on having but twenty men on duty at the
reception; that, under the circumstances, he de.
signed going down and informing Gen. Scott
ne went down and he gave information, which
reached zen. Scott, but he (the writer) did not
see the GENERAL Scott required one OF two things:
e'ner 10 SEND on military force in the absence OF
the police force or to effect coup de main. After
some consultation he concluded on the latter. He
eaen went TO man and said he wanted to send a
oasn not military man, 10 intercept Mr. Lin
I'm, anu 70 state 10 MIN tnat IL would be necessary
W oolne In tne manner winch was adopted. That
man went vita letters from three or tour persons
one rom zen. scott among the rest-to authenti'
eaee tne bearer. ne reachea fnlladeiphia In the
t snen ne went on .nen 10 make the arrangements
r., Specia! train. ~ was all arranged when Mr.
HI IA n nen. an 70 HARRISBURG that ne should come
'" .H 49, W. n as ee Pnia
in the arrangeman.s f th W Try W maze cnange
inn PeIt;.n n.s. u INC nlornLps taLteT reach
h;ss, went 70 see Ool Levy. askee
oraino &c.; me lor ponce. hl
men that ths ua was W aahe oIt twenty
tba sn.I "1 pieney, lnat he wanted 10 snow
.ne County thaC Daiumore was one OF the mos
Psace1uI cues IN tne coantry that twenty men wa
49,. %a5', us tna., me uaY before, thls arrange
concIndad ~ ardar ~ h Will, anu tnat ne mac
Howard annroraS 81 4u . n.s "nole power Gnarle
Owe wav ~ tbo fo ~, en anae ne 9ao tt
Go,tG W turn OUT; NOBODY would take any interes
IA LUIS Inlng: ,Ihat was what was said in Ne"
oih, rephea, out found large force was very
49, nra on VIII llnu that the people OF Baitl
iI ie1l laughed at me.
"Ihey began to gather together in the head
quarters IN Holiday street. Three or four hun
| dred mustered, and the best looking force evel
| saw. None of them are over forty. They the1
marched up to the depot AT 10 O'Clock the frs
geographic despatch was received from John S
Glttings, stating that Mr.. Lincoln had gone on tc
washington. That was posted up at the newspa
P tbe orowd Knh as hoax to dpes
| spaten from his father, who was of the com
mittees 1t stated that he had arrived; that Mr.
Lincoln was there; and that they were to arrive al
III ~ iney regarded TINS despatch as the only one
sney c0uld rely on. Alter while despatch came
rom washington saying that Mr.. Lincoln had ar
I pf! mere was the biggest crowd ever saw II
baltimore. franklin street, Calvert street, Cen
| ire street, North street.-the whole was so full O
people that 1t was with the greatest difficulty
e Moa get out. In the neighborhood of Battle
monument the crowd was just as dense. Twenty
men would have been nothing. | didn't see any,
thlns In the crowd particularly formidable. 1t
lne same as IN buffalo and other places There
was asr NO aangeI Oh Llncoin's assassination.
lney Gouid not reallze the TACT that he was MOI
tnere' Iney nave got him hid away in the saloon
was sald) GU could not get that crowd away
at.el nncoIn ,amliy leits one fellow said, three
Sneers loT south carolina Another said, three
arc narr A h;.3 botn mad good cheers They
Womb not .IIo, aga,hse south carolina. They
- 49, ho' a1iow man Wltn these Palmetto cock
a;J M, looaoiy In reply to question, MIR X.
he bornht - i;Ii paicel OF mercenarles VINO can
anotha,N H. ~ MI, frooaoiy In reply tc
who sbond - b oUuiu noe nave oeen done. The mar
limb from limb. WI =
"There were three different committees went tc
Harrisburg. One of these committees represented
| the old primitive kepublicans-the men who have
old Quaker, who had his coat tails torn off in old
American times-a man af property, very square
man. Then, Represented by another committee, J
came on the rapscallions, who joined the Republic
can party when they saw it would win-regular
soldlers OF fortune, some of the d-dest scoundres
unhung-to put themselves in office. They took
rooms at the Eutaw House. Then there were
the Minute men, opposed to Mr.. Lincolns admins
tration, but also opposed to secession (Somethine
was said about parties in Baltimore, and Mr.. K.
answered. the Blood Tubs and Plug Uglies were
all Democrats before they went into the American
organizauon. II was the rug Ughes tnat came