Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1861-03-07
city. Our motive in Withholding his name
and residence cannot be mistaken: ,


honorable A. Lincoln. do this because l
know he would never get it if sent BY the
usual route. You know who am by ref
erence to = or by application TO
. [givlpg a reference in this city
Eds. Conf I am afraid to be more expIio-
it, for you have no idea Of the state of alarm
We are in. We are afraid of each other
The negros, were all happy and quiet three
weeks ago, but now they are not. We
cannot sleep at nights. You have no idea Of
what is to be perpetually fear Of something
dreadful going 10 take place at the next
tick of the clock. We sleep (ge to bed, I
'hsuld 'ay,) with pistols under our pillows
and guns hy our side.
Let me know if you receive this uno-
pened.
The letter enclosed to tn. Editors Of the Gem;
mercial, for Mr.. Lincoln.]
p. - DrcrxBEa II. 1860.
Hon. Il. Lincoln, Springfield, Ill.,:
RESPECTED Sra. seen this under oev-
or 10 the editor Of the Cincinnati Comu,er.
eial, with the request that he will forward
it to you, not daring to risk it addressed to
you through the Southern mail.
1t is in all truthfunsss that / submit. the
following facts TO ysur notice, knowing that
your lforwill be in danger at your inaugu-
ration. Violent threats against your lite
are very common among street politicians
and grocery rowdiss, but these are beneath
your notice. But it is fer different with
the person | have reference 10. His threats
are not openly made. He is very cour-
ageOus man wealthy and influential. He
has very coed name for veracIsy among
all his scquain,ancss, and is considered
very upright man. He is man who will
always do what he says he will. His name
j.. The writer gives the name
in full.-Eds. Com. If i. had been any
other man | should have been silent. But
l would have been guilty before my God
and my conscience had not informed you
Of the conspiracy against your life. acei-
dehtally [Here the wri-
ter tells hsw he became acquainted with the
plot-giving the name Of the town and the
date of the discovery Of the plot, which
was December 18th, two days before he
wrote to Lincoln.-Eds. Conf In answer
10 question "if he really intended to kill
Lincoln" he said "yes, SO help me God, |
will kill him, If thousand musksts are
pointed towards my heart" y In
order to escape detection, it was agreed for
him TO be in the center of three or four hun
dred friends, they to concentrate sipgly to
one point, and at such a distance, that q
"sight," (ss they called it) could be brought
to bear upon you while speaking. More
conversation was had upon the probable re-
suit fyour death Sc, Sc. The rifle to be
used, which was exhibited, is made in such
a manner that 1t can be bent back on q join,
where the stock and barrel meet, so that 1t
can be doubled and carried on his inside
coat pocket. hIs a brseoh loading rifle
they called it Sharp's rifle, but l think it
was not. 1t was probably Maynard rife,
avery light, short, but powerful bressh-
loading gun. 1t is is so light and short that
it could very easily be carried under an
overcoat, Eds. Com.]
could not rest until had informed YOU
Of this conspiracy against your life, particu-
larly as it Is not merely bravado, for Mr..
--- is not that kind Of a man.
My own life would be Immediately taken
il it were known that I dlvulged their plans.
Nothing but desire to do good to my fel-
lew nan-to yourself and 10 Mr.--
[givipg the name of the proposed assassin.
Eds. Com. ]-pronp,s me 10 address you
on this subject.
l have neither given ny name or place
Of residence, but the editsr oil the Cine,n.
natl Commercial will do both upon applica-
ton.
Yours in +. L. & T.
Two weeks later the same man writes TO
Us:
The lien, I furnished you in my last is
getting to be formidable element Of oppo-
sition, and the only chance see for him is
not to stand ADORE others, but if anything,
stand below the Immediately surrounding
people when he makes q speech; for Of 1
certainty bead wiH Be dratrn upon h,m!
We are impressed that the writer Of this
csrres spondsnce is psfectly sincere, and is
not mistaken. n we were st liberty to
state oil the circumstances within our
knowledge that 60 to make up and confirm
this impression, the conscientiounsess of eur
correspondent would not be suestisned by
the NEST skeptical, The tone Of the para.
oraph which we give from his last letter