Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1861-02-27

I. al. and entered on the discharge of hi
duties as though nothing had happened.
MR. HANLIN IN THE SENATE.
Vice President Hamlin visited the Sen.
ate floor. and was received by all the Ser
ators.
EFFECTS OF L~INcoLN's ARRIVAL.
The Politicians and office seekers are the
most puzzled as to LincOln's arrival
What brought him here so suddenly
was on everybody's tongue. The rush for
Wizards was immense. The city police
took possession of the lower floors at an
early hour, and rolled back the surge that
came and won't.
CAUSE OF q STEP.
There are ten thousand rumors afoat as
to the cause of has ignoring Baltimore and
coming through so silently. 1t is known
that Gen. Scott telegraphed him yesterday,
advising tat course, but from what mo-
tive is not apparent. There is good au-
thority, though, for asserting that it was
not because trouble was apprehended at
Baltimore, but from political causes here.
HOW TIE BALTIMoRRANs PROPOSED TO RE-
cEITE Mr.. LINCoLN-EXcITEMENT ON SAT-
uRDAY.
There are thousands of rumors in all d.
r~ections regarding this ~incognito passage
through Baltimore to Washington. This
morning intense excitement prevailed, and
still prevails regarding it.
Ample arrangements were made by the
President of the Northern Central Railway
to convey the Presidential party from Har-
risburg to Baltimore in a special train, and
the precaution taken to station sentinels
every half mile along the track. The best
cars, locomotives, conductors, and every
thing of the most reliable character, were
selected. On Friday afternoon several of
Mr.. Lincoln's most prominent political and
personal friends in Baltimore and vicinity,
numbering ten or twelve, proceeded to Har-
risburg to escort him to Baltimore, whilst
ample arrangements were made by them to
take charge, on arriving here, of himself
and family, who were to have dined with
Col. Cuttings, President of the road, and
depart at three o'clock in the afternoon for
Washington.
Col. Kane, Marshal of the Police, had
four hundred policemen stationed in and
around the Depot. The arrangements
were deemed ample and perfectly secure.
The crowd continued to increase around
the depot in Calvert street, until it reach
cd nearly twenty thousand. 1t evinced
intense restlessneSs, and was composed
of the bad element, including many
lazy, mischievous boys. A large portion
were persons assembled from natural curl
but it is believed there were others
with bad intentions. None could be con-
WINGED that Mr.. Lincoln was not on the
train, until the arrival Of the cars, when
it was authoritatively announced that he
was not there, but had gone through carly
in the morning alone to Washington.
Much eommotion, however, existed, and
there was a considerable rush.
Mrs. Lincoln and her family, accompa-
MED by escorts, were placed in carriages
and conveyed to the residence of Col. Git
-ings, where they dined, and departed qui-
at 8 o'clock in the afternoon for Wash
ngton, where they soon arrived safely, join p.
the President elect at Wizards Hotel.
DANCED GENERALLY A-PPREHENDED.
1t is difficult for me to say what the l
crowd might have done, had Mr.. Lincoln
appeared before it. The general impress
ZION is that there would have been serious :
.rouble. Certain it is that the very worst
characters in Baltimore were there congre- .
rated, to restrain whom under existing cir '
,umstances would have been impossible. {
IR. L~lNcoLY's REAsoN FOR HIS SUDDEN
DEPARTURE FOR WASHINGTON. c
I learn, from a perfectly reliable source. S
hat the President elect had most excellent c
for the course he pursued last ,
light. Incontestible evidence had been p.
discovered of a conspiracy against his per-
on and life. F
One plan was to throw the special train c
If the track between the Pennsylvania line r
nd Baltimore. Another was to assassin
tie him by shooting, at some of the sta :
ions or at Baltimore. Besides it was sat l
sfactorily asccrtained that the Baltimore e
were wholly unreliable, and that Vi v
lence toward Mr.. Lincoln would be offer Y
d with impunity. These facts were fully r
,nown at Washington, and Gen. Scott, =
Senator's Seward, Trumbull, and others,
advised him to go on in advance l
f the special train. Dir. Seward was SO
Harmed that he sent his son to Harrisburg
nth a special message to Mr.. Lincoln ur- y
ing the step Mr.. L. left Harrisburg at six =
hirty 7. NJ. yesterday, reached Baltimore =
t ten fifteen 2. NJ, and Washington at u
forty-eight this morning. lie was very u
.eluctant to take this course, and only T
after long persuasion. =
VISITS THE SENATE AND HOUSE. C;
WASHINGTON, Feb. %. r
Mr.. Lincoln visited the Senate and
louise this afternoon, in company of Mr..
eward. 1t created considerable stir
Iany crowded around to welcome him, es- "
in the House. LIE remained but Il
few minutes. !.
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