, 1861-02-27
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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 81, 1851
THE LATE movEnIEET.
=. :; The facts already before The country i
:. relation to 3tr. Lfncoln:s quiet and ,1ne,
pected passage through Baltimore sufE
otently justify his seton in the mind {
every prudenta and patriotic citizen. Thos
yet to be told will place his conduct i
such a.light that even his enemies will car
no longer: We wait for them patiently
content, meanwhile, endure:the smal
-witGe;spls and nlnlcyolent jibes of thos
who, not personally distinguished for com
:age, are quick to Suspect ,hewaht of .cour
age in others. go
=: Mr.: Lincoln is :: man Of undoubtcd nerve
he has been~ofen enough tried to deter
- mine that point. Noone Of his acquaint
ances Inns eser suspected that he could bs
driven from tic pursuit Of the right by
threats Of personal violence: But he would
have beena fool 10 hare rushed into the
jaws of danger, from which there was nc
probable escape, On point Of etiquette ol
ceremony; CT. fer the carrying out Of az
unimportant programme; to hare risked
the chances Of intcn$ifying sectional ami.
mostly, md hopelessly running the. peace
ofthc country. He had not alone his OWL
life to care for; but The interests Of the Re.
puhlic-of every man, woman and child
, IN lt-hang more OF less completely On his
movements. His death BY violence now
: would be the foundation Of civil war,
which all true patriots are striving to avert
and disgrace in the eyes Of the world,
from which tie country would not soon
have recovered, The reasons, then, which
are urged for tho hardihood which no pri-
yate Individual would have displa ayed, ,.are
thevery reasons which justify his prudence.
"<, Wessy nothing about tie advice that
-was rendered him from such men as Cor.
ernor Hicks, General Scott, and Senator
Seward; but we are. willing to: put their
actual knowledge and their care for Mr..
Linccln's honor against the baseless suspi-
Cons and foul innucndo2s Of the men who
are cackling over the results Of the coun:
:sels which these disting guiahed gentlemen
sa#ht- to give It is possible that they
may have been deceiyed-that there is DO
fire IN the spot whence so much snake has
issued--that the 1owdies Of Baltimore arc
not secessiunists oftLe most intense malig-
nity-that air: L;ncoln's life has never been
Threatened, and tllnt the slavery propagan-
d:sts everywhere nrc the gcntlest Of doves.
but that. acting Upon the advice which
came to him from Sources entitled to much
respect, MI. lincoln was wise, there can,
among men no: consumed by partisan hate
and malice, be but one opinion. Feeling the
responsibility resting upon him in view Of
the condition Of the, country, caring as be
docs care for those nearer and dearer to
him than the lorors Of Office, engaged by
every consideration Of honor not
to put his life needlessly in jeop-
ardy p until 1lle demands which the
country have made upon him are satis-
fed-to have refused TO avoid the dan gers
pointed out-aangcrs Of which lie could
know nothing except By information
would have been nothing butmadness-
disregard Of the wishes q
devoted friends, Of the demands of lis Of
fetal position, and Of The duties Of husband
and father. Considerations like these, not
q craven fear Of the clubs or pistols Of tho
rowdies, are 1,Eque5t, onab1y those which
determined his act. That he yielded up an |
ovation from reluctant Baltimorcans in |
obedience to tbea:, is only evidence Of the
Ris1on which, makes him prefer the safety
md peace Of the country to any hono1s
heaped upon l,imself: ::
Ali the accounts which have reached US,
this matter, are to be taken
fifth many grains Of allowance; that rig
narole from tie New York Times especial
the first public explana-
ion Of the events unworthy Of credit.
That, AERAu.o1 LuScoLS should Lave1
Ivoided 3 certain train because be feared
hat it might be thrown of the track down
precipice and smashed up, and then
hould have cot1nsel1cd lis wife, lis sons,
nd his nearest personal and political !
'iends to hnve taken passage on it, to
1eet the fate he shunned-is thing TOO
10 be discussed. He is not
lat manner of naan. A few days or few
'eeks will shut The mouths of lis revilc5s
nd turn their blamc into praise. h1r. Lin
oln's friends are already content. f.