Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1861-03-21
THE FLIGHT OF ABRAHAM!
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A DODGE FOR SYMPATHY
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ed 10 immorializing himself at the
Expense Of disgraeiug his county
What be may do in the future, re-.
mains TO be Seen; tina, he disguised
himself 10 a Scotch cap and military
cloak, and lodged into Washing on
between two days, will forever r main
4 fact in history that can only be &C.
counted for, either by writing him
down a coward, or the American peo-
pie, what the Republican papers
charge them to be, assassins! Either
horu Of the dilemma involves result
that no American can contemplate
without shame The President OF
the United States coward The
man to step into the seat Of Wash.
ington and jackson, indulging 10
fears over absurd rumors OF assassin
alions! The Cemmunder-in, Chief oil
the Army end Navy OF the United
States, stealing into he capital Of the
nation. as a criminal or an outlaw
evades The officers of justice Sure
ly, if there are good REASONS for these
precautions, then have the American
people sadly degenerated.s Assassin
ations have never been feature 10
their history. Cowardly and stealthy
crimes have never distinguished us
as a nation, and such an insinuation
against the people Of Baltimore, dis
Iiinguished as they IRE Tor graceful
hospitality and genuine politeness, is
an insult of a most atrocious char.
aeter.
Distinguished men, we are told,
instigateG this plot against Mr.. Lin
coins life. Justics to all concerned
demands that All instant investigation
be made, and if there be any grourd
for this statement, that the authors
Of the plot be promptly and summa-
rily exposed and punished. We DO
not doubt that the citizens of Balti-
more VII a. once insist that this be
done.
As for ourselves, we have no hest
tation in saying that we regard the
whole thing as stupeudous humbug.
The American people are not assas.
sins. and the hole affair has been
eonjured up IN the minds Of few
weak and ,imid old grannies. who
have succeeded in humiIimiihg every
10 the eye s Of tho nations
of the world. Mr.. Lincoln's friends
belong to The OLD federal school in
politics, aud have no confidence in
the honest masses. They believe in
a ''strong government and hence
their terrified imaginations couture
up all sorts Of "phantoms and gorgeus
Dire" when they think thereis any
discomfort among he people.
That Mr.. Lincoln was only fright
ened at the supposed danger of pas
sing through, Baltimore is perfectly
apparent. Firsis it is alleged, that
the 9 o'clock special train from Har-
risbnrg. which MAS expected to con-
vey the Presidential party, was TO be
thrown off the track, and all on board
killed. The proof that they did not
believe this story themselves is, that
Mrs. LincolD and the remainder of
the party went to Baltimore 10 this
very train that it was not obstruct-
ed in any way, and that the people
along the route we're quite MS we'll
behaved, il not as enthusiastic, as
elsewhere. and could scarcely be con- /
siuced that IAlr. Lincoln himself was
not on board.
And even when the party arrived
It Baltimore, the people there were
-qual!y unwilling to believe that Mr.
Lincoln had committed so undignilied
md so cowardiy an act as to go on
Turing the night, as it was, just then.
OF the fitsi time, currently reported
lie bad. The people insisted that
Mr.. Lncoln was among the party.
md it was not until positively assured
hat such was not the case, that any
Of ill-feeling showed
themselves. Then, it is said, that
Irs. Lincoln bad the satisfaction Of
fearing the people send up loud ;
,roans Of Indignation at the conduct
{ her husband. j,
Thus ends the journey Of Abraham
lincoln to Washington. He Com. ,
lencsd by imploring the protection
{ Providence and the favor of the {
eople, and ended by distressing both. {
nd putting Ill his confidence 10 t
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