Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1861-04-26

a mean and malicious intention propose in the
next place to notice the movement of The President
eject, and to ask oLr Union Snbnissio.sts what
they think oft. Before old Abe reached Washing
ton city TO take charge of the Government, FEEDER
al troops were ordered to Was >hington to protect
the incoming administration from danger. They
We're from all quarters, coming III hundreds, and
the city was fast becoming military encampment
and armed soldiers met in every street in the
city. But this not all (; Lincoln moving
Though tie Northern cities witt. grand Grafton
at every stopping place. coming in strict accord
ance in all of his movements with his programme
until he arrived at Harrisburg, in Pennsyl vania.
The next day he stop i'll Baltimore, tie first
Southern City in his programme, where Il reception
was prepared for him. But to the utter astonis-
ment OF everybody, except to few of his most in
innate friends he made his appearance in Wash
ngton the morning OF the day he was to come to
Baltimore How did he come? In the person
and dignity that adorns gentleman, much less the
President Of free peoplea No! Coward like
he came disguised in military cloak and Scotch
cap and that too in the dark lours of night when
all honest men were asleep; he arrived at tue hotel
unannounced and unexpected to the public, bat
not unexpected to Seward, who was there ready %
receive and welcome Linn as President, whom our
Union leaders in tie border slave! olding States
know to be hostile our institutions, and yet they
willing to overlook all of this, and excuse
old Abes appearance i'll Washington city at the
unseeml5 hour, and unseelnIy disguise, the
Capitol OF the nation, garrlsoned by the United
States Army, under the command Of Lieut. Gen,
eral Scott. The :eace Conference sti in session
and nothing agreed upon, and old Abe safe 1t the
seat OF government guarded by Gen. Scutt aud
the American rlnyl Was the like ever known
before i'll the history Of Country? Ba5 tins
was not all. Tie day for Lincoln Inaugural WAS
Eefr at hand; to be brief, will neLton Il few
facts in connection with it, and the clos. of the
36th Congress which commenced its impor 1ant ia
bors in gloom and ended them in darkness and
storm, without CLEAN of light to cheer tie hope
ful patriot, premise of security to people
After the session ended the Inaugural procession
IL owed up toward the Capitol, composed in vely
large proportion OF Northern Aboitouiats and
few Southern ubnissi,n-ts rather hun cry
office-ScekerS. Batteries Of Charged with
grape and canister mln,'ed the streets aud
enueS sharp-,hcoters were placed upon the houses
that lined the avenue, and the Pl eadenr elect, pro
cee(ed and followed by armed soldiers, his carriage
in a hollow square, it he some royal
ruler, (rather than Black Republican Presidemt)
whose power could only be sustained BY military
desputisn. 1t must have been II novel and sad
sight one never before witnessed in our country
i'll we hear the words from his Iutugur;tl, 'slo~-
body Is hurt. friends, not enemies" Roth-
TRANCE doctrine to proclaim under such eXcIt
ing circumstances As true .,uatllei ner<, how can
reconcile sh proceedings 10 ourselves with
out immediate eparaton2 More neXt time.
j. w ATWOOD.