The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1866-05-29
lFrom LOSING. Hiatorylof the Late War. ]

3 While in Washington city, early in De-
cernber, 1864, the writer called on the Presi-
dent with7Isaac N. Arnold, member Of Con-
gress from Chicago, one of Mr.. Lincolns most
trusted personal friends. We found him alone
in, the room wherein the Cabinet meetingsare
held, lin the White Housed whose windows
overlook the Potomac and the Washington
Monument. At the request of the writer, the
President related the circumstance of bis clam
bdestine Journey between Philadelphia and
| Washington o The narrative is here given
substantially in his own words, as follows:
81 arrived at Philadelphia on the 21st. /
agreed to stop over night, and on the follow
ing morning hoist the flag oyer. Independence
Hail. In, the, evening there was a great
crowd, where / received my friends, at the
Continental Hotel Mr. Judd, warm per-
sopal friend from Chicago, sent for me to come
to- his ROOM Q H. went, and found there Mr.
Pinkerton, skilful police detective, also from
Chicago, who had been employed for some
days in Baltimore watching or searching for
suspicious persons there. cd az ~
F'Pinkertoninformed me that plan had been
laid for my assassination, the exact time when
| expected to go through Baltimore being
publicly known. He was well informed as to
the plan, but did not know that the con-
spirators would, have pluck enough to exc
cute it. He urged me to go right through
with him t., Wa ifnet N that night | didn't
like that, ] had made engagements to visit
Harrisburg aud 20 from there to Baltimore,
that there was plot to murder me made
my return to Philadelphia the next night, if
no hat do,
going through Baltimore | told him that if
should meet at Harrisburg as / had at other
places, a delegation to go with me to the next
place then Baltimore), should feel safe, and
go on. ;.sea{
: "When was making my way back to my
room, through crowds of people, met Fred
erick Seward. We went together to my room,
when he told me that he had been sent, at the
instance of his father and General Scott, to
inform me that their detectives in Baltimore
had discovered plot there to assassinate me.
They knew nothing of Pinkerton's movements.
| now believed such plot to be in exist
ence. ra5 (
aa""The next morning raised the flag over
Independence Hall, and then went on to
Harrisburg with Mr. Summer, Major (new
GeneraD Hunter, Mr.. Judd, Mr.. Lamon, aind
Others There I met the Legislature and
people, dined,i and waited until the time APP
pointed fofme to leave. In the mean time,
Mr.. Judd had SO secured the telegraph that
no communication could pass to Baltimore
and give the conspirators knowledge OF a
change in my plans. Of a2-a e
"In New York some friend had given me
new beaver hat, in box, and in it had
placed soft wool hat. / had never worn
one of the latter iii my life had this box
in my room. Having informed a very few
friends of the secret of my new movements,
and the cause, L put on an old overcoat that
had with me, and putting the soft hat in
my pocket, | walked out of the house at
back door, bareheaded, without exciting any
special curiosity.
''Then put on the soft hat and joined my
friends without being recognized by stran-
gers, for was not the same man. Sumner
and Hunter wished to accompany me. |
said no; you are known, and your presence
might betray me. l will only take Lamon,
(now marshal of this district, whom nobody
knew,) and Mr.. Judd; Sumner and Hunter
felt hurt. a6g z4 lul
eve went back to Philadelphia, and found
message there from Pinkerton, (who had
returned to Baltimore, that the conspirators
had held their final meeting that evening,
and it was doubtful whether they had the
nerve to attempt the execution of their pur-
pose. went on, however, as the arrange
ment had been made, in special train. We
were long time in the station at Baltimore
l heard people talking around, but no one
particularly observed me. At an early hour
on Saturday morning, at about the time
was expected to leave Harrisburg, arrived
in Washington"
AN AMERICAN MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT.
Samuel Herman Samuelson married an
American lady, by whom he had son born
in Petersburg, Virginia. This sons antagon-
lists at the last election, knowing this fact,
gave notice to the voters that, as a native
and therefore, a presumed :o-be citizen-of
the United States, he could not represent
| them in the British Parliament. However,
the Bankruptcies, having faith in his own as
sertion that he could, did elect him. Before
the committee appointed to try and decide on
the validity of his election he Mr.. Bernhard
Samuelson1 frankly admitted that, without
his having been consulted thereon, he was
born in Virginia. But he referred to a certain
act of Parliament 18th George Ill, chapter
2lst.,) which enables the son or grandson of
a British-born subject to take the sacrament
in Protestant Church of England) church
or chapel, and then, by taking the oath of
allegiance, to become British subject He
proved that he had thus loyalty Irehabilitated
himself and his rights On this he was de-
clared duly elected. - Philadelphia Press.
A very funny man in Greenfield, Mas a.
chusetts, signally failed once in the descrip-
ton of a book he put up in selling library
at auction. He hadn't read very much in
books, Robbins hadn't, but scanned the titles,
trusted to luck, and went ahead; "Here you
have Bunyan's Pilgrims Progress, how much
am offered for it? How much do hear
for the Pilgrims Progress, by John Bunyan?
IT'S first-rate- book. gentleman, with six