The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1866-06-13
President Lincoln's famous
Clandestine Journey Z.

which purports 10. be "Mr. Lincolus sc
count OF his c'sndesline journey" from
Philadsphia to Washing on lin February
1861. The version will attract attention.
as II differs essentially from any We, seen
or heard by the Southern people:
"MR. LIscoLN's ACCOUNT OF II cLANDEs'
TINE JOURNEY.
awhile in Washington city, early in
| December, 1864, the writer called on the
Presdeu, with Isaac n. Arnold, memb.r
Of Congress from Chicago, one Of Mr..
L'ncoln's most trusted personal frlehds.-
| We found him alone in The room where's
ID the Cabinet meetings. are held, 90 the
White llOuse.) whose windows overlook
the Potomac aud the Washington monu
meu,. AT the request Of The writer, the
! President related the circurns' anc.s Of his
! cand-strne journey between Phiahsl5ha
And Washington The narrative is here
given substantially in his own words, RS
follows:
IL arrived at Philadelphia on the 2ls..
! | agreed TO stop over night, and on, The
f'iI"wrng moist the flag over independence
| Hall. Ia the evening there was u great
crowd where received inv friends, at ,he
Continental uoteI. Mr.. judd. warm
aud persona, TREND from Chicago, sent for
ms to come TO hIs room. went, and
found there Mr.. Pinksrlon. a skillful
police detective, also from Chicago, who
had heen employed for some davs in
Bslumore, watching or searching for sus
pic'"us persons there. Pmker,on inform
ed me that plan had been laid for my
assassination the eYHct IIrre when ex
pected TO 60 through Baltimore being
publicly known He WAS well informed
~ 10 the pisn. bat did not know that the
conspira,ors would have pluck enough to
execute it. He urged me to 20 right
Trough with him to Washington ,ha,
| night. didn't like that. had made
engagements TO visit Harrisburg and 90
| from there t. Baltimore, and | resolved TO
do so. could not believe there was n
plot to murder ne made arrangements.
however, with Mr.. Juid Tor my return TO
Phrlad-lphla the next light, II should
he convinced that there WAS danger in
going through Baltimore. | told him
that il should meet at Harrisburg, as |
had At other places, n delegation to GO
with me to the next place, (thsn Bait,
mofel | should feel safe, and 20 on.
"Whsr | WAS making nv way back TO
my room, through crowds Of people.
me, Frederick Seward. We wen, together
to my room. when he tod me ths, hs had
been sent, At the instance Of lis f,,irer ~nd
General Scott. to inform me that their
detectives in Baltimore had discovered q
plot there To assssslnale ma They knew
norhinC Of Prnksr,ou's movements.
now believed such plot 10 be in exist
srce.
"The next t.-morning ) raissl the f.g
over Independence llali, and ,hsn went
on to Harrisburg With Mr.. Summer Major
(now Genera) hunler Mr.. judi. Mr..
Lamon and others. There | me, the
Legislature aud people, drnsd and waited
until the tlms appointed for me 10 -aye.
In the meantime Mr. Judd had 40 secured
the telegraph that no Communication
corId pass To Baltimore and give the con
sprra'ors knowledge OF change in my
plans.
"ln New York, some friend had given
me a new beaver hat in box. and in il
had placed n soft wool hat. had never
worn one Of the latter in my lie. had
this box in my room. Having informed
a very few friends OF the secret Of my new
movements, and the cause, put on An
overcoat that had with me, and putting
the soft hat in my pocket, ! walked out
Of the house at n back door, bareheaded,
wirhou, exciting any special curosirv.-
Then | put on the soft hat and loined nv
friends wi,hou, being recognized by
strangers. for | was not the sapse man.-
Sumner and Hunter wished To accompany
me. ] said no: you are Known. and
your presence might betrav me- I will
only take Lemon (uow Marshal OF the
Dstrict) whom nobody knew, and Mr.
judd, Sumner and Hunter felt hurt. -
We went back to Philadelohia, and
found a message there from Pinkertou
(who had returnedro Ballmors.) Iha, the
conspraror- had held their final meering
that evening, and it was doubtful whether
they bad the nerSs TO attempt the sxecu,
lion Of their purpose. ] went on, how
ever, as the arrangormen, bad been made,
in a special train. We were a long time
in the station at Baltimore. heard
people talking around, hu, no one parri
cuarly observed me Al an early hour
| on Saturday morning, at about the time
WAS expected to leave Harrisburg,
arrived in w -shington."