The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1866-05-31
THURSDAY, MAY 81, 1866.



hr. LIneOIn's Passage through Bal
timOre to Washington in 1861.
Much has been said about the pas
sage Of Mr. Lincoln through Baltimore
in 1861, in Disguise Some Of the most
absurd stories were put in circulation
at the time and are still believed by
many persons. Mr. Losing, in work
from his pen recently published, gives
the following version Of the affair, fur
nisbed him in 1864, by Mr. Lincoln
himself:
al arrived at Philadelphia on the 21st. I
agreed 10 stop over night, and on the fol-
lowing morning hoist the flag over hide
pendenee Hall. In the evening there was
a great crowd where / received my friends,
at the Continental Hotel. Mr.. Judd, a
warm personal friend from Chicago, sent for
me 10 come 10 his room. went, and found
there Mr.. Pinkerton, skilful police detect
i've, also from Chicago, who had been en-
ployed for some days in Baltimore, watch
ing or searching for suspicious persons
there. PinkertOn informed me that plan
hsd been laid for my assassination, the ex-
act time when ! expected to 90 through Bal
tim0Te being publicly known. He was well
informed as to the plan, but did not know
that the conspiraJors would have pluck
enough TO execute IL. He urged me to go
right through with him to Washington that
night. ] didn't like that. had made en-
gagements to visit Harrisburg and go from
there to Baltimore, and resolved to do so.
/ could not believe that there was plot to
murder me. 1 made arrangements, how
ever, with Mr.. Judd for my return to Phila-
delphia the next night, if I should be con-
WINGED that there was danger in going
through Baltimore l told him that if
should meet at Harrisburg, as / bad at
other places, a delegation 10 60 with me TO
the next place (then Ballimore,) l should
feel safe, and 60 Cd.
When : was making my way back tony
room, through crowds Of people, ! met
Frederick Seward. We went together TO
my room, when he told me that he had been
sent, at the instance Of his father and Gen.
Scott, to inform me that their detectives IN
Baltimore had discovered a plot there to
ussassinate me. They knew nothing of
Pinkerton's movements. ! now believed
such a plot TO be in existence.
"The next morning l raised the flag over
independence Hall, and then went on to
Harrisburg with Mr. Sumner, Major NOW
Generan Hunter, Mr.. Judd, Mr.. LemOn,
and others. There l met the legislature
and people, dined, and waited until the
time appointed for me to leave. In the
meantime, Mr.. Judd bad so secured the
telegraph that DO commu- ication could pass
10 Baltimore and give the conspirators
knowledge of a change in my pans.
ain New York some friend had given me
q new beaver hat in a box, and in it had
plt ced soft wool hat. l had never worn
one OF the latter IN my life. 1 had this box
In my room. Having in formed a very few
friends Of the sscret Of my movements, and
the cause, puton an old overcoat that had
with me, and putting the soft hat in my
pocket, walked out of the house at a back
door, bareheaded, without exciting any
special curiosity. Then / put on the soft
hat and joined my friends without being
recognized by strangers, for l was not the
same man. Sumner aud Hunter wished to
accompany me. / said no; you are known,
and your presence might betray me. viii
! only take Lamon NOV marshal OF this dis
/ trict), whom nobody knew, aud Mr. Judd,
/ Sumner and Hunter felt hurt.
E" We went back to Philadelphia, and
! found a message there from PinkertOn (whO
/ had returned TO Baltmoye), that the con-
/ spirators had held their final meeting that
| evening, and il was doubtful whether they
/ had the nerve TO attempt the execution Of
! their purpose. ! went on, however, ss the
arrangement had been made, in q spe-
cial train. We we're q long time in the sta
/ ton at Baltimore. ! heard people talking
around, but no one particularly observed
me. Al an early hour on Saturday morn
/ ing, at about the time / was expected to
| leave Harrisburg, ! arrived in Washing
ton"