Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1866-06-06

Continental Hotel. MIR. Judd, q warm per-
sonal friend from Chicago, who had been en-
piOyed for some days IN Baltimore, Watching
or searching for suspicious persons there
Pinkerton informed me that plan had been
laid for my assassination, the exact time when
L expected to go through Baltimore being
publicly known. He was we'll informed as to
the plan, but did not know that the conspir-
ators would have pluck enough TO execute it.
He urged me to go right through with him to
Washington that night. l did Mt like thst |
had made engagements to visit Harrisburg |
and go from there to Baltimore, and resolved |
to do so. | could not believe that there was |
plot to murder me- l made arrana ements, |
however, with Mr.. Judd for my return to |
Philadelphla the next night, if | should be |
convinced that there danger in going |
through Baltimore. | told him that should |
meet at Harrisburg, as L had at other places, !
a delegation to 90 with me to the next place |
Chen Baltimo.e), should feel safe, and 90 on |
"When | was making my way Ack to my |
room, through crowds OF people, met Fred |
erick Seward. We went together to NV
room, when he told me that he had been sent, |
at the instance OF his ia her and Gen. Scott |
to inform me that their detectives in Balsi- |
more had discovered Pl II thcro neeassio- |
ate me. They knew nothing of Pinkerton's g
movements | now believed such Il plot to be |
IN existence.
- The next morning l raised the flag over
Independence Hall, and then went on to Har
risburg with Mr. Sumner, Major (now Gen
Hunter, Mr.. Judd, MIR. Lamon, and others. |
There L met the legislature and people, dined, |
and waited until the time appointed Tor me to
leave. In the meantime, MIR. Judd had SO
secured the telegraph that no communication
could pass TO Baltimore and give the consplr
ators knowledge OF d change IN my plans.
- In New York some friend had given me q
new beaver hat IN box, aud In IL had placed
soft wool hat. | mad lever worn one of the
latter in nv lie. | had this box In my room.
Having informed a very few friends OF the
secret of my new movements, aud the cause,
| put on an old overcoat that had wi h me
and putting the sof, hat in my pocket |
walked out OF the house at back door, bare
headed, without exciting any special curiosi-
ty. Thtn | put on the soft hat and joined my
friends ithout being recognized by strangers,
Tor | was not the sane man Sumner and
Hunter wished TO accompany me. l said no
you are known, and your presence mignt be-
tray me- | will only take Lamon (now mar
-hal Of this dis ricO, whom nobody knew,
ana Mr.. Judd, Sumner and Hunter lelt hurt.
. We Went back 10 Pnladei hia, and
found a message there from PinkerIon (who
had returned TO Baltimore), that the conspir
ators had held their final meeting that even
ing and il Was doubtful whether they had the
nerve to attempt the execution of their pur-
pose. | vent on, however, as the arrange
ment had been made, in a special train We
were 3 long time thu sta tlon at Baltimore
/ heard people talking around, but no one
particularly observed me. AT AL early hour
on Saturday morning, at about tie time l
was expected 10 leave Harrisburg, l arrived
IN = asnIngton.
wIGFALL FoRT sUATkR.
At half past one O'Clock, the notorious
senator W Igail (who, as soon as he had re-
seiyed his salary from the National Treasury,
had FASTENED to Charleston, and there became
d volunteer aid on the staff Of General Beau
regaro) arrived at Sumter IN u boat from
Cummings Point, accompanied by enc white
man aud two negroes. Leaving the boat al
tne wharf, WIgfall passed around the fort I'M
I'll he came to the hTs e.nbrasure, OT port-hole,
through which he saw private John IhOmp-
son OF the fort. The Texan was carrying d
white handkerchief on the point of his sword,
a dag of truce. He a.ked permission 10
nter the enbrasure, but was denied. - sm
General Wigfall," he said, land wish TO see
Major Anderson" The soldier told him to
stay there until he could see has comm ander.
" For Gods sake let me IN F" cried the con-
spirator. - can't stand 1t out here In the f r
ing The privilege was denied him for The
moment. lie then hurried round to the SAL
y port, 1T which place he had asked an inter
view with A Anderson. Finding the passage
strewn with the burning timbers OF the gate,
the poor fellow, IN utter despair, ran around
the tort, waving his white handkerchief im-
plUlingly toward his fellow insurgents, to
prevent them from firing. It useless.
Tne missiles fell thick and fast. aud he was
permitted to crawl into an embrasure, st ter
he ba1 gwen up his sword TO private soldier
there. lie almost exhausted by fatigue
ami alright.
At his place OF entrance Wlgfall met Cap
tain j. q Foster, Lieu tenant j. q. Davis, and
Surgeon 5. W. Crawford, ali of whom were
after ward general officers IN the army; also
Lieutenant K. h Meade. Trembling with
excitement, he said - am General Wig
fail | come from General Beauregard, who
wants to stop this olo,dshed. You on
fire, and your h,g Is down, let US stop this
firing" One of the officers replied % Our
hag not down, SIT. Ii i5 yet flying from
, The ramparts." Wigfall saw it where Peter
Hart and his comrade had nallei 1t, and said
:, Well, well, L want 70 stop this Holding
out his sword and handkerchief, he said TO
one of the officers I" Will you hoist this . -
:. No, Sir replied the officer, '' IL is for you,
General WigtaII, to stop them" - VIII any
Of you hold this out OF the embrasure he
asked. No Offering, he sail May L
hold it. then :" If you wish to- the
cool reply Wigtall sprang into the embra-
sure or port hole and waved The white Gag
several times. A shot striking near trlg ghten-
ed him away, when he cried out excItediy
- VIII you let some show this hag
Corporal Charles Brlnghurst, by permission,
took the handkerchief and waved 1t out OF the
porthoie, but be soon abandoned the perIlous
duty exciaiming " | Won't hold that flag.
Tor they don't respect is. They are firing ut
it. Wigfall replIed, Impatlenily They
fired at me two or three times, and stood It
should think you might stani it once
Turning to Lieutenant Davis, he said :" Ii
YOU will show a white flag from your ram
parts, they will cease firing" IL shall be
done" SAID Davis, "n you request 1t for the
urpose, and that alone, of holding confer
ence With Major Anderson
| The commander, In the meantime, with
Lieutenant Snyder and Surgeon Crawford,
mad passed out of the sally port TO meet Wig
tall. He was not there, and they returned,
and Just as Davis had agreed to display
white flag they came up Wigfall sa,d to
| Major Anderson 81 come from General
| Beaureg I'd, who wishes to stop this, sir. }"
:. Well. sir /. " said Anderson, rising upon his
toes an settling firmly upon MS heels, Is he
| looked the traitor in the face with sharp in-
ouiry you have defended your flag, no.
done all that can be done, sir. Your fort Is
on fire. Let US stop this. Upon what terms
will YOU evacuate the fort, Sir p Anderson
re piled, " General Beauregard already knows
the terms upon which l will evacuate this
fort, Sir. Instead OF noon on the 18th, will
90 now" -. l understand you to say, said
Wlgfail, eagerly, "that you will evacuate
,his fort now, sir, upon the same terms pro
posed to you by General Beauregard y An