The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1866-06-05
pres;dep, Lineola's Famous Claadestine Journey.

President LincOlh's Famous Cl"ldes'ias 1''.H':'
Tn the first volume of Benson D. Losing
"Pictorial History of the ClFli wa. III
America is to be found the Ioiio"lng,
which purports to be - Mr.. Lincoln 5 account
of his clandestine journey rom a Ini'nJ ne
mia to Washington in February 1901. Inc
Prorsion will attract attention, as it differs es-
sentiollv from any yet seen or heard by the
Southern people:
.,1R LINCoLN's ACCOUNT OF HIS CiANDEs-
TINE JOURNEY.
"Wbile in Washington city, early III De
cembcr 1861, the writer called on the Presl-
dent with Isaac n. Arnold member OF Con
gress from Chicago, one OF Mr.. Lincoln
most trusted personal friends. We found
him alone in the room wherein the Cabinet
meetings are held, Tin the White House,,
whose windows overlook the Potomac and
the Washington monument. At the request
OF the writer the President related the CIT
cunlstances Of his clandcstine Journey DC
tween Philadelphia and Washington. The
narrative is here given substantially III MS
own words, as follows:
Il arrived at Philadelphia on the 2lst. L
agreed to stop over night, and on the follow
ING morning hoist the flag over lndepen-
dence Hall In the evening there was great
crowd where l received my friends, at the
Continental Hotel. Mr.. Judd, warm and
personal friend from Chicago, sent for me to
come to his room. l went, and found there
Mr.. Pinkerton, a skillful police detective,
also from Chicago, who had been employed
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 inform
ed as to the plan but did not know that the
conspirators would have pluck enough to eX-
T., fn rfrIlt
with him to Washington that night L didn't
like that. had made engagements to visit
Harrisonburg and go from there to Batl-
more, and resolved to do so. l could not
believe there was a plot to murder me. L
made arrangements, however, with Mr.. Judd
for my return to Philadelphia the next
night, if should be convinced that there
was danger in going through Baltimore.
told him that if should meet at Harrisburg,
as 1 had at other places, delegation to go
with me to the next place. (then BaltimoreD
I should feel safe, and go on.
when l was making my way back to my
room through crowds of people. met Frede-
rick 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 Balti-
more had discovered plot there to assas-
sinate me. They knew nothing of Pinker
tons movements Inow believed such Il
plot to be in eXiStance.
s'The next morning raised the flag over
independence Hall, and then went on to Har
risburg with Mr.. Sumner, Major tnow Cen
eraD Hunter, Mr.. Judd, Mr.. Lamon and 9th
ers There l met the Legislature and people.
dined and waited until the time appointed
for me to leave. In the meantime Mr. Judd
had so secured the telegraph that no COM
munication could pass to Baltimore and give
the conspirators knowledge of change in
my plans.
I'm New York. some friend had given me
new beaver hat in box, and in it had
placed a soft wool hat l had never worn
one of the latter in my life. l had this box
in my room. Having informed very few
friends of the secret of my new movements
and the cause, put on an old Overcoat that
/ had with me. and putting the soft hat in
my pocket, l 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 recog
nized by strangers for was not the same
man. Sumner and Hunter wished to ac-
company me. 1 said no; you are known,
and your presence mi ght betray ME. | will
only take Lamon NOW Marshal OF the De
strict, whom nobody knew, and Mr.. Judd.
Summer and Hunter felt hurt.
I'VE went back to Philadelphia, and
found a message there from Pinkerton (who
nad returned 10 Baltlmofe), tnat 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, as the
arrangement had been made, in special
train. We were a long time in the station
at Baltimore. heard people talking around,
but no one particularly observed me. At an
early hour on Saturday morning, at about
the time 1 was expected to leave Harrisburg,
l arrived in Washington