The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1866-06-05

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rount q Mr Lincoln claa5estne ioarucy
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7 agreed 90 stop oyer nieht and oa lhe
fHos az maruiBg hois ibe asg ave -.
dependence Han II he evening Their.
uas ereW rroej where I received nv
friends. IL the Continental Hfcl Mr.
Judd, a warm personal irienl from Chicl-
80. .eni far mc 10 come d hs room. ]
went pHd found there Mr. Fnkcuon
sklitul detective, also irom Chicago who
had been employed lor seme days Is BAL.
timore, watching q searching for su.pic
iaus persons there piukeuou Informed
mr. that plan had been laid Tor my as
,a>siuali0n the exact time when | expert
"a 70 90 though Baltimore being publicly
known. BE was wtll informed as 20 lbe
plan, but did not know that The conspira-
tors would have pluck enough 10 execute
It. lie urged me to so right through with
him to Washington that night didn't
like that had made engagements to
visit Harrisburg aud 20 from there TO
Baltimore. and ! resolved TO do 50. /
could not believe that there was a plot TO
murder me made arrangements, how
ever, with Mr.. Judd for my return to
Philadelphia the next night, i. ! should
be convinced that there was danger ia 60
ing through Baltimore. told him if
should meet at Harrisburg, as ] had Of
other places. delegation 10 20 with me
70 the next place Chen Baltimore),
should feel safe, and 20 on.
When | was making my way back 10
my room, through crowds Of people, | met
Frederick Seward. We went together
to my room, when he told me that he had
been seut, at the instance Of his father and
General Scott, to inform me that their de-
tectives in Baltimore had discovered a
plot there TO assassinate me. They knew
nothing Of Pinkertons movements
now believed that such plot to be in ex-
istenee.
Tile next morning | raised the flag over
Independence Hall, and then went on 70
Harrisburg with Mr.. Sumner, Major(now
General Hunter, Mr.. Judd, Mr. Lamon,
and others. There ! met the Legislature
and people, dined, and waited until tile
time appointed for me 10 leave In the
meantime, Mr.. Judd had SO secured the
I'll graph that no communication could
pass 10 Baltimore and give the conspira
tors knowledge Of a change in my plans.
In New York some friend had given
me a new beaver hat in box, and in i'll
had placed soft wool hat. | had never
worn one Of The latter in my life. had
this box in my room. Having informed
yery few friends Of the secret Of my move
ments, aud the cause, put on an old over
coal that ! had with me, and putting the
soft at in my pocket | walked out Of the
house at the back door, bareheaded, with. |
out exciting any special curiosity Then
put on my soft hat and joined my friends /
without being recognized by strangers, for
was not the same man Sumner and
Hunter wished 10 accompany me. ! said
no you are known, aud your presence
might betray me. | vii only take La
mon (now marshal ofthis disuicD, whom
nobody knew, and Mr.. Judd, Sumner and
Hunter felt hurt.
We went back TO Philadelphia and found
a message there from Pinkerlon (who had
returned to Baltmore) that the conspira
tors had held their final meeting that even
ng, aud it was doubtful whether they had
the nerve to attempt the execution Of their /
purpose | went on, however, as the ar
had been made, in a special +
train. We were long time in the station /
at Baltimore, heard people talking
around, but no one particularly observed
me. AT an early hour on Saturday morn
ing, at about the timeI was expected to
leave Harrisburg, arrived in Washing /
ton"