The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-06-08
lTIIiH THE cI.ANDEsTINE JOURNEY.

Mr.. LincOIn's Own Account OF His Sc.
eret Journey from PhiIndelphia 70
washington, Just Prior 10 His In.
/ auEurafIon.
The following is taken from Lossing's
Life of Abraham Lincoln:" L-ty5
While in Washington City, early IN
December, 1854, the writer called on
the President, with Isaac N. Arnold,
member of Congress from Chicago, one
of Mr.. Lincoln's 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
Washington Monument. At the re-
quest of the writer, the President re-
lated the circumstances of his clandes-
tine journey between Philadelphia and
given substantially in his own words,
as follows: - -..-.rl
81 arrived in Philadelphia on the
2lst. agreed to stop over night, and
on the following morning hoist the flag
over Independence Hall. In the even
ing there was a great crowd where /
received my friends, at the Continental
Hotel. Mr.. Judd, warm personal
friend from Chicago, sent for me to
come to his room. went, and found
there Mr.. Pinkerton, a skillful police
detective, also from Chicago, who had
been employed for some days in Balti-
more, watching or searching for suspi-
cious persons there. Pinkerton in
formed me that plan had been laid
for my assassination, the exact time
when 1 expected to go through Balti-
more being publicly known. He was
well informed as to the plan, but did
not know that the conspirators would
have pluck enough to execute it. He
urged me TO go right through with him
hi hat fnrhF 1E1Hf
like that. 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. I 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. 1
told him that ii should meet at Har-
risburg, as had at other places, dele
gation to 90 with me to the next place
Qhen Baltimore, L should feel safe, and
go on.
"When I was making my way back
to my rooms, through crowds of people,
I met Frederick Seward. We went to-
gether 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 ass0ssinate
me. They knew nothing of Pinker-
toms movements. now believed such
a plot to be in existence.
1.-THE next morning l raised the flag
over Independence Hall, and then
went on to Harrisburg with Mr.. Sum-
ner, Major (now General) Hunter, Mr..
Judd, Mr.. Lamon, and others. There
1 met the Legislature and people, din
ed, and waited until the time appointed
for me to leave. In the meantime, Mr..
T. knk
no communication could pass to Balti-
more and give the conspirators knowl-
edge of change in my plans. s..sF
I'm New York some friend had given
me a new beaver hat in a box, and in
it had placed soft wool hat. l had
never worn one of the latter in my life.
I had this box in my room. Having
informed few friends of the secret of
my movements, and the cause, put on
an old overcoat that I had with me,
aud, putting the soft hat in my pocket,
I walked out of the house at back
door, bareheaded, without exciting
special curiosity. Then 1 put on the
soft hat and Joined my friends without
being recognized by strangers, for was
not the same man. Sumner and Hun
ter wished to accompany me. said
no; you are known, and your presence
might betray me. will only take La
mon (now Marshal of this district),
whom nobody knew, and Mr.. Judd,
Sumner and Hunter felt hurt.
"We went back to Philadelphia, and
found message from Pinkerton, (who
had returned to BaltiLnore), that the
conspirators had held their final meet
ing that evening, and it was doubtful
whether they had the nerve to attempt
the execution of their purpose. Invent
on, however, as the arrangement had
been made, in special train. We were
long time in the station at Baltimore.
heard people talking around, but no
one particularly observed me. at an
about the time 1 was expected to leave
Harrisburg, arrived in Washington"