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LINCOLN AND BALTIMORE.

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CeIOnel George p. Kane.
From the Baltimore Sun. June 2.
The ridiculous sensational stories re-
gAmped recently in contest between two
knayish so-called chiefs Of detective police
(PihkeTtou, Of Chicago, and Kennedy, Of
'EeS York;, as to which Of them is entitled
10 the honors for The detection Of the al
legged conspiracy 10 assassinate Dir. Lin
cold, the then President elect, by parties
in Baltimore, on bis expesled passage
through this city, 10 be insngurated, in The
moth Of February, 1861, has called forth
a publication from Col. George P. Kane,
Marshal of Police of this city. Col. Kane
deals especially with Pinksrton's nara
tive purporling to give facts discovered by
him (Pinkerion), 10 which narration Mr..
Kaae's name was used In a manner to
convey the impression that the alleged
contemplated Atroeious purpose wasknown
to hm and had his approval. Mr., Kane
says Ls-1
The first definite information of the day
and hour Of Mr.. LinoOln's expected ar
rival In Baltimore, on that occasion, was
received by The Baltimore and Ohio rail-
road company a few days in advance of his
coming. His route was 10 De, according to
that information, from Harrisburg 10 Bal
timore. over the Northern Central railroad,
arriving at this place about l23 o'clock,
spd denarting over the Baltimore and Ohio,
Washington Branch, at P. M. the same
day. As soon az this information was re-
ceived. the master Of transportation of the
latter road. Mr.. VIM. Prescott Smith, adj
dressed me J. note, informing me Of the fact
asking that would suggest some mode Of
entertaining Mr. Lincoln during his brief
stay. in the absence of any respectable
number of his own partisans in Baltimore
10 do him honor, there were, L think, only
about one thousand Republican votes cast
for Mr.. Lincoln in Baltimore and they, in
the most part, we're Of the very scum of the
oitv. and of the old Club" organization,
though there we're some few exceptions,
candidate for Office and fanatics on the
negro question: and to avoid having the
impression go abroad that our city had
been wanting in respect to the President
elect of the nation.
Immediately on the receipt OF that note
I called on General John S. Cuttings, the
then President of the Northern Central
railroad. and communicated 10 him the in
formation I had received. My reason for
selecting General Cuttings was the fact OF
which / was aware, that there we're some
Kind of business relations between him and
Senator Cameron, (who was talked OF as
likely TO become a Cabinet officer grow
ing out of the latter's being largely inter
ested in the ownership Of the road of which
Mr.. Cuttings vas the President / dis
cussed with General Cuttings the character
of tie individuals who would likely press
themselves upon, and 20 the annoyance Of
Mr.. Lincoln, and that thought something
should be done in his behalf, to all of which
that gentleman fully agreed. then sug-
gested, that as he was known at home and
abroad as leading member Of the Demo
cratic party Of Maryland, and not -candi-
date for favor at the hands Of the new adj
Manifestation, and having a cOmmOdious
mansion, eligibly situated near the Wash
ington Monument, ] thought il would be
a ft and graceful thing for him to meet
Mr.. Lincoln at the Maryland line, and in
Vite him and bis family TO become bis
guests during the stay in Baltimore. To
these suggestions the General also yielded
approval.
Ii was then agreed upon and arranged
that he should 60 up on his road the day
before Mr.. Lincoln was expected over it,
and welcom him at the Maryland line, and
as the train reached the crossing on
Charles street, north Of the monument, it
was TO be stopped at that point, where
was to be in readiness with carriages to re-
ceive the General and his guests, and con-
yey them 10 Mount Vernon Place. The in
tended debarkation on North Charles street
was under no apprehension or suspicion OF
intended violence or insult to Mr.. Lincoln
il carried to the depot, but because the
route along Charles street, passing the
monument and through Mount Vernon
Place, afforded view Of the most beautiful
part Of Baltimore, and would relieve the
visitors Of the necessary annoyance from
noise and confusion incident 10 a railroad
depot and even greater than these, the
annoyance of being brought into contact
with the element which would be in wait
ing 10 advertise themselves for Office. These
arrangements were 30 far contaminated as
that General Cuttings went 10 the Mary
land line TO meet Mr.. Lincoln, and falling
10 find him, received Mr.. Lincoln's family,
and conveyed them to his home, where they
remained during their stay in Baltimore as
his guests and | had carriages in readi-
meas to carry out my part Of the arrange
ment, when the news reached Baltimore
that Mr. Lincoln was 10 Washington.
With these statements and explanations,
the truth Of which, / imagine, neither
Kennedy nor Pinkerton will call 10 ques-
tion-and even if they do, the parties TO
the arrangements to whom have referred
still live-I feel quite certain that no in
telligent and honest mind will continue 10
credit the oft-repeated ISLANDERS upon Balti-
moreans Of having contemplated a deed Of
such savage strocity as that alleged to have
| been threatened by these detective police
men. That Mrs. Lincoln was not imposed
| upon by the invention Of such people was
/ abundantly shown in the fact that before
starting from Baltimore for Washington
she sent a request that l would call and ai-
ford her an opportunity OF making her ac-
knoWledgements for the interest | had
shown 10 the arrangements which had been
made but sudden and severe indispOsition
prevented me from doing 30. As eaectu.
ally as her husband may for the time have
been duped by these people. and led TO
course which was subsequently a matter
Of deep regret to himself and his friends, l
had the very best reason TO know that he
was very soon undeceived, and that could
/ have enjoyed the most substantial evidence
Of his confidence and favor after he became
the President had | felt inclined to en-
brace it. Yours, very respectfully,
/ Dsnville, Va. GEO. p. KANE.
LEBANON,