The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1868-07-02
Whole No. 1876.

was cordially received By Governor
Curtin and the Legislature, and a
vast crowd of citizens. At 6 o'clock
an engine aud one passenger car were
standing on the track leading to Phil
adelphia Soon after, excusing him.
self on the ground of fatigue, he left
the dinner-table, went to his room,
changed his dress for a travelling
suit, and with broad-brimmed fell
hat (Which had been presented to him
in New York;, be went quietly to q
side door, got into a carriage i'm wait
ing, and was driven, with one com
paniOn, Ward II. Bamon, rapidly to
the car which awaited him. and was
soon speeding on stoward Philadelphia.
The secret of his departure was
known to but very few. and by them
disclosed to no enc. On his arrival
at Philadelphia, Mr.. Lincoln was met
by Mr.. Pinkerton, taken into a car
riage and driven to the depot of the
Philadelphia, Wilmington, and Balti-
more Railroad, Mr.. PinkertOn timing
their arrival so as to reach the train
just at the moment of departure
The officers of the road, to prevent
the possibility of the departure of the
train before Mr.. Lincoln was aboard,
had instructed the conductor not to
leave until he received a package
of important Government dispatches,
(which must 90 through to Washing
ton that night" Mr.. Pinkerton bad
caused the three sections of the sleep
ing-car, which was on the end Of the
train, to be taken, and bis agent stood
at the door, which was locked, await
ing the arrival Of the party. When
the party appeared the door was
opened, Mr.. Lincoln stepped in, went
to his berth; an officer of the road
handed the package of Government
dispatches-ronsisfing Of some num-
hers of the New York Herald, care
fully sealed up and addressed to- the
Secretary of fState-and instantly the
whistle sounded and the train was
whirling on toward Washington. bear
ing in security. not "C@sar and his
fortunes but Lincoln and the desti-
MES Of the republic.
So skiIIfully had the matter been
arranged that no one in Philadelphia
had seen Mr.. Lincoln. no one saw
him enter the car, no one on the
train except the party Of the Presi-
dent, not even the conductor, knew
of his presence in the car. When the
conductor came along to examine the
tickets, Mr.. PinkertOn showed him
Mr. LincOln's ticket, and he did not
look into his berth At Havre de
Grace, PinkertOn was signaled by
Webster that "Ali's WE'LL" and from
there to Baltimore, at every bridge
crossing. standing on tho rear plat
form Of the last car, he could see a man
spring up as the train passed on, and
show white light from the dark
lantern hanging in his belt, which
meant, Calls we'll" Reaching Balti-
more Mt about half past three in the
morning, Mr.. Stearns, the Superin-
tendent of the road, entered the car
and whispered IN the ear OF Pinker-
ton the welcome words, "All WE'LL"
That city, which the conspiratOrs bad
planned to make that day the scene
Of a tragedy as infamous as that of
Wilkes Booth, was now in profound
repOse, and the assassins of the red
ballot little dreaming that their in
tended victim was DasSiDO on tn the
bayonets of General Scott.
Nothing occurred to interrupt or de-
lay the passage, and at six in the
morning Of tho 23d they reached |
whore at the dOpet they
were met by the Presidents Illinois |
friends.
Pinkerton had told Mr.. Lincoln at
Philadelphia he would answer with
MS life for bis safe arrival in Wash
ngtOn, and he had redeemed his
pledge.