Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1885-11-05
A CORRECTED STORY:
LINcoLNs HisroRzc TRIP.
The Scotch Cap Story Explodsd-rhe Ride
to washington and How IL was Made.

As the 4th OF March Grew near, VIVA
occupied our most anxious thoughts was
how Mr. Lincoln could get TO Washing
ton and be inaugurated. Another Gem
mittee was formed, one from each house
to look after the matter. Governor Sew
ard was the Senate member and ! was pu
on the part Of the House, for Ihe reason
perhaps, that ! was from Illinois, I
known and personal friend Of the Presi
dent, and had been in close corrcspon
dence with him all winter. Associatips
ourselves together w came 10 she con
clusion that everything must be done
with the most profound secrecy.
Governor Seward, his son Frederick
w. Seward, subsequently his Assistant
Secretary Of State. and myself were the
only persons in Washington who had any
knowledge whatever Of Mr.. Lincoln'i
proposed movements. That there was q
conspiracy in Baltimore to assassinatt
him as he should pass through there car
be no reasonable doubt. We hoped he
might be able to come through in the
daytime from Philadelphia. taking q
train secretly and cutting the wires, SC
that his departure could not be known.
But General Scott's detectives In Balti
more had developed such a condition Of
things that Governor Seward thought
that the President elect and his friends
in Philadelphia should be advised in re-
gard thereto, and on the night Of the 22d
Of February he sent his son Frederick
w. over to Philadelphia to consult with
them. Till now we had believed the
President would come over from Phila'
delphia on the train leaving there at noon
of the ed. In the meantime, the Presi.
dent had promised to run up to Harris.
burg to attend reception Of the Penn.
sylvania Legislature at IL o'clock on that
day. Up to this time the situation had
been fully discussed by the friends OF
Mr.. Lincoln. in the light Of all the infor.
nation received, but no particular pro.
gramme agreed upon. ~ was NOT until
the party started Tor Harrisburg the nex'
morning that the best method Of getting
to Washington was finally talked over.
Ar. Lincoln had previously converse.
ton with the detective, Pinkerton, and
Mr. Frederick w. Seward in regard tc
the condition Of things at Baltimore.
The Hon. Norman B. Judd, Of Chicago
one OF the most conspicuous ana trusted
friends OF Mr. Lincoln, VINO had accom-
panied the party from Springfield: sug'
gested plan. which. aiter iuii discus
sion by Mr. Alncoln and all MS friends
present, was agreed upon and successlai'
~ carried out ihis pinh' g = gehot.sS
KNOWN was tnat arter the dinner wnicl
Governor Curln mao rendered 70 nin nae
oeen nnishcos at y CLOCK IN .ne aIter
noon, ne should take speciai car ano
train from harrisburg ior rniiadeIpnia .
lntcrcepsIne Tram rom new ioIk y
asnington. Inc ,eiegraph wires IRON
harrisburg were all cut, so tnere couio
be no possipic lelegrapnlc connection
with the OUTSIDE WORD; Inc connection
was made at fhiiadeipnia- Mr. Lincoln
was transferred 10 the washington train
without opscrvaion' 70 arrive AZ MS aes'
unalion on time the next morning WIN
out the least miscarriage, Oh Will De stat,
cd hereafter. On the afternoon of the 2Sd
DIT; Seward came 70 my seatin the house
OF representatives, ana toId me ne nau
no iniormauon from MS son nor any one
else IN respect 20 mr. Lncolhs move,
ments, and that ne could nave none, as
the wires were ali cut; put ne thought II
very probable ne would arrive IN tpe reg
mar Tram from rhiiaueipnia' anu nc sug
gested that we sh0lid meet az the aepo'
70 receive MN. We were promptly on
hand; the uaih arrived In Time, ana WIN
strained eyes we Watcned the descent OF
Ine passengers. Du' .nere was no Mr;
Lincoln among them; tnough MS arrival
was oy no means certain. yet we were
much disappointed, out as tnere was nc
telegraphic connecuon. ~ was Impossible
Tor US 10 nave any inIormation. l, wa,
no use 70 specuia,e sau, 1isappointea
ana nndel 'he emp'le OF connlcting emo
uohs. we sepaIatea W 30 70 our lespecllvt
homes' pn' agreeing 70 pe u. tne depo'
ON the arrlvai o, .ne New ,o,a 'rain .ne
f.L A.. ..,,,. Al. pro,;da,,t ~. ..,t - -. :
crher 70 luee. 'nc, res'uens oI se' sone
inl0rma'ion ~ 70 MS movements. ! wa'
on hand IN season, Dus 70 my grea. disap
poih'ment uovernor oowslu ai9 NOT ap
pear. planteu nyseh geH,nu one o.
tne g1en. piilafs In 'ne ula asningtoI
anu ~Dal,I'no,e ~ ucpo'. n.,.. wnelc : cvuiu y" see
anu hos su W uD.e..eu esent,y .le 'lail ran
csmc ruh'pnas non u,he. ~ MAS wsS mo
men' Oh great ana'c.y " me lnelc nas
oeeh = greas ue1' pin;eo ~ Wy newwsps' wsp,
Pers aoou. mI. Lneom ..i.. .Saa.ss sas.sn !" asn I
,ng'on, anu nuou. " SUo,SI .s .. .sp nna
Dig shawl ne muc 'n.0usn L''nolc m
~c., havs.o ~ wnivn .seiS.s 70 e'S s'u P'o
Pose now W eli "uou' -. a'nss,s =
Masning'on' tloh my owu .;,,, psisona n,.
hho"NuP.IT%M s"w w" 2 ~ ~,
eycs. anu whas 1'a,u W.. ~ ~ eHo oasS
no' the Eyes aha caas " sh;od s ove ~. o,Ss 10,
as hays s'a'cu, ! osIou Dennu VIC pa
n, MI awaiang VIC a..ara .. =. .,.hs ~. % n;,,
mhel y cail1 ~ = sup u, Masou .sass. ~ :
iear ana 'rcmuihs " see .he pa;sJns.ls ,,;ss s,I
ucscenu isawp'9iy "a ''Ip.asa' M ~, nay
.ne,e was NJ WI, .Iov," a.sa,, ..,d,,,.a ,osu. W.,
n'gn III despair, anu when apoys - sss'
saw SLOWLY enicIBc lIOui thc iuss oicCP