The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-03-03
THE INAUGURATION In 1861.
How the North Rallied Around Lincoln
and Gave Assurance Of Support.
The Journey from Springfield to Washington,
and the Preparations in that City
to Guard Against Violence.

Lincoln With resolution, if not with enthusiasm.
In the car with Mr., Lincoln was his wife, three
sons and party of nine friends, among whom
was David Davis. At Indianapolis the first stou
made, business was suspended, flags flying, and
the military and iremen were out in line Gov
ernor Morton made the speech of welcome In
his reply President Lincoln said:
1--WE frequently hear the words Coercion, and
invasion used. Would the marching of an army
into Carolina, without the consent of her people,
and with hostile intent toward them. be inyasioni
certainly think it would, and if she were forced
to submit it would be coercion Buff the United
States were merely to retake and hold it's own
forts and other property, collect the duties on
foreign importations, or even withhold the mails
from places where they were habitually violated,
would that be invasion or coercion2"
Abiding to the seeded States he said: 'In
their view the Union as family relation would
seem to be no regular marriage, but rather sort
Of free love- arrangement to be maintained on
passional attraction" He closed by saying: 81
am not asserting anything. am merely asking
questions for you to consider"
At Greensburg he said:
Let me tell you that if the people remain
right, public men can never betray you If, in
my brief term, shall be wicked or foolish if
you remain right, and true and honest you can
not be betrayed My power is temporary and
feeting: Yours as eternal as the principles of
liberty"
At Cincinnati the display was grand. FIR.
Lincoln was drawn by six white horses, and his
carriage closely guarded. A German broke
through the guards and held little child up to
Mr.. Lincoln, who stopped and kissed her. An
other German, riding huge keg of beer with
filed glass in his hand, said:
Good ha with vou Savo o,,r cn,r+.,,I Tarnp0
your health"
Mr.. Lincoln was introduced by Mayor latter
ward Governor) Bishop, and said:
II thought in indianapolis had never seen so
large crowd gathered in winter weather I am
no longer able to say that, and hope for centn-
ries to come the people of good old Cincinnati
shall give, once every four years. such we-
come as this to the cons itutionally elected Presi
dent of the whole United States you and that shalt
also welcome your brethren across the river TO
participate in it. We will welcome them in every
State in the Union no matter where they are
from. From away South we shall extend to them
cordial good will when our present differences
shall have been forgotten and blown to the
winds forever"
TO 1000 Germans who formally asked him for
some utterance of his policy he declined, saying
he would speak at the inauguration, and then "be
found false to nothing they had been taught to
expect of him."
At Columbus he said he consoled himself that
there was nothing worse than anxety-that
there was nothing yet seriously going wrong.
1--WE entertain different views upon political
questions; but nobody is suffering anything
This is.a most consoling circumstance. and from
it judge that all we want is time and patience
and reliance on that God who has never for
saken this people"
He said at Pittsburg, 81 can but know what
you. all know, that without great name, with
out perhaps any reason why l should have
name, there has fallen upon me task such as
did not rest, upon the father of his country" :.
At Cleveland he said 1.-THE crisis that affects
the country is artificial, It was not argued up
and it cannot be argued down. Let us let il
alone and it will go down of ITSELF This was
two months after the first State had seeded,
and month after Mr. Davis had been made
luding to tho fact that men of all parties anited
to welcome him, IF all hands don't join to save
the old ship of the Union on this voyage, nobody
will have a chance to pilot her on another voy-
age"
At Buffalo he was welcomed by a large crowd
oe citizens with ex-President Fillmore at their
head. At Albany he was welcomed by Governor
e. d. Morgan, and at New York by Mayor Fer
nando Wood. Everywhere there were enormous
crowds and considerable enthusiasm, and every
where his speeches breathed the same hopeful
spirit. Nino days had been consumed in the
tour to New York. No untoward accident had
occurred. 1t is said in Hollands history of Lin
coin that an attempt had been made to throw
the train off the track it left Springfield, and
that a hand grenade was found concealed on the
train at Cincinnati. AS no notice is made of
these incidents in other histories, there is proba
bly, no truth in them
darken. At Newark placards were posted urg-
ing the workingmen of that city to assemble and
meet the train bearing the President-elect and
then and there demonstrate their differences"
with him. At Philadelphia Mr. Lincoln had be-
come so much impressed with the apprehensions
of those about him that he said in public
speech
1T were useless for me to speak of details Of
plans now. shall speak officially next Monday
week, if ever. If l should not speak then, it
were useless for me to speak now!"
A little later a detective had along and private
interview with him in his room at the Cont
mental Hotel, at which was disclosed the details
of an alleged conspiracy to murder him in Balti.
more, or perhaps sooner Mr. Lincoln was
deeply affected, and promised that he would per-
NIT the detective to arrange the trip from Phiia-
delphia to Washington.
but said the President elect, 81 have prom
Used to raise an American flag from Independence
Hall tomorrow morning THAT was Washington's
birthday land to receive the Legislature in
Harrisburg in the afternoon. These two en-
gagements shall keep" he added vehementy,
IF the keeping of them costs me my life"
FROM HARRISBURG TO WASHINGTON
The revelation of the chief detective who had
charge of Mr.. Lncoln's safe transit to Washing.
ton threw the counselors of the President-elect
into commotion.
The apprehension was general
Mr. Seward had been given by General Scott
the details of the alleged plot to kill the Presi-
dent and after consulting with few friends he
DISPATCHED his son. Frederick w. Seward, to
Philadelphia, to carry Mr. Lincoln the most
solemn warning 1t is notable just here that
tho two Stewards and Mr. Lincoln were tho only
persons actually assaulted when the assaults did
occur four years later
The danger spot was held to be Baltimore.
That city was strongly Southern, and it was
especially stated that twenty men had been
banded there to STAY the President as no passed
through. An Italian barber who was called
Orzini. as indicative of the part he was to play
in the plot was said to be the head of the band
1t was arranged that if the presidential train
passed over the Baltimore road safely the