The National tribune., 1909-06-17
ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
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full regiment, well equipped. which it
Colonel reported ready for duty oil
April II, and started Immediately fo
Washington by rail. 1t received
grand ovation in New York, as it de
served, from the magnificent appear
ance of its 1000 splendidly organized
men, and reached Baltimore abou
noon of April 10.
The passage of the Pennsylvania
had deeply excited the Maryland Sc
cessionists, who were stirring them
selves to prevent the Baltimore & Ohio
Railroad from carrying troops to the
Capital, threatening them If it did sc
to blow up its great bridges at Harper's
Ferry and elsewhere. The Virginia Sc
cessionists had ragged so around the
great arsenal at Harper's Ferry that
Lieut.. Jones, who was In charge there
with a force of only As men, wisely de-
termined to destroy the works, burn UP
| the Ii, 200 Springfield rifles stored there,
and carry off some of the most delicate
and valuable machinery. He did this.
and reached Chambersburg, Pa, with
| his men and what machinery he could
carry off on the night of April IS.
The news of this melted the Baltimore
Secessionists to make an attack upon
the Massachusetts, companies as they
were marching thru the streets, making
The bigger part of the regiment had
already gone on, isolating them from
the companies in the rear, which were
attacked by the mob. Three OF the
soldiers were killed, eight seriously
wounded, but the soldiers, in their turn,
killed quite a number of the mob, and,
with the assistance of the Mayor and
the police, succeeded in making their
way to the other side of the city, where
thew reiOined the regiment.
A Pennsylvania regiment coming IN
from Philadelphia a little later was at
tackled, and, aided to some extent by
Baltimore Union men, kept up hght
| for two hours, when the conflict was
| stopped by the appearance of the po-
| lice. and the Pennsylvanians were or
dered back to Philadelphia by the Gem
eral commanding the brigade.
Washington Cut on.
This left Baltimore in the hands of
the Secession mob, and there were wiid
scenes that afternoon and evening,
which forced Gov. Hicks to telegraph
to Washington that no more troops
must be sent thru Maryland. The Pres
ident of the Philadelphia & Baltimore
Railroad had to agree to carry no more
troops, and reluctantly the Governor
consented to cutting the telegraph wires
connecting Baltimore with the Free
States. and to the burning or the
bridges northward and northeastWard,
SO as to cut off communication with
Philadelphia, Harrisburg and the
North. Gov. Hicks and mayor br4mn .;
! bastened to Washington to interview
the President, and pressed him not TO
bring on any more troops to defeno
the Capital against the enemies VINO
surrounded it. They sang the old song
of the impossibility of controlling their
maddened people If any more troops
were brought thru Maryland. PRESIDENT
Lincoln listened with admirable pa
tience to the nervous verbosity OF the
Governor and Mayor, even to HICKS
astonishing proposal to refer the dls-
pute between the North and South" TO
Lord Lyons, the British Minister at
Washington, for arbitration. 1t was ex-
ceedingly desirable to gain time Tor
the troops, which were being offered In
such abundance, to get ready, and also
to hold the important State of Maryland
as nearly neutral as possible. Lincoln
even listened to and answered the COM
mittee from the Young Mems CHRISTIAN
Association of Baltimore, who wanted
the President to make peace by yield
ing to the demands of the South, yet
the President was far from being dove
| like in his patience and meekness. He
told the Governor and Mayor that the
troops must come, and since they couid
not fly they would have to march across
the territory of Maryland. And 10 the
Young Men of the Christian Associa-
tiou he. brought the reminder that the
warlike acts had been begun by the
Virginians establishing batteries on the
Potomac to command the passage OF
that river, and that the Confederdtes
had announced their purpose OF max
| ing their headquarters in the very
room in which he was then addressing
| them.
| To a delegation OF clergymen from
Baltimore he said there was no need
| Of a sensation ii they would only keep
their rowdies at home and quiet. The
Iclergymen were asking him to break
his official oath, and surrender the Gov
ernment without blow. They mao
better go home and advise their people
to keep the peace. The troops wouic
not attack them if they did not attack
| the troops.
| A humorous story Is told in this con-
nection of an officer who had broken
up a riot rather vigorously, and then
became alarmed lest the President
should take a harsh view of his activi.
ty. He rushed OFF to the White House
to explain and make his peace with the
President, who, after listening to him
quietly, said: Let me give you this
| piece Of advice: Hereafter when you
have occasion to strike a man, do not
hit him with your fist; strike him with
a club, a crowbar or something that will
not kill him."
Adding Fuel to the Fire.
All this was adding fuel to the fire
The war spirit in the North was rising
with every hour and with every tele-
graphic dispatch received. The day
after the call appeared 40 companies
had been offered the Governor of Illi-
nois; Michigan offered $4,000 men, II
they were needed; Indiana answered
that she was more than willing to dou
BILE her quota, and every refusal from
the South to furnish troops was met by
an announcement from the Northern
States that they would be only too glat
to furnish, in addition to their own, a:
many as were required from Missouri
/ Kentucky, Virginia, and Tennessee.
!, Still, there were very anxious days
for no troops came in for some time
, and daily the Secessionists in ant
around Washington became more inso
llent and aggressive. Gen. Scott hat
prepared Cor n desperate defense, ant
Gen. Stone was in charge of the details
lof this. It contemplated resisting ;
mob at every step upon its entrance in
to the city, fighting from the Capito
to the Treasury, and at last concentrat