CHAPTER XX.

Departure of the Presidential party from Springfield.--Affecting address by Mr. Lincoln to his friends and neighbors.--His opinions concerning the approaching civil war.--Discovery of a supposed plot to murder him at Baltimore.--Governor Hicks's proposal to "kill Lincoln and his men."--The plan formed to defeat the conspiracy.--The midnight ride from Harrisburg to Washington.--Arrival in Washington.--Before the Inauguration.--Inauguration Day.--Inaugural Address.--Mr. Lincoln's Oath.--Mr. Lincoln President of the United States.--Mr. Buchanan bids him farewell............505

LIFE OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN.