A STATEMENT 
 
 OP THE 
 
 FRAUDS 
 
 ON THE 
 
 ELECTIVE FRANCHISE 
 
 IN THE 
 
 (Eitg of ^tm ^ork, 
 
 In the FaU of the Year 1838 and Spring of 183 OS 
 
 BY 
 
 JAMES B. GLEKT WORTH. 
 

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ADDRESS 
 
 TO THE PEOPLE OF THE UNITED STATES. 
 
 Fellow Citizepj-s — The object of my addressing you at this time, is not for 
 the purpose of justifying myself for the participation which I have had in the 
 frauds on the elective franchise, in the State of New York, in the years 1838 
 and 1839, which produced so much excitement after their disclosure, and which 
 were so widely, justly, and severely commented upon in the public prints, not 
 only in this country, but in England. That I did participate in these transac- 
 tions, I admit, and can only, so far as I am concerned, frankly acknowledge my 
 error. The evil is done, and I sincerely regret that I ever, in any way, allowed 
 myself to participate with others in a transaction for which I have been com- 
 jpelled by circumstances to be the only sufferer. In justice to my country — in 
 '^■^stice to my tamily — in justice to my friends — in justice to myself — I am de- 
 t^termined now, be the effect on myself what it may, to present to the public a 
 ^•ftill, candid, true and impartial account of those frauds, in which I shall 
 
 " Nothing exteimate, 
 Nor set down aught m malice." 
 
 :n I-am well aware that duty required me to adopt this course long since, but, 
 through force of circum stances, my hands havebeen tied and my lips closed; and 
 Tlwhile my name has been branded from one extent of the country to the other, I 
 -have been compelled to be silent, and tamely bear the whole odium attached to 
 those transactions. I was in the powerof men equally guilty with myself, and 
 "both threats and promises were resorted to to obtain the " mercy of my silence." 
 ~ An indictment was pending over me for participating in these frauds, and until 
 that was removed, my personal liberty requiredme to keep secret that which 
 justice demanded should be known. That necessity is now removed. I am re- 
 leased from that indictment, (itliaving been discharged on the 22d ultimo,) and 
 the truth shall now be laid before the people, and the guiity, be compelled to 
 bear their just proportion of that, which heretofore, I have singly and alone, 
 been forced to sustain. 
 
 No one but myself knows what I have suffered. — I have, since the first disclo- 
 sures were made, seenfriend after friend desert me, and out of all that numerous 
 host with which I was on terms of intimacy, but few remain that call tliem- 
 selves my friends. Considerations of honor (whether true or false) towards my 
 confederates influenced my conduct at the time of my arrest, and a long time sub- 
 sequent thereto. Because I was involved in trouble, I did not wish to involve 
 them. To me, that would have been no gratification or relief. I presumed 
 they felt, as I did, deep regret for their unlawful acts, and that they would, at 
 least so far as in their power, relieve me from my difficulty. I expected them to 
 act honorably towards me; and it was notuntill discovered, upon several occa- 
 sions, an evident design (notwithstanding repeated assurances to (he contrary) 
 to sacrifice and destroy me, to load mewith ignominy, and whistle me down 
 the world, a prey to lortune," that I^understood the true position in which I 
 
ADDRESS. 
 
 was plaeed. They appeared to consider it necessary to so far ruin tny reputation 
 (hat aught I could say in relation to them would be of no avail. They acted 
 as if they considered their safety dependant on tlieir success in affixing infamy 
 and odium upon my character. How far they havesucceeded depends upon a 
 verdict of the people. They will pass upon it after they shall have perused 
 the statement and the evidences I shall lay before them. Sensible of liaving 
 committed a great moral wrpng, I can only now appeal to a forgiving and gene- 
 rous people ; and if they can find any extenuation, in consequence of my ardent 
 temperament, which, in the enthusiasm of party excitement and party stratagy, 
 led me into excesses, my object, so far as regards myself, will be accomplished. 
 With politics I have done — I have no hopes or expectations from party. The 
 disclosures I shall make will be made free from any bias, and on mature deli- 
 beration, after having carefully collected the facts and memoranda upon which 
 to base it. I know that fearful odds are against me — I am almost friendless 
 and alone. Opposed to me I have wealth, character, influence, public andpri- 
 yate station and trust. Fearful odds ! But, believing in the maxim, that 
 ** truth is mighty, and will prevail," I enter the lists.considering that it is never 
 too late to redress a wrong, or do a good and justifiable action. 
 
 Independent of any evidence, let us apply the ordinary rules of logic to the 
 transactions in|relation to these frairds, and see whether they are for or against 
 jthe truth of my statement. If the statement which I made to Mr. J. D. Steven- 
 son in relation to these frauds was not true, (and it has always been denied by 
 the leaders of the whig party,) why was I removed from office ? It was admit* 
 ted that I had faithfully and ably performed the duties of the station I held, and 
 if the charges against me were false, then I was a persecuted man ; and as they 
 admitted I was competent, and had rendered essential services to the party, was 
 it not their duty to sustain me ? I had their ivritten acknowledgment of my 
 services, not in measured terms, but in terms of unqualified approbation. Let 
 us look also at the other side of the question. If the charges were true, and 
 known to Governo'- Seward and the prominent leaders of the whig party, 
 (which I solemnly aver they did know,) were they not bound to sustain me, in- 
 stead of attempting to degrade me, and leaving me to contend against the other 
 party un aided(except secretly) and alone ? It is well known that the whig 
 leaders would neither openly carry me through my difficulties, nor permit the 
 whig party to rally around me. If I alone was guilty — if they had no partici- 
 pation in the frauds— if they were ignorant of the transactions — if I accused and 
 charged upon the innocent a gross violation of the laws of the land — then I deeply 
 injured them, i merited their severest censure. Why, then, did they secretly 
 aid and assist me, but publicly calumniate me Such was the course they pur- 
 sued, until they supposed their public slanders had sofar blasted my reputa- 
 tion that their victim could be sacrificed without danger to themselres. 
 
 Unless I was guilty of the charges against me, there was no reason why I 
 should not have received the confidence and support of the whig party. Du- 
 ring a period of nine years, I labored like a slave, as thousands can attest, in the 
 organization of that party ; and after the result of the election in 1838, 1 WM 
 
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 ADDRESS. 
 
 solicited to accept office, and declined it. I was satisfied with the husineas in 
 which I was then engaged ; and subsequent events have convinced me, that the 
 most unfortunate era of my life was that in which I accepted office. It was 
 conceded that 1 merited the office : it was conceded that the duties were ably 
 and faithfully discharged ; yet I was removed from it before the expiration of 
 the term for which I had been appointed. Was therenot some cause why I was 
 removed? What was that cause ? If I was guilty of the frauds charged upon 
 me, was I alone guilty ? were they known only to me ? If innocent, why re- 
 move me from office, and thus add the persecution of my own party to that of 
 my political opponents These arequestions whichjl wish the public to solve. 
 If those charged as participators in the election frauds were innocent, why did 
 they not court investigation, nay, demand it ? Their innocence, sealed by a ver- 
 dict of a jury of their country, would have made for them party capital, because 
 they would have been looked upon as persecuted men. But the guilty gene- 
 rally reason from false premises— they shunned investigation — they created a 
 disastrous issue for themselves. Instead of endeavoring to screen me, their 
 efforts were directed to removing all suspicion from themselves. Had they rea- 
 soned correctly, they would have seen, that had I been convicted of the charge, 
 the public would have known that I could not, unaided, have perpetrated such 
 stupendous frauds. Some saw the question in its true light — some felt the 
 danger of their situations ; and it was probably in consquence thereof, that I was 
 indebted for the friendly visits and letters of some of the members of the Grand 
 Jury, who were impannelled during the term that the first attempt was made to 
 indict me. Had that responsible body been tampered with ? and if so, by 
 whom, and for what purpose ? Such high handed acts would not have been 
 perpetrated without strong motives. One thing is certain, I did not tamper with 
 the jury, neither was it done by my request. Did those who have been accused 
 know of the frauds ? If so— if I alone was guilty — what motive could other* 
 have had to assist me, in the least, during the judicial proceedings against me 
 By my actss they had been accused — if innocent, how deeply had I wronged 
 them ! Who retained, and so heavily feed the counsel employed to defend me, 
 both on the examination and on my trial? Charles O'Conner and David Gra- 
 ham, jr., Esqrs., were employed and paid by some one, not by myself. James 
 M. Smith, jr.. Esquire, was the only counsel employed by me. My trial came 
 on — the jury did not agree, and were discharged. — Up to this time, my con- 
 federates — some of them, at least — deemed it essential that I should not be cod. 
 victed. Up to this time I had been silent as totheir participation with me in 
 the frauds for which I was justly suffering. The Grand Jury had failed to in- 
 dict them ; my personal safety was their guarantee for my silence. The in- 
 dictment was pending, and they knew that a word against them would furnish 
 evidence against myself They also knew that the statute of limitations would 
 soon protect them from any indictment for the part they acted in the frauds 
 tor which I was indicted. That time expired the beginning of November, 1841. 
 Three attempts were made by my counsel, James M. Smith, Jr., Esq., for my 
 discharge, urging ai each time, either a trial or a discharge from the indict- 
 ment; but it was deferred by the Court from term to term, until the statute 
 
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 oj limitations would protect the persons implicated, and then my dkcharge 
 toa^ granted/.'/ 
 
 For some time after the trial, my confederatesceased to hold any communi- 
 cation with me in relation to the election frauds. But a circumstance occur- 
 red which again brought them to ask ol me a favor, humbled as I was. Tram- 
 pled upon as I had been, I had still, as they knew, the power to harm I had cer- 
 tain papers in my possession which were dangerous to them. I was in pos- 
 session of some facts, and they feared that information might possibly leak out 
 that would defeat the confirmation of certain nominations under the general 
 government. Again, therefore, negociations were set on foot, and I confess 
 openly to the public, that, convinced as I had been, by their acts, of their utter 
 turpitude and treachery towards me, I professedly acceded to their offers, and 
 availed myself, by stratagem, of additional evidence to fortify myself against my 
 powerful adversaries. Their foot was on my neck — thousands to one against 
 me ; and while thus prostrate, stratagy was my only hope of deliverance. How 
 well my plan succeeded, the public hereafter shall know. In the expose which 
 I feel it my duty to make, many will be mentioned whose feelings I would not 
 willingly wound; but it is not my fault if others, less immediately connected 
 and inculpated in these transactions, are pointed out. The act was their own; 
 and as my statement must be a faithfvl one, I cannot pass them by. The whole 
 transactions shall now be given to the public, with such evidence as I have to 
 substantiate the charges. All I ask is a candid perusal ; and I appeal to all who 
 shall read these written, and now complete documents and narratives, to mark 
 the connected, unbroken and lucid chain of evidence they present, of locality, 
 names, dates, persons, incidents, conversations, &c &c., to say, whether they 
 believe it to be within the compass of possibility, that any human being, how- 
 ever gifted in intellect, base in moral depravity, or maddened by despair, could, 
 with the most fertile and ingenious inventive powers, have fabricated such a 
 story, or forged such papers as are presented. , 
 
 Almost all the ori pnal letters and memoranda have come into my posses- 
 sion within a few days ; and those who deserve the censure cannot now, by 
 any subterfuge, escape the just and merited reproach which a people, jealous 
 of their rights, will visit upon those who attempt, by fraud, to wrest them 
 from them. 
 
 It will be seen, in the sequel, that the reproach and the ignominy which they 
 strove to fix on mq alone, should be shared by others who hold higher stations, 
 and have more friends, more wealtb, and more influence to sustain them, than 
 myself; and though I am aware that their participation will not screen me from 
 the reproach I merit for the part 1 have performed, it will, at least, teach them 
 that neither wealth, place, influence, or perjury, are safe guarantees against 
 the exposure of guilt. 
 
 To the public I appeal, confessing and regreting my errors, and by their ver- 
 dict I must aliidc, be it for or against me. 
 Very respectfully, 
 
 JAMES B. GLENTWORTH. 
 
 New- York, December 2d, 1841. 
 
 [From the w\>ttJ York Evening Post, oj December 29, 1S41 ] 
 
STATEMENT. 
 
 Several days since I published a card in the daily papers, in 
 which I promised to submit to the consideration and judgment of the public 
 the facts connected with the election frauds in this city, in the years 1838 and 
 1839, and the motives which iniaenced me in making an exposition of the 
 same. In redeeming this pledge, I repeat m.y declaration then made, that I 
 am not actuated by any feeling of hostility ; and further, that I am not in- 
 fluenced by any person or persons in the course which I have felt it my duty 
 to adopt— but that I act in this matter free and unbiassed, and according to the 
 dictates of my judgment, after having maturely weighed the subject in my 
 own mind, and calculated all the chances both for and against the propriety 
 of my course. I feel sensible that I have committed a great moral wrong — 
 I know that I have been instrumental in attacking the purity of one of the 
 dearest and most inestimable rights of freemen. . I have succeeded, hj the aid 
 of others^ in consummating a stupendous and daring fraud, and I have suifer- 
 ed, and justly too, for my illegal conduct; but when I look around ana see 
 others who were as guilty as myself — men, who reaped benefit Irom their in- 
 iquity, while I, and I only, was compelled to suiFer— men. who have been el- 
 evated in consequence of their and my unlawful acts, and who are now court- 
 ed, while lam passed by as unworthy to be their associate— I can but think 
 that I am in the discharge of not only a great moral obligation, but also of a 
 duty which I owe to myself and the public, to point out the men who were 
 the guilty participators with me, that they may be known to the public, and 
 also to expose 'ihe manner in which these frauds were perpetrated, in order 
 that hereafter no such acts can be attempted without a certainty of defeat.—- 
 But I will not take up your time with preliminary remarks, but proceed to 
 give the statement of the frauds. 
 
 Towards the close of September, or the early part of October, 1838, " a 
 confidential committee" was raised from each of the executive committees of 
 the Old and Young Men's General Whig Committees of the city of New 
 York, Robert Swartv/out, Francis L. Lippett and Redwood Fisher were se- 
 lected by the former, and James Bowen, Robert C. Wetmore and myself on 
 the part of the latter. Mr. Swartwout was selected on the pait of the Confi- 
 dential Committee of the Old Men, and I was selected by the Young Men's 
 Committee, to carry into effect such confide7iiial operations as might be propo- 
 sed and agreed upon. Mr. Swartwout and myself had several interviews in 
 the Whig Committee room in Broad street and elsewhere, in reference to the 
 Philadelphia operation, which was to procure persons from that city to 
 VOTE IN THE CITY OF New York. It was agreed that we should proceed to 
 Philadelphia, and consult some prominent members of the whig party there 
 as to the feasibility of the contemplated project. Mr. Swartwout and myself 
 
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 left New York, according to nppoiatment, on the 6ih day of October, 1838^ 
 on board the steamboat Independence, for Philadelphia, by the way of South 
 Amboy, and from thence by railroad to Philadelphia. I acted as purser, and 
 paid our passages and other expenses. The hour for leaving New York was 
 changed on that day to twelve o'clock, for the first lime, as I believe, for that 
 season. This was ori Saturday. We arrived at Philadelphia at about dusk 
 of the same day, and went to the United States Hotel. The next day, at about 
 half past twelve o'clock, Mr. Swarlwoutand myself went to the residence of 
 Colonel John Swift, formerly Mayor of the city of Philadelphia. There an 
 interview was had with him, in which, however, I took no part, but left the 
 matter entirely with Mr. Swartwout. They went into the back parlor, leav- 
 ing me in the front with thefamil)'. After we had been at the house soma 
 fifteen or twenty minutes, I was called into the room with them. Colonel 
 Swift rsmarked that he would introduce some persons to me the next day, in- 
 quiring, at the sams time, where we stayed. I am not certain whether he 
 then named the persons whom he would introduce to me. I had been ac- 
 quainted with him from my boyhood. Immediately after this interview, Mr. 
 Swartwout and myself returned to the United States Hotel. Ou the way, he 
 informed me that Colonel Swift considered the project contemplated by us as 
 practicable, and that he had promised to send persons to me to carry it into 
 etfect; that he would aid us in accomplishing the same. It was agreed that 
 I should remain in Philadelphia to make the arrangements, &c. Mr. Swart- 
 wout left that evening, at five o'clock, for New York. The next morning 
 Colonel Swift called on me, at the.' United States Hotel, and I think it was at 
 tkattime that he introduced to me Robert Miller, and stated that he would 
 send James Young to see me in the course of the . day. He remained but a 
 very short lime. I had considerable conversation with Miller; he also ^aid 
 he would send Young to me either during that or the following day. Our 
 conversation was upon the subject of procuring persons from Philadelphia to 
 vote the whig ticket in the city of New York. Miller said he would ascer- 
 tain if he could furnish a certain number of persons for the purpose, and see 
 me again as to the com.pensation which 1 was to pay them. During that or 
 the following day, and which I am not positive, James Young called at the 
 United States Hotel, and inquired for me at the bar. He was at this lime ona 
 of the high constaoles of the city of Philadelphia. I v;as sent for. When I 
 came in, he approached me and mentioned his name. We stepped aside and 
 had some conversation on the subject of the business before stated. Ha 
 thought the matter practicable, and agreed to see me after ascertaining the 
 views and expectations of the parties. I met both Young and Miller r«peat- 
 edly at my rooms and elsewhere. During these interviews I made arrange- 
 ments with them to furnish men to come from Philadelphia to the city of 
 New York and rote .at the appioaching fall election. By the terms of the 
 agreement which I entered into with said Young and Miller, I was to pay 
 them thirty dollars for each man they furnished for the aforesaid purpose. — 
 Lists of names of men were given me by Young and Miller, who, ihey in- 
 formed me, would goto New York and vote on those terms. This visit to 
 Philadelphia was only to naake the preliminary arrangements ; I did not go 
 prepared with funds to complete them. On the 11th day of October I refiuned 
 
to the city of New York, and had an interview soon after my arrival with 
 James Bowenand oihers, informed them of my movements at Philadelphia, 
 and the arrangements which I could make. They expressed themselves per- 
 fectly satisfied. After a meeting of the Whig Executive Commiiiee at the 
 Broadway House, the subject of obtaining funds to cany the Philadelphia op- 
 eration into effect was discussed by Bowen, myself, and others. We came to 
 the conclusion that it was impossible to dispose of any of the monies collected 
 for the General Committee, without a distinct appropriation of ihat committee, 
 on the application of the Executive Committee ; and such an appropriation as 
 we required would excite the suspicion of the members of the committee gener- 
 ally. It was therefore proposed by Mr. Bowen that we should trust iheproposed 
 operation to Richard M. Bktchford and Simeon Draper, Jr., as it was staled 
 that they had the control of a certain fund, to disburse as they thought 
 proper, and Mr, Bowen considered it best to get the funds from this source, 
 rather than risk the matter leaking out, by asking an appropriation from the 
 committee. Mr. Bowen also assigned as an additional reason for the propri- 
 ety of the course suggested by him, that the Executive Committee would have 
 to ask the appropriation, and that it could not be done without entrusting eve- 
 ry member of that committee with ou-r plan ; besides, if we could gel three 
 thousand dollars, or any part of this amount, from them, (Blatchford and 
 Draper) then the General Committee could appropriate their funds to 
 othe"* purposes, I strenuously opposed entrusting these confidential opera- 
 tions to persons who were not members of either of the committees, but at 
 length yielded to Mr. Bowen, and agreed to meet him, with Messrs. Blatch- 
 ford and Draper, the next morning, at Mr. Blatchford's ofSce, and to state 
 my views, and the plan of the contemplated operation. This was a few^ days 
 after my return from Philadelphia, I went to Mr. Blatchford's olSice, pur- 
 suant to the appointment, and met Messrs. Bowen, Blatchford and Draper. 
 They appeared to be acquainted with the operation generally ; and when I 
 spoke of the practicability ot the scheme, of the amount of votes that would 
 thus be furn£i>hed to the party, rendering the election, as I stated to them, a 
 matter of certainty, they agreed to furnish the funds I v/ould require to con- 
 summate the arrangement. We talked freely upon the subject. The Execo- 
 lire Committee consisted, according to my present recollection, of James 
 Bowen, Chairman, Robert C. Wetmore, James H. Freeborn, Samuel R. 
 
 Childs, John C. Brant, Chatterton, Heman W. Childs, EJgar S. Van 
 
 Winkle, one or two others, and myself. Willis Hall, the present Attorney 
 General of the State, was Chairman of the General Committee, and, ex-offi- 
 cio, a member of the subordinate committees. Edgar S. Van Winkle was 
 Chairman of the Corresponding Committee. I was the Chairman of the Fi- 
 nance Comniittee, and, af this lime, was vary much occupied with the other 
 members of that Committee in collecting funds for the approaching election. 
 The Finance Committee consisted of Messrs. W. Disosway, J, K. Mulford, 
 and Theodore Draper, Jr. I was assisted in making collections by H. L. 
 Pierson, Robert C. Wetmore, and Henry W. Havens. On or about the 20th 
 day of October, 1838, 1 returned to Philadelphia, to perfect my arrangements 
 for the fall election. The evening before I left, I was engaged with the Ex- 
 ccmive Coramittee until after 11 o'clock. During that evening, Mr. Richard 
 
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 M. Blatchford called twice at my house to see me, but not finding me at 
 home, as late as 11 o'clock, he sent a letter lo me. His apparent anxiety to 
 see me, and his sending the letter at so late an hour, created some suspicion 
 in the minds of my family, and it was opened and read by them. The letter 
 urged upon me by no means to delay leaving in the morning, and assured 
 me means should be provided. The object of my visit to Philadelphia 
 was known positively to Messrs. Bowen, Blatchford, Draper and Stvartwout, 
 and I have reason to believe it was suspected by some few other prominent 
 members of the party. On my arrival at Philadelphia, I had repeated inter- 
 views with Young, Miller, and others, and consummated, as far as I was en- 
 abled to do, my arrangements. On the first day of November, at about mid- 
 right, I received a letter by the hands of William A. Ford, of the city of 
 New-York, who at that time was employed as clerk in the Whig Committee 
 Iloom in Broad street, which I have no doub: was from James Bowen. I 
 come to this conclusion from the fact, that I had agreed with Messrs. Bowen, 
 that the fictitious name of W. Scott should be used by him in our 
 correspondeiice, if any was necessary, and the letter brought me by 
 Mr. Ford was so signed. Mr. Ford left New- York at five o'clock, and 
 arrived at about midnight. I had not retired: I was waiting the arrival ©f 
 the cars from New-York. I felt some anxiety to receive the funds, as it was 
 within a few days of the election. The following is a copy of the letter 
 received by the hand of William A. Ford— the original of which is now in 
 my possession :— 
 
 " Thursday Afternoon. 
 "D'r G.— We were a good deal alarmed, this morning, to find that your vi- 
 sit to Philadelphia was suspected here, and was talked of in the street. For 
 your own sake, as well as ours, you must stop short where you are. The en- 
 closed will enable you to meet your engagements, as far as you have gone ; 
 and you had better return and show yourself here as soon as you possibly can. 
 
 Yours, truly, (S:c. &c, 
 
 W. SCOTT." 
 
 " The bearer knows nothing." 
 
 This letter enclosed, I think, $500, to pay what expsnses I had already in- • 
 curred. My arrangements had been made; and, from the character of the 
 men who had been engaged for the purpose of coming to the city of New- 
 York to vote, I was satisfied that, if they did not receive the compensation 
 stipulated, the whole matter would become public; and that, under such cir- 
 cumstances, the safely of the party required that the arrangements I had made 
 should be carried into effect. With this view, I determined to return imme- 
 diately to New-York, and so staled lo Mr. Ford, at the same time requesting 
 him to take the Camden and Amboy line, in order that we might not be seen 
 together, as I intendul to take the other route. I started the next morning, 
 and arrived in New- York about half-past two o'clock, and went to the com- 
 mittee room in Broad street, and from thence to the office of Mr. Blatchford. 
 I did not find him in. The next morning I had an interview with Messrs. 
 Bowen, Blatchford and Draper. 1 think I saw Mr, Bowen first. He inform- 
 ed me that he was fearful the whole matter would be discovered; that Red- 
 wood Fisker, and some others, had been speaking of it in the street ; that 
 
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 tKere was also a want of funds ; that sufficient conld not be procured from the 
 source we had depended upon, when we had the interview, which 1 have 
 heretofore named, with Messrs. Blatchford, Draper and Bowen. At the in- 
 terview at Mr. Blatchford's office, the same reasons were advanced— a fear 
 of discovery, and a want of funds. After considerable conversation on the 
 subject, in which I slated the reasons which, in my op.inion, required us to 
 go on aud complete the operation, it was finally determined between us to 
 make an effort to raise the funds necessary for that purpose, and to meet at 
 Mr. Draper's house that evening : I think ten o'clock was the hour appointed. 
 It was agreed that I should call ou the persons nominated for the Assembly, 
 by the whig party, and collect all I could from them and others. Messrs. 
 Blatchford, Draper and Bowen agreed to use their efforts tor thesame purpose. 
 At my solicitation, Henry W. Havens accompanied me during the after- 
 noon and evening, in a hack, to make collections. We succeeded in collect- 
 ing, according to my present recollection, between three and four hundred 
 dollars. Mr. Havens remained with me until nearly nine o'clock in the 
 evening. We called on Alderman Zabriskie, Stephen Potter, Alfred Car- 
 hart, and others, I left Mr. Havens somewhere in the upper part of Broad- 
 "way, and went to Mr, Bowen's house. He then resided in Broadway, a fev/ 
 doors above Leonard street. I found him at home; and, after some conver- 
 sation on the subject, we went together to the house of Mr. Simeon Draper, 
 Jr., in Warren street, near Broadway. We were then informed that Mr. D. 
 was at the house of Mr. William Samuel Johnson, which was almost direct- 
 ly opposite. We wen! to Mr. Johnson's, and Mr. Bowen inquired for Mr. 
 Draper. He was there, and we went into the house, Mr. Bowen want up 
 stairs into the parlor, and I remained in the front basement, which was that 
 evening used as a depository for the cloaks and hats of the company. There 
 was a meeting of the Kent Club there that evening, as I was informed. I 
 saw several gentlemen in the room. I recollect Mr. William H, Harrison. 
 1 think I engaged in conversation with him; also Mr. George W. Gibbs 
 and David B, Ogden, Esq. After I had waited about ten minutes, Messrs. 
 Bowen, Blatchford and Draper came down, and we al! went to the house of 
 the latter. We went into the back room of the rear building. A conversa- 
 tion immediately commenced in relation to my success in making collections, 
 and the amount I required to be made up. In a short time, Mr. Bowen left. At 
 about half-past eleven o'clock, and before our arrangements were completed, 
 Messrs. George S. Doughty and Redwood Fisher called at the house. They 
 went into the front parlor ; Mr. Draper went in to see them, and Mr. Blatch- 
 ford also. Mr. Draper returned in a few moments, and we completed our ar- 
 rangements as to the funds. I received all that I required, and handed to Mr. 
 Simeon Draper the checks that I had collected, and received from him his 
 draft, at sight, on Mr. William Gill, of the city of Philadelphia, which, 
 with what I had in cash, amounted to between two and three thousand dol- 
 lars. I went into the parlor, and saw General Doughty, and Mr. Redwood 
 Fisher, and ascertained that the object of their visit was to return a check of 
 three hundred dollars, which had been given to Mr. Benjamin Birdsall, to 
 secure the services of Martin E. Waters, of the Sixth Ward, which appropria- 
 tion was solicited by Mr. Birdsall, of Mr. Fisher and myself, for that purpose, 
 
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 some time previous, and approved of. The check was returned in conse* 
 quence of some remark which Mr, Blatchford had made in relation to the 
 misapplication of funds, in the presence of Mr. Birdsall, to which Mr. Bird- 
 sail had taken exception. Mr. Blatchford made a satisfactory explanation, 
 and the check was retained by Doughty and Fisher, to be returned to Mr. 
 Birdsall. I left the house of Mr. Draper, with Mr. Blatchford, Mr. Fisher, 
 and General Doughty, with a perfect understanding that I was to go to Phi- 
 ladelphia and carry out the before named plan, "We all resided in the same 
 neighborhood, and rode up in a hack from Mr. Draper's house : it was rain- 
 ing. I left for Philadelphia the next morning, and arrived there about three 
 o'clock, P. M., and went to the United States Hotel. I called immediately 
 on Colonel Swift. I told him that I wanted to see Young and Miller that 
 evening. He said that he would notify them and that they should be directed 
 to meet me at the house of Mr. George Riston. After leaving the house of 
 Colonel Swiff, I went to the residence of Mr. Wm. Gill, on whom I had the 
 draft for the money, and was informed that he had gone to the Falls of the 
 Schuylkill, and would not return until evening. At about six o'clock, I again 
 called at Mr. Gill's house. At this time I saw him, and presented the draft. 
 He said that he had not the amount in the house, and that it was impossible 
 (it being Sunday) to arrange it until bank hours the next day. I then re- 
 quested him to give me his check, or checks, daled the next day, which be 
 did, drawn, I think on the Bank of the U. States. Mr, David Dorrance, of the 
 United States Hotel, cashed one of the checks, and the other, I think, was 
 cashed by Mr, Geo.Riston, at the same place— though of this I am not positive. 
 I recollect that I declined receiving Baltimore funds from a gentleman at the 
 hotel, who, I presume, had been solicited to cash one of the checks for me. 
 Between eight and nine o'clock that evening, I went to Mr. George Riston'a 
 to meet Young and Miller, and there had a private interview with Young,and 
 paid him eight hundred and sixty-eight dollars, lor which I took his receipt. 
 At the same time and place, I had an interview with Miller, and paid him 
 five hundred and sixty dollars, and took his receipt for the same. The busi- 
 ness was done in the back parlor, the folding doors being closed. They 
 agreed to send on the men, on the terms before stated. I paid them separate- 
 ly, no person being present. The men were to leave by the diflferent lines, at 
 seven, nine and five o'clock, the next day, with instructions to report to Noah 
 Cook, at National Hall, Canal street, and some others, I think, at his place of 
 business, on the corner af Broad and Water streets. Noah Cook was at this 
 time one of the whig candidates for the Assembly, from the city of New- 
 York. After my return, I was, during the whole three days of the election, 
 almost constantly occupied in the private Committee room at National Hall. 
 Marshall O. Roberts ofihe Fith Ward, Cook of the Sixth Ward, John 
 Faulkner of the Seventh Ward, Gedney of the Eighth Ward, and soma others, 
 whose names I do not now recollect, assisted us in our operations, by taking 
 charge of the men, and seeing that they were properly disposed oi in theiir 
 respective wards, and enabled to put in their votes, Bowen, Blatch- 
 ford and Draper, and some other prominent members of the party, were ad- 
 mitted into the private Committee room, where the men were drilled prepar- 
 atory to tlieir going out to vole. The modus operandi was wilnesied by the 
 
gentlemen named, and afforded them much amusement. In this room, I saw 
 Mr. Blatcbford hand Noah Cook some money. 
 
 To most of the mea a slip oi paper was given, with the name and residence 
 they were to assume written upon it. The residences, in some instances, 
 were furnished by leading members of the party-from the different wards, 
 and were such as would not be likely to excite suspicion. They were prin- 
 cipally, I believe, boarding-houses, and such houses as were occupied by a 
 number of families. The men were thoroughly drilled: many of them, it 
 was represented, were old hands, and understood their business. 
 
 The method adopted was as follows: the men were placed in a row, 
 and, as before stated, a piece of paper, with assumed name and resi- 
 dence, was given to them, the usual questions asked by the Inspectors, as to 
 qualifications, were put to them repeatedly, until they could answer satis- 
 factorily, and without embarrassment. Frequently alterations were made 
 among the men during the election, by changing hats and coats among 
 themselves. I recollect there were some persons from New- Jersey, who 
 were under the immediate charge of Noah Cook. I do not know by 
 whom they were employed or on what terms they were there ; they appeared 
 very efficient, and frequently changed their dress — which changes v)cre per- 
 sonally attended to by Noah Cook. I saw him put his own hat and coat on 
 some of them several times. These men boasted oi having voted in several 
 of the different wards, and in some instances mora than once in the same 
 v/ard. Daring the Fall election of J8S8, Mr. William A. Lawrence, and 
 Jonathan Nathan, assisted in the upper private Committee room at National 
 Hall, in erasing the n^mes from the democratic tickets, and substituting the 
 names of the whig candidates, which tickets were used by the persons who 
 were drilled as aforesaid. There was also a young man by the name of Cog- 
 gershall, whose father was at that time, or subsequently, the keeper of the City 
 Prison, who was aiso employed in preparing tickets. There was a difficulty 
 with some of the men, ia consequence of apart ef their money being retain- 
 ed by the leader or leaders ; and at the instance, and with the advice of Messrs. 
 Lawrence and Nathan, I paid them, to defray their expenses to Philadelphia, 
 one hundred and ninet3'-four dollars, which amount, less some small sub- 
 scriptions, was returned to me, a few days after the election, by Mr. Richd. M. 
 Blatchford. During the three days of the election, many of the active mem- 
 bers of the whig party were admitted to the private committee room. I 
 was perfectly satisfied, from the successful management of the operation, that 
 the whig ticket would be elected in the city, and I so expressed myself to a 
 number of the leaders of the party. 
 
 After the result of the election in the state was knov/n, I was repeatedly so- 
 licited by many prominent members of the whig; party to take office. The of- 
 fice of Commissary General, Adjutant General, Flour Inspector, and others, 
 were named, which I declined. The appointment of Tobacco Inspector had 
 never been suggested to me. I was informed that the term of the then incum- 
 bent did not expire nntil th:- wint^^ of 1810, a year after the election of Gov 
 ernor Ssward. The subject of the resignation of Mr. J. D. Stevenson was 
 first suggested to me by Mr, Robert C. Wetmore. I met Mr. Stevenson and 
 Mr. Nathaniel Pierce, by appointment, al the store of said Wetmore. 
 
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 I had previously conversed with General Prosper M. Wetmore oa th4 
 practicability of this arrangement. The result of this interview india- 
 ced me to consult some of my party friends as to the propriety of ma- 
 king an effort to secure the office one year in advance of its expiration. 
 Among those whom I consulted, I recollect Messrs. R. M. Blatchford, James 
 Bowen, Chandler Starr, and Simeon Draper, Jr., ail of whom, with the ex- 
 ception ol the last named, considered it best to make the effort to obtain the 
 appointment, for my own sake as well as for the interests of the party, and 
 promised their co-operation in effecting that object. We had a meeting on 
 the subject at the store of Mr. Draper, at which meeting R. M. Blatchford, 
 Chandler Starr, Simeon Draper, Jr., James Bowen and Robert C. Wetmore 
 were present. After this interview, about the 10th of January, 1839, I visited 
 Albany. R. M. Blatchford, Moses H. Grinnell, James Bowen, Simeon Dra- 
 per, Jr. and Chandler Starr left, I think, on the same morning for Albany, 
 by the river route. I went by the way of New Haven. After my arrival in 
 Albany I was introduced to Governor Seward by Mr. Blatchford, and de- 
 livered him a letter of recommendation, of which the following is a copy : 
 
 New York, January 11th, 1839. 
 
 To his Excellency William H. Seward, 
 
 Governor, &c. &c. 
 
 Dear Sir— This will be handed you by my personal friend, Mr. James B. 
 Glentworih, of this city, who although not personally known to your Excel- 
 lency, will, I doubt not, be recognized as one of the most ardent and indefatiga- 
 ble pariizans, to whose untiring exertions, perhaps more than to any other in 
 this city, the recent triumph of our party and success of sound principles may 
 be attributed. He will explain to you personally his wishes, and hand you, 
 at the same time, letters recommending him to your consideration. In 
 conclusion, I must be allowed to say that I consider it as a mere act of justice 
 to this gentleman to state, that there is no person from this district who can 
 present the same character of aiaim for office upon the party, and I shall feel 
 myself as personally gratified if theyshou:d meet the favorable consideration 
 of your Excellency. 
 
 With great regard, 
 
 Your Excellency's ob't serv't 
 
 R. C. WETMORE. 
 
 I had another very strong letter to the Governor, but whether I gave it then 
 or sent it previous to my visit to Albany, or delivered it at all, I cannot now 
 recollect. This letter was signed by only a few influential party men, and I 
 think no names were signed to it except Messrs. Blatchford, Grinnell, Bow- 
 en, Draper, Starr and Wetmore. I recollect distinctly of Mr. Wetmore's 
 handing rae the letter, al^ter he had procured Mr. Grinnell's signature. The 
 reason why the lettei .may not have been used is the fad that the gentlemen 
 who signed it were there to urge my claims in person, except Mr. Wetmore. 
 That they were all in the city of Albany, and put up together at the Eigle 
 Tavern, will appear by the register. Their names are entered on the lOth day 
 of January, 1839. During an interview which I had with Governor Seward, 
 he remarked that I was act an applicant for the office of Tobacco Inspector, 
 and sag jested my making lh» application in writing, which I immediately 
 
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 complied with. Mr. Stevenson drew his resignation and placed it in the hands 
 of Mr. R. M. Blatchford, with a perfect understacding that I was to be nomi- 
 nated in his place. It will be remen:bered that the Governor was much em- 
 barrassed at this time in the confirmation of his nominations by the Senate, a 
 majority of that body beifig: opposed to him in politics. The subject of Mr. 
 Stevenson's resignation and my appointment was kept perfectly quiet, and it 
 was supposed by us that the Governor only waited the action of the Senate up- 
 on some of the notiiinations then before them, and that when they were dispo- 
 sed of, my nomination would be sent in. There were rumors afloat that Thur- 
 low "Weed was opposed to my having the appointment, and that he had an 
 agreement with Mr. Charles Oakley, by the terms of which he, Mr. Weed, 
 was to raceivefive thousand dollars if he procured the ofBce for him at the ex- 
 piration of Mr, Stevenson's term. Whether there v^as any foundation for 
 these rumors I had no means of ascertaining positively, but in consequence of 
 them Mr. Stevenson became dissatisfied; and his suspicions were increased 
 by the fact that my nomination was delayed, and he stated to some of the dele- 
 gation, and to myself, that he believed there was a design on the part of Weed 
 and the Governor to use unfairness in relation to the appointment. Previous 
 to this time, Messrs. Blatchford, Grinnell, Bowen, Draper and Starr had re- 
 turned to the city of New York, and Mr. Stevenson's resignation was placed 
 by Mr. Blatchford in the hands of Noah Cook, without his knowledge or con- 
 sent. Mr. Stevenson was alarmed and dissatisfied with Mr. Blatchford for 
 entrusting it with Cook, as were also some of our delegation, who thought Mr. 
 Cook was exercising mere influence with Governor Seward in relation to the 
 city appointments than his merits entitled him to. 
 
 Mr. Stevenson and myself stayed at Congress Hall, and we were in daily 
 confidential intercourse with the members of the delegation and other promi- 
 nent persons of our party who were at that house. Of the number was a gen- 
 tleman connected with the press of this city, of high character and attain- 
 ments, and who I have reason to know was cognizant of the arrangement be- 
 tween Mr. Stevenson and myself. This gentleman has since become satis- 
 fied that the pledges of Governor Seward were " but as a sounding brass and 
 tinkling cymbal." 
 
 My nomination was made to the Senate on the 19th of February, 1839, -and 
 I believe unanimously confirmed. On the day of ray appointment. Governor 
 Seward desired, through Mr. Lyman, (the agent or engineer of the Erie Rail- 
 road Company,) that the delegation would address a letter to him recommend- 
 ing me to this appointment. The request was immediately complied with, 
 every whig member from the first Senate District, and every member of the 
 Assembly from the city of New York, signing the same. I then returned 
 home and entered upon the duties of my office. I had many applications for 
 the subordinate situations under my control, which, from the nature of my arrange- 
 ments, I could not gram. Much (iissatisfaction wa3 expressed by my party friends, 
 in consequence of my retaining those adverse to us in politics, and rumors were 
 rife that I had compromised myself and the interests of the party. I could make 
 no explanations, and was compelled to listen to their reproaches. The spring elec- 
 tion was near at hand, and this probably kept some of them in check. I still eon- 
 
linued a member of tbe loung Men's General Committer, auhongh, after liquida* 
 ting the liabilities wbich we had incurred, and which were of considerable amount, 
 I resigned as Chairman of the Finance Committee. 
 
 The whig papers of the city of New York approved of my appointnient, with 
 the exception of the American, as the following extracts, which, having at hand, I 
 insert, will show : 
 
 '•It will be seen by an advertisement in another column that Mr. James B. 
 Glentworth has been appointed Tobacco Inspecter for this city. The appoint- 
 ment is highly judicious, and cannot fail to give general satisfaction to the mer- 
 cantile community. He has secured the services of Mr. Nathaniel Pearce as his 
 deputy — formerly United States Consul at Bremen, and for many years extensively 
 engaged in the tobacco trade." 
 
 " Among the appointments recently made at Albany, is that uf Mr. J. B. Glent- 
 worth, Tobacco Inspector of this city — an office, th*? duties of which, we doubt not, 
 he will discharge with fidelity and perfect satisfaction to the public. It will be 
 seen by his advertisement, that he has employed a gontloman of high character and 
 long experience in tbe business to assise him, which will secure a faithful and 
 judicious discharge of the duties required." 
 
 Thus ended the campaign of 1838, and such, so far as related to myself, at that 
 rime, were its results. 
 
 The success of our fraudulent operaiions in 1838 had been of such a char- 
 acter, and produced such results, as to warrant, ai least, the attempt to bring 
 the same influence to bear upon the spring election of 1839. In the early part 
 of March of this year, the matter was again suggested to me. It was at this 
 time the decided and expressed opinioa of some of the leaders ol the whig 
 party in this city, that we must be defeated at the approaching charter elec- 
 tion. Much anxiety was felt and expressed on the subject ; the importance 
 of our success canvassed and, fiaally, it resulted in a direct proposition to 
 me to carry out the Philadelphia operation again. This I peremptorily de- 
 clined, alleging, among other reasons, that I was filling an important office; 
 that I had previously been suspected and charged with unfair management by 
 some ot the papers of the other party, and that, under 3uch circumsisnces, I 
 would be closely watched. These leasons, independent of any moral obli- 
 gation, which alone should have been sufficient to have checked any further 
 solicitation of me to aid again in the perpetration of frauds upon the eleclive 
 franchise, were disregarded. We had succeeded before, and exposure had 
 not followed. We were elated with the success produced by that operation, 
 and anticipated the like success and gratification, if we again resort«d to the 
 tame means to obtain it. It was contended that I was under obligations to the 
 parly; that no one was acquainted with the ^men in Pniladelphia whom it 
 would be necessary to employ; and also, that it would be unsafe to entrust 
 the matter to any other persi)ri. I was also urged to embark in the operation 
 as a matter of interest to myself. It was slated to.be ray duty to take a more 
 active and decisive part in favor of the party. It was also alleged that the 
 committee and others were dis.saii.sfied with me, from the fact that I had not 
 been as active as I was previous to my appointment to office. TTic mor^il tnr- 
 
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 pitude ofthi transaction was wsver mentioned. We acltd upon this principle, 
 "all is fair in politics," I however consented to give the proposition my 
 consideration. A short time after ray attention was called to the subject, and, 
 according to my present recoUeciion, on the same dsy, I saw Mr. Jas. Bowen, 
 and conversed with him in relation to it. The result of tny interview with 
 him awoke again all my party fseling and party prid?, and 1 decided to em- 
 bark once more in a transaction which I shall never cease to regret. I agreed 
 to go to Philadelphia and make the arrangements for the men, but with the 
 express stipulation that I would have nothing to do with them in New York ; 
 that committees or persons must be selected to take charge of and superintend 
 their operations. I had frequent conversations on the subject of selecting pro- 
 per persons to manage the men after they should arrive in the city. It was 
 concluded that it would be the most effective to divide the men into small par- 
 ties, and I named several as proper persons to take charge of them. Among 
 these mentioned I recollect the names cf ?. McArdle, J. F. Raymond, Zenos 
 Wheeler ; but at the sanae tirag I stated that Noah Cook was the only person 
 competent to be entrusted with the entire management of the men, for the rea- 
 son that he had experience in the business, having participated largely in the 
 affair of 1838. I was also to bo freed from all responsibility in procuring per- 
 sons to superintend the operations of the men in the city of New York. 
 
 About the 20ih of March, 1839, 1 went to Philadelphia to make the arrange- 
 ments for the men, similar to those made by me in the fall of the year 1838. I 
 called on Colonel Sv/ifc, (the mayor of the city of Philadelphia,) at his office, 
 and was introduced by him to Recorder Rush. It was election day. Colonel 
 S. informed me that he and the police had been on duty most or all of the pre- 
 ceding day ; that he had a large force in the room adjoining his ofSce, to be 
 used in case of necessity. On my arrival I im.mediately commenced making 
 arrangements. I saw Miller, Saunders, Svvint, Thornton, and others. Mr. 
 Bela Badger called on me in company with Mr. J. D. Wolfe, of the Northern 
 Liberties, and 'introduced him to rae. I also saw some of our political friends 
 from Southwark. I was invited to attend a caucus to be held at Mr. Badger's 
 house. I went, and met some ten or fifteen gentlemen. The object, as I un- 
 derstood, was to submit the whole subject to them, and to make such arrange- 
 ments to carry the same into effect as might be determined upon. Mr. Bad- 
 ger, after introducing me, remarked that I was among the " bone and sinew" 
 of the Third District, and that I might speak out without reserve ; that they 
 were all good and true men. This was the substance, and, according to my 
 recollection, the exact language used by him on that occasion. I stated to 
 ihem, briefly, the object of my visit to Philadelphia, and asked their co opera- 
 tion. This they agreed to, and left it, vviih Mr. Badger, to arrange directly 
 with me for the force I would require from the Norihern Liberties. A day 
 or two after my arrival I received the following note from James Young : 
 Mr. Glentworth : 
 
 Sir— I have gone to Baltimore, and will be at home on Saturday next. — 
 Every thing is right. If you have any thing to say to me yeu can leave it in a 
 letter at the Mayor's office, or in the care of Mr. Gibbs, who will take good 
 care of it. 
 
 Yours in haste, JAMES YOUNG. 
 
 Philadelphia, 23d March, 1839. 
 Mr. Glentworth, U. S. Hotel. ^ 
 
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 After progressing with my arrangements as far as I considered advisable, I 
 returned to New York on the 30 h of March. I few days after my return t 
 received the following letter from Mr. Bela Badger: 
 
 Philadelphia, April 2nd, 1839. 
 
 Dear Sir— It will be impossible for me to send you a bill of lading at this 
 time for your yarn. I find more difficulty in getting your order ready than I 
 anticipated. I think, however, the order can be completed in lime to an- 
 swer your purpose, but I cannot send the bill yet. The terms of pay- 
 ment you propose will likewise be an objection. My partners are not wil- 
 ling to serve you on any better terms than what they charged you before, and 
 the same credit. I think, on t he whv:)le, if you were here in person you could 
 do batter, and as the order is of some in.portance, I would recommend you to 
 do so without delay. If you should come on this week, please ascertain, pre- 
 vious to leaving, to whom ihe goods are to be conaigned in your absence, a« I 
 may wi^h to ship some of ihera before your return. 
 
 With much respect, your ob't servant, 
 
 GEORGE W. RHAWN, 
 
 293 North-second street. 
 
 This letter was addressed to Mr. G. A. Wilkins, No. 17 Broad s-treet, New- 
 York, and I presume at my suggestion, as I was a partner, at that time, in 
 the house of Messrs. Wilkins, Rollins & Co. The assuming of the name of 
 George W. Rhawn, and this mode of correspondence, was suggested 
 by Mr. Badger, and acquiesced in by me. A few days after the re- 
 ceipt of this letter, I went to Philadelphia again. Immediately af- 
 ter my arrival, I saw Mr. Badger, and others, who were interest 
 ed in aiding in carrring out my plans. I had repeated interviews with h>m, 
 and others, at this time and previously, at my rooms at the United States Ho- 
 tel, and at other places. At one of these interviews, it was suggested by Mr. 
 Badger that I should employ some of Mr. Robert Looney's men, in place of 
 Ihosefurnishedby James Young, and others, from the city proper. He in- 
 formed me of some of Mr. Looney's political operations, and said he consi- 
 dered the men he could furnish would be more efficient. Mr. Looney, I think, 
 was represented as a plumber, who was employed to do the work for the Cor- 
 poration of the citj of Philadelphia, and had a great many men at his dispo- 
 sal. I was introduced by Mr. Badger to Mr. Looney, at the residence of 
 the latter, and I immediately communicated to him the object of my visit. 
 He said considerable about his confidential party services, some of which 
 were certainly very singular ; and during the conversation, he occasionally 
 appealed to Mr. Badger for a confirmatioa of his statements. I made up my 
 mind to employ him. I paid Mr. Looney seven hundred dollars on account, 
 at Evans's Hotel, in r<;orge streci. I met him at this place in pursuance of an 
 appointment made between him and Mr Badger. Mr. Badger and myself 
 arrived first, went into a private room, and were soon joined by Mr. Looney. 
 He furnished me with a list of thirty-five or forty names, from which some 
 four or five were erased. These men, I think, were furnished at twcnty-fiva 
 dollars each ; all the rest were furnished at thirty dollars each. Mr. Badger 
 WM prcBcnt when I made the payment to Mr. Looney. 
 
 On the 8th day of April, 1839, I received the following Utter : 
 
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 New- York, April 7th, 1839. 
 
 Dear G. — I shall not be able to come, or send the requisite, this P. M. or to- 
 morrow morning, bat you may depend upon seeing me at 12 M. Monday night, 
 with all you have asked. Go on, and make your arrangements, on that ba- 
 sis—not calculating on any earlier period for your return than Tuesday, 7 and 
 8 A. M., with all we shall look for. 
 
 Yours, &c. W. C. SCOTT. 
 
 James B. Glentworth. Esq., Marshall House. 
 
 This letter, which is now in my possession, is in the hand writing of Henry 
 W. Havens. Mr. Havens was one of the Secretaries of the Whig Young; 
 Men's General Committee at that time. 
 
 Previous to my leaving for Philadelphia, I was given to understand that 
 money suflacient to cancel all my engagements there would be forwarded to 
 me. I would not have gone, without the requisite amount of funds, but 
 for the receipt of Mr. Badger's lettei* of the 2nd of April, 1839, signed George 
 W. Rhawn, From the tenor of that letter I feared there might be some diffi- 
 culty, and I went on with means of my own, to use if it were necessary, to keep 
 the parties quiet, part of which I was compelled to use before Mr. Havens' 
 arrival. On the Monday night referred to in the letter from Mr. Havens, 
 signed W. C. Scott, at about eleven o'clock, I went, in company with Charles 
 Swint, to the railroad depot, to await the arrival of the cars from New- York. 
 "We went there in a hack. I left Swint in the hack, and waited on the pave- 
 ment until the passengers came out. I met Mr. Henry W. Havens. We 
 went to the hack together, and, at my suggestion, we were driven to Sander- 
 son's Hotel, in Fourth, near Arch street. The reason why this house was 
 selected, was because it was more retired and out of the way, and I was fear- 
 ful if he went to the United States Hotel, or was seen with me, it might excite 
 suspicion. On our arrival at Sanderson's, we went into the bar-room, and 
 Mr. Havens handed me a package of money, which I counted, and found 
 short fifty dollars. I mentioned this, and Mr. Havens replied that he had 
 retained it for his expenses. This package contained twenty-nine hundred 
 and fifty dollars. A fictitious name was entered on the register at Sanderson's 
 Hotel. I may have suggested this to Mr. Havens, and may have written it ; 
 but if so, it was done in his presence, and with his entire concurrence. My 
 Impression is, that the pen was handed him by the clerk, and that he entered 
 on the register Charles Daurs. New-York. It was now past twelve o'clock — 
 no persons were in the bar-room except Havens, Swint, the clerk and myself. 
 I paid Swint five hundrpd dollars, and took his receipt. The object of Swint's 
 going with me that evening was, to get funds to pay some men, who, he repre- 
 sented were at rendezvous waiting for it. I only remained with Havens, at 
 Sanderson's, ten or fifteen minutes, and did not see him again in Philadel- 
 phia that spring. I think he informed me, when I left him, that he would re- 
 turn to New-York the next morning. 
 
 I must here advert to the affidavit of Henry W. Havens, taken before the 
 Recorder of the city of New-York, on the 20th day of October, 1840; and in 
 doing so, if I know my own heart, I am free from any unkind feeling towards 
 him. I regret that his judgment has been influenced, and that his own act has 
 placed him in a position that I doubt not he has often bitterly repented . I 
 publish Mr. Haven's affidavit entire, and comments en the same. 
 
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 Henry W. Havens appeared as a witness on the subpoena. 
 
 Knows James B. Glentworth ; has known him for years past, but has seen 
 but little of him lately ; I saw him in Philadelphia in the year 1838, 1 think, I 
 am not sure, I was there in the spring of 1837, and either the spring or fail of 
 1838, is not certain which, but think net in the fall ; I have no distinct remem- 
 brance as to the time. I took money on to him at one of the occasions I have 
 mentioned; I do not recollect the precise amount; I think it was something 
 like a thousand dollars ; I do not think it was two thousand ; it was in bank 
 bills; it was done up in a package ; must have been bills; I understood it was 
 money ; the person who gave it to me said it was money ; I do not know his 
 name; hs was a young man ; I have seen him frequently; don't know his 
 name ; know no part of his name; don't know where he lives; do not know 
 where or how he is to be found; have not seen him for about two years ; I 
 was in my office when I received the package; I presume he was told I was 
 going to Philadelphia ; I did not ask him ; I do not recollect he said anything 
 particular; he merely handed it to me; he may have made some casual re- 
 mark; I do not know who it came from ; I might guess ; I will not undertake 
 to say whether it came from one or more; I had been told before I was to take 
 a package to Philadelphia ; I decline answering v/ho told me I was to take on 
 the package ; the request that I should bring on the money came from Mr. 
 Glentworth; Mr. Glentv/orth I found in Philadelphia ; I had no knowledge 
 of his being here in this city at the time I received the money; I received a 
 note from Mr. Glentworth to that effect, that money would be handed me ; I 
 have not the note ; he said the money would be sent to me ; he did not name the 
 source from whence I would receive it; note was very brief ; after the note of 
 Glentworth was received, did not converse with any one about the package of 
 money ; I did no: know where to find Glentworth ; I put up at my usual place 
 of stopping at that time, the United States, and found him there; he met 
 me in the street as I was going up to the house ; have no knowledge how or by 
 whom the money was raised; I had met the young man who gave me the money 
 in the street, and frequently at whig meetings; I went on to Philadelphia to bring 
 ray sister home ; the young man was not, that I know of, asecretary or officer of 
 whig meetings ; I do not know whose writing was on the envelope ; it was short- 
 ly before an election, I think, but am not positive; all conversation I had with 
 Glentworth about the packages was, I had brought on the packages he had 
 written about or something to that effect; I do not rememberany thing being 
 important conversation, or that impressed it upon my mind; nothing said 
 about his being successful; he broke the package open ; Isaw.bills, but can- 
 not state what bank ; they were allSlOO bills ; I thought it singular, and there- 
 fore purposely refrained from asking any questions about the money or its ob- 
 ject; 1 5,aw Glentwp-th only for a few moments; he opened the package and 
 counted the money, and said it was correct ; on my return I never asked any 
 persons about it that I know of; young man who gave me the package ; may 
 have seen him once or twice since, but neverspoke to him about it. I saw him 
 in the street, and at whig meetings ; I had no belief that it was forwarded to 
 Mr. Glentworth for election purposes; I may have been present when the a- 
 ni«unt of money spent by Mr. Glentworth was spoken of, but do not recollect 
 
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 when il was, or where it was ; has heard Mr. Glentworth spoken of; has not 
 heard the araoHnl forwarded to Mr. Glentworth spoken of. 
 
 Knows nothing about means forwarded to Glentworth, except what I toot ; 
 I do not know persons eatne on here to vote ; don't know James Young, of 
 Philadelphia; I was at the United States Hotel, and was ihere a day and:a 
 half, having arrived in the afternoon of one caj' ; stayed there one day, and 
 left the next morning ; no fictitious name was given for me that I know of; as 
 far as I know my name was put in the book; if any other name was put there 
 it was an imposition upon me ; I brought my ?ister wiih me ; I was not there 
 in spring of 1839 ; I never carried any money there for Glentworth, except 
 npon this occasion ; no one present but myself and Glentworth when I paid 
 the money to him. HENRY W. HAVENS. 
 
 Taken and sworn before me this 20th day of October, 1840. 
 
 ROBERT H. MORRIS, 
 Recorder of the City of New York. 
 
 COMMENTS. 
 
 Mr. Havens was in Philadelphia, and I believe with his sister, in the spring 
 of 1838. I recollect distinctly meeting hirathere in the street, in the neighbor- 
 hood of the United States Hotel. I was there to meet some of my family 
 on their return from spending part of the winter at Washington ; they were 
 undercharge of friends as far as Philadelphia, and Ijoined them by appoint- 
 ment there. I have my bills at the United States Hotel, dated March, 1838; 
 and I think it was at this time I saw Mr. Havens. I was in Philadelphia 
 for the purpose named, and with no reference to political matters. I did not 
 see Mr, Havens in Philadelphia in the fall of 1838, He did not bring on 
 funds tome at any other time than in April, 1839. There was no necessity 
 for his bringing on funds to me in the fall of 1838, for it will bs recollected 
 that it is conceded thai I came on to New York, was recalled by a leUer brought 
 me by William A. Ford, and after making the arrangement for the funds in 
 part by Mr. Drn.per's draft on William Gill, of Philadelphia, as before refer- 
 red to, I returned to Philadelphia to consummate my arrangements. It was 
 three thousand dollars that Mr, Havens was entrusted to bring on to me, 
 and which amount, less fifty dollars deducted for his personal expenses, he 
 handed me ; this is in accordance with his letter, signed W. C. Scott, of the 
 7th April, 1839. How is Mr. Havens enabled to express an opinion as to the 
 amount, if *' it was done up in a package" 1 He gays: " / think it was 
 something like a thousand dollars ; I do not think it ivas tieo thousand; it 
 was done up in a package-, must have been bills; I understood it was mo- 
 ney.'^ Mr. Havens hazards an opinion as to the amount contained in the 
 package, without being enabled, in his own mind, to determine whether 
 the package certainly contained bank bills or otherwise. Was the pack- 
 age sealed 7 Is it not somewhat singular that a person should be selected 
 and entrusted with a package containing three thousand dollars, to hand Mr. 
 Havens, who was an entire stranger 1 And remark, who informed him 
 that it contained money 1 Was this the effect of accident or design 1 Al- 
 though Mr, Havens stated he was ignorant of the name and residence of 
 this person, will he deny that he knew him to be in the employ of the very 
 individual whom he might guess sent the package ? Mr. Havens says : " / 
 
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had been told before I teas to take a package to Philadelphia ; I decline an- 
 swering who told me I was to take on the package." And why decline? 
 If Mr. Havens was so entirely ignorant and iunocent in this business, why 
 withhold the name of the person who told him that he was to take charge 
 of the packaged I may have addressed a note to Mr. Havens informing 
 him that I was compelled to return to Philadelphia unexpectedly,— (the 
 reason of that return was the letter from Mr. Badger, dated April 2, 1839) 
 —and that he would be entrusted wiih some funds to bring on to me. I 
 had, however, no interview that I recollect with him on this subject. It 
 may have been suggested to me before I left the city that I had bettergive 
 Mr. Havens some intimation before I started. It will be recollected that I 
 returned from Philadelphia about the 30;h of March, and that I went back 
 again in a few days. Mr. Badger's letter, urging me to come on, is dated 
 April 2d, 1839. I may have gone on the evening of iis receipt or the fol- 
 lowing day. In the interim I had been very much engaged in assisting 
 the joint Finance Committee of the Old and Young Men's General Com- 
 mittees in their collection*:. On the evening of the Istol April, 1839, (for we 
 always met of an evening,) I paid Mr. Shepherd Knapp five hundred and fifty 
 dollars, which I had collected that day. Alderman Whitehead of the I4th 
 Ward accompanied me to make the collections. On the 3d or 4th of April, 
 1839, I went back again to Philadelphia, for the reasons and for the pur- 
 poses before named. Mr. Havens, in his affidavit, says: " After the note of 
 Glentworth was received, did not con \'^erse with any one about the package of 
 money." I regret the position m which Mr. Havens has placed himself by 
 such inconsistent statements. 
 
 Towards the close of December, 1810, at my rooms at the Astor House, 
 James Bowen informed me, in the course of conversation about these mat- 
 ters, that Havens had called upon him, in reference to bringing on the pack- 
 age of money, and to ask instructions, and that he told him he had nothing 
 to do with it ; and that Havens had also called on Mr. Blatchford at this 
 lime, and made the same inquiries. 
 
 Now, is it not apparent that Mr. Havens, in his eagerness to identify him- 
 self with an important confidential party movement, loses sight of all pruden- 
 tial considerations 1 Why did he not keep quiet 1 Was be told to move in 
 the matter, or to call on any one 7 Certainly not. It was all arranged, and 
 ready to be carried into effect at the proper time ; for we find that the money 
 ultimately comes into Mr. Havens's charge, under circumstances, as detailed 
 by himself, at once strange and suspicious, and without any actfon or partici- 
 pation on his part. Mr. Ha veas swears : " He, (Glentworth, in his note) said 
 the money would be sent to me. He did net name the source from which I 
 would receive it." True : and why did you call on Mr. Bowen, Blatchford, 
 and another ^ In & word — if the contemplated operation was a just and right 
 jp". )• TO'.'.M hc^vr trfrti'inv nnd in Vi-s'ii'ation, if not, at the time, certainly af- 
 
 ct was aiiained for which that se- 
 • • . '. aiystery or concealoieni { if that 
 
 .ry, waste al and laudable purpose, why are the 
 
 '■•hoc!r--i - . • : im, and by a stranger (at 
 
 >i, Bf hetp 4 the iniegritv of uor ac- 
 
lions and purposes, we seek, we defy investigation ; it fortifies the innocent, 
 and emboldens him to speak out, with manly bearing and honest pride, the 
 truth. What has an Aon^y^ man to fear from" the truth'? Mr. Havens says: 
 "I did not know where to find Glentworth." True ; and why 1 Because, in 
 the hurry of leaving, 1 neglected, in the note hs refers to, giving him my ad- 
 dress. But he took the hazard, in the letter he wrote me signed W. C. Scott, 
 to direct it tome at the Marshall House, Philadelphia. He also swears: 
 *' I put up at my usual place of stopping at that time, the United States Hotel, 
 and found him there — he met me in the street as I was going up to the house." 
 Now let us extract, from Havens's own letter, under the fictitious signature 
 of \V. C. Scoit, of April 7ih, 1839: ^'but you may depend on seeing me on 
 Monday nighty at 12 M, wilh all you have askcdy Mr. Ho vens's memory 
 is again at fault. He went, on his arrival at the depot, Philadelphia, on the 
 night of the 8ih April, 1839, at nearly twelve o'clock, in a hack, with me and 
 Charles Swlnt, to Sanderson's Hotel, as before detailed. Mr. Havens's nams 
 is not on the books of the United Slates Hotel at this time. More than a year 
 since, I sent to Philadelphia, and obtained a transcript from the registers of 
 the United States Hotel, and also from Sanderson's Hotel. The letters in- 
 closing these transcripts, bear the post mark ol November 17th and 19th, 1840, 
 and are now in my possession. The fictitious name assumed by Mr. Havens, 
 is on the register at Sanderson's, and the last name entered. It may be argu- 
 ed that the register may have been mutilated in the one case, and a name easi- 
 ly entsredin the other. True; bat Mr. Havens's name is not entered on the 
 books at all of the United States Hotel ; whereas, on the other hand, the 
 name he assumed at Sanderson's Hotel, is not only found on the register, but 
 on the books of that house, credited for ths amount of his bill. Again, he 
 swears: I never carried money there for Glsnhuorth,ezc3pl upon this occa- 
 s'^cn. I was not there in the spring of 1839." Nowf, it is not contended that 
 I participa'ed in bringing on persons from Philadelphia for a lawful and jus- 
 tifiable object, or for an unlawful and fraudulent purpose, except in 
 the fall of the year 1838, and spring of 1839 ; and it is equally ap- 
 parent, that there was no necessity for Mr. Havens, or any body else, 
 to bring on funds to me, at Philadelphia, in the fall , of 1838, for I was re- 
 called by a special messenger a few days prior to the election; and that I did 
 return to New- Yx)rk, and again went back to Philadelphia, wifh the requisite 
 funds, as before shown. These poinis are all conceded in the examinations of 
 Messrs. Blatchford, Grinnell and Draper, taken before the Recorder of the city 
 of New-York, in October, 1810. Now, what becomes of Mr. Havens's unquali- 
 fied denial, that he was in Philadelphia in the spring of 18391 Mr. Ha- 
 ven's memory is lamentably deficient. After the receipt of the funds by Mr. 
 Havens, the arrangements were consummated, and the men paid— some the 
 ^hcle amount, and others a part— by Looney, Swim and Saunders, and they 
 were directed to report themselves to Noah Cook, at Masonic Hall: some of 
 them may have received directions to Mr. Cook, at his place of business, on 
 the corner of Water and Broad .streets. The leaders of the party were ia 
 some, and 1 think in most cases, furnished with a letter to Mr. Cook, con- 
 taining the names of the men under their charge. The men were to 
 Uave Philadelphia by different routes, and at different hours, in tie seven 
 
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 and nice o'cloetc moroing lines, by railroad and ctenisboat, and by the 
 eveniog railroad line. Of this I have no personal knjwledge; such was 
 ihe understanding, and it ^as a necessary precaution, so as not to excite 
 suspicion. 
 
 1 returned to New York on the second day of the election. I did not go, I 
 think, to the Committee room at Masonic Hall until the next morning. I saw 
 Ntsah Cook there ; he had the general superintendence of the affair ; also, Mr. J. 
 Coggeshall, his son, H. W. Havens, J. H. Van Alen, and J. C. Brant, and others, 
 some of whom I do not now recollect. There was also a young man by the name 
 of Campbell, whom I was surprised to see admitted to the private committee room. 
 I saw in the private committee room, and also in the large room adjoining, many 
 persons, some of whom I recognized as belonging to the Philadelphia party. I 
 also saw some of the same men that had been employed at the previous fall elec- 
 tion, and who were represented as coming from New Jersey. They appeared to 
 understand their business. I saw Noah Cook loan his hat and coat to these men, 
 and change their hats and coats, so as to disguise and prevent their detection. I 
 received, while at the Committee room, tlie following letters from Mr. Bela Bad- 
 ger, signed George W. Rhav^n : 
 
 Philadelphia, April 6, 1839. 
 Dear Sir — Permit me to introduce to your notice my particular friend, William 
 F. Pitifield, who i* about t® visit your city on business. Mr. Pittfield is a young 
 man of high respectability, in whom every confidence can be placed. Any civility 
 you may have in your power to render him, while in your city, will be most cheer- 
 fully reciprocated by 
 
 Your obedient 3er\'aBt, 
 
 GEORGE W. RHAWr. 
 
 J. B. Glentworth, Esq., New York. 
 
 Philadelphia, April 9, 1839. 
 Dear Sir — I take pleasure in introducing to your favorable notice, John Mua- 
 cbant, George Fisher, and John Hurst, who are about to visit your city on busi- 
 ness. Any civilities y«>u have in your power to render them while in New York, 
 will add to the many obligations already conferred on 
 
 Your obedient servant, 
 
 GEORGE W. RHAWN. 
 
 J. B. Glentworth, Esq., New York. 
 
 I find among my papers a receipt from John Muschant, dated April 11th, 1839, 
 for forty dollars, in full, and I think that 1 paid each of the others thiity dollars. 
 
 During the afternoon of the third day of the election, I saw, in the private com- 
 mittee room, a man who was rojjresented to be Coulson, a police otficcr, from the 
 city of Albany. I 8?-"V Noah C-jok pay him money, but what amount I do not 
 know. There was some very angry coii vernation cAnied on between Cook, Coul- 
 son, and a third person, whose name I did not a3cer»^ain ; the amount of the con 
 vffrsation, I think, wss dissatisfaction on the part of the men in reference to some 
 portion of the money promised them being retained. Coulson, after receiving the 
 money, was directed to get the men to the boat to return to Albany. The boat na- 
 
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 med wa» not one of the regular boats of the NdilH River Line; 1 think it waa ih« 
 Victory. 
 
 The men from Philadelphia, I understood, were variously disposed of ; some 
 were provided for at a house kept by a person named Mott, in Spring street, and 
 others at Lafayette Hall, and elsewhere. I think, from Couhon's remarks, that his 
 patty were quartered at the last mentioned place. Of these matters I have no per- 
 sonal knowledge, and as I have before stated, did not make myself acquainted with, 
 as I did not wish to be identified with their acts in the city of New York. Part of 
 the men furnished by Mr. Looney were, as I understood, entrusted to the charge 
 of Mr. McArdle, and that they become dissatisfied when they found that th'\v were 
 to be. entertained at the Alms House, and had cleared out ; most of them, I believe 
 however, reported themselves at the Committee room afterwards. The way we 
 managed to deceive the vigilance of the democratic Lispectors and challengers, was 
 to take the democratic tickets, erase the names carefully with a fine pen, so as not 
 to show through, and substitute the names of the whig candidates. This, of course, 
 deceived the democratic challengers ; they would Hot challenge what they suppo- 
 sed to be their own tickets. The whig challenger was informed by a slip, some 
 time before, of the names he must challenge and then withdraw. This was also 
 understood by the person offering his vote, and was arranged, in some instances, af- 
 ter the arrival of the men in the wards where it was proposed to vote them ; but 
 most generally the arrangements were perfected before the men left the private 
 committee room at Masonic Hall. The democratic Inspectors and challengers 
 were completely blinded. The whig challengers were also informed of the char- 
 acter of the person offering to vote, by a sign ; a pin on the edge of the collar of 
 cuff of the coat; sometimes by apparently an accidental chalk mark on the coat or 
 edge of the hat. The modes of recognition were various, and frequently changed, 
 so as not to excite remark or suspicion. The whig challengers knew their men, 
 also, by the reply given to the first question put to the voter by the Inspector, as, 
 for instance — What's your name, sir ? Why, my name is so and so. Another 
 mode, was in pfosenting the ticket, which was done with the left hand, with thumb 
 and first finger. These, and other various modes, were resorted to, to enable the 
 whig challengers to act knowingly, 
 
 Mr. James M. Van Alen, and Mr. John C. Brant, were in the private Committee 
 room together, at one time during the election — I think the second day. Mr. Van 
 Alen said he would try his vote down stairs. The Sixth W^rd poll was held in one of 
 the basement rooms of the MasoKic Hall. T loaned him my eoat, at his request ; 
 and after the whig challenger was prepared, he went down, and on his return, 
 in some ten minutes, said that he had voted. Mr. Van Alen was a member of the 
 Whig Young Men's General Committee, and a resident of the Seventeenth Ward, 
 at that time. It must not be supposed that this is an isolated case ; for the sake 
 of sound principles, I wish that I were enabled to record the fact that it was. But 
 in those times of high party excitements, many, very many, perhaps of as good 
 character and standing as Mr. Van Alen, actuated by what they supposed to be 
 honorable and chivalrous impulse, resorted to expedients at once discreditable to 
 themselves, and at variance with morals. The whole matt«r, in my opinion, was 
 very badly managed ; there was a want of system and arrangement. The raer 
 frequently boasted ©f their success. I heard one person say that he voted seren 
 
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 teen times, and otbers that they had voted more than once at the same ward. I 
 have a memoranda, made by one of the Philadelphia party, of his exploits. He 
 said that he voted in the Eighth, Fourteenth, Fourth, Seventh, Ninth, Fifteenth, 
 Sixteenth, Eleventh and Tenth Wards, on the two first days ; and on the third 
 day, the last day of the election, in the Fifth, Third, Second and First Wards ; 
 making in all thirteen votes. Mr. Noah Cook left the Committee room at about 
 half-past four o'clock, with the intentisn, as he represented, of leaving that afters 
 noon at five o'clock, for Albany, to resume his seat in the Legislature of the State 
 of New- York. 
 
 In the beginning of the inonth of January, 1840, I went to Albany to make my 
 annual return. Previous to this, stories had been circulated by men of my own par- 
 ty, who were opposed to tny retaining the office I then held, that I was a loco foco 
 -^that I had openly admitted that I was a democrat — and therefoie, they 
 came to the conclusion that I ouiibt to be removed from office ; and, in fact, they 
 went so far as to Rame others to fill my place. It is true that I had resisted the 
 interference and refused to submit" to the dictation of men who had no business to 
 meddle with my affairs, and had incurred their further displeasure by refusing to 
 remove Mr. Nalh'i Pierce, a gentleman of high character and undispTited competen- 
 cy, against whom there was no other charge than the fact that he was the political 
 opponent of the whig party. I had also refused to comply with their demand to 
 remove Mr. A. S. Jarvis, my book-keeper, and others in the inspection ware- 
 house who v<fere competent and trust worthy, unless some other cause why 1 should 
 remove them was assigned than the simple fact that they did not agree with me 
 politically. In consequence «of thus refusing to be controlled by others, I was pro- 
 scribed by a faction, and hunted down, but I was determined not to be sacrificed 
 without resistance. I did not mean to submit tamely to their oppression, a..d I 
 came to the conclusion that if I was sacrificed, it should not be doue with impunity. 
 I had the power in my own hands, and it depended on them whether or not 1 should 
 use it. They had commenced the war — I stood then on the defensive, but still 
 was determined to attack, unless their conduct was fair and generous towards me. 
 Before I started for Albany, I called on Mr. R. M. Blatchford, James Bowen and 
 Simeon Draper, Jr. Thu two former promised to write to the Governor. Mr. 
 Draper furnished me with a letter, of which the following is a copy. I did notdei 
 liver the letter ; and it is still in my possession. 
 
 New York, January 11th, 1840. 
 
 Gsvernor Seward : 
 
 Dear Sir — Mr. Gientworth goes to Albany to-morrow with his annual return as 
 Inspector of Tobacco. In consequence of an impression which is abroad, tending 
 to affect his office, he has reqtsested me to write you on the subject. Not being in 
 any way conversant with the article, or the duties of the office, I can say no more 
 in reference to the mat'-;^r than that lie infwrms me he has obtained the signatures 
 of all the dealers certifying to his having performed the duties to their entire satis- 
 faction. So far as regards his political claims, I can certainly, up to the period of 
 his appointment, testify to his nnremiting labors in behalf of the good cause, ha- 
 ving, in my opinion, been as active and energetic as any other individual in this city. 
 
 Vrry truly, your obd't serv't, 
 
 S. DRAPER, Jr. 
 
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 I waa also furnished with a letter on the part of the merchants and dealers in th« 
 
 tobacco trade, of which the following is a copy. I did not deliver this letter : it is 
 now in my possession. 
 
 New York, January 10th, 1840. 
 
 J. B. Glentworth. Esq., Inspector : 
 
 We, the undersignad, importers and dealers in leaf tobacco, deem it but corns 
 inon justice to say that the business of the Tabacco Inspection in this city has been 
 conducted with ability, impartiality and dispatch, and that we repose full confi- 
 dence in a continuance of its correctness, and of the facilities which we now enjoy 
 under your administration of the office. 
 
 MRS. G. B. MILLER & CO., 
 WILLIAM AGNEW & SON, 
 MASON & THOMPSON, 
 J. & H. MESSENGER, 
 RICHARD V. W. THORNE & CO., 
 WILLIAM GERARD, 
 JOHN WILSON & CO., 
 BOORMAN, JOHNSTON & CO., 
 J. BOWEN SMITH, 
 JOHN MULLEN & CO., 
 CHARLES ESENWEIN & CO., 
 CORNELIUS DU BOIS, Jr. & CO., 
 RICHARD IRVIN, 
 HOWLAND &ASPINWALL, 
 GOODHUE & CO., 
 
 HECKSCHERS, COSTAR & MATFIELD, 
 MASTERS, MARKOE & CO., 
 TR AVERS & ALEXANDER, 
 JOHN LAIDLAW & CO. 
 
 On the evening of my arrival at Albany, I called on Mr. Willis Hall, the At- 
 torney General, of the State of Nevf-York, at his lodgings, but did not see him un- 
 til the following morning, at about 10 o'clock, at his office. I stated to him the 
 disastrous consequences which would ensue if my removal was attempted. He 
 advised me not to act rash or hastily. He informed me that Marshall 0. Roberts, 
 Henry W. Havens, and John C. Brandt, had recently been at Albany, and while 
 there expressed hostility to me ; and that Roberts had undervalued the services I 
 had rendered to the party, and ridiculed the idea that the employment of the naen 
 from Philadelphia was as effective as it had been represented ; and that Roberts sta- 
 ted to him, that most of the men, placed under his charge to vote in the Fifth Ward, 
 deceived him ; and that this fact, and other matters, had, as I understood him to 
 say, been communicated to Governor Seward. Shortly after my return from Al- 
 bany, I met Mr. Brandt in Chatham street, and had a conversation with him in rela- 
 tion to the matters of which Mr. Hall had informed me. He admitted, generally, 
 the truth of the statement as made by Mr. Hall to me. After some explanations 
 by mo, Mr. Br andi said that he would write to Governor Seward immediately, 
 and endeavor vi counteract, any unfavorable inpreasion which he bad cres 
 
ated against me. A few days after this Interview, I agab saw Mr. Brandt, 
 
 and he informed me he had written to the Governor on the subject. I al«. 
 so saw Mr. Roberts, and accused him of attempting to injure^ me, by un- 
 dervaluing the services I h^ld rendered to the party. He did not deny it, 
 nor the statement of the conversation with Mr. Hall before referred to. Af^ 
 ter my interview with the Attorney General, I called on Governor Seward, at 
 his chambers, at the capitol ; he appointed that afternoon, at four o'clock, to see 
 me at his house. I went at the appointed time, and considerable conversation en- 
 sued. We had our interview in the large hall; he was seated on one of the set-* 
 tees, and I on the other. I told him of the rumors that were afloat as to his in- 
 tention to remove me, and inquired whether there were my charges preferred 
 against me : if so, for what, and by whom ? He said that there was much opposition 
 to me ; that he had received a great many anonymous letters ; that at the time of my 
 appointment, and for some time afterwards, there was but one feeling, and that 
 feeling was unanimous in my favor; and now every one was urging my removal. 
 He referred to the appointment of Mr. John Gray, the Flour Inspector, and said 
 that at the time of his appointment it was generally condemned, but that the pub- 
 lic feeling now had become decidedly in his favor, or to this effect. I told him of 
 my devotion and services to the Whig party — of some of the circumstances 
 attending, and the character of those services, (referring to the election frauds.) 
 I complained that I had been condemned unheard; alluded to the representa- 
 tions about the exaggeration of my services, in reference to those frauds, made, as 
 I had understood, by Roberts and others. I showed him the letter from the mer-* 
 chants and dealers in the trade. I did not deliver nor use any other letter. A 
 young man, I believe named Gedney, and I think a clerk in the employ of General 
 John Lloyd, interrupted our interview, which was by no means satisfactory. The 
 next morning I left Albany and returned to New-York. A few days after my re- 
 turn from Albany, I obtained and forwarded to Governor Seward, letters from Gen> 
 eral Doughty, George W. Bruen, and David Graham, Jr. Esquires. The letter of 
 General Doughty is as follows : 
 
 New-York, January — , 1840. 
 
 His Excellency Wm. H. Seward: 
 
 Dear Sir — Having taken some interest in the appointment of Mr. James B. 
 Glentworth to the office he now holds, and understanding there is a disposition to 
 remove him, it may not be out of place for me to say something on the subject. 
 Mr. G. was, from 1834 to 1838, a close political associate of mine, and it is unnes 
 cessary to say I found him a very efficient coadjutor. He, like myself, was a se- 
 ceder from the Jackson ranks, and assisted to organize that body of men, the Rank 
 and File Party, to whose exertions, more than to any other, the predominancy of 
 the party is attributable. And I had always supposed, that his extraordinary ex- 
 ertions were founded in principle. A person thus situated, and whom wo have 
 known to be faithful, and who had been rewarded for his services with an office, 
 should not, in my humble opinion, be dismissed upon idle rumor, or accusation with- 
 out proof. If persons have made charges against him (and I understand they 
 have) vitally aflfecting his reputation, and which, if true, should not only produce 
 hit removal from office, but consign him to everlasting disgrace, they owe it to you. 
 
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 to themselves, to the party, and above all to Mr. Gientworth, to substantiate them 
 by irrefragible testimony— to admit their falsify, or to withdraw them. I have 
 myself heard various rumors respecting Mr. G., but as yet have not been able to 
 find any evidence of their truth. And it is a serious matter to dismiss from office, 
 one whom yourself appointed, and who had been intimately connected with the 
 party, and closely conversant with its operations from its first organization, and 
 «hould not, in my humble judgment, be done, unless you should be furnished 
 with indubitable evidence of faithlessness, incapacity, or treachery. 
 
 I have the honor, &c. Sec. 
 
 GEORGE S. DOUGHTY. 
 
 Having known Mr. G. under the same circumstances as those referred to by 
 Gen'l. D., I most fully concur in the suggestions contained in his letter. 
 
 DUDLEY SELDEN. 
 
 Both the letters from Messrs. Bruen and Graham were read to me and sealed. 
 The last named gentleman, I do not believe, had the remotest idea that any frauds 
 had been perpetrated. They were strong in my commendation. Mr. Bruen's letter 
 spoke of the acquirements of a personal friend whom he advocated for office, and whom 
 he named of course, and contrasted his distinguished reputation and attainments with 
 another person, whom it was confidently thought would succeed in obtaining this ap- 
 pointment. He spoke of the latter as having produced some very bad transla- 
 tions from French works. In referring to me, he directly, and distinctly, alluded 
 to the rumors charging me with participation in the election frauds, and offered, I 
 think, some reasons to palliate the same on my part. The letter was every thing 
 I desired ; it was sealed, and handed me at Mr. Bruen's residence, and I forward- 
 ed it, by mail, to Governor Seward. About a week or ten days afterwards, Mr- 
 Bruen, called to see me ; I was out ; he left word that he wished to see me — 
 After dinner I went around to his house, and he took a letter from his pocket, 
 which he said was from Governor Sewaid. I think he said, that be could not al. 
 low me to read the letter, as it referred to other matters. The Governor desi-- 
 red Mr. Bruen to say to me, that I need take no further trouble, or give myself 
 any uneasiness about my removal, or to this effect. 
 
 The object I have in view, in alluding to this correspondence, (and which, un- 
 der ordinary circumstances, I would consider inviolate,) of Mr. Bruen with Gover- 
 nor Seward, is to establish the fact of Governor Seward's knowledge of my 
 participation in the frauds that were perpetrated on the elective frtinchise, at the 
 election that elevated him, and returned from the city of New York, four whig 
 members of Congress, two State Senators, and thirteen members of the Legisla- 
 lature of the state; besides all the county appointments, and thus securing to the 
 whig party, the entire patronage of the state. 
 
 On Tuesday, the 20th day of October, 1840, I was served with a subpcena to 
 attend as a witness, on complaint made against James Young, one of the high 
 constables of the city of Philadelphia. The subpoena was signed Robert H. 
 Morris, Recorder of the city of New York. It was served on me at about eleven 
 o'clock, A. M. I at first declined a compliance with the requirements of the sub- 
 poena, and so informed the officer, and desired him to say to the Recorder, that I 
 ■would attend the next morning ; that I had business that required my immediate 
 «tt«ntion. On reflection, however, I determined to go over to the City Hall, and 
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 Tnake my own apology to Mr. Morris. I accompanied the officer, and was usher- 
 ed into a room in the old Alms House, where I found Mr. Whiting, the District 
 Attorney, and a gentleman whom I did not know. I inquired for the Recorder, 
 and was told by Mr. Whiting, that he had associated Justice MatssU with him, 
 and would return directly, or to this effect. I commenced to state that I had come 
 over as a mere act of courtesy to the Recorder, to say, that 1 had some bssinees 
 that would occupy me during the morning, and that I would attend the next day, 
 any hour he might designate. I was stopped short by the District Attorney, 
 who proposed to examine me forthwith. I think that I here protested against 
 their authority to do so ; and said, that the subpoena called upon me to appear be- 
 fore the Recorder as a witness, and as he was not present, that I would not re- 
 main. The District Attorney produced the law authorizing the Recorder to asso- 
 ciate any justice with him. To obviate, however, this objection, Mr. Justice Mat- 
 ssU wrote another subpoena, and served it on me. I protested against the whole 
 procedure. I was very much excited ; told them that I was an American citizen; 
 Ibat I had rights, and that I would protect them against such inquisitorial pro- 
 peedings. I said that we were not, thank God, in Spain, but in a free country. I 
 was, I suppose, very intemperate in my language. I mide an attempt to leave 
 the room, and Mr. Matsell, I think, told the officer not to allow me ; he stood be- 
 fore the door, which was, I believe, locked, and the key in the door. James Young 
 was in the room when I entered, or came in with his counsel, from an 
 adjoining room, a few minutes afterwards. Some short time after, the Recorder 
 |i,rrived, and proposed to examine me. I declined, and claimed counsel ; this h e 
 t>aid I had no right to ; that I was a witness. Eventually, and when it was found 
 that I would not submit to an examination, one of the officers was aliowed to carry 
 a note to Mr. J. Prescott Hall. Mr. Hall came up about three o'clock. J told 
 him that I had refused to be sworn : he said that I had done right ; but declined 
 acting as my counsel, as he was on the whig congrsssional ticket. He left, pro- 
 mising to send Ctiarles O'Connor, Esq., or some one else, to me. I think in the 
 pole I wrote Mr. Hall, I enclosed one for Mr. Blalchford, and I had sent one, pre 
 viously, to Mr. O'Cotmor, who could not be found. I know that I felt some ap- 
 prehension after sending the note to Mr. Hall, that the enclosure might be seen, and 
 that I turned to the court, and observed, that I supposed the note to Mr. Hall 
 would not be opened. The Recorder, or District Attorney, aaid, " Oh, no ; to 
 break a seal, is an indictable offence." I was without counsel ; Mr. O'Connor 
 could not be found, and Mr. Hall had not sent any one to me. Mr. Hall in- 
 formed me the next morning, that he stopped at the Club, after leaving me, to find 
 J. Blunt, Esq., and that after unsucassful attempts, he gave it up, supposing that 
 I had myself succeeded. At about eight o'clock, finding that I was still without 
 cousael, I compromised the matter, by an agreement with the court, that I would 
 testify R8 to my perso a.1 knowledge of Mr Young. I had never seen Mr. Young 
 in New York before this time, and I supposed that as his participation in the 
 frauds was confined to I'hiladelphia, he would not be injured by ray examination, 
 which was to be confined to this point. I knew that Young was not in the city of 
 New York during the election in the fall of 1833, and that, therefore, he had no- 
 thing to apprehend. At about nine o'clock, I was allowed to leave, after entering 
 ^nlo a recognizance to appear on the following morning at twelve o'clock. I went 
 
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 to Mr. Draper's; he was out, and I called again, as late as eleven o'clock thai 
 evening, without seeing him. On the following morning, October 21st, I went a- 
 round to Mr. Draper's house to inform and consult with him, about the matter.— 
 While I was at Mr. Draper's door, I saw Mr. Blatchford on the steps of Mr. 
 Tompkins's house, immediately opposite; presently Mr. Draper came out, and see- 
 ing me, they crossed over, and I went v/ith them into Mr. Draper's front parlor. 
 I told them what had taken place, and asked their advise as to how I should act. 
 They said that they were prepared to prove, that their participation in the affair, 
 was only to ptccure persons to come on and identify and prevent the loco-foco 
 j»arty introducing illegal votes ; and to show their understanding of the matter, 
 Mr. Draper produced a copy of a letter, which they said had been sent to me by 
 Ford. Mr. Draper read the copy of the letter, (which is embodied in Mr. Blatch- 
 ford and Mr. Grinneli's examinations, and admitted by Mr. Draper in his exami- 
 nation, and which letter I shall have occasion, not only to refer to, but copy at 
 length in my comments on the affidavits made by them.) I denied ever having re- 
 ceived such a letter ; they laughed and said, that " they had sent it to me ;" but 
 I did not tell them at this time, that I had preserved, and was in possession of the 
 original letter sent to me. 
 
 I unqualifiedly denied ever having received the letter, a copy of which Mr. Dra- 
 per had then read, and further remarked that such a letter would unquestionably 
 have made an impression upon my mind that I would not have very soon forgotten. 
 They insisted that it had been sent, and said " if I had not received it, it must have 
 gone into the dead letter office at Washington." I left them to procure counsel, 
 'after their repeated promises to stand by and sustain me. I went over to the 
 City Hall, and saw Mr. O'Connor ; he was engaged in a cause. I also saw Mr. 
 J. Prescott Hall ; he explained why he had not sent some one to me the previous 
 afternoon, and suggested one or two that I had better employ, and I think Mr. 
 A. Crist was named either by him or Messrs. Blatchford or Draper previoHsly. 
 Mr. Hall informed me that there were several gentlemen at his house the night be- 
 fore in reference to this business; that if I accused these gentlemen, (meaning 
 Blatchford, Draper, Bowen, &;c.) " they would all swear through," and that 
 their standing and numbers would completely destroy any statement I might 
 make, or to this efTect. At about one o'clock on this day, 2l3t October, 1840, I 
 went to Mr. Blatchford's office in company with Mr. Crist. Edward Curtis, Og- 
 den Hoffman, Moses H. Grinnell, James Bowen, Simeon Draper, Jr., R. M. 
 Blatchford and Noah Cook were there. Mr. Curtis took me aside, and, after 
 some conversation, advised me to go and see Mr. Benedict, and associate him with 
 Mr. Crist as my counsel. Before going to Mr. Blatchford's office, Mr. Crist and 
 myself went to the Alms House, and waited until half past twelve o'clock, and 
 none of the court appearing, we left. I returned with Mr. Crist from Mr. Blatch^ 
 ford's office, and found Mr. Justice Matsell and the District Attorney. (On our 
 ■way up, I stopped and saw Mr. Benedict; he promised to come, as Mr. Crist had 
 business at Brooklyn, and was obliged to leave. ) After some inquiries by Mr. Crist, 
 after reading my affidavit and other papers, he informed me that I was at Hberty 
 to leave the room, that there was no authority to detain me. I took my hat and 
 succeeded in getting out of the room, and was arrested in the passage way by an 
 • officer, who was placed there undoubtedly to prevent my egress. I came into the 
 
room again and ascertained that I was arrested on a warrant; that James Yoilflg^ 
 
 of Philadelphia, had turned states' evidence, and made an affidavit directly char-*^ 
 ging these frauds upon me. And I subsequently learned that Young had been ab 
 lowed to return tu Philadelphia without bail for his appearance, this being the stip' 
 ulation made for him by his counsel. The District Attorney now proposed to ex- 
 amine Mr. Stevenson as complainant against me. Mr. Stevenson said that he 
 would not make the complaint against me ; that he " would rather lie and rot in 
 the Tombs first," — (this, I think, was in reply to Mr. Whiting's remark, that he 
 would coerce him to testify) — that no power under Heaven would compel him to 
 make the complaint." In this state of things, the District Attorney determined to 
 make the affidavit of Young the ground of complaint, and to examine Mr. Steven- 
 son to corroborate the same. The District Attorney now proposed my examina- 
 tion, and in reply to all the interrogatories that were put to me, I declined an an- 
 swer, by the advice of my counsel, Messrs. Crist and Benedict. At about three 
 o'clock I was allowed, @n my parole of honor, to leave for an hour to take my din- 
 ner. On my return, at four o'clock, I found no member of the court present, but 
 was informed by an officer that they were at dinner in a room opposite. 1 went in 
 and reported myself; the District Attorney, Justice Matsell and Mr. Stevenson 
 were at the table ; they asked me to sit down with them at the table, and I accep- 
 ted the invitation. 
 
 On the re-assembling of the Court, the District Attorney gave notice that he 
 would oppose my being admitted to bail on authority. The Recorder, who had 
 been absent, having arrived, desired to have time to consult the authorities, and 
 admitted me to bail for my appearance on Saturday morning, at eleven o'clock. 
 I was bailed at about ten o'clock at night, by Mr. Robert B. Coleman, and Mr. 
 Charles A. Stetson, of the Astor House — myself in five thousand dollars, and e^ch 
 of them in twenty-five hundred dollars. This bail was furnished, without any so- 
 licitation on my part, by Mr. Edward Curtis. On Saturday morning, the 24th of 
 October, 1840, I attended, with my Counsel, at eleven o'clock, A. M. At about 
 half-past one o'clock, the Recorder having arrived, he expressed himself ready to 
 hear the argument as to the question of bail. This my Counsel declined, and 
 claimed that I should be admitted to bail as a matter of right. The Recorder, after 
 consultation with the District Attorney and Justice Matsell, determined to receive 
 bail in the sum of ten thousand dollars — five thousand dollars for myself, and two- 
 sureties each in twenty-five hundred dollars. This was objected to, by my Coun- 
 sel, ya excessive, as the alleged offence was only a misdemeanor, and the penalty 
 for which was " a fine of two hundred and fifty dollars, or imprisonment in the 
 counlyjail." " Well then," said the Recorder, " I will commit him — I am not 
 afraid to take the responsibility." A commitment was accordingly made ont, and 
 I was placed in the custody of an officer. Mr. Benedict and Crist accompanied 
 me to the City Prison. T went into the office of the keeper. Mr. Benedict left 
 me for a few moments for aCommis-ioner. He had, before the commitment was 
 made, the papers prepared to sue out a writ of hahea* corpus. Mr. Benedict res 
 turned with a Mr. Dougherty, a Commissioner; the papers were taken out of Mr. 
 Benedict's hat, and thrown on the keeper's desk, and he and Mr. Crist directed 
 me to sign my name, I think in two places, which I did. I had never read thepa- 
 p«r8, but relied entirely upon my Counsel, having confidence in them. I liad pr©% 
 
Viously, and at the time I called on Mr. Benedict frankly told him, that the chargoff 
 
 against m9 were true. I supposed that there were printed forms employed in cas 
 ses of habeas corpus, instead of which I have reason now to believe that the pas 
 pers I signed were purposely prepared to entrap me, and that it was done under 
 the advisement of others. Messrs. Crist and Benedict were in constant commas 
 nication with Mr. Edward Curtis, and others of the party, who met at Mr. 
 Curtis's rooms nightly during the progress of these investigations. I do 
 not consider myself as- having committed any moral wrong, in swearing to 
 the affidavit thus prepared for me. I was imposed upon, never entertaining 
 the most distant idea that my counsel, one of whom was made acquainted witb 
 my participatioQ in these frauds, would, from political considerations alone, 
 lend themselves to an artifice to exact from me an indirect denial of what I had 
 admitted in my examination, and which one of them, at least, knew I coald not 
 be induced to deny. That these plans were considered, and matured by oth- 
 ers, admits scarcely of a doubt — the sequel will shew if my suspicions were 
 groundless. 
 
 The habeas corpus was perfected; my counsel accompanied me with the officer 
 to .Judge Lynch ; he had previously received intimation to remain at his office. — 
 The Judge was there ; the District Attorney was sent for ; he came, and claimed a 
 certain time to prepare himself on the leturn of the writ of habeas corpus. My 
 counsel appeared to be ignorant that he was entitled to this time, as a matter of 
 right. The Tuesday following was appointed by Judge Lynch to hear the argu- 
 ments ; neither of my counsel attended, the arguinent was not made, and the 
 matter remained precisely as it was before the writ was sued out. I was com- 
 pelled to renew my bail, in the same amounts as I had before given. I was kept 
 in the custody of an officer, during the whole of this time, and until nearly nina 
 o'clock on a Saturday night. I sent repeatedly to Mr. Stetson, stating my situa- 
 tion, and to Mr. Curtis. My counsel left me early in the afternoon. At about 
 eight o'clock. Judge Lynch accompanied me to my rooms, at the Astor House, to 
 provide my bail. Isaw Mr. Stetson; he raised objectioas that if he did so, he 
 would vitiate his agreement with his partner, and one of them was absent, &c. &c. 
 He would do nothing without Mr. Curtis's advice, who was his counsel. I saw 
 Mr. Curtis, and he said, that he would attend to it ; and I also sent a friend for 
 Mr. Pearce, who came down immediately. Mr. Pearce and Charles A, Stetson 
 became my bail, each in twenty^five hundred dollars, and my own recognizance was 
 taken for five thousand dollars. Mr. Edward Curtis accompanied Mr. Stetson to 
 Judge Lynch's office. I was from the commencement opposed to this matter of 
 habeas corpus. I strenuously resisted it, but was overruled by my counsel. The 
 amount of bail was of no moment to me; that bail I well knew must be provided. 
 What was the necessity to outrage mj feelings, and the feelings of my family, by 
 this course, on the part of my counsel 1 The persons who had become my bail 
 were satisfied to remain so. Why was I subjected to this mortification ? I am 
 perfectly satisfied from these facts, and the additional reason, that one of my coun- 
 sel was suggested by Mr. Curtis, that he and others had them under their entire 
 control. My bail, as far as Mr. Stetson was concerned, was arranged by Mr. 
 Curtis, through Mr. Crist, and his clerk, or partner in the first instance. My 
 counsel were in constant communication with Mr. Curtis and others, at his rooms. 
 
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 Tbey could not move without prompting. Did they consider themselves as my 
 Counsel, or as the counsel of the parties, who it was charged participated in these 
 frauds ? Are the papers invariably employed in this city by counsel to sue eut th6 
 writ of habeas corpus printed forms ? If so, why the necessity of annexing any 
 thing more ? Comment is unnecessary ; the reason is obvious on its very face. 
 
 On the morning of the 22d of October, 1840, Mr. Edward Curtis then a mem- 
 ber of Congress from the city of New York, now the Collector of the Port, called 
 on me at my rooms, at the Astor House. After some considerable conversation 
 on the subject of these frauds, and of the charges then understood to have been 
 made by Mr. Stevenson, he requested me to make an affidavit, to counteract any in- 
 jurious consequences that might result frorn these disclosures. / told him that t 
 could not do it : that the charges made by Mr. Stevenson were, in the main 
 facts, correct ; and that the information he had received from me, in relation to 
 these frauds, was for the purpose ef securing my re-appointthent as Tobacco In- 
 spector, an object in vphich he, as owner of the warehouse, had an interest in ef- 
 fecting. 
 
 I alluded to the persecutions of some of my political friends. Mr. Curtis re- 
 marked that he understood my position. On leaving, he asked me to come to his 
 rooms. General George S. Doughty was present in my' room, and also in Mr. 
 Curtis's room, with Mr. Bowen and Mr. Blatchford. Mr. Curtis produced an 
 affidavit, v;hich he read, and which he wished me to sign. I objected to signing 
 it, OB the ground that it was untrue, and gave a false coloring to the transaction. 
 Mr. Curtis replied, "I know your position. Do you think I would suffer you to 
 make an affidavit, unless i^ was sufficiently guarded.''^ I read the affidavit over, 
 and again repeated my objection. Mr. Curtis replied with some warmth, "Iknovf 
 halo you stand; I know all about it; it is special pleading.'^ This is th- lan- 
 guage, as near as I now recollect, and certainly the substance of the conversation 
 that then and there passed. 
 
 I considered Mr. Curtis as my counsel. I had, although it was a matter of su- 
 pererogation, told him of my active participation in these frauds. I signed the 
 paper. Mr. Blatchford, Mr. Bowen and myself, had a good deal of conversation 
 together. I expressed my regret that I had ever accepted office. I directed Mr. 
 Bowen's attention to the fact of his having called on me after the result of the 
 election'was known in the fall of the year 1838, at my store, in Broad street, and: 
 asking me if I wanted any office, and that I declined, and said, that all I had to ask 
 of my party friends was, that they would direct their business in my way. er to' 
 this efiect. 
 
 I also told Mr. Blatchford what Dr. Samuel R. Childs had said ; which he un- 
 qualifiedly denied. [This matter will be stated hereafter.] I accompanied Mr. 
 Curtis to a commissioner's in Nassau street. On the way, I again expressed my- 
 self as not being perfectly satisfied, and said to Mr. Curtis, " don't suffer me to d4 
 tkii, unless it is all right.^' He again replied, " I understand your position, it is 
 all right." At this time, I was under great excitement, and, therefore, did not 
 examine the affidavit as particularly, as under other circumstances I would have 
 done. And that coupled with the confidence I had in the gentlemen in Mr. Cur- 
 tis's room, and in his counsel, induced tne to make the affidavit. 
 
 The next morning, having become satisfied that I had been deceired in relation 
 
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 to the bearing of this affidav.t, I called on Mr. Curtia, and told him that it wa« 
 wrong, and that my name must be taken from it. Mr. Curtis thea took the affida- 
 vit from his pocket, and tore my name from it. In a short time afterwardis I again 
 called en Mr. Curtis, and insisted on a return of the affidavit. Mr. Curtis took it 
 from his pocket, and, with considerable warmth, tore it into pieces and handed it 
 to me. The original affidavit, in the hand-writing of Mr. Curtis, is under my con- 
 trol. There are other circumstances connected with this affidavit that place Mr. 
 Curtis in no very enviable Hght. 
 
 It was previously prepared and I think before Mr. Curtis's interview with me ; 
 and the evidence of the fact is, that Mr. Curtis, and the parties who prepared it, 
 were ignorant of the christiac-name of Mr. Pearce, and left it in blank ; aad af- 
 terwards, when I informed them, he inserted it. 1 have, within a few weeks, 
 been informed, (and I believe that I can sustain the fact by good and substantial evi- 
 dence,) that after I had objected to signing this affidavit, on the ground* before 
 named, one of the gentlemen present remonstrated, and objected to anything fur- 
 ther being said to induce me to sign it; that Mr. Curtis replied, " Why, damn 
 him, if he will swear to it, let kim.'^ Again, only a few weeks since, as recently as 
 the 12th instant, in recurring to this interview in a conversation with General 
 Doughty, (who, it will be remembered, was present at Mr. Curtis's room at the 
 time) he said that he recollected that I objected to a certain expression, or sen- 
 tence, and wished it altered or qualified, and that Mr. Curtis altered it; but that, 
 instead of qualifying, he thought it rather strengthened it. I have no comment to 
 make. It is not my purpose to assail, or to gratify any personal feeling. 
 
 They could not induce me to deny the general accuracy of Mr. Stevenson's 
 charges. I knew myself guilty of participation in those frauds, and I have no he- 
 sitation in saying, that at this time, if I had been so lost to all moral obligation as 
 to have resigned myself and conscience into the keeping of Mr. Curtis, and 
 my supposed friends, that I would not only have been sustained in my office, 
 but that I would have been restored to the confidence of Governor Seward, and 
 the leaders of tho party ; that anything would have been conceded to me. But I 
 could not bring my mind to add to the deep damnation that already encompassed 
 me, by an act that would not only have forever forfeited my own self-esteem, but 
 the respect of those whom I was then desirous to screen, but not at such cost. It 
 is true, that I looked at the alternative. I saw myself dragged forth to the brink 
 of a precipice, to he crushed with the weight of public od.ium. I saw the arrows 
 of a fierce and malignant persecution concentrate on my head alone, as the master- 
 spirit of the crime. I saw myself, in prospective, stripped of office, my family 
 beggared, and my name and character about to be stigmatised with disgrace. I con- 
 fess that I was staggered by the appalling abyss in which I alone was to be engulph- 
 ed. Still, I could not be induced to swerve from what I considered to be right. 
 No other sentiment than that of honorable devotion to the.-je men and the party, 
 governed my conduct. How these sacrifices — how the misery I have endured for 
 more than a year past, were appreciated, and have been repaid, the public already 
 know. 
 
 On the 23d day of October, 1840, I had another interview with Mr. Edward 
 Curtis, at his rooms at the Astor House, at which interview I gave him the facts 
 (Connected with my visit at Mr. Jesse Hoyt's house. I was desirous to regain 
 
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 possession of the receipts, memoranda, Sec. &c., and to prevent any further agita- 
 lion of the matter. This I thought could be effected, as whatever information had 
 been communicated by JNIr, Stevenson, was corcm.unicated,. as I understood, on 
 a pledge of honor, not to be used unless my consent was first obtained ; and I have 
 no doubt, so far as the agitation of these frauds were concerned, that but for the 
 appearance of Mr. James Young, and his arrest, that the knowledge Mr. Ste- 
 venson and others were in possession of, would not have transpired, at least at that 
 time. It was argued that my indiscretion had brought the Whig party to this ex- 
 tremity, and that I ought to do all I could to relieve them, and counteract the 
 statement of Mr. Stevenson, then published for the first time in the papers of that 
 morning. Colonel Hamilton, Mr. Curtis, and myself, were the only persons pre- 
 ■sent. I stated the facts, and Mr. Curtis commenced v/riting an affidavit. This af- 
 fidavit was taken before J. O. Pirsson, Commissioner of Deeds, on the 23d day 
 of October, 1840, and has been extensively published. In the commencement of 
 this affidavit the following sentence occurs : "That within the last thirty days, at 
 different times and places, in the city of New-York, he has been applied to, by 
 Jonathan D. Stevenson, Benjamin F. Butler, United States District Attorney, 
 Jesse Hoyt, Collector, and John W. Edmonds, to make statements that should 
 implicate Governor Seward, and the leading friends of the Governor in New- York, 
 in a charge of having countenanced frauds at the election in New-York, in the 
 year 1838." When this sentence was read over by Mr. Curtis, I stated that I had 
 never been applied to by them, (meaning Messrs. Butler, Hoyt and Edmonds) to 
 make implications, or received from them any assurances that I should be appoint- 
 ed to office if they were made. Mr. Curtis then replied: " Vou do not swear ^ 
 they all applied to yon; it is sufficient that Stevenson has." This was 
 the precise language I think Mr. Curtis used; it is certainly the substance. On 
 receiving this explanation, I signed the affidavit, and, accompanied by Mr. Curtis, 
 went to the office of the Commissioner. Pre\aous, however, to which, before.Ieav- 
 ing the Astor House, Mr. Curtis opened the room adjoining his rooms, and called 
 Hugh Maxwell, Esq. out, and sa:d: " Mr. Maxtoell, I want you to witness thai 
 this affidavit is made without any promise of reward to Mr. Glentworth." I think 
 that there were in the room from which Mr. Maxwell was called, many of the lead- 
 ing members of the Whig party from Albany, and from different parts of the state, 
 who were congregated there on this business. W^hen I was first solicited to make 
 this affidavit, I declined peremptorily doing anything. I had determined to wait 
 the action of others, and to be governed accordingly, and to remain perfectly quiet; 
 and it was only at the solicitation referred to, and with a pledge from Mr. Curtis, 
 and that pledge made to another, that I should not be sacrificed, that I should be 
 sustained, that I consented to make it. But had I understood its legal bearing I 
 would not have done it. How that pledge has been redeemed, the sequel will 
 show. 
 
 At about seven o'clock in the evening of this day, Colonel J. Watson Webb cal- 
 led on me at my rooms, and requested me to place my name to a printed proof of 
 the affidavit made on that morning. I did not read it over, and had no means of 
 comparing it with the original, which was in possession of Mr. Curtis. 
 
 About the 20th November, 1840, I sent word to Mr. Bowen, having heard that 
 fa« had just returned from Albany, that I wished to see him. He came on the next 
 
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 ^ay at tbout a quatfer before three o'clock, P. M., and said ihat he had not re* 
 teived my message in time for him to call. (At this time Mr. Bowen was residing 
 about nine miles from the city — he subsequently took up his residence at the As- 
 ter House*) He said that he had seen the Governor during his recent visit at Al- 
 bany, and that he laughed a good deal at (what he termed) the conspiracy ; that 
 he had said nothing about displacing me. Mn Bowen remarked that he had no 
 Opportunity to speak to the Governor, or to know his views on this subject ; and 
 •aid, " of course you want to hold on to your ojffice." I replied that I did; that 
 I had suffered enough already, and that they were bound in honor to sustain me, oi^ 
 to this effect. He said that he had alvvays been a warm friend of mine, and that 
 he had used his influence in my favor when an attempt was made to remove mb 
 last winter* He advised me to remain perfectly quiet, and if there was fifty neceSN 
 sity to move, Mr. Draper or himself would see me. Something was said about thfe 
 letter Mr. Havens brought on ; that Draper had told him that I had the letter,flind 
 that it was written by him. This he disclaimed, and said that he had nothing to 
 do with the operation in the spring of 1839. He said that Mr. Havens had cal- 
 led upon him for the funds, and to ask instructions, and that he had told him that he 
 had nothing to do with it ; and that Havens had also called on Mr. Blatchford for 
 the same purpose. I informed him that Mr. Draper had misunderstood me ; that 
 I had in no way connected him with the affair in 1839, or Mr. Havens ; that the 
 letter in my possession was the one from him sent on by Mr. Ford to me at PhiN 
 ftdelphia. " Yes, but that was in '38/' was his reply — " the one that Blatchford, 
 ^rinnell and Draper refer to." Oh no, said I, I mean the letter that Ford 
 Actually brought on, and not the Copy of a letter read by Mr. Blatchford and oth» 
 ers. I also informed him that Mr. Draper, a few days previously, had admitted 
 to me that he was not certain whether this letter was sent by Ford or by mail.— 
 I told him that I had another person in my power. He replied, " Oh yes, but let 
 him alone and keep quiet." This he enjoined upon me repeatedly during our in- 
 terview. I called his attention to a call of a meeting of merchants, traders, &c. 
 ice. in the papers of that morning, at the Second Ward Hotel, for the purpose of 
 recommending a suitable person for Tobacco Inspector. He said that he had seen 
 ft, and that it was a loco feco movement. 
 
 Efforts were first mado to indict me, before the Grand Inquest, at the Novem- 
 ber term> and failed ; the charges were thrown out. During this period, I was in 
 frequent communication with Mr. Curtis and the parties- who were charged with 
 participation in these frauds. Another attempt was made to indict me at the De- 
 cember term, and failed. I had several interviews and conversations with some 
 ©f the members of the Grand Jury. I received a note from one of the members of 
 the Grand Jury, which note I subsequently showed to Alderman Egbert Benson, at 
 my rooms, and he asked me to allow him to destroy it, which I acceded to. I 
 iiave seen a member of the Grand Jury repeatedly go into Mr. Curtis's room, and 
 have received a visit, at my rooms, from another member, who was an entire stran- 
 ger to me. 
 
 On Thursday evening, the 12th November, 1840, I met Mr. Blatchford and Mr. 
 Draper in Broadway, near the corner of Warren street, at about 6 o'clock. They 
 ■poke famiharly to me, and we crossed the street, and, after a few minutes co«- 
 ▼ersatioD, went into the Park, to avoid, I suppose, observation. A good deal of 
 
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 Conversation took place between us. I informed them that I had started ilpoft a 
 legitimate proposition, and whatever I had said to Mr. Stevenson was done with a 
 view of strengthening myself in reference to my re-appointment. I adverted to the 
 persecutions I had experienced from Mr. Wetmore and some of his friends; that 
 Mr. Stevenson did not receive his information of my participation in these frauds, 
 in the first instance, from me; that the onus of divulging the confidential operations 
 of the party rested upon the person ©r persons who first gave Mr. Stevenson thia 
 information, eighteen months previously. They both expressed their friendship 
 for me, and desire and determination to stand by me. Mr. Blatchford told me 
 that he had seen Dr. Samuel R. Childs, and had asked him if he (Mr. Blatchford) 
 had ever said that I ought to be removed from office, or spoken disparagingly of 
 me; or if he (Mr. Blatchford) had ever said to him, in reply to the remark of Dr. 
 Childs, " that I would bloio the whole of them to the devil, let him do it as 
 soon as he pleases," or to this effect — and that Dr. Childs denied ever having given 
 me this information. (I had mentioned this matter to Mr. Blatchford a few days 
 previously, I think in Mr. Curtis's parlor.) Whether Dr. Childs abricated the 
 story, (as there was not, from what he said to me, any very kind tellings existing 
 between him. Governor Seward, and the Governor's confidential friends, in refer- 
 ence to the management which prevented his appointment as Health Officer,) or 
 whether it was true in all its parts, I do not pretend to say. The question of vera- 
 city is between them. Mr. Draper appeared to have forgotten all about the cir- 
 cumstances. He asked me whether it was a check or draft he gave me on Mr. 
 Gill, of Philadelphia. I replied direct to this question ; but when he aaked me, 
 " did I not swear correct or true in my affidavit,'' I made no reply, but turned his 
 attention to some other circumstance, and thus parried his question several times. 
 Mr. Blatchford remarked, that the first impression was that there was colLsioa 
 between Mr. Stevenson and myself, and went on to say, " but when ikey saw the 
 atand J made, and firmness I evinced during the investigations, they were sat- 
 isfied that I was true.^^ Mr. Blatchford repeatedly said, " why, we have stood by 
 you; hav'nt we carried you right through," (alluding to their examinations before 
 the Recorder.) Mr. Blatchford said that he would never forgive, if he were in my 
 place, Mr. Hall, for deserting me at a time when I so much required counsel and 
 support, or to this effect. They both repeatedly assured me of their kind feelings 
 towards me, and «l the confidence they felt that I would never act a traitor's part 
 towards them or the party. Just as we were parting, and in reply to a remark 
 that jwas made in reference to Mr. Hall's deserting me, Mr. Blatchford said :— 
 " You understand why we have not come forward and keen with you." I re** 
 plied, of course, that I did ; that it would not have done for them to have been 
 seen with me, and that I was satisfied. In going out of the gate, Mr. Blatchford 
 said : " If we do not come to see you, the same reasons still operate to prevent us." 
 And Mr. Draper replied: " Why, if you want to see us, yoa can send a note." I 
 said that I would, and we parted. During this conversation, some facts were adn 
 verted to by me of an entire personal character, and which have no reference to 
 these frauds. While we stood talking in the I'ark, near the Warren street gate, 
 Mr. Thurlow Weed, and Mr. Spencrr Benedict, of Albany, (on their way througlj 
 I he Park to the Court, to attend, as one of them said. Captain Stephen Roe's trial 
 or running the steamboat Dc Witt Clinton into the Nai)oleon,) stopped a moment. 
 
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 and spoke to Messra. Blatchford and Draper. I do not know that they recognized 
 me: it Wis quite dark. 
 
 On Saturday, the 14th November, 1840, I met Mr. Draper, in company with 
 Mr. Sidney Brooks, in the hall of the Astor House. I spoke to them, and asked 
 Mr. Draper to come up in my parlor and see me, which he did in a few minutes 
 afterwards, I told him that 1 had received a note, which I read to him, from 
 Mr. Pearce, declining any further advances to me. I said that it would be uses 
 less for me to hold the office for the remainder of the term, unless I realized some 
 advantage from it. Ke said that the papers v/ere assailing Governor Seward, and 
 charging him with being afraid to remove me; that appearances, and public opin- 
 ion, might require a change. I asked him if he thought it practicable for me to 
 secure a part of the income of the office by resigning. He said that he thought 
 some arrangement might be made, so soon as the person was determined upon, 
 but that he must have nothing to do with the term j ; we must manage that our- 
 selves. I named Alderman Benson; Mr. Draper was very much taken with it. 
 Something was said, that a person who had been charged with participation in 
 these frauds, but particularly in the frauds of the year 1839, denied all agency or 
 knowledge of the affair. I told Mr. Draper that I should like that person to 
 call at my rooms, and that I would refresh his memory, or have a talk with him, 
 and satisfy him that I had the means to fix it upon him conclusively. He replied : 
 I wish to God you could ; but it will not do." 
 
 During the day, (Saturday, November 14th,) Mr. Draper left word with Mr. 
 Samuel Coleman that he would call on me, at my rooms, at seven o'clock. He 
 ■called at the time stated, and expressed a wish that before he moved in the mat- 
 ter we had conversed about in the morning, to see the papers I had in my posses- 
 sion relating to the frauds. He ssked if I had any objection to his seeing them ; if 
 so, that they might be examined by some other person. That they would not ask 
 that the papers should be taken from my custody, or burnt, until every thing was 
 arranged to my entire satisfaction, and until whatever it was agreed I should re- 
 ceive from the office, was secured to me by notes or in some other way. That the 
 person selected £o fill my place, when approached, might be restive, and think that 
 he could get the whole office, and that it should be secured beforehand. I told 
 him that the papers were in Colonel Hamilton's possession for safe keeping. He 
 inquired if they were sealed. 1 said yes. He did not wish Colonel Hamilton to 
 know any thing about his seeing me, and said if I wanted him to do any thing 
 I must treat him with confidence and frankness. In reply to his remark that 
 the letter he and others swore to was sent to me by Ford, I told him (as I had 
 previously done in presence of Mr. Blatchford, at his house, the morning after my 
 being subpoenaed, and when he read what he said was a copy of a letter sent tome 
 by Ford, that " I had never received that letter, and that I then heard it read for 
 the first time,") — the letter sent to me by Ford was still in my possession. He ap- 
 peared desirous that I should get the papers the next day. I told him no, for Co- 
 lonel Hamilton will suspect something. It was then proposed that I should defer 
 it for a few days, and that when I was ready, and wished to see him, I could write 
 a note to him. After leaving the parlor, and when he got near the stairs, he came 
 back . I stood in the door, and he cautioned mc to keep the matter from Colonel 
 Hamilten. One reason assigned by Mr. Draper during this conversation, was 
 that Celonel Hamilton disliked hira. He said that on a recent occasion, when 
 
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 Colonel HamiltoH came into the room, where some of our paity friencla were 
 consulting, (at the Astor House, during the investigation before the Recorder,) he, 
 Mr, Draper, had treated Colonel Hamilton roughly, because he insinuated that he 
 knew of our participation in these frauds. 
 
 On the 25th of November. 1840, I sent a note to Mr. Draper, asking him to 
 call at my rooms. I was desirous to see him, having received a note from one of 
 the grand jurors, (which note was subsequently burnt by my consent, by Mr. Ben- 
 son,) and being informed that there was some apprehension that I would be in- 
 dicted. Mr. Draper called, aad when I informed him of what I had learnt, ha 
 tol,d me that he had seen Mr. Richard Mount, and that he would send up some 
 persons, who would impeach Mr. Stevenson. Mr. Draper, during this interview^ 
 alluded to my resigning ; that I could do something now, but that in a short tiipp 
 I would find myself in a situation were I could make no arrangement. He pro- 
 posed my seeing Mr. Edward Curtis, provided I was disposed to resign. I as- 
 sented to see Mr. Edward Curtis. In the evening at about seven o'clock, Mr. Ed- 
 ward Curtis came to my parlor; part of my family were in the room at the time ; 
 after they went out, Mr. Curtis asked me, if I was prepared to make the arranger 
 ment. " Were are the papers?^' I replied, in Colonel Hamilton's charge. — 
 " Then you can do nothing vnless you have them." He desired to know my 
 views. I said that I was disposed to resign, provided a certain amount could be 
 secured to me. That I would take the receipts from the storage, or refuse tobap- 
 co. He said, "no; whatever is given, must be given out and out, for your unex- 
 pired term." I asked him if he had any idea of the emoluments of the office. He 
 said, *• oh yes ; some seven or eight thousand dollars a year." I replied that it was 
 worth more. After some considerable conversation and parleying, he made me a 
 distinct offer of two thousand dollars, which 1 declined. He then said, " why, that 
 is equal to eight thousand dollars a year, for you have but about two months of 
 your term," or to this effect. It is all you can get ; it is the ultimatum." Oi\ 
 leaving, he said, " it is of no use io see me again, unless you acceed to my pro- 
 position ; and after to-morrotc morning you may consider it at an end, for if 1 
 were to offer you four thousand dollars, Colonel Hamilton would tell you not io 
 take less than eight thousand dollars." During this conversation Mr. Curtis 
 alluded to an afBdavit sent to Governor Seward. He said, " so you have been 
 making an affidavi'." I replied, that I had not; it was made by Mr. Stevenson. 
 Mr. Curtis said that the Governor had not received it. Mr, Curtis also alladed to 
 n?y threatening the parties implicated in these frauds. This I denied. But you 
 have suid that you have papers, &c., showing their participation. I replied 
 that I may have said bo, and that it was true. " But you have no letters." said 
 I^r. Curtis, " Oh yes, I have, and, among others, the very letter, Mr. Ford 
 l)rought on to me." The other, said to have been sent, I never received, and know 
 nothing about, it Tho original letter I- have is written by Mr. Bovven . Allusion 
 was m^de to the frauds of 1839, and the active participation of others referred tp 
 by me, the circumstances under which I consented, and the stipulations made, be- 
 fore I would have anything to do with it. Mr. Curtis's reply to all this was, " But 
 you won't be believed." I then said that I thanked God that it did not depend 
 alone upon my declarations, and that I had evidcnca sufficient to substantiate all I 
 might charge. 
 
 In thufl refusing Mr Curtis's offer of two thousand dollars for my papers, let not 
 
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 iy*y morives be impagned as mercenary ; let it not be supposed that I was in tbe 
 narket, ready to be purchased up by either or any party that would give the most 
 Tor them. Those documents were all I possessed to prove the intimate participa- 
 :ion of others in these discreditable transactions. They were the only means left 
 me to relieve myself of at least a part of the odium that otherwise would have at* 
 tached itself to my name, and thus have affected my children. And it was, and 
 has always been my determination, when the time arrived — when, with honor, a 
 proper regard to my personal safety, and when party feeling and strife had subsid- 
 ed, and given place to cool, deliberate reflection, to lay before the public these doC"» 
 uments and narratives. I have now done so, without the interference or solicita^ 
 lion of others. It is my own act, uninfluenced by any one. 1 have neither asked, 
 or received any favor or gratuity. I present them as a matter of justice to the 
 people, and throw myself on their intelligence and generosity, assured, in my own 
 miad, that they will accord to these pages a candid perusal. 
 
 After the conversation last alluded to, with Mr. Curtis, on the same evening, at 
 about eight o'clock, I saw Mr. Caleb Little, a member of the Grand Jury, Mr. 
 Mount and Mr. Brooks, of the Express, together, in the rotunda of the Astor 
 House, in conversation. Mr. Mount informed me that some persons would go 
 before the Grand Jury, the next morning, to impeach Mr. Stevenson. This I 
 knew could not be done: his standing and integrity as an honorable and high'* 
 minded man, would protect him from any successful attack ef that character. 
 
 On Thursday morning, December 23d, 1840, I was in the reading room of the 
 KstoT House, looking over the Albany Evening Journal. Doctor John S. Bow- 
 •on came up. and said : " Fow do you do, Glentworth ?" I replied, " Why, dec- 
 or, how is it that you speak so familiarly to me now, when, fer tbe last three 
 months, you have scarcely recognised me ?" He replied: " Why, I thougbt you 
 meant to injure the party; if you had svfferedthe others to meet what they de- 
 terve, you would have done right." We had a good deal of conversation about 
 my being persecuted on all sides, and about my position not being understood by 
 the public. He went on to say : " Why, don't you recollect my being at Masonic 
 Hall during one of the days of the electian, in the spring of 1839? [ wanted to 
 see a member of the Assembly, and was told down town that I would find him at 
 Masonic Hall. I wanted him to take charge of a letter to Mr. Penrose, (I think 
 this is the name, but am not positive.) I stopped on my way home, saw Noah 
 Cook and yourself, and saw him change coats with a man." In reply to the quess 
 tion, "Doctor, did you see me interfere, or do anything?" he said, "No; but I 
 heard you ask a man who was there,— one of the voters, — where are you from? 
 He said from Albany. You replied : damn it, you must not say io — you must not 
 answer so." In about ten minutes after this conversation, I left the room, leaving 
 Doctor Bowron engaged reading the papers. I called Doctor Peter S. Townsend, 
 who was in conversation vfhh some gentlemen at the north window, in the main 
 OBtry. As we wera conversing, and just as we reached the door of the reading 
 room. Doctor Bowron came out, and spoke to Doctor Townsend. He asked him 
 "what kind of a man Reuben Bromley was. Doctor Townsend made a reply unfa- 
 vorable to his character, and went on to show his conduct in reference to the Sea- 
 man's Retreat. A good deal of conversation passed between them, immaterial to 
 th« matter for which this statement is made. During one of the pauses in the 
 ■wnversatioD, I said : " Why, Doctor Townsend^ Doctor Bowronhasjuit inform' 
 
td me that Ad saw Noah Cook change his coat with a man, in the private eofi^ 
 mittee room, at Masonic Hall, during one of the days of the election in the 
 Spring of I detailed the remainder ofthe remarks of Dr. Bowron,allof which 
 
 he admitted, but urged Doctor Towusend and myself to consider it as confidential. 
 Afler Doctor Bowron left, I requested Doctor Tovvnsend to make a memorandum 
 ofthe conversation, which he desired me to do, and he would sign it. I immedi- 
 ately reduced to writing the facts as they occurred, which were read to Doctor 
 Townsend, and approved of by him. 
 
 In the early part of the month of January, 1841, I had several interviews with 
 Messrs. Bowen and Draper. The ffjrmer had recently returned from a visit to 
 Albany. About this time, there were rumors of the appointment of Mr. Egborl 
 Benson as Tobacco Inspector, published in the papers. On reading the article, I, 
 went immediately to Mr. Bowen and informed him of it. He did not appear sur- 
 prised, but advised ray seeing Mr. Benson at once. I went around and met Mr. 
 B«nson on his steps, and asked him if he had been appointed, He thought not, 
 and that the announcement was premature. He said that his name would go, or 
 had gone, in to the Senate for confirmation the day before. He informed me that 
 he was just coming to see me, and that he would be with ine soon. In about ten 
 minutes he called ; we had considerable conversation in my room. He wanted 
 to know my views. I told him that Mr. Charles A. Stetson, some short time pre>» 
 Vious, had said that I ought to make them give me fifteen or twenty thousand dol- 
 lars, to commence business again. Mr. Benson appeared perfectly astounded 
 when I mentioned so large an amount ; but regained his Composure, when I in- 
 formed him that I would be content to receive the receipts for either the storage, 
 or refuse tobacco. I told him that I had first named him to Messrs. Bowen and 
 Draper, with a view of securing to myself something from the office. He said, 
 that it would not do for me to have any interest then, but that he would sef in tho 
 course of a few days what arrangements could be made. He informed me that 
 his affairs were embarrassed. I said to him distinctly, that I did not wish this 
 matter to be considered a gratuity. That it was nothing more than what I wai* 
 equitably entitled to. He said, " whatever is done, must be considered for your 
 xinescpired term, or for the information you may furnish me with inreference to 
 ihe management of the inspeclio.i.''^ I assented to this proposition, regarding it 
 as a mere subterfuge to shield others, and to be used in case any allusion was 
 subsequently made of the connection between Mr. Benson and myself. Ho was 
 very facetiaus, and laughed at the idea of my being indicted. The cloven foot 
 Boon shewed itself. He wanted to have a look at my papers. A previous at- 
 tempt, after it was known that the Recorder had not obtained all the papers, had 
 been made te ascertain the character of those remaining in my possession, or un- 
 der my control. I showed Mr. Benson some of the papers which had but just 
 then been returned into my possession. He made a good many grimaces, and 
 appeared astoundexi at their contents. He was very eager to get them into his 
 keeping, and said, " you ought to seal them up, and give them into the possession 
 of some one. Will you have any objection to let me have Iheml" I said, why 
 certainly I have ; they cannot go out of my possession. He then wanted to know 
 if I would consent to destroy or burn Ihcm, after the arrangement was consummated. 
 I said that I would. It was at this interview, I think, that I showed him a note 
 thai I had received from a member of tho grand jury. He said, " why don'l yo« 
 
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 destroy k 7 You do not want to injure, or impKcate hitn ; let me burn k."— 
 I told him to do so, and he threw it into the fire. He urged me repeatedly to seal 
 my papers, and not to suffer them to be seen. He left, promising to call and see 
 me again, very differently impressed as to my power prove the participation 
 'of those whose agent I considered him. He called the next morning, and appeared 
 to be willing to do all that he could ; but said that he was embarrassed, and had 
 but very little funds. He expressed anxiety about the papers ; urged me to be 
 careful, and not to suffer any one to see them : to seal them up. That they had 
 better be destroyed; and again made an offer to take care of them for me, sub- 
 ject, I think he said, to my control, which I declined. He thought that I had 
 better go away for some time. That the charter election was approaching, and 
 the whole matter would be enacted over again in the papers. New Orleans and 
 other places were mentioned. He also stated that he might raise two thousand 
 dollars, which he would furnish me with, and arrangements might be made for mo 
 to draw one thousand dollars more, if I required it. It will be borne in mind, 
 that there were no indictments against me at this time. Two grand juries had 
 thrown out the charge. Another grand jury, the foreman of which was a leading 
 \vhig, was then occupied with this investigation, and a similar issue was confident- 
 ly looked for. At this interview I told Mr. Benson that I required a few hundred 
 dollars for my immediate expenses. He said that he would hand it to me. He 
 brought me a part of the money that evening, and tiie residue in a few days after- 
 wards. 
 
 On the 12th of January, 1341, a supersedeas was served upon me, by Nathaniel 
 Jarvis, Clerk of the city and county of New York. On the 26 th of January, the 
 grand inquest found seven bills of indictment against me. I saw Mr. Benson that 
 morning; he informed me that he was apprehensive thatthegrand jury would indicS 
 toe. He assured me, however; that the engagements he had made with me would 
 not be effected by this result, and that the amount he had named, should be secur- 
 ed. He subsequently repeatedly gave me the same assurances. He urged upon me 
 the necessity to keep perfecly quiet ; to converse with no one on the subject — 
 and that I had nothing to fear from the indictments, as they could not be sustain- 
 ed. By the mail of this day I addressed a letter to Mr. Edward Curtis, then a 
 member of Congress from the city of New York, and now the Collector of the Port, 
 x)f which the following is a copy : 
 
 New York, January 26, 1841. 
 Sir — t have this moment learned from Alderman Benson, that the Grand Jury, 
 iiow in session, will probably find a bill of indictment against me to-day. He has 
 ihis information from a source that may be relied upon. This result is most unex- 
 pected, and I hasten to inform you of it, from the fact of the interest you have al- 
 ready manifested, and for the additional reason that, being conversant with my po- 
 sition, I may have the advantage of your judgment, and such suggestions as yo« 
 may feel disposed to make. 
 
 In great haste, your obd't servant, 
 
 J. B. GLENTWORTH. 
 
 Hon. Edward Cortis, Washington City. 
 
 This letter was shown to a friend, and mailed. I received no reply to it< In 
 the evening of this day, I learned from several sources that the Grand Jury had im 
 nlicted me. 
 
Aboilt the middle of February I was much embarrassed for funds. Mr. "Aentot 
 bad promised, from time to time, to furnish me with what I required. Day afteV 
 3ay, and week after week, were these promises renewed and disregarded. Mj 
 patience became exhausted. 
 
 Immediately after I was indicted I had an interview with Messrs. Blatch' 
 Tord, Bowen and Benson. They were desirous that 1 should employ Mt. 
 tharles O' Connor as my counsel. I had been approached several times, withiri 
 the last few days, on this subject. It was neCfessary that some immediate 
 action, on my part, should be made to secure his services, as I was required, by A 
 notifieation from the District Attorney, to plead to the indictments the following 
 morning. They felt, and could not well conceal, their anxiety. 1 appeared indif- 
 ferent about it. Mr. Benson urged me to go down and employ Mr. O'Connor, 
 and the rhatterof his compensation would all be attended to. I was unwilling ta 
 ttioVe, Unless the money was furnished beforehand, for I had already felt the r«li-* 
 lince to be placed on his promises. I had another object in not moving in the 
 blatter: I was determined that Mr. O'Connor should be seen by some of these par- 
 ties first, so as to afford me additional evidence of their participation in thes^ 
 frauds. At about four o'clock of this afternoon, Mr. Charles A. Stetson met me 
 in the rotunda of the Astor House, and asked me if I had employed counsel, t 
 said that I had not. He remarked that he considered that he had a right to see 
 that I was provided with good counsel, as he was my bail. He asked me to go 
 down and see Mr. O'Connor. I appeared indifferent, and evaded expressing any 
 determination on the subject. A* last — for he could not contain himself longer— * 
 he told me that Mr. O'Connor had been waiting in his office io see me for the 
 last two hours. I asked him how he knew that ; and, after a good deal of pre^ 
 varication, and not till I had peremptorily refused to go, or move in the matUr, un* 
 less Mr. O'Connor had been previously seen and his fee paid, he said thai 
 Blatchford and Bowen had informed him of it, and that everything would be ar« 
 ranged to my satisfaction. A short time after this, I saw Mr. Benson ; he ap- 
 peared very anxious that t should see Mr. O'Connor that afternoon or evening, and 
 gave me every assurance that Mr. O'Connor should be paid, and that he would ata 
 tend to it. But I had made up my mind, and their anxiety confirmed my resolve 
 not to move unle-s they furnished the money. I was not satisfied with promises. 
 Mr. Benson left me for a few minutes, (we stood near the ladies' drawing-room ot 
 the Astor House,) and went into Mr. Bowen's parlor. In a few minutes, they 
 came out, and conversed together. I had on that day, informed Mr. Bowen that 
 I would not move one step, unless Mr. O'Connor was seen before, or the monej' 
 furnished to pay him. Mr. Benson came towards me, and said that he would see 
 Mr. Stetson, and borrow it of him. I said no, that I could borrow it myself; and 
 that I would do so, nrovlded he would hand it, with some other funds I required,' 
 to me, on Monday. This he said he would do; and 1 borrowed one hundred dol- 
 lars of Messrs. Coleman and Stetson. It was handed to me by Mr. Coleman. t 
 went down to Mr. O'Connor's office, in Wall street, and inquired of a gentleman, 
 (whom I have since ascertained was his partner, Mr. E. Derry,) if Mr. O'Connor was 
 in. He informed me that he had been waiting some length of time, but had left 
 shortly before. I told him who 1 was, and inquired if he knew whether Mr. O'- 
 Connor had been seen on my business. He said: " 0/t ycj;" that Mr. Blatch' 
 
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 Jvrd had been with Mr. Cf Connor on that, or the day previous. I returned 
 home. In the evening, I again saw Mr. Benson, and, I think, Messrs. Blatchford 
 and Bowen. Mr. O'Connor had left word with Mr. Derry, that he would see me 
 at nine o'clock the next morning. At the appointed hour I called, and, introdus 
 cing myself, said : " I presume Mr. Blatchford has seen you on my business." He 
 replied, that he could not answer that question; or, that it was not necessary 
 forme to know that ; or to this effect; that he did not desire me to say anything 
 in reference to my participation in these frauds ; that when he required any infor- 
 mation on any point, he would ask it ; that he did not require to be informed of 
 the facts; that the object now was to get rid of the indictments. I left Mr. O'- 
 Connor with the understanding that I would meet him at eleven o'clock, at the 
 Court of Sessions. Mr. O'Connor appeared at that hour, and asked to be furnish* 
 ed with copies of the indictments. He expressed his intention, instead of moving 
 to quash, to demur to the indictments, and went into an argument and explanation 
 of the distinction. It was postponed, with a view to enable Mr. O'Connor to pres 
 pare the necessary papers, &c. &c. 
 
 I saw Mr. Benson the evening of this day, at the Astor House ; he had promis- 
 ed to leave me some money, but did not do it. I told him that I had still the $100 
 for Mr. O'Connor; that I had not handed it to him. Mr. Benson told me I could 
 use a part of this, which I could make up from the monies he would hand me on 
 Monday. On Monday I obtained copies of the indictments, and handed them to 
 Mr. O'Connor, and paid him fifty dollars. He informed me that he would expect 
 to receive two hundred dollars more, and that the subsequent charges would de- 
 pend upon the trouble he had ; that he did not wish to practice in the sessions ; and 
 that he had made it a rule never to attend to business in that Ceurt for less than 
 two hundred and fifty dollars. I informed Messrs. Blatchford, Bowen and Benson, 
 of the fee Mr. O'Connor required ; and the latter, who was the manager on these 
 occasions, promised to give me the money to pay him. 
 
 I was still without the means to pay Mr. O'Connor the balance of his fee and to 
 defray some indebtedness of my own, that I had promised, on the assurance of res 
 ceiving monies from Mr. Benson. In this situation I determined to ask the tavor 
 of a loan from Mr. Bowen. And I wish it to be distinctly understood, that this 
 was the first and only favor that I ever solicited at his or at the hands of either of 
 the parties implicated in these frauds. Independent of Mr. Bowen's declarations, 
 I had repeatedly been informed of his friendly disposition towards me. Among 
 others, Dr. Samuel R. Child s had told me so. I had made erery effort to screen 
 him, and to prevent his name appearing as a participator in these frauds. I cons 
 sidered him a man of honor. The following is a copy of ihe note which I address- 
 ed to him : 
 
 Tuesday Morning, February 16, 1841. 
 My Dear Sir — You will greatly oblige me with the loan of $350, for a few days 
 I would not ask this favor at your hands, but for the neglect of Mr. Benson in meet* 
 ing his engagement*. Predicated upon assurances from him, I assumed, some few 
 weeks since, a responsibility which I am compelled to meet to-day. 
 
 Yours, very truly, &c., 
 
 J. B. GLENTWORTH. 
 
 Jam£s Bovv£k, Esq. 
 
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 In about an hour after this note was dispatched, Mr. Bei^on came up to see me 
 He was in a perfect fume. He said that Mr. Bowen was quite angry that I had 
 mad© such a request othim. I told him that the necessity on my part, in making, 
 this request, was attributable to the non-performance of his engagements with 
 me. That I could not understand why Mr. Bowen should be angry. I felt indig- 
 nant at the treatment I received, and so expressed myself. Mr. Benson cooled 
 down, and said that it would not do for Mr. Bowen, as he was situated, to com'* 
 ply tvith my request ; but that he would give me what I required, and named, 
 I think, the next day. Mr. Benson's " promises were as thick as blackberyies." 
 I saw Mr. Benson once or twice after this, and it was at each time, a promise, and 
 on the 23rd of February, I addressed a letter to him, of which the following is 
 a copy : 
 
 AsTOR House, February 23d, 1841. 
 
 Dear Sir — I regret to address you upon other than an agreeable subject, but 
 there is a " point beyond which forbearance ceases to be a virtue " The repeated 
 violations of your engagem.ents with me, and } our perfect indifference last evening, 
 when informed of the pressing necessity which urged me to importune you, leave 
 me but little to expect in reference to the fulfilment of ulterior assui-ances. 
 
 You are aware that a part of the funds which I now require, and which you have 
 promised me for the last three weeks, from time to time, to farnish me with, are 
 to liquidate a responsibility incurred at your instance, and that of Mr. Eowen, to 
 employ Mr. O'Connor as ray counsel. On Friday morning last, at your house, 
 you promised to hand me the amount on the following day before three o'clock^ 
 and you called at seven in the morniag to say, (as you inlormed me last evening,) 
 that you could not give it, because Mr. Bowen, who had promised to let you have 
 it, was out of town. In my intercourse with you, I have acted wiih the utmost 
 confidence and candor. I have submitted most of my papers to your inspecvion, 
 and been influenced to a certain extent by your advise; if you desire it, I am now- 
 content that your participation in the premises should cease. Your name, for 
 the appointment you now fill, was first suggested by me to Mr. Bowen, with an 
 understanding that some thing siiould be done to compensate me for my unexpir- 
 ed term, if you please, or for any information or suggestions I might furnish you 
 m relation to the management ol the inspection. 
 
 There has been but one feeling which has actuated my conduct since the agita- 
 tion of the election frauds of 1833, '39. Although my name has been branded 
 from one extent of the country to the other ; although I have been assailed with 
 a vindictiveness, as unjust as it was uncalled for; although removed from ofl&ce, 
 ruined in a pecuniary point of view, still have I have kept my honor unsullied. I 
 have had the moral courage, under all these circumstances, and when I have seen 
 friend after Iriend desert me, to stand the firmer, to act with honor towards those 
 who had confided in mo ; to remain true to ray party and its interests- 1 will 
 adrait that I may have acted indiscreetly, and that my confidence was abused. — 
 But have I not suHere'd enough already, or are these considerations why one, 
 whom it is conceded, has rendered £l6 much good service as any other in the stale, 
 towards a perfect organization of the whig party, should be hunted down and 
 trodden under fool 7 I am disposed lo let the matter rest, and bear the odium of 
 having, in my zeal for my party, for my country and its best interests, committed a 
 great moral wrong; namely, secured to that party, by my individual exertion 
 nearly, if not quite eighteen hundred voles; returning four members of Congress, 
 
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 the city and county appointments. It is bad policy to agitate the public mind 
 further on this subject. Do not. force me to leave my position. Do not drive me 
 by violation of your pledges to me, to become tiie assailant. I pray you to 
 solve me the inconsistency cf the anxiety manifested to obtain the papers in 
 my possession, if those papers contain nothing in themselves tending to implicate 
 others, or thorvir light on the subject referred to 1 Why did Mr. Curtis offer me 
 a specific sum to destroy them? Why your anxiety to get them out of Colonel 
 Hamilton's possession, and then destroy them 1 
 
 Your most obd't serv't, 
 
 J. B. GLENTWORTH. 
 
 Egbert Benson, Esq. 
 
 Receiving no answer to this contvnunication, I addressed a second letter to Mr. 
 Benson, of which the following is a copy : 
 
 AsTOR House, February 25th, 1841. 
 Sir — I addressed a letter to you, on the 23d mstant, which remains unanswered. 
 Lest there should be any misconception on your part, or supposed neglect on 
 mine, to apprise you of my determination, I now address you again, to say that 
 it becomes necessary for me to take some decisive measures to bring this subject 
 to an issue. Although I do not think it incumbent upon me to inform you what 
 measures I may resort to, in defence of niy rights and reputation, still, from the 
 friendly relations that have existed between us, I consider it due you to say, that 
 if, in adverting to any participation or agency of others, I am obliged to use your 
 name, it will not be caused by any unfriendly motive, but merely as a connecting 
 link in the chain of unquestionable evidences, both documentary and otherwise, I 
 may be called upon to employ. For the issue of this controversy will not alone 
 depend upon my declarations; for I have sustained myself at every point, with 
 proofs as irresistible as they are conclusive. The mere publication of two of the 
 several affidavits in my possession, will enlighten the public mind here, and at 
 Washington, and materially aflect the interests of some of the prominent applis 
 cants for responsible trusts in this city, under the General Government. You will 
 Tecollect that I am goaded on to this course by the repeated violations of your ens 
 ^agements wfih me, and that you have been aflorded timely advisement. 
 
 Your most ob't serv't, 
 
 J. B. GLENTWORTH. 
 
 ?!eBERT Bensox, Esq. 
 
 I received no answer to this letter. A few days afterwards I addressed a note 
 to Mr. Bo wen, of which the following is a copy : 
 
 AsTOB Hous , March 4ih, 1841. 
 Sir— Under much excitement of feeling, I addressed two letters to Mr. Bp/ison 
 on the 23d and 25th ultimo, to which, I presume, he has taken exceptio.«. My 
 situation here is most unpleasant, and he has been aware of it. Founded on his 
 assurances, I am disposed, for the sake of ray own feelings, and of my family, to 
 yield to his suggestions. I am apprehensive of rnuch annoyance, previous to the 
 coming election, and I wish to avoid it by leaving the city. I appeal to your sense 
 cf honor and justice, to urge upon Mr. Benson the fulfilment of hw engagements. 
 Your most ob't serv't 
 
 J. B. GLENTWORTH. 
 
 Jaomes Bowen, Esq.- 
 A few days after this letter was written, I met Mr. Benson coming from behind 
 the green curtain of the private ofnce of the Astor House. He passed, scarcely 
 
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 speaking to me, and then snly to complain of tho letters I had written to hlra. A 
 few minutes afterwards, I asked Mr. Charles Stetson if Mr. Benson had left any 
 funds for me. He said " no ; but that a little boy had brought a package." I 
 then inquired if he would receipt my bill. He said yes ; and he receipted the same 
 for four hundred and forty-four dollars and fifty-four cents— being the amount due 
 to the 1st of March. After he had receipted the bill, I toid him that Mr. Benson 
 handed him the money. He appeared confused ; and, after a few moments, havs 
 ing regained his composure, he laughed, and walked away, without makmg any 
 reply. 
 
 The hearing of the argument on the demurrer, was postponed from time to 
 time until the 12ih April, 1841. In the interim, I had received several notes from 
 Mr. O'Connor, informing me of these postponements. The balance of Mr. O'Con- 
 nor's fee remained unpaid, although I had promise after promise jhat it should be 
 attended to. 
 
 The following is a copy of a note sent this day to Mr. Benson : 
 
 New York, April?, 1841. 
 Sir— Mr. Stetson has just infor.mcd me that he has a very large payment to make 
 to-ii orrow. You will oblige me by handing him the amount of my bill at as early 
 an hour as you can conveniently. I received, yesterday, a note from Mr. O'Cons 
 ner, informing me that my ca&e is set down for argument on Saturday next. I 
 have assurances from the Recorder that there will be no delay in this matter — 
 that it will be disposed of at once. I trust that you will De prepared, so soon as I 
 am relieved from this most unpleasant business, to carry out your engagements 
 with as httle delay as possible. 
 
 In has to, your ob't serv't, 
 
 J. B. GLENTWORTH. 
 
 Egbert Benson, Esq., 56 Warren street. 
 
 I received no reply to this note. On the 12th instant I wrote him agaia, as 
 follows : 
 
 New York, April 12, 1841. 
 Sir— It is with extreme regret that I am compelled to address you again on the 
 subject of my communication to you a few days since. My case was argued this 
 morning before the Recorder, and I have no doubt, from the confidence Mr. O'- 
 Connor evinced, that the whole matter will be disposed of to my satisfaction. I 
 have now nothing to desire but the fulfilment of your engagements with me, pred- 
 icated on the resuli of this most distressing ordeal, and I trust that your arrange- 
 ments to this end will be made with as little delay as possible. 
 
 Your most obd't serv't, 
 
 J. B. GLENTWORTH. 
 
 E Bbnbon, Esq., Warren street. 
 
 On Tuesday, the 13th of April, 1341, I received a note from Mr. O'Connor, as 
 follows : 
 
 Monday. 
 
 Pear Sir— 1 expect- i to have seen you awaiu before the argument of your case, 
 and was mtich surprised that you did not attend. Tlie argument has been partly 
 heard, and no v stands adjourned until Saturday next, at twelve o'clock. Unless 
 I see you before that time, you must not expect me to attend any further to the 
 case. 
 
 My partner, Mr. Derry, can receive your commands, as well as myself, should 
 you call in my ab-iencc. 
 
 Your8,&c., CHAS. O'CONNOR. 
 
 J. B. GutwrwOBTH, Esq., Astor House. 
 
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 On the receipt of this note from Mr. O'Connor, I enclosed it to Mr. Benson, and 
 addressed the following letter to him : 
 
 New YoHK, April 14, 1841. 
 
 Sir— I received the enclosed yesterday from Mr. O'Connor. In my interview 
 with him on Monday, he informed me that he had no apprehension v/hatever as 
 to the result ; that the wtiole matter would be disposed of at once, and to my aat-« 
 isfaction : that the "District Attorney had conceded that the indictments could not 
 be sustained. I trust that you will not consider me importunate. I have written 
 to you twice, and am without a reply to either communication. I desire nothing 
 more nor less than an adherence to your engagements with me. 
 
 If this matter, now so happily in a train of adjustment, is to fail, or at least be 
 retarded, by your non-compliance or delay, the fault is not with me. You couns 
 selled me to employ Mr. O'Connor, and assnred me that he siiouM be paid If, 
 in either of my letters to you, 1 have wounded your feelings, or at any time in- 
 dulged in intemperate language, I beg to recall the same, and to assure you that 
 it has not been occasionsd by any disrespect. And my apoloify is in the fact that, 
 since the 15ih day of last October, I have acted under strong excitement, and too 
 often, perhaps, under wrong impulses, for 1 have been goaded almost to madness 
 .by the position I am compelled to susJ;aiu. 
 
 your most obd't serv't, 
 
 J. B. GLENTWORTH. 
 
 E. Benson, Esq. 
 
 The further argument on the demurrer was set down for hearing on the 17th of 
 April, but was postponed. On this day I sent a note to Mr. Richard M. Blatchi 
 ford, of which the following is a copy : 
 
 New YoaK, April 17th, 1841. 
 Sir— I received a note from Mr. O'Connor, a few days since, informing me that 
 the further argument of my case was adjourned to this day, at twelve o'clock, and 
 that unless he heard from me previously, (that is, unless he received the balance 
 of his fee,) he would not further attend to the same. I sent thia note to Mr. Bens 
 son, on its receint, as it was at his instance, and under certain assurances, that I 
 employed Mr. O'Connor. I am as yet unadvised whether he has attended to the 
 same, and as it is certainly desirable that this most unpleasant business should 
 be disposed of, I have thought it best to write you, that Mr. O'Connor may be 
 seen on the subject. 
 
 In great haste, your most obd't serv't, 
 
 J. B. -GLENTWORTH. 
 
 R. M. Blatchford, Esq. 
 
 I called upon Mr. O'Connor, on the morning of this day, and informed him why 
 I hadnot paid him the balance of his fee. The further hearing of the argument 
 was deferred to the 20th instant. On the morning of that day I received another, 
 and the last note from Mr. O'Connor, which was as follows : 
 
 New York, April 20th, 1841. 
 
 Dear Sir— Although I do not consider it necessary to superadd notices to those 
 previously given, I now inform you that your case will come on for further argaa 
 ment this atternoon,at four o'clock, and that 1 shall not appear. 
 
 Yours, CHAS. O'CONNOR. 
 
 James B. Glestworth, Esq., Astor House. 
 
 On the receipt of this note, I determined to let matters take their course ; and if 
 the parties who were as much interested as myself, to dispose of it, shewed no 
 
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 Riore conceTn than was evinced, to give myself no further uneasiness. When I 
 saw Messrs. Blatchford, Bowen and Benson, they appeared to think that the inn 
 dictnients would be quashed. I showed the note from Mr. O'Connor to Col. Hams 
 ilton, and addressed a note to him, asking him to ascertain the precise situation of 
 matters, and how far the argnment had progressed. I had previously informed him 
 ■of all the circumstances attending Mr. O'Conner's being emp'oyedas counsel. — 
 Colonel Hamilton's reply to my letter, is as follows : 
 
 New Yokk, April 21st, 1841. 
 Dear Sir — On the receipt of your letter, with the contsntsof which I am much 
 surprised, I called at the office of the District Attorney, and found that he waB 
 engaged at the Court of Sessions. I shall, therefore, not see him before morning, 
 fn the meaniime, I would suggest the importance of employing other counsel, and 
 recommend Cutiing, Shaler, or Morrill, with instructions either to continue thears 
 gument on the demurrer, or to effect soma arrangement to discontinue the present 
 proceedings, and proceed to trial. Let me hear from you immediately, that the 
 proper steps may be taken. 
 
 Your obd't serv't, 
 
 A. HA MILTON. 
 
 J. B. Glent WORTH, Esq., Astor House. 
 
 On the morning of the 26ih of April, 1S41, Colonel Hamilton informed me, that 
 he had seen IVIr. O'Connor, and that he expressed himself very much dissatisfied. 
 I was unwilling to submit quietlv to the imputation of refusing compensation to 
 him for his services. I was determined that he should understand why the bal- 
 ance of his lee was withheld; and at the suggestion of Colonel Hamilton, ladn 
 dressed a letter to him, which he was authorized to show Mr. O'Connor. Tne 
 following IS a copy of that letter : 
 
 AsTOK House, April 25th, 1S41. 
 My Dear Sir— I address you, to state the circumstances attending my employ- 
 ing Mr. O'Connor as my counsel, not only injustice to myself, but to disabuse hla 
 mind, as I am satisfied, from the conversation you had withhim*this morning, and 
 which you have detailed to me, that he has not been disposed to accord to me 
 that consideration which, as his client, I had a right to expect. On Friday, the 
 day previous to my first interview with Mr. O'Connor, I was importuned by Mr. 
 Blatchford, Mr. Bowen, Mr. Benson, and Mr. Charles A. Stetson, to employ him 
 as my counsel. The latter gentleman insisted on his right to see that I was fur-* 
 nished with able counsel, as he was my bail, &c. He informed me that Mr. 
 O'Connor had been wailing in his office two hours for me, and in answer to my 
 question, "how do you know that?" after a good deal of prevarication, and not 
 Bntil I assured him that 1 would not move one step in the matter unless I had 
 some assurances that he, Mr. O'Connor, had been seen, and that his fee would be 
 paid, he told me that Mr. Blatchford and Bowen had said that everything was 
 right, and that it was now only necessary for me to see Mr. O'Connor. In the 
 course of half an hour, or perhaps) less, 1 saw Mr. Benson. His first inquiry was, 
 *• Have you seen or employed Mr. O'Connor yet ? ' I replied that I had not, nor 
 would I do it, unless I was furnished with money to pay him his fee. He urged 
 me to go down at once, and see him ; that he would aiiund to it, and that it would 
 all'be right. I resisted, and he loft me for a moment, and went into Mr. Bowen's 
 parlor; they came out, conversed a few minutes together, and Mr. Benson came 
 towards me, and said, "I'll borrow it from Mr. Stetson." I said, I'ilget it my- 
 self, provided you will return it. To flus he assented, and in the course of a few 
 
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 days, as Mr. Stetson informed nie, he repaid the same. In a conversation with 
 Mr. Bowen this day, he said that I was perfectly right in the course I had a- 
 dopted ; namely, not to move unless my counsel was paid, &c. &c. (Sec. 
 
 1 have repeatedly called upon Mr. Benson to make good his engagements with 
 me, and as often been assured that he would do so. Onihe receipt of Mr. O'Con- 
 nor's note, (informing me that he had "argued the case in part, and that it was 
 postponed until the following Saturday, and that unless he saw me before that 
 time, you must not expect me to attend any further to the case,") I immediately 
 enclosed the same to Mr. Benson, asking his attention to it. I received no reply, 
 although Mr. Stetson informed me, that he told him that he would go down and 
 get the money. I waited in a good deal of suspense until Saturday morning, the 
 day to which it was postponed, and having no advise, I then wrote to Mr. Blatchford 
 who had, with Mr. Bowen, repeatedly assured me that Mr. Benson would adhere 
 to all his engagements. He did not think proper to reply to my note, and on the 
 following Monday, (this day week,) I mentioned the circumstances to Mr. Stetson, 
 who is one of the confidential friends and agent of these parties. Mr. Stetson saia 
 that he would see iMr. Benson, and get this S200, and the other monies I required. 
 He went out for that purpose, and subsequently informed me that all was right, 
 and that Mr. Benson would hand him a check. 
 
 On Wednesday last I again inquired of Mr. Stetson whether Mr. Benson had 
 called, or if he had seen him, and showed him a note then received from BIr. O'w 
 Connor. He at once said that Mr. Benson was behaving very unhandsomely to-* 
 wards me ; and that he would go down himself and see Mr. O'Connor, and hand 
 him the ^200. " I suppose," said he, " he will take my check, for I have no mo-* 
 ney to-day." I replied that he would, certainly. He left the house for this purt 
 pose, in company with Mr. George Curtis, the brother of the present Collector. — 
 Mr. Stetson informed me, on his return, that Mr. O'Connor would not receive the 
 fee nor attend to the case; that he had no sympathy for me ; that it was a matter 
 of pecuniary consideration alone, and that I had not met my engagements. In a 
 word, that he would have nothing to do with the further arguing of the case. — 
 This is all that I consider necessary to communicate to you at this time. You 
 will observe th»': I have had no volition about the matter, and that Mr. O'Cons 
 nor has been only nominally my counsel. 
 
 In haste, your most obd't servt, 
 
 J. B. GLENT WORTH. 
 
 Col. A. Hamilton. 
 
 It was a part of the arrangement made by Mr. Benson , on his own account, or 
 as the go-between or agent of others, with me, that counsel should be furnished to 
 dispose of the indictments, or in the contingency of my being tried, of which res 
 suit the most remote idea was hardly entertained, that I should not be subjected to 
 any expense for counsel or otherwise. It will be remarked that the argument on 
 the demurrers to <he indictments was only in part heard, and that this was occas 
 sioned in consequence of Mr. O'Connor's refusing to do so, unless he was paid the 
 balance of his fee. This was no fault of mine. I had relied on the honor and 
 good faith of Mr. Benson. I had seen Mr. Benson and others on the subject, time 
 and again. I had written note after note, and without any result. I had repeat- 
 edly been advised and importuned by Mr. Benson, Mr. Stetson, and others, to 
 make my arrangements to leave the city. The idea was to have my ball reduced, 
 or if thatcould not be done, to indemnify, or to make some arrangement after I 
 had left, that would be satisfactory. Several unsuccessful attempts were made to 
 
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 •reduce the amount of my bail. Perhaps they imagined that their persecutions 
 would drive me to this extremity. And then, forsooth, they meant to raise "a 
 hue and cry" that I had dishonorably deserted ray bail — that I had " ingloriously 
 fled." 1 hey ought to have known me better. It is true that I was " perplexed 
 in the extreme" — that I was driven almost to the verge of madness. My motives 
 and actions were not understood ; or, if so, they were not appreciated by those for 
 whom I had made these sacrifices, I was compelled to submission ; for any act 
 of mine, to show their participation, would have insured my conviction, and 
 the full penalty of the law. Can this be questioned 7 Inquire into the organizas 
 tion of that court, and your doubts are removed. The parties implicated with par-* 
 ticipationin these frauds imagined, foolishly imagined, that I was powerless, and 
 that they had shifted the public odium from themselves to me. They have failed 
 in that profound diplomatic penetration which they flatter themselves they po8<4 
 Bess. It was an evil moment of bewildering security in their own self-importance 
 and imaginary power, when they thought they could crush me with impunity, as 
 a worm under their foot ; and even embolden their minions and subordinate agents 
 to offer me gross contumely. 
 
 About this time, all intercourse had ceased between Mr. Benson and myself. 
 
 On the 4th of May, 1841, at about five o'clock in the afternoon, I had a conver«« 
 sation with Mr. Charles A. Stetson. He informed me that he had seen several.of 
 my friends, and that they were desirous that I should leave the city. Mr. Stetson 
 wasoneof my bail. He said that there was no difficulty in my leaving, as the 
 indictments could be disposed of in my absence. On the 6th instant, I received a 
 note from the District Attorney, informing me that the court had given judgment 
 for the defendant on the indictment? under the statute, and on the indictment at 
 common law, they had given judgment for the people. I was required to plead to 
 the indictment on the following day, at eleven o'clock. At that hour I appeared 
 with my counsel, Messrs. Joice and Smith. At this time Mr. Smith had no* cons 
 sented to be my counsel in the cause ; he went up with Mr. Joice at Mr. J.'a re»» 
 quest to plead to the indictment. After I intimated my wish to retain Mr. Smith, 
 my whig friends objected because he was opposed to me in politics! I was 8ur«« 
 rendered by one of my bail, Mr. Nathaniel Pearce. Mr. Joice went over to the 
 Astor Hou«e;to see Mr. Coleman, and to ask him to become my bail. Mr. Joice 
 returned, and said that Mr. Coleman would come over presently. I became impa- 
 tient and went over to the Astor House in custody of an officer, and with my 
 counsel. Mr. Co'.i.man had gone down town. I sent the following note to Mr. 
 Edward Curtis : 
 
 New York, May 7th, 1841. 
 Sir— I received a note last evening from the District Attorney, informing me 
 that the court gave judgment for the defendant under the statute, and on the in" 
 dictment at common law the court gave judgment for the people," and requirmg 
 me to plead at eleven o'clock this morning. A few minutes previous to that hour 
 I went into court, and was surrendered into custody by Mr. Pearce, one of my 
 bondsmen. Mr. Stetson, the other bond«bman, being absent from the city, of 
 course my recognizance must be renewed bctore the adjournment of the court, 
 and unless my frii nds come forward and provide bail, I must be committed to the 
 city prison, as 1 am now in charge of an officer. 
 
 Your mostobd't serv't, 
 
 J. B. GLENTWORTH. 
 
 Edwahd CoaTiB, Custom House. 
 
This note was delivered by Mr. Joico, Mr. Curtis said that he was very much 
 occupied, and could not go out and attend to it. As Mr. Joice was leaving, Mr. 
 Curtis told him that he would attend to it presently, or eo soon aa he could find 
 leisure, or to this (fleet. 
 
 In the course of an hour, Mr. Robert B. Coleman became my bail, in the sum 
 of five thousand dollars, and my individual recognizance was taken for a similar 
 amount. 
 
 My trial on the mdictment at common law, was set down for the 19th mstant. 
 On the 10th instant, I sent a note to Mr. Blatchford, of which the following is a 
 copy: 
 
 New York, May 10th, 1641. 
 Sir — You are aware that the indictment against me at common lav, is set down 
 for trial on Wednesday of next week. My ability to provide counsel, and to bring 
 here such witnesses as I may require, depends entirely on the fulfilment of lha 
 engagements made by Mr. Benson. And I now appeal to your sense of honor 
 and justice, to urge upon him to meet those engagements. But for Mr. Benson's 
 neglect in handing Mr. O'Connor the balance of his fee, the indictment upon which 
 I am to bo tried would have been disposed of with the others. This was 
 imperfectly argued. Mr. O'Connor was employed at the instance of Mr. Benson, 
 with assurances ihat he should be paid. May I ask the favor of your early at* 
 teniioQ to this matter, and oblige, 
 
 Your most obd't eerv't, 
 
 J. B. GLENTVVORTH. 
 
 R. M.^BlaTchfohd, Esq. 
 
 On Saturday, the 15th instant, I was informed by Mr. Coleman, or Mr. Stetson, 
 I think the latter, that Mr. Benson had left two hundred dollars; and as I under- 
 stood it, to pay Mr. O'Connor the balance of his fee, to induce him to embark a- 
 gain, and manage the case for me. 
 
 The following letter was addressed to Mr. Bowen, and handed to him. It en- 
 closed one, dated the 1st instant, addressed to the same parties, and was withheld 
 for thereaaons assigned in this omniunication : 
 
 New Yobk, May 17th, 1841. 
 
 Gentlemen— The accompanying letter, dated on the 1st instant, was withheld 
 from the consideration that Mr. Benson not only gave assurances to Mr. Stetson, 
 but to Mr. Coleman, that he would meet the engagements referred to. On Satur- 
 day last, after repeated promises from day to day, during the week, he left, as I 
 understood, two hundred dollars to pay Mr. O'Connor the balance of his fee, and 
 remarked to Mr. Stetson, that he had ko more, or that he did not consider hims 
 self bound to me for anything more. 
 
 In this position, it is necessary for me to know, whether I am to be thrown up- 
 on my own very inefficient resources, or if I am to be sustained by those who are 
 bound by every consideration of honor and manhood, their interests, and reputa- 
 tions, to adhere to me. 
 
 Your most obd't serv't, 
 
 J. B. GLENTVVORTH. 
 
 Messrs. Bowbk, Blatchford, Draper and Wetmore. 
 
 The foUo)»ing is a copy of the letter enclosed at this time : 
 7 
 
New YoBK, May Ist, lS4l. 
 Messrs. BowEN, Blatchpobd, Dbapeb and Wetmoke : 
 
 Gentlemen— It is with extreme reluctance thai I address you, to appeal to your 
 sense of honor and justice, to urge upon Mr. Benson the fulfilment of the engage- 
 ments made with me. I have received repeated assurances from at least two of 
 your number, that they would be performed. About ten days since, Mr. Charles 
 A. Stetson called upon Mr. Benson, who promised to attend to his requests. Mr. 
 Benson urged, among other matters, that I ought to curtail my expenses. That 
 the public talked a good deal about my living at the Astor House ; and, in cons 
 Sequence of this suggestion, two days subsequently, I sent m.y family in thecoun* 
 try, reducing my expenses more than one-half. This being done, on Wednesday 
 last Mr. Benson desired that I w^ould address a note to him, stating what I re^ 
 quired. I immediately complied with his request; but not receiving an anst's^er, 
 and understanding that he intended to leave yesterday afternoon for Albany, I 
 wrote a second note ; and still receiving no answer, I called at his house, and re> 
 ceived from him a refusal to do anything. Under these embarrassing circums 
 stances, I have thought it proper to inform you of the state of the negociation, 
 that you may have en opportunity to see that it is performed. The amount in 
 question is inconsiderable in itsel*^, but of infinite importance to me. 
 
 I would hers advert to the delay that has been occasioned by the iieglect in 
 paying Mr. O'Connor, my counsel, the balance of his fee, after having been ads 
 vised, and urged, to employ him, and repeated assurances that it should be done. 
 But for this, the mdiclmenis against me would have been disposed of a week since; 
 and from the present position, I have reason to apprehend, that it will be necessary 
 for me to employ other counsel, and I have thought of consulting either Mr. Morx 
 rill, or Mr. S ha lor. 
 
 I hope you will now see th3 necessity of an immediate reply to this communi- 
 cation, that I may understand what I am to depend on. 
 
 Your most obd't serv't, 
 
 J. B. GLENTWORTH. 
 
 On the morning of the 13th instant, I had soqie conversation with Mr. Coleman 
 on the subject of employing counsel. Reappeared desirous that Mr. O'Connor 
 or Mr. David Graham, Jr., should be employed to conduct the trial. We started 
 together to call on Mr. Graham. In going through Beekman street, near the 
 Clinton Hotel, I pointed cut Tvlr. O'Connor, who was going down Nassau street. 
 Mr. Coleman ran after, and had a few moments conversation with Mr. 0'Con> 
 nor. On his joi ning me, he said that Mr. O'Connor had promised to send him 
 word whether he could attend to it ; that he was engaged the next day with a 
 trial, and that he could not possibly attend to mine unless the District Attorney 
 would consent to postpone it. On our way through the Park to the ofl5ce of the 
 District Attorney, to ascertain whether this arrangement could be made, we met 
 Mr. David Graham, Jr., near the Post Office. Mr. Coleman stopped and spoke 
 to hira — I walked on. Mr. Coleman informed me that Mr. Graham would send 
 him word, during the morning, if he could attend to it for me, and that he had as 
 greed to give Mr. Giaham §150, if it only occupied two days; but he was to res 
 ceiveS250, if he was engaged longer. Mr. Graham has subsequently informed me 
 that iheeo were the terms, and that he received the SiSO. He had not received!the 
 balance of his fee when I last conversed with him. Mr. O'Connor did not cons 
 sent to take any part in my trial, and I asBOCiatcd Mr. James M. £}mi(h, Jr. with 
 Mr. Graham. 
 
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 My trial came on, and occupied four days; the particulars are familiar to th» 
 public. The jury were divided, seven for acquittal and five for conviction. I suf- 
 fered much annoyance about this time, in consfq'isnceof being surrendered by my 
 bail. In this emergency, and after unsuccessfuily sending? to several of the par*, 
 ties implicated in these frauds, which was disregarded by all excepting one per- 
 son, who came up about dusk to the Court of Sessions for this purpose. Mr. Del 
 Vecchio, a gentleman comparatively a stranger to me, had previously come for- 
 ward and generously became my bail in the sum of five thousand dollars. Such 
 instances of philanthropy, of high and generous disinterested consideration, in a 
 political opponent, are rare. He has, and ever wiil hive, my gratitude. 
 
 On Thursday, the 10:hday of June, an application was made by my counsef, 
 J. M. Smith, Jr. Esq , to reduce my bail to five hundred dii'.ars. The court wish- 
 ed time to consider the motion, and informed my counsel that they would give their 
 decision on the following day. When this application was made, I observed Rlr. 
 Benson and Mr. Justice Blerritt in the court room. It will be remarked, that at 
 this time Mr. Benson was not even on speaking terms with me O i my way 
 from the court room with my counsel, Mr, Benson came up and 3p )k'^ to me in a 
 very familiar manner. He said, that so so^n as the bail v/as reduced, he wished 
 to see me. I asked him to call at my lodgings in VVarren street, imaieJiately op> 
 posiie to his house. He said, "ncj that v/on't do." I then remarked, thit I 
 would call on him at his house. He again dissented, and said that it would not 
 do for us to be seen together. He said that he was ob'igad to attend a meeting of 
 one of the committees the nest evening at the City Hall, and that he would see 
 me after the meeting, at nine o'clock, in frj.nt of the Ha;!. I did not meet this 
 appointment in consequeace of a severe storm. The next morning I saw Mr, 
 Benson several times before breakfast, on the steps of his front door. From his 
 manner in looking over, and coming to the door so freqiontly, I was satisfied 
 that he was desirous to see me. At about half past eight o'clock, Mr. Benson 
 came out of his house, stood and looked towards m.y window; wilked along, and 
 waited on the corner of the street, (West Broadway and Warren street,) until I 
 came out, and joined him. I walked with and iefc him on the corner of Green 
 wich and Vesey streets. We had considerable conversiiijn. He informed me, 
 that every body was interfering with him and his busines^^. That committees of 
 the whig party had insisted on the removal of hi^ deputy ; and that they wanted 
 to know what connection he had with me. He said that he was sorry that ho 
 had ever embarked in the business, and wished that he could wash his hands of 
 it. He informed me that he "could not do much ;" he might raise a few hundred 
 dollars next week. He appeared desirous that I should leave the city ; and rC" 
 marked, ihat if I was disposed to do so, that he could make an arrang^mjnt with 
 me to furnish what! might require. Mr. Benson made some suggestions as to 
 the disposition of my family, &e. &3. I left Mr. Benso'i with an agreement to 
 meet him in ten minutes in the Park, opposite the Astor House. He promised to 
 hand me some money, and proposed borrowing it of Mr. Coleman, or Mr. Stet- 
 son, until Monday. 
 
 During this interview, in answer to Mr. Ban3:)n'3 inq tiries if my bi[\ wa9 
 reduced — who had become my bail — I informed him, under a pledge of honor, 
 that the gentleman was an entire stranger to me, and that Mr. Merritt had 
 procured the bail, &c. &c. He appeared a good deal amused at the idea of my 
 not even knowing the name of the person who had become bail for me — I had for- 
 gotten the name. Mr. Benson did not meet hig appaintrnent. I wen? down to 
 
Wall slrcel, thinklns; that I might meet him. On my way, in Broadway, neif 
 Pine street, I met Mr. Merritt. He appeared very angry that I had been so in- 
 discreet as to tell Mr. Benson that I did not know my bail, and that he had fur- 
 nished it for me. He had beard it in Mr. Blatchford's ofl5ce. He cautioned 
 me to be more circumspect, and we parted. I saw Mr. Benson twice during 
 the morning. At the firot of these interviews, I mentioned the circumstance of 
 his violating his pledge of honor with me., and communicating: the same to Mr. 
 Blatchford and others within a half hour after that pledge was given. He flew 
 into a most violent passion, He said that it was a damned lie, or that I was a 
 damned liar. I told him that it was cowardly to insult a man who was pros- 
 trate; that my first impulse was to strike him, but that his age and my situa^ 
 tion, and fear to involve myself in more trouble, saved him. At the second in- 
 terview, he handed me, in the door of the private entrance of the President 
 House, the funds I required. I was in conversation with three gentlemen wher» 
 became up and said that he wished to see me. It is not my purpose to asBarl 
 private character. Mr. Benson has, for many years past, enjoyed the confi-' 
 dence and respect of a large portion of this community, and it is with sincere 
 regret thai I am compelled to record facts which place him in a light that na 
 honorable man would covet to appear in. Mr. Benson knew me, or at least 
 ought to have known me, and should never have suffered' himself to become 
 the pUant tool of a persecution, as unrelentins, vindictive and cruel, as it was 
 dishonorable and unjust. Mr. Benson bad known me under more prosperous 
 circumstances; there was no necessity to superadd insult to persecution and in- 
 jury. He was now in the full enjoyment, through my suggestion, of the very 
 office of which 1 was deprived. I was not the humble suppliant of the bounty 
 of Mr. Benson, or any of these parties. I asked no gratuity at their hands. I 
 only claimed my rights, under as binding a contract as was ever made between 
 honorable men. Neither the original contract with Mr. Benson, nor the Labse^t 
 quent one through General Doughty, have been strictly adhered to. 
 On Friday, the 1 1th day of June, my bail was reduced to one thousand dollars. 
 On the 14th instant, I addressed the following letter to Mr. Bowen : 
 
 New York, June 14th, 1841. 
 Sir— I have, on reflection, concluded to address you once more, and this, let me 
 assure you, shall be the last letter you receive from me in relation to the un- 
 fortunate transactions, for which I have been compelled to be the only sufferer. 
 You know that I !iave it in my power to make expositions, supported by proof, 
 that will implicate you and oliier?, and satisfy the public mind, that if I acted 
 wrong, others were more to be condemned than myself. You know, also, that 
 for months, notwithstanding strong inducements were oifered me to surrender 
 the papers which I hold, establishing the connection of yourself and others with 
 me, in all that was done, that I refused to let them pass from my possession, and 
 have passively endured all the odium myself, rather than let it fall on those who 
 ought to have relieved me of, at least, a portion. In this determination, I have 
 been influenced alono by considerations of honor towards you ; whether you and 
 others are actuated by the same impulses, the sequel will show. The time has 
 now arrived when something must be done, or I will give publication to the facts, 
 connecting you and others with the alleged frauds of 1833, '39. I will not aufier 
 as I have suflcrcd, and tamely submit. I will not allow Mr. Benson, or any 
 other person, to make Rolenin engagements with me, and break them at their 
 pleasure. No, thank God, it is not you suppose, simply ray word alone, or* 
 
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 which the charges against you rest, though I understand you think bo, and say I 
 have no proof, but you are mistaken. I have proof, and strong proof; proof 
 that you cannot contradict ; proof that will establish to the public, what you knoMf 
 already--your participation. I have, as Mr. Curtis does not suppose, proof of his 
 c®nversation with me, at my room, in relation to my papers ; his offer of S2000 for 
 them, is a circumstance against him, which it will be difRcult to explain ; ordi«» 
 NARY MANUSCRIPTS arc not so valuable. I have an affidavit, independent of my 
 declaration, to prove the fact. I have not been idle ; I have fortified myself with 
 evidence, which, when the crisis arrives, can be used. I now repeat, and for the 
 last time, that unless the engagements made with me by Mr. Benson, are fully 
 carried into effect, and that too, without any fjtrtheu, or other, equivocation, 
 that I will publish a full and true statement of the facts within my knowledge, 
 which I will fortify with my own and other affidavits, letters and memoranda in 
 my possession. I want justice done to me, in proportion to the persecutions 
 and misery I have endured :— in that proportion will the public sympathy bo 
 meted out, when the current changes. I repeat, I want nothing but what I atn 
 honestly entitled to ; and if I cannot have it, I will see that those who are equally 
 guilty with myself, shall not triumph in my downfall. If justice ia done, and 
 truth prevails, you know, without my suggestion, what you must suffer. I feel no 
 disposition to injure you; neither will I do it, if I am dealt by as I should be, by 
 you. I have now resolved on the course I shall pursue; I have matured it in my 
 own mind, and be the effect what it may, so far as I am concerned, I shall have 
 this satisfaction, that those who ought to have befriended me, and who dessrted 
 rae, because of my boingless powerfull than themselves, will be presented to the 
 public in their true light. About a week since, I apprised you of my determina"» 
 tion to enforce the arrangements made through Mr. Benson, and for the fulfiN 
 ment of which, I had received your repeated assurances. All the letters I have 
 addressed to you, and the memorandums of our different conversations in rela- 
 tion to the transactions alluded to, and the affidavits in ray possession, shall be 
 given to^ the public, unless immediate steps are taken to carry out, in good faith, 
 the assurances made to me. What you determine upon, must be done to day, as I 
 ehallleave for VYashington to-morrow, or the next day. I say unqualifiedly, that 
 I do not ask one dollar more than I am entitled to by the terms of the agree- 
 ment; neither will I accept anything beyond that amount. Justice to myself 
 and family, require of me to demand my rights, and if they cannot be obtained, 
 you shall feel that I am not as powerless as you have pretended to imagine. It 
 is an old maxim, " that truth is mighty, and will prevail." We will see if it caa«« 
 not be verified in this instance. 
 
 Your most obd't serv't, 
 
 JAS. B. GLENTWORTH. 
 P. S. This letter, though addressed to you, is intended for Messrs. Blatchford, 
 
 , Draper, Lawrence, Cook, Nathan, Havens, Swartwout, and Mr. Curtis. 
 
 You may refer the latter gentleman, independently of the matter before referred to, 
 to his correspondence with some of the members of the grand jury, and his pledge 
 to Colonel Hamilton, as I am determined that the whole matter shall come before 
 the public. 
 
 On this day, I received a note from General Doughty on business of his own j 
 and on the following morning I saw him, and in the course of conversation, in- 
 formed him of thc'dishonorable treatment I had met with from Mr. Benson. I asked 
 him to see Mr. Bowen, with whom he was intimate, and to have Mr. Benson 
 
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 urged'to fulfil his engagements with me. He promised to do bo. On he IStlx 
 instant, General Doughty called at my lodgings, No. 59 Warren street. He in- 
 formed me that Mr. Bowen desired that I would withdraw the letter addressed to- 
 him on the 14 :h instant. Ke remarked that it would not do for Mr. Bowen to 
 move, until this was done, as it would apoear as if he acted upon compulsion , or 
 to this effect — that as soon as the letter was withdrawn, Mr. Benson would be 
 seen, and the arrangements made by him with me, carriid out in good faith. I 
 think that General Doughty iniormjd me that Mr. Banson was then absent at 
 Albany^ but would be in the city in a few days. '1 
 
 On the 16ih instant, I sent the following note to Mr. James Bowen, and the rev 
 quest contained therein, was immediately complied wit!, : 
 
 New Yokk, June 16ih, 1841. 
 
 Sir— Will you be pleased to return the communication addressed to you the day 
 before yesterday 7 directed to me, at No. 59 Warren street. 
 
 Your most obd't serv't, 
 
 J. B. GLENT WORTH. 
 
 James Bowsn, E?q. 
 
 I wrote a note to General Doughty, of which the following is a copy : 
 
 N3W YoHK, June 2Ist, 1S4I. 
 
 Dear Sir— In compliance with your suggestion, I immediately addressed a note 
 to Mr. Bowen, withdrawing the communication referred to, which he promptly 
 complied wi'.h. May I further ask your kind offices in this matter? I am very 
 desirous to leave the city for a few weeks, and am prevented until this business is 
 arranged one way or the other. Wiil you do me the favor to see ?flr. Bowen, at 
 your earliest convenience, during the morning, and ascertain whether Mr. Benson 
 has been seen, and with what result ? I would not trouble you, but for the reason 
 that exception may be taken if I communicate, or ask any one else to call upon 
 them, having been charged with a want of circumspection on other occasions — 
 You will readily see the propriety of my making this requssi. 
 
 In haste, truly yours, &c. 
 
 J, E. GLENT WORTH. 
 
 General Geoege S. Doug:i~y. 
 
 In the course of a few days, I again saw General Doughty at my lodgings.— 
 Nothing definitely had been agreed upon. He inquired the terms of the arrange-* 
 menl between Mr. Benson and myself. Wanted to know how much I had 
 already received, and >vhat was the lowest amount I would accede to. I msisted 
 upon the whole amount, after deducting some payments I had received on in- 
 dividual account from Mr. Benson. He said that Mr. Benson denied auy ar«« 
 RANGEMENT WITH ME. That the parfics implicated by me in the5e frauds, rather 
 sought and defied investigation ; that they had no fear of me ; that they defied me ; 
 and almost in the same breath, he asked me if I would consent to destroy the 
 papers in my possession : that is to say, whether I would throw away the evis 
 dance in my possession of their participation in these frauds. Mark the incons 
 BiBTENCY ! At one moment defying me to the proof, and at the ne.\t, asking the 
 destruction of the evidence of their guilt. 1 was very angry, and expressed my-% 
 Belf in no very measured termp. General Doughty advised me to arrange the 
 matter with Mr. Benson, on the best terms that I could. He thought that I could 
 not get the whole amount Mr. Benson had agreed to pay me; but that I could 
 possible get two thousand dollars, and advised my taking it. I considered him 
 my friend and adviser, and yielded to his judgment. Ho repre»ented that Mr- 
 
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 feen«on was embarrassed ; that he was poor ; and he left, promising to attend to 
 this matter, and to see me in the course of a few days. I waited until the 28th 
 instant, and not hearing from him, I addressed a second note to him, of which the 
 following IS a copy : 
 
 Monday, June 28, 1841. 
 Dear Sir — I havebe-n anxiously waiting to hear from y ju, as I understood you 
 to say that you would give the matter your immeJiate attention. I regret to ims 
 portune you, but I am desirous to know d_ finitely whether the engagements mide 
 in good faitti with me by Mr. Benson, and the repeated assurances subsequently 
 ^iven by Messrs. Bowen, Blatchford and Draper, that they would be adhered to, 
 are to 1>8 violated with impunity. I desire nothing but justice, and would not ac-« 
 ccpt one dollar beyond wiiat that engagement calls for, much as I want it. There 
 is a manifest inconsistency in the assertion of Mr. Benson, that there was no ar- 
 rangement with me. How can you reconcile the fact that he has, for six months 
 past, frequently advanced money for specific purposes, if this was the case. How-, 
 ever, this is of no moment. Will you do me the favor to see Mr. Benson, and 
 communicate with me at your earliest convenience; if possible, during the day. 
 
 yours, very truly, &c. &c. 
 
 J. B. GLENTWOHTH. 
 
 Gen. George S. Doughty. 
 
 On ike first of July, General Doughty and myself had another interview, duringf 
 which he repeatedly informed me that Mr. Benson denied his arrangement with 
 me; and that the other parties were under no apprehension of me. That Mr. 
 Blatchford and Mr. Bowen considered that Mr. Benson was bound to carry out 
 his agreement with me, and that they would do all in their power to enforce 
 it. But that another, (whom I supposed and charged was Mr. Draper, and 
 which was not denied,) defied me, and said he v/ould "impale me alive" 
 if I dared to agitate this matter, or implicate him; or to this effect. 1 ad* 
 verted to the mconsistency of Mr. Benson in denying his arrangement with 
 me, and instanced his having, on the strength of this arrangement, re-* 
 peatedly made advances to me. On leaving. General Doughty said he thought 
 he would be enabled to hand me the check for the amount agreed upon the 
 next day. He called on the next day, and informed me that he could not make 
 the arrangement to give me all cash. He wanted me to take three hundred dol- 
 lars, and then six hundred dollars in cash, and the balance in notes, or payments 
 monthly until the whole was paid. This I declined. I now, for the first time, 
 discovered, from the drift of General Doughty's conversation, that he wasempows 
 ered to make the best terms he could for the other party ar parties. He had em» 
 barked in this business at my instance, and as my triend. I considered that he 
 had lost sight of my interests. I told him that I would not take less than one 
 thousand dollars cash, and the balance in two payments, or drafts with his accep- 
 tances. His object, in my judgment, was to defer the payment of as much of this 
 amount, until after November, so as to secure, if possible, my silence ; and the 
 reason is obvious: the statute of limitations, so far as the participation of Messrs. 
 Blatchford, Bowen and Draper were concerned, protected them from indictment. 
 General Doughty left me, agreeing to see me at the same hour next day, and in 
 the meantime to make, as he said, " Benson fork up a check lor the amount." — 
 General Doughty did not call, according to appointment, and I ascertained during 
 the day that he had left the city. On his return, he sent me a note, as follows : 
 *' that 80 soon aa the thing is dsne I will advise you." This note was not signed ; 
 it was in reply to a communication from me. 
 
The reader will readily perceive, that the object I have in view, in adverting to 
 this correspondence, is to show the intimate relation of the parties impHcated in 
 these frauds. However unwilling I may be to task the patience of any one, still 
 I cannot, injus'iceto myself, and in accordance with my pledge to the public, 
 keep back any fact, or incident, tendmg in any way to a clear exposition and un"* 
 derstanding of these frauds. There are, however, some circumstances entirely of 
 a personal character, growing out of this correspondence, which for the present is 
 withheld, and may never possibly transpire. It they do, it will be occasioned by 
 the act3 of others. 
 
 On the 15th of July, I addressed a note to Mr. Benson, of which the following 
 IS a copy : 
 
 New York, July 15th 1S41. 
 Sir— The continued absence of General Doughty from the city, prevents my 
 communicating with you through him. I am desirous to ascertain whether the 
 •proposition made and acceded to, on the first instant, will be adhered to, or other- 
 wise? It is badpohcy to agitate the public mind on this subject, and can answer 
 no good purpose. I am ready and willing to do every thing that was right. Why 
 is it that this arrangement is not carried into effect in good faith 1 If you will see 
 me during the morning, I think we can arrange matters satisfactorily. If so, will 
 you send me word by bearer, at what time and place. 
 
 Your most obd't serv't, 
 
 J. B. GLENTWORTH. 
 
 Egbert Bbnson, Esq. 
 
 After this letter was dispatched, I went down to Mr. Smith's office. No. 3 Wall 
 street, at which place I had agreed to meet the bearer of the note, to receive Mr. 
 Benson's reply. In turning from Nassau street into Wall street, I saw Mr. Benn 
 «on on the steps of No. 3 Wall street. He crossed over and met me in front of the 
 Presbyterian Church, and informed me that he was only waiting General Doughs 
 ty's return to the city to close the arrangement. He advised me to keep quiet, 
 and not to quarrel with my best friends. He asked me when I was going away, and 
 said that the bail now was of no consequence, and that it could be attended to, or 
 to this effect. It will not do, however, said he, laughing, to advise you to leave 
 your bail, for I am one of the judges of the court. He inquired if I had not received 
 a note through the Post Office. 1 replied that I had not ; that I had not been to 
 the office for several da) s past. After leaving Mr. Benson I went to the Post Ofn 
 fice, and received an anonymous letter, which I recognised to be in the hand-*wris 
 ting of Mr. Benson, of which the following is a copy of the original now in my 
 poBsesBion. The post mark on this letter is Jnly 13th, and addressed to Mr. J. B. 
 Glentworth, Warren street, New York. 
 
 " General D. is out of town ; will return in a day or so. When ho does, any 
 anangement he may have made, will be immediately carried out." 
 
 TUEBDAT." 
 
 I saw Mr. Benson on Saturday, the !7th instant. He handed me some funds, 
 and promised to see General Doughty immediately on his return to the city, and 
 close the arrangement with me on the following Monday or Tuesday. I sent not 
 only to Gen. Doughty, but to Mr. Benson, several notes, urging a consummation 
 of the arrangement. I received, most generally, verbal replies and 'promises.— 
 The former sent mo word about this lime, " that he would have nothing more to 
 do with It;" and gave me the same information, personally, at his store after^ 
 'wards, I think on the same day. 
 
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 On Wednesday morning, July 2l8t, 1841, General Doughty sent me the follow* 
 ing note: 
 
 ** I go out oj town, to return on Thursday mornings when matters will be 
 arranged." 
 Wednesday. 
 
 It is unnecessary to say that he did not meet this engagement. After there"* 
 ceipt of the anonymous letter from Mr. Benson, I was desirous to obtam his 
 writmg, to compare with the anonymous one I had received. To this end, I sent 
 a note to Mr. Benson on the 23d mstant. It was as follows : 
 
 Friday, July 23d, 1841. 
 Sir— General Doughty informed me on Wednesday, that the arrang-ement 
 should be closed yesterday. Will you please inform me by bearer, whether you 
 are prepared to close it to-morrow. 
 
 Your moat obd't serv't, 
 
 J. B. GLENTWORTH. 
 
 E. Benson, Eeq. 
 I received by the bearer, written on a strip from my note : 
 *' General D. will see you to day ; he told me at eleven o'clock.'* 
 This reply is in the same hand writing as the anonymous letter, received by me 
 
 through the Post Office. I have no comment to make at this lime, on the con^ 
 
 duct of these parties. I will content myself with the simple inqiiries : why did 
 
 Mr. Benson address an anonymous communication to mo on a matter of business'? 
 
 If that business was of an ordinary or every day character, why not call and see 
 
 me, or send some one for that purpose 1 
 On the 24th, I again cent a short note to Mr. Benson, of which the following is 
 
 a copy : 
 
 JuLY24ih, 1841. 
 
 Sir— General Doughty informed me yesterday that he wjuld see ms at ten 
 o'clock this morning, and it is now nearly two o'clock. There appears to be an 
 evident disposition to trifle with me in reference to the consummation of this 
 matter. 
 
 I am compelled to say, that unless it is arranged to-day you will force me t.> 
 take some measures that will be a source of regret to all concerned. 
 
 Your most obd't servt, 
 
 J. B. GLENTWORTH. 
 
 Egbert Benson, Esq. 
 
 A short time after this letter was sent. General Doughty made his appearance. 
 He inquired whether all the papers were in my possession. I informed him that 
 they were. He then said that he would expect me to place them in his custody, 
 so soon as the first payment was made. He spoke a good deal of his diplomacy 
 in effecting this arrangement; that he had the securities for the first and second 
 payments in his possession, and that he would secure the others before he saw me 
 on Wednesday, on which day he appointed to meet me at the President House, 
 at ten o'clock, to make the first payment. 
 
 I had determined, when the perfidy of these parties was too apparent to be mis* 
 taken, to entrap them in the very snare they had laid for me. It will be seen from 
 the first, that their great anxiety was to possess themselves of my papers ; this 
 was their great aim. They well knew that those documents contained evidence, 
 not only tending to implicate them in these frauds, but to affix, and rivet by adas 
 
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 mantiae bolts, their guilty participation upon them. I had however resisted, up ta 
 this time, all their overtures to possess themselves of these papers. Mr, Edward 
 Curtis, the self-styled " hercules of the party," could not, with all his power of 
 eloquence and persuasion, get theiTi from my possession. And it was the destiny 
 of the " Great Ajix" of th'^ same party, in turn, to be foiled. I knew that my ar» 
 ransement with Mr. Benson would noi be consummated unless I yielded this point, 
 and I now seemingly acquiesced in their views. I prepared a parcel of papers, copies 
 from letters and memoranda, &c. &c., to be used when the crisis arrived. After 
 Ihis was done, the original papers passed from my possession, where or to whom I 
 had no knowledge. I knew that they were safe, and that they would be forth'* 
 coming whenevtr I might r-q iire WvMn. Some of them have only been returned 
 to me within ten days past. The denouement w as approaching — the time arrived f 
 I met General Doughty, according to appointment, on the 28th July, at the Presis 
 dent House. He aakcd for the papers ; I handed him tke package sealed, and 
 they were received as the originals. Of his visit to Washington, its object, of 
 whether these papers were there exhibited, and of other particulars connected 
 with ih'isprofound diplomacy, is not knov.-n by me— it is matter for conjecture. 
 The question arises, and is as easily answered. Was I justified in resorting to 
 this stratagem ? Have the parties acted honorably towards me 1 Have not every 
 means been resorted to, to injure and degrade me? Have not the parties im«» 
 plicated, " moved Heaven and earrh," to obstruct the legal investigations, and to- 
 give the charges a false issue 7 Have they not sought to hood wink the judicial 
 tri'aunals, jury, and public? Like the ostrich, whose head is concealed m a bush, 
 they seemed to forget the awkward and deformed mass of their own irreconcilable 
 statements, and that their conduct stood exposed to the broad glare of public in- 
 spection. Of the petty annoyances and mortifications that I was subjected to, and 
 obliged tamely to endure, caused by the profound diplomacy of one who embark, 
 ed m this business at my sohcitation, as my friend, I will not here relate. I leave 
 him to his own refl .ctions. 
 
 " Who could bend the pregnant hinges of the knee, 
 Where thrift would follow fawning." 
 The evidence to prove their participation in these frauds, they now imagined 
 was within their control. I was harmless, for they thought no one would credit 
 my unsustained declarations. Still I was not enabled, before the statute of limita'* 
 tions released some of these parties, to obtain what I had been for several terms 
 not only entitled to, by long practice and usage, and even by the promises of the 
 court, a discharge ci the indictment. 
 
 Up to the very last moment, we find the minions of these parties surrounding 
 the court ; and even the very parties themselves, making an effort with that court 
 to discharge the bail, but to hold the indictments in terrorem, over my devoted 
 head. Previous to this time, the parties to these frauds felt secure; they bid 
 trusted to my sense of honor to shield them. This security was now at an end. 
 They knew that I understood their baseness, and they were not willing, wtthouf 
 an effort, to give up the means to coerce my silence. 
 
 The decision and firmness of my counsel, however, prevailed, and effected what 
 in justice ought to have been granted to me several terms before, namely, a nolle 
 prosequi to the mdictment. 
 
 This was entered on the 22nd day of November, 1841. 
 
 I was now a free man ; the bhacklcs that bound me were cast off. I breathed 
 the fresh air of heaven as I was wont, once again, with inexpressible delight. Mjr 
 
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 ^^aonal liberty was no longer at stake. And I felt relieved that the obligationa 
 that had bound me to these parties was now severed, and by their own perfidy to- 
 wards me. 
 
 It was my intention when I commenced these statements to have submitted an 
 analysis and comments on the several affidavits of the parties implicated in these 
 transactions, taken before the Recorder, in October, 1840. I have, however, taken 
 up so much lime in other matters, that I must content myself with a f-^w cursory 
 remarks. Mr. Robert Swartwout, m his examination on the occasion referred to 
 swears that he met me in October, 1838, in the cars foe Philadelphia, and by ao 
 %ident. He had forgotten that we started, and by appointment, in the steamboat^ 
 and that I acted as purser on the occasion, and paid his passage. On our arrival 
 5tt Philadelphia, he swears that he introduced rae to Colonel Swift. He was not 
 aware that I had known Colonel Swift from my boyhood. At the interview at 
 Colonel Swift's, I am subsiituled for himself, as the person who communicated 
 the object of our visit. Avery natural and precautionary mistake. In a word, 
 Mr. Robert Swartwout makes a clean conscience of it. He swears right through. 
 It is unnecessary to say that Mr. Swartwout was appointed by the Collector of 
 the Port, and is now a measurer under the General Government. 
 
 The principal feature in Mr. R. M. Blatchlord's affidavit is the production of a 
 copy of a letter, which he swears was written by Mr. Draper, and sent to me by 
 William A. Ford, at Philadelphia He thinks that this letter was written by Mr. 
 Draper "alone, although it may have been signed by Mr. Draper, Mr. Bowen, I 
 think, Mr. Grinnell and myself." ''If it was not signed by us, it was written, 
 certainly, by the three." "But upon reflection, I am not certain whether Mr. 
 Grinnell had anything to do with it." &c &c. 
 
 The following is a copy of the letter incorporated in Mr. Blatchford and Mr. 
 Grinnell's affidavits, and referred to by Mr. Draper; 
 
 '* New York, October 31st, 1838. 
 
 "Dear Sir — Two of your letters written yesterday, have found their way to this 
 city; the project which yon laid out is not wholly understood by your friends 
 here. The position which they consider themselves placed in, is easily summed 
 up, and thdr oniy fear is, that you may have misunderstood their motives and de«» 
 aires, if you have made any arrangements which in any way tend to any thing 
 beyond a general supervision of the polls, for the purpose of detecting and pre- 
 venting illegal voting, you must at once uneq livocally abnndon it, and look to 
 thera for any expense which your precipitate steps may have occasioned. We 
 value the oaf se as highly as any portion of our fellow citizens value it, but we 
 •redetermined not to enter into any sort of arrangement which, under any cir-- 
 cumstances, could be construed into a bargain for foreign votes. We therefore 
 take the earliest and most effective mode of saying to you that, while we are reas 
 dy to submit to the expense which you may have incurred in your preliminary ar** 
 rangement, we will not countenance any system which can in any way encour« 
 age the importation of voters. 
 
 " We know your desires, and shall be willing to meet your wishes, provided 
 they are based upon the simple point of protecting the rights of the honest voters, 
 •which we deem your only hope or expectation." 
 
 Mr. Blatchford; in his examit^ation before the Recorder, on ike 22nd day of Octo* 
 her, 1840, in giving the date of this letter, remarked, *' / have made a mistake." 
 And I now call upon the public to mark this, what I conceive to be, fatal mistake; 
 for there is more in it than meets the eye. It will be recollected that I have before 
 
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 atated the fact of my unqualified denial of the receipt of this letter when it was Jirat 
 read to mebijMr. Draper, on the morning of the 2{st day of October, 1840, in /iw 
 parlor, in the presence of Mr. Blatchford. Did Mr. Blatchford date this letter on 
 th6 2\stor'ilst of October, 18407 How easily might onesound be mistaken for the 
 other ?- Was not that identical letter prepared to meet a contingency on ihat mor-i 
 ning, and by these parties? Was not this a cunningly devised invention to relieve 
 themsel veSj and to throw the whole odium upon me 7 I do not hesitate to say that 
 if they had followed out this base plot, that I would at once have availed myself of 
 theoffdrs of the District Attorney and of the Court, and become the accuser, ini 
 stead of the accused. Mark, also, the contradiction and' discrepancy as to th«5 
 enditing of this letter. Mr. Blatchford swears, at one moment, that it is written 
 by Wr. Draper alone; at the next moment, the three certainly participate in the 
 coneoclion of this precious relic. Mr. Grinnell is made a party, and, at the next 
 turn, he is entirely absolved from all participation and knowledge, except appros 
 vina of it. Mr. Blatchford swears that this letter wasMriiien at Mr. Grinnell'a 
 house, and by Mr. Draper. Now is it probable that Mr. Draper, who is a business 
 off-hand man, or that either of the others would sit down on the spur of the 
 moment, and write such a letter. But, aside from this reasoning, I now produce 
 the original letter, and all I ask is that it may be contrasted with " the countern 
 feit presentment." 
 
 " Look upon this picture, and on this." 
 
 Thursday Afternoon. 
 Dear G. — We were a good deal alarmed this morrting, to find that your visit to 
 Philadelphia was suspected here and talked of in the streets. For your own sake 
 as well as ours, you must stop sho.t where you are. The enclosed will enable 
 you to meet your engagements as far as you have gone. You had better return 
 and show yourself here as soon as you possibly can. 
 
 Yours, truly, W. SCOTT. 
 
 The bearer knows nothing. 
 
 This letter was handed to me by William A. Ford, at the United States Hotel, 
 Philadelphia, on Thursday, the Isi day ol November, 1838, at about twelve 
 o'clock at night. I have a transcript from the register of the United States Hotel, 
 and the name of William A. Ford, New York, is entered on that day. Can any 
 unprejudiced mind take up this letter, and contrast its phraseology with the pres 
 cise and studied manner of expression of that specious invention, and the whole 
 affidavit itself, and then arrive at any other than a correct and honest judgment ? 
 The letter signed W. Scott is not, as I believe, in the hand writing of Mr. Dra- 
 per, bat written by Mr. Bowen, with whom, and one other, the fictitious name to 
 be used in our correspondence was entrusted. Mr, Blatchford swears that "Ford 
 went on at the instance of Mr. Draper, Mr. Bowen, myself, and I think of Mr. 
 Grinnell also." In another place in his olBdavit, he says : " I think Mr. Ford 
 went on at the instance of Mr. Draper and Mr Bowen. 1 do not remember wheth" 
 er I ever saw Mr For'pr not. He was a person Mr. Bowen knew." Mr. Bowen 
 was Chairman of the Extcutive Committee. 
 
 My statement of these transactions is before the public, and they will, as a con- 
 stqiicnce, compare it vviili the affidavits of the parties I implicate with participa-^ 
 lion in these frauds, and also compare the affidavits of the parties one with the 
 other. For this object, I have appended them to this publication. 
 
 I now come to the examination of Mr. Draper's aflSdavit, made at the same 
 time, and under the same circumstances. And if, in mercy, I forbear an analysiattf 
 
this incongruous mass, I trust that neither the gentleman himsell, nor the public, 
 will attribute it to any apprehension of being impaled alive but that I am 
 governed by the reasons and consideiaiions before given. Mr. Draper's aflQdavit 
 is a tissue of contradictions and inconsistencies. It is a non mi rccordo business 
 from the beginning to the end. 
 
 Injustice, however, to Mr. Draper, I will slate, that one, at least, if not more, 
 of his replies to the several interrogatories by the District Attorney on that occa- 
 sion, may have been correct. It is in reference to that sly conceit of the letter. — 
 " It was sent by Ford ; I do not know what his first name is." " I think it was 
 sent to Glentwortli by Mr. Blatchfcrd." Here Mr. Draper and Mr. Blatchford 
 are at issue. Does it not appear somewhat inconsistent, that I should, under the 
 circumstances, as admitted by Mr. Draper himself, call at his house at eleven 
 o'clock at ni^^'ht, to make, for the first nnd only time, at so unseasonable an 
 hour, so unreasonable, not to say improbable, a request, as to ask his draft on 
 Philadelphia, at sight. With Mr. Draper I have done, and have only to refer the 
 public to his afindavit, for a confirmation of all that I have charged. 
 
 Mr. Henry VV. Haven's affidavit I have before commented upon. And I do 
 not consider it necessary to say one single word more of Mr. Noah Cook or his 
 aflBdavit. I publish it as a matter of course, v ith the others. 
 
 A very large proportion of the whig party in this city, and throughout the United 
 States, have entertained a most erroneous impression, that I had violated the con- 
 fidence of the parly, in communicating its operations to Mr. J. D. Stevenson. 
 
 It will be recollected, that I have had no ability to place this matter in a proper 
 light before the whig party and the public. Until the 22nd day of last month, my 
 personal safety made it necessary that I should tamel5^ submit to bear this stigma. 
 
 That I was not the first to communicate the fact, that such frauds had been x 
 perpetrated, I have an affidavit and other proof in my possession, and am 
 ready, if this fact is disputed, to present the same to the public. The fact that 
 frauds had been perpetrated, was communicated " by more than one person high 
 in the confidence ofihewV'g party, and I hold the evidence to prove it. 
 
 I have now redeemed my pledge to the public. I have given a statement of 
 the frauds, and ihat statement is true in every particular. I might have been 
 more prolix, and given some circumstances that have an indilrect bearing upon the 
 object for which this is made. My design has been to present the facts in such 
 a light as to give the public the information to which they are by right entitled — 
 to mete out equal justice. And if I have swerveJ, or yielded in one instance, 
 and one alone, it has been at the sacrifice of my own judgment, and at the 
 warm earnest solicitat.on of a few steadfast friends. A sense of duty hasdes 
 termined me to bring this matter again before the public. I can foresee the 
 embarrassment which it will occasion me ; I can foresee the attacks which will 
 be showered upon me from many sources; and I wou'd wiUingly have suffered it 
 to have rested where it was, before this publication, ill could have re(5onciled such 
 a course of conduct with my sense of duty. 
 
 Having wronged the public by my acts, I could do no more nor less than make 
 to them the only reparation in my power — confess my errors, and point them to 
 others who pariieipated in those discreditable transactions, in infringing those 
 inestimable rights 
 
 " Which are the freeman's boast, 
 And patriot's only hope." 
 
APPENDIX. 
 
 Examinations of R. M. Blatchford, Simeon Draper, Jr., 
 Robert C. Wetmore, Robert Swartwout, Noah Cook, and 
 others, before the Recorder of the city of New York, in Octo- 
 ber, 1840 : 
 
 City and County of New York.ss: Richard "M. Bhtchford, of the city of New 
 York, counsellor at law, being duly sworn, havinsr been brouglit before n\e on 
 subpoena, says : He knows James B. Glentworih ; I do not know that Mr. Glent^ 
 worth was appointed with Mr. Swartwout, or with any ottier person, in October or 
 November, 1838, to go on to Philadelphia ; I do not know that he was appointed 
 alone or selected for that purpose. I know the fact that he did proceed to Phila- 
 delphia at that period ; I do not know at whose instance he went ; I do not know, 
 on his return, of his having a mseting at my house, office or elsewhere, with any 
 persons that I recollect ; I do not remember having a meetins; with Mr. Draper, 
 Mr. R. C. Wetmore, or with Mr. Glenlworth about that time, though it is possible 
 such was the case, as it was before the election, and many meeungs v/ere held 
 about that time among our political fiiends ; I do not remember the subject mat- 
 ter of the interviews as far as relates to Mr. Glputworth ; there was no draft to my 
 knowledge given to Mr. Glentworih by Mr. Draper or any other person upon 
 Mr. GUI, of Philadelphia; I do know from information only, that Mr. Glentworth 
 received money to be used in Philadelphia ; I received this information from Mr. 
 Glentworth, I think; Mr. Glentworih snid he had been informed by Colonel 
 Swift and other persons in Ph iladelphia, that Mr. Page and other persons belong- 
 ing to the locofoco party, were engaged in a project of sending on to the city of New 
 York a large number of persons to vote at the election in the city of New Yc-k. — 
 It was suggested by some persons in the whig party, and among others by Mr. 
 Glentworth. that the only method of safely counteracting the effects of such a 
 project, was to procure from Philadelphia the attendance of several persons familiar 
 with individuals in thai city who would be likely to lend themselves to such a fraud. 
 Mr. Glentworth suggested that he had been to Philadelphia, and had seen indi- 
 viduals there who had promised to aid him m procuring men to come on here, and 
 be present at our polls for the purpose of detecting such fraduleni voters as the 
 other party might bring on from Philadelphici. Mr. Glentwortn stated that the 
 measure would be attended with someexponse, and that, therefore, certain funds 
 would be required to defray those exp -nses. In that conversation was under- 
 stood that funds should bo furnished for that purpose. 1 was one of the persons 
 belonging to our party who liad the disposal of the funds for piymg some of the 
 necessary expenses of the election, and for fh:it reasun this communication was 
 made to me— I gave it my assent, as did al?o Mr. Draper, who, I think, was present, 
 on the express understanding and declaration, that under nocircumsiances, directly 
 or indirectly, should any of the money appropriated for that object, be used for any 
 illegal purposes connected with the election, or for bringing any person whatever 
 here to vote, or to Uifluence voters. Mr. Glentworih gave a solemn assurance 
 that for no such unlawtul purposes should any portion of the money be used. I 
 do not remember how mueh was appropriated for that object, nor who gave it to 
 Mr. Glentworih. I i.iink Mr. James Rowen was present. I do not think that 
 Mr. R. C. Wetmore or Mr. Moses H. Grinnell were present. I have no recollcc. 
 tion when this took place; the time is long since and I was much engaged at the time 
 with matters connected with the elections. I think this was the very last of Octo- 
 ber. Whocmploy. d Mr. Glentworth to go to Philadelphia, I do not know. The 
 application was make to us in con9e(iuence of the expenses which would he at- 
 tendant upon It. I do not know who went on, or whether any one went on to 
 see Glentworth belorc this at Philadelphia. I know a man by the name of Ford 
 went on to Pliiladel|)hia after lhi \ He went on at the instance of Mr. Draper 
 Mr. Bowenand myself, and I think of Mr. Grinnell also. 
 
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 The object of this visit was to request Mr. Gleiitworth to desist from eterf 
 thing thai he wis doing m Philadelphia. There was a letter written to Mr/ 
 Grlentworth by Mr. Draper, I think alone, although it may have been signed by 
 Mr. Draper, Mr. Bowen, 1 think by Mr. Grinnell and by myself. If it was not, 
 however, signed by us, it was written certainly by the three, but upon reflection, I 
 am not certain that Mr. Grinnell had anything to do with it, although it was read 
 to him and approved by hiai. The following is a copy of the letter ; "New York, 
 October 31st, 1840"—! have made a mistake, as this is written from a copy, and I 
 ask leave to alier it. As altered it should read : 
 
 "New York, October 31st, 1339. 
 
 " Dear Sir— Two of vour letters, written yesterday, have found their way to 
 this city ; the project which you laid out is not wholly understood by your friends 
 here. The position which they consider themselves placed in, is easily summed up, 
 and their only fear is, that you may have misunderstood their motives and desires. 
 If you have made any arrangements which in any way lend to any thing beyond 
 a general supervision of the polls, for the purpose of detecting and preventing ille«« 
 gal voting, you must at once unequivocally abandon it, and look to them for any 
 expense which your precipitate sieps may have occasioned. We value the cause 
 as highly as any portion of uurf; How citizens value it, but we are determined not 
 to enter into any son of arrangement which, under any circumstances, could be 
 construed into a bar^^ain for foreign votes. We therefore take the earliest and 
 most efieciivd mode of saying to you, that while we are ready to submit to the 
 expertfee which you may have incurred in your preliminary arrangement, we will 
 not countenance any system v/hich can many way encourage thie importation of 
 voters. 
 
 . " We know your desires, and shall be willing to meet your wishes, provided they 
 are based upon the simple point of protecting the rights of the honest voters, which 
 we deem your only hope or expectation." 
 
 This concludes the letter; I am not certain whether this letter was sent by 
 mail or by Mr. Ford; I think Mr. Ford went on at the instance of Mr. Draper 
 and Mr. Bowen ; 1 do not remember whether 1 ever saw Mr. Ford or not ; I do not 
 know Mr. Ford's first name or residence; he was a person Mr. Bowen knew j 
 Mr. Draper has the draft of this letter, from which the copy I have read was 
 made yesterday ; there Wad money furnished at the time of writing this letter, to 
 be sent to Mr. Glentworih, but I do not recoUtct the amount ; I believe I gave 
 the money to Mr, Draper and Mr. Bowen, from the fund which was in 
 my hand; my impression is it was S200; I am certain it was notS500; I feel 
 pretty confident it was S200— at all events, that is all I know of; I presume 
 I have a memorandum at my office, which will tell precisely what the amount 
 was; Mr. Glentworth returned to the city immediately after the writing of ihi» 
 letter — I think so — I am not positive. He did not have an interview with me 
 at my office ot> his return ; according to the best of rny recollection. I met 
 him in Broad street; I do not remember any agreement to meet at Mr. Draper's 
 house with Mr. Bowen, Mr. Grinnell, and Mr. Wetmore, on Saturday night foN 
 lowing his return at 10 o'clock, nor do I remember any such meeting; two 
 years have elapsed since that time. I cannot tax my recollection, as it was 
 a time of great political excite uent and occupation. I do not remember a 
 meeting at Mr. Draper's until two o'clock on Sunday morning, at which Mr, 
 Glentworth was present. The letter I have mentioned was written at Mr. Grinnell's 
 house. I do not remember Mr. Draper giving Mr. Glentworth one or two drafts at 
 sight on Mr. Charles Gill, of Philadelphia, amounting to two thousand dol- 
 lars, or any such sum. No drafts v/ere sent on to Mr. Gleniworth by Dras 
 per at the time the letter was written, that I know of; and I think it could 
 not have been without my knowledge. 
 
 Mr. Glentworth did not, to my knowledge, go on to Philadelphia in the spring 
 of 1839, with a view to make any arrangement about the spring election. I 
 know Henry W, Havens ot this city. J do not know of any money being 
 forwarded by him to Mr. Glentworth, either in the fall of 1833 or spring of 
 1839. Mr. Robert Swariwout did not go to Philadelphia at either of our in<« 
 stance, nor did I know that he went to Philadelphia, nor did I ever hear or 
 know of any other person or persons going to Philadelphia for or on behalf of the 
 whig party, except Mr. Glentworth, as before stated ; and he only for the avowed, 
 and declared, and so believed by me, purpose of bringing individuals here to 
 detect illegal votes, which, it vras said, the other side intended to bring from 
 Philadelphia to vote here, which intention I fully believe they meant to carry 
 into effect, which was the sole reason of my giving my approbation to Mr. 
 
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 Glentworth's going to Philadelphia. I do not remember what the two letters 
 were alluded to in the leiier above copied, nor do I know to whom those 
 letters were written; they were such, however, as led us to fear it waspossi* 
 ble that Mr. Glentworili niiL'ht do what would not meet our approbation, and 
 be consistent with right and justice, and ihedisiinct understanding unde' which 
 we gave our assent to his going, ihougli I am bound to say, from my indis- 
 tinct recollection of the letters, that there was nothing in them which could 
 show that Mr. Glentworih was actually engaged in any illegal proceedings, 
 but fearing lest his ardent temperament might lead him astray. I understood 
 from Mr. Glentworih that sevtral persons did come on from Philadelphia to 
 detect illegal votes that fall; he did not state the number; I do not think I 
 ever heard the number Irom him, or from any body else; he staled, however, 
 there was not near as many came on as would have come if our letter had 
 not been written. 
 
 I do not know, from information or otherwise, who had the disposition or 
 appointment of these men afier they came on.- I think, however, Sir. Glent- 
 worih fold me he had the disposition of these men, and that he came on with 
 them ; I have no recollection how many he was authorized to employ or bring 
 on for this purpose — it Was not many, however; I have no recollection or know- 
 ledge of how much money he was authorized to spend for this purpose; lean* 
 not say whether he was limited as to amount — yet he must have been ; I have 
 no doubt he was ; I have no knowledge that he wrote from Philadelphia, as 
 to the terms upon which he could get the men to come on — he certainly ne- 
 ver wrote to me, and I had no communication with himj except as above; I 
 do not remember that he furnished an account to the committee of money 
 ppent by him ; ttiere was no account kept by me of the moneys paid or sent 
 tohim, nor by any one else that I know of; it was pretty exciting times, and 
 rigid accounts were not kept. I never heard of persons being sent from. Albany 
 in this way under similar or any arrran^jenient, with Mr. Glentworih or any 
 other person. 
 
 Mr. Glentworih, I do not think, ever told me the men that came on here 
 with him voted. I did undprsiand, but from whom I cannot tell, that there 
 was illegal voting on both sides. I think I saw it in the Evening Post. It 
 was in consequence of th-Jt, that I, as one, was desirous to have a registry 
 law. R. M. BLATCHFORD. 
 
 Taken and sworn this 22d day of October, 1840. 
 
 ROBEUT H. MORRIS, 
 Recorder of the City of New York. 
 
 City and County of New York, ss : Robert C. Wetmore, merchant of the city 
 of New York, beiiig duly sworn, deposeih and says: Knows Mr. Glentworih, 
 and has three or four years; he was appointed Tobacco Inspector a year aeo last 
 winter; I have no knowledge thai he was sent by any person or persons to Pnila« 
 delphia, in the fall of 1838, to make arrangements in relation to the fall election ; I 
 do not know that he was in Philadelphia in the fall of 1838 ; I did not, nnr to my 
 knowledge did any other person receive a letter from him in the fall of 1838, from 
 Philadelphia, or from any other place ; I know James Bowen of this city ; I do 
 not know of Bowx;i's writing a letter to Glemworth at Philadelphia in the fall of 
 1838 i I do not know a man in this city by the name of Ford ; I had not the most 
 distant knowledge that Glentworih was at Phiiad Iphia, under any circumstans 
 ces, in the fall of 1838 ; I did not meet Mr. Gleniworth at the house or office of 
 Mr. Blatchlord, or anywhere else, early in the month of November, 1838 ; I never 
 met any person at Mr. Draper's house in the fall of 1338, nor have I ever been at 
 his house; I know nothing of Drajier's drawing a draft on Charles Gill, of Phila* 
 delphia; I know Henry VV. Havms ; I do not know of any money being given 
 to him to carry to Philadelphia, or package eaid to contain money ; Mr. Bowen, 
 in 1838, was Chairman of ihe Young Men's Executive Whig Committee; I do 
 not know of perj^ons timing on frum Philadelphia in the f-Ul of 1838, to look after 
 illegal voters ; I know Noah Cook and John F. Raymond, but I do not know Pa«« 
 trick McArdle ; Raymond was alierwards a mt niber of the Commiiiee, and is 
 since made Leather Inspector— knows nothing of Raymond's character ; knows 
 nothing against him ; he has always appeared civil ; never had any conversaiion 
 with Raymond about persons coming on from Philadelphia ; I never told Rays 
 mond to send McArdle to me; I have no recollection of ever having heard McArs 
 die's name mentioned under any circumstances ; I know of no transaction of Noah 
 Cook's giving any person the charge of some men at National Hall, to attend the 
 
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 p6]\s ; I never heard any thing in relation to Mr. Blatchford and others writing 
 to Mr. Glentworih at Philadelphia to stay brinsrins: men on here ; I do not kno\V 
 otany men being at the Alms House in the fall of 1638 from Philadelphia; I do 
 not know of any clothes, old or new, beinsj sent to any committee room to be 
 used dnring the tlection, cither from the Alms House or any other place ; I recom»i 
 mended Glentworih, as did, I presume, others recomiiiend him for his office ; I 
 did not put his application upon the ground of extraordinary services rendered by 
 him for the party ; I think I wrote to the Governor for him; 1 do not recollect 
 whether I have received a letter from him about his office, either before or since 
 his appointment ; I do not remember whether, subsequent to his appointment, 
 he wrote to me a letter about his reappointment or in relation to some attempt 
 made to remove him ; I think he did write to me something about fears he enters 
 tained about being removed; I have not the letter ; it is not in my possession, 
 nor under my control ; I do not know what I did with it; I do not recollect whe> 
 therl can give a line of that letter ; I do not remember that Gleniworth made 
 threats in the letter that he would make disclosures if he was removed ; I 
 do not recollect that I showed the letter to ivtr. Bowc" ; I may have done so, 
 as we weremlimate; I may ha ve left the original letter with Bowen ; I do not re- 
 collect receiving a letter coniaining a threat that he would make disclosures if he 
 was removed, or anything of the kind ; I do not remember calling upon Mr. Bowen 
 to get him to write to the Govjrnor to retain Glentworih, yet it is very likely I may 
 have done so ; I do not think I wrote to the Governor in relation to the siibject ot 
 his removal ; I have no recollection of having done so ; I do not know of any other 
 means that prevented Glentworih' s removal other than those ot common decency, 
 which would prevent an active, usefal politician bemg removed from an office he 
 had so ably earned — I am confident that no funds went from the Young Men's 
 Committee to Mr. Glentworih, as if it had I should have remembered it ; I do not 
 know Bela Badger ; although I do not know that Mi; Glentworih rendered extra- 
 ordinary services to the party, yet he was an active and useful member of it; I 
 now remember I have known Mr. Glentworih since 1834; 
 
 ' ROBERT C WET MORE. 
 Sworn this 22d day of October, 1840, before me, 
 
 ROBERT H. MORRIS, 
 Recorder of tiie city of New York. 
 
 Hobert Swartwout appeared according to the subpcena, and being duly sworn, saye ; 
 Knows J*mes li^ .Gleulwonh, Tobacco Inspector of this city ; I was passenger in the car 
 for Philadelpfiia with Gleniworth, in ihe fall of 1828, and I think in the month of October, 
 between the 15ch and25lh ; we met accidentally as to me; I accompaiiird him to see per- 
 sons in Philadelphia alter we anived there — the only person 1 acconjpanied him tu see 
 was ttie Mayorof Philadelphia, Mr. Swift; I intoduced him lo Mr. Swifi ; I do not know 
 what liis business- was wiili tlie Mayor of Phi adelphia; they did not converse in inv pres- 
 ence upon business ; I told the Mayor that Mr. Glentworih tiad re</nested me to introduce 
 him, ani he had some business wiih him ; the Mayor and Gleniwurth conversed together 
 apart, in another room, witii tokling doors open ; I remained with the family ; it was at Mr. 
 Swift's house, and 1 think up.'n Sunday ; I did not know, eiiher from Glentworth orother- 
 wise, what the object of Mi. Glentworih's visit wa& to Philadelithia ; Mr. Glentworth and 
 myself left Mr. Swift's house together ; had no conversation with Glentworih "^itlierin goin^ 
 to, or while in Philadelphia, in relation to the object of his visit; from the Mayor's house 
 1 think we returned lo the United States Hotel . I do not recollect that I introduced him to 
 other persons, though 1 may have done so ; I went with him to* the Exchan^ie ; I was in 
 Philadelphia about forty- eight hours ; I think I returned and left Glentworth (here ; was 
 present at no other meeting between Glentworth andlhe Mayor; before I went to Phila-. 
 delphia I had seen Glenfworth ; I was in the habit of seeing him daily in the committee 
 room in Broad street; we went on in the evening boat; I was not requested by any other 
 person to introduce him to the Mayor ; I do not know James Young, the officer of Phila- 
 delphia; 1 do not know George VV. Roan nor BelaBaJ<;er; I donor know that Glentworth 
 was furnished with funds by'any person when he left the city ; never heard it so stated — 
 nor that he was furnished with any while there : I did not gather from anything that he said, 
 nor did 1 suspect what the object of his visit was at the Exchange, I think the day 
 pj^vious to tlie general election in Pennsylvania; I do not know that Glentworth had a 
 meeting \\ ith persons here before he went to Philadelphia ; 1 think it probable there was 
 a meeting of the Executive Committee at the room the day on which we went to PhiladeU 
 phia, though I do not recollect it ; but meeting him very frequent, I was not chosen as a del- 
 egate \o go to Philadelphia ; I ao not knuw whether Gieniworih was sent, or whether he 
 went on nis own accord ; my visit was not at all connected with Glentvvorth's visit there. 
 
 ROBERT SWARTWOUT. 
 
 Take, before »e, .l.is20,h of October, 1840^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^ 
 
 Recorder of the City of New York. 
 
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 City and County of New Yor/t, ss : Noah Cook, forwarding merchant of said city < bein^ 
 duly sworn, sail h that he has read several affidavits in a paper called the Standard, publish- 
 ed in this city, in which it is represented that this deponent and others were, in the fall of 
 1S38, and spring of 1S39, engaged in procuring and introducing into this city, persons front* 
 Philadelphia and Albany, for tiie purpo.-e of voting at the elections. Tliis, so far as I am 
 concerned, is untrue in all its parts and particulars ; neither do I know any person belong- 
 ing to the whig j^arty who was engaged in any such enlerprize. During the fall of 1S38, I 
 was furnished with information fioin Newark, Paierson, New Br'mswick. and several 
 other towns in New Jersey, from Philadelphia, Albany, and fiom several towns in Con- 
 necticut, that arrangements had been made, and were making, by the loco foco party, to 
 send a large number of persons to this city, for the purpose of voting the loco foco ticket ; 
 this information, in many cases, gave the names of the individuals who were to come here 
 ID vote; in others the names of the individuals who were employing persons to come to 
 the city to vote, with the amounts paid to each mdividual. I had particular information 
 that in Philadelphia an othce had been opened in Chesnut street, under the supervision of 
 persons of theloco foco party, named to me, and that they were sending on a large num- 
 ber of individuals, the names of some of whom were given, and which individuals did, as I 
 tfas informed and firmly believe, come on to the city, and that sotne of them did vote the 
 loco foco ticket ; and that many more would have done so but from the measures taken by 
 this deponent and others to prevent it. And this deponent further saith, that after coming 
 into the possession of these facts, he advised and aided in procuring individuals to come' 
 to this eity to be stationed at the different polls to detect persons sent on to vote the loco' 
 foco ticket; that most of these persons did, by appointment, meet this deponent at Nation- 
 al Hall, and were by him directed to the several wards where they were to be stationed. 
 And this deponent further saith, that he knows of no person having voted illegally at 
 cither of these elections, alfhough he was informed at that time, and believes that there 
 was illegal voting, particularly on the [lart of the loco foco party. And ihisdeponent fur- 
 ther faith, that fo muzh of the afFulavits as relates to the procuring clothes lor the use of 
 any person at National Hall is, so far as he is concerned, and as he believes, all others, 
 totally false. NOAH COOK. 
 
 Swoin this 23d day of October, 1840, before me, 
 
 W. R. BEEBE, Commissioner of Deeds. 
 
 AFFIDAVIT OF PATRICK McARDLE, TtrRNKEV of the DeStors Prison. 
 City and County of New York,ss : Patrick McArdle, of the city of New York, being 
 duly sworn deposeih and says : he is now deputy keeper or turnkey of the Debtors Prison 
 in the city of New York : in the fall of the year 1838, 1 was then attached to the criminal 
 department, and was either at the city prison as underkeeper to Mr. Cogswell, or was at 
 Bellevue in the Penitentiary department under Cogswell ; I am not certain as to my loca- 
 tion at this time, because at some period an arrangement was made by which Mr. Balds 
 win, who was under Mr. Vanderbilt, came down to the city prison, and I took his place at 
 Bellevue ; this arrangement was made ; I knew while it was going on ; I was dissatisfied 
 with the snggestion — conpulfed with my friends, and ihrough their advice I went of Du- 
 ring the fall election of 1838, 1 resided in the Sixteenth Ward, between the Second anrf 
 Third avenues, in Twenty sixth street. It was said at the time at Bellevue, that some pern 
 Bonswere discharged from BlackwRll'slsland;and slept at Bellevue for i he purpose of voting 
 —I did not hear the number mentioned— I saw one person with a wooden log, who was 
 said to be one of them — I do not know that I saw any other — the understanding was that 
 these persons were persons on the Island, and were discharged. I heard at the Almsr 
 House, and was present when it was talked of— I had some men there — some ten or twelre 
 men, who were sent there to vote, and Were put under my charge— they were sent from* 
 down town— they were not under my charge over an hour— they went off hither and thlth'- 
 er dissatisfied— I wanted them to stay, and they said they would not, because I believe 
 they had drank rather too much. At that time I had been introduced to all of them— in' 
 the course of the day I had a hint that some men were to come —Raymond is the man who' 
 gave me flie hint — he said they would come from head quiriers— headquarters meant Na- 
 tional Hall, in Canal street. Raymond said I had better go down and get some men— I wenf 
 down to National Hall— 1 went into a room up stairs, and the men we re assigned to mc b/ 
 Noah Cook— there was another man present — a tall rav/-boned man -I do not remember 
 that any one else was present— the men were brought to the room while Noah Cook wa* 
 present— it was understood that the men were for the purpose of voting, and Noah Cook 
 Baid these are your men, you must take care of them. I took the men up Broadway With 
 me, and stopped in public houses in Broadway and treated them — I got all of them to thi 
 Alms House, with tiie exception of three or four — there was about one dozen in all piit 
 under my charge— lliis was the day before the polls opened for the November election o^ 
 1838; this was three, four and five o'clock in the afternoon. We went up Broadway to- 
 gether— I was to take t'^em up and l.,dge them where I pleased, so that they could Vote — 
 they all leftmc in lcs.s than an h' ur after we got to the Alms House — it was about nine or 
 ten o'clock when we got to the Alms House— we had been talking along the way and 
 stopping-Raymond, now Leather Inspector, was the person who first spoke to mem res 
 laiion to this business- Raymond, at that time was atiached to the Alma House depart- 
 ment, anrl fir8t8i)oke lo me in the neighborhood . I saw .lames Glcniworlh, now Tobacco 
 Inspector, and conversed with him about this before it was done— Raymond told me of It, 
 and said I must ace C enlworih about it— I saw him, Gleniworth, at an auction elore in 
 Broad street- Clentworili said there wouM be some men here for the purpose t)f voting at 
 tlie then coming election, and from what Raymond had said to him, that I had be ler take 
 care of them. Thi.s interview with (>lentworth was about some three days before the elec* 
 tion of November, 1838— Raymond may have spoken often in this hapshazard way : we 
 
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 are going to have some men here (o vote, and you tako care ol them- 1 had a memoran • 
 rium of the names oi the persona which were given to me— Noah Cook, 1 think, gave me 
 the memorandum of the names of the men— he gave mc tliis at Naiional Hail, or it may 
 have been given at that time by the other person I have spoken of, whom I do not know— 
 I have not to my knowledge seen the other person since— I have never seen any of the 
 gang of them that 1 ha' I, tliat I know of since— Raymond asked me next morning, that is 
 the first day ofihe elociion, what had become of them— in fact he knew it. because he was 
 attached to the Aims; Hou>e— Raymond said to me, there are men going ro hi here to vote, 
 and you had better go and see Glenl worth and lake charge of ihem. The imdersianding 
 was for Cook and the other man, that some one was to come to the Sixteenth Ward and take 
 the men— -I was to attend to the men at the Sixteenth Ward poll- there was a man to come 
 and fake them after they had voted aithe Sixteenth Ward— alll had to do withtliem waste 
 take them to vole in the Sixteenth Ward— Raymond was then at the polls of the Sixteenth 
 Ward, and asked what had become of the men— Raymond supposed that they had cut and 
 run and went off— which is the last I heard of it. 
 
 PATRICK McARDLE: 
 
 Sworn this 22d day of October, 1S40, before me. 
 
 ROBERT H. MORRIS, 
 Recorder of the City of New York. 
 
 City and County of New York,ss : John F. Raymend, of the city of New York, beinp 
 duly sworn, deposeth and says, he is now Leather Inspector of the city of New Y'ork. I 
 know. James B. Glentworth, Tobacco Inspector ol the city of New York. In the fall of 
 18?8, I was connected with the Alms House establishment at Bellevue, in the city of New 
 Yoi k, and was during November, 1838. I know Patrick McArdle ; he was attached at that 
 time to the criminal department at Bellevue ; I know Noah Cook, who was elected a mem- 
 ber of tne legislature for this city in she fall of 1838; I knew Glentworth in the fall of 1838 : 
 Noah Cook is a forwarding merchant; I do not know that James B. Glentworth procured 
 persons to come here and vote at the fall election of 1?38 ; 1 never had any conversation 
 with him upon that subject in my life. It was talked ol that Mr. Ingersoll and Mr. Brown 
 were organizing persons to come here and vote the loco foco ticket ; that Glentworth had 
 gone to Philadelphia to get men to come here lo watch the polls, and prevent the other 
 persons voting : whether Glentwoith succeeded in getting men, 1 do not know from my 
 own knowled-^e, but I heard he did- This conversation might have been with Noah Cook; 
 I heard that Patrick McArdle had a gang of men under his charge in the Sixteenth Ward ; 
 and my impression was they were part of the men GieiUworth had got^ this I heard from 
 McArdle himself ; i might have told McArdle that Glentworth was to have men come from 
 Philadelphia, and that he, McArdle, must take care of them. I had this conversation with 
 McArdle while Glentworth " as in Philadelphia, as I suppose ; I did not see McArdle on 
 the night previous to the election of November, 1838, unless I saw him bef ire he had 
 seen Glentworth. I think McArdle had his instructions from another man, not from 
 me ; 1 heard in difTeren*. committee rooms, and from Noah Cook, that persons were to 
 come and be at the different polls, from Philadelphia and New Jersey, to prevent illegal 
 voting; to watch the opposite party. There were some such men I know from New Jer- 
 sey, attending the Sixteenth Ward poll. My impression at the time was that there was aa 
 enterprise on hand to get illegal votee, and that the men which McArdle had under his care 
 were to put in illegal votes if they could be successfully managed. I heard a great deal 
 about Glentwortn's being gone at the time, and I heard Noah Cook say a letter^had been 
 sent to him, that i 'he had gone any farther than to get men to come and watch the poll and 
 prevent illegal votes against the whig ticket, he must stop and go no farther about it, and 
 this I heard while Glentworth was gone, and before the election. I did not, according to 
 uiy impression, see Glentworth alter his return from Philadelphia before or during the 
 election. 1 now remember that the day after the election, or very soon after, I heard Glent- 
 worth speaking of McArdle's ineficiency, and said he was not the man for him, as the en- 
 terprise had failed through nis inefficiency. After the election, the amount of money said 
 to have been spent by Glentworth was spoken of in many places in my presence. It was 
 eaid he must have appropriated some of the moneys to his own use, and had not applied 
 it as he was to have done, and as he stated he had done. I think Robert C. Wefmore was 
 the person who gave the directions to McArdle. My impression is, I sent McArdie to R. 
 C. Wetmore to get his directions about the men ; I should think it was the day previous to 
 the election that I so sent him ; I heard it said in conversation among u?, that it was sup- 
 posed we had got in enough illegal votes to balance the illegal votes put in by the other 
 party ; this I may have heard from Robert C. Wetmore, Noah Cook, Henry W. Havens, 
 or Glentworth, but am not certain it was either of them. Mr. Robert C. Wetmore told me 
 to tell McArdle to meet him; that he wanted to have McArdle meet him, and that there 
 would be some men to be put in his charge. First conversation I had with Mr. Wet- 
 cnore was that Glentworth had gone to Philadelphia and would get some men, and that 
 McArdle was to take charge of them. I gathered from the conversation, though J cannot 
 .give the words, that the men were to come on here and vote illegally at the then conriog 
 election. JOHN F. RAY^MOND. 
 
 Sworn this 22d day of October, 1840. before me, 
 
 ROBERT H. MORRIS, Recorder of the City of New York. 
 
 Simeon Draper, of No. 10 Warren street, merchant, was then sworn and examined : 
 43,- Do you know James B. Glentworth 1 
 
 A. Before answering any questions, I am now in attendance before the Special Justice 
 for preserving the peace of the city of New V ork, under and by vir. ue of a subpoena signed 
 iy RobertH. Morris, Recorder of .the ^;ity of New York. First protesting as a citiceu 
 
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 against the authority of the tribunal before whom I am summoned, as an arbitrary and JTItf- 
 gal body, usurping powers in violation of civil rights, and of the laws under which they asv 
 sume to act, I profess uiy readiness to answer all and every question it may be their plea- 
 sure, under iheir usurped powers, to propose 
 
 Recorder. In future, I desire the Cierfe to strike out tlie words Special Justices from the 
 subpoenas, so that it may appear that the parties are summoned only before me, as in fact 
 they are. 
 
 Mr. Whiting. This is another specimen of what we had to-day. 
 
 Recorder. I don't consider it necessary that there should be any argument on the sub* 
 ject. 
 
 Mr. Whiting. If Mr Draper thinks this an illegal tribunal, I will not examine him orask 
 him any question, until he comes to some tribunal before whicii he considers himself bound 
 by the solemnity of an oath. 
 
 Mr. Draper then ^ard, I wilUlate that the protest entered by me, in answer to the sugges- 
 tions made by the District Attorney, is not intended in any way to prevent a full investiga^ 
 lion, so far as lies in iny power, of my conduct, or that of others, in reference to the subn 
 ject'matter under consideration ; ard I sincerely believe in the efficacy of the oath ten- 
 dered to me by the Recorder on this occasion ; and under which I consider myself ac^ 
 countable to the laws, and to my Creator, fur the truth of what I might state under that 
 oath ; and that it is not my object or intention to arrest the enquiry, but as ihe District At-> 
 torney declines asking me any questions, I do intend to make a statement to the public, 
 fall in every respect, under iny oath, to be taken before his Honor the Reconler. 
 
 Upon this explanation being given, the District Attorney proceeded with the examina'+ 
 tion. 
 
 Q. Do you know James B Glentworth'} 
 A. I do. 
 
 Q. How long have you known him 1 
 
 A. Three or four years, I suppose. I don't recollect exactly. 
 Q,. Did you not know him as early as 1"- 34 1 
 A. I do not think I did. I may, however. 
 
 Q.. Did you, in the fall ofl8.38, just preceding the election, or at any other time, draw a 
 draft or drafts, or procure to be drawn a draft or drafts upon Charles Gill, of Philadelphia^ 
 or any other person, for any amount of money, which were, or were t > be given to Glent^i 
 worth ? 
 
 A. Glentworth called at my house on a Saturday evening preceding the election in the 
 fall of 1838, and requested mp to give him a draft or letter wliick would enable him to ob- 
 tain money in PJiiladelphia, offering to give me New York c'lecks or bank bills for ihe same. 
 I gave him a draft, or letter wliich was tantamount, lor tile sum he paid me, on William, 
 nor Charles Gill. 
 
 Q,. For What amount was yoiir letter or draft? 
 
 A. I cannot say exactly, l>ttt tliink it was less than S 1000; as near as I can recollect $600 
 but it might have been more. 
 
 Q,. Did you at that time give him any other draft, furnish him w<ih any other fund", or 
 the means of obtaining other funds? 
 
 A. No other than I include in my previous answer. 
 
 Q,. What did Glentworth give you for that diaft ? 
 
 A. I have told you in my previous answer. 
 
 Q.. Whose checks, and to what amount, what kind of money, and to what amount, did 
 hegive you in exchange ? 
 
 A. Whose criecks, and what kind of money, I cannot tell, two years having elapsed si.ice 
 the transaction, or nearly to. The amount was equal to he draff, or letter of credit given. 
 Ic annot distinguish how muchof tlie amourit was in checks or bant notes. 
 
 Q,. Where was your plac of bu.-iness at that time, and where your residence 1 
 
 A. No 69 Pine street my place of business ; No. 10 Warren stieet, my residence. 
 
 Q. Did G.eniworth, on that occasion, call at your house alcne, or in company with other 
 persons 1 
 
 A, 1 do not rememqer any person calling with him. 
 Q, Did he call by appointment ? 
 A. Not inade Willi orbymc. 
 
 Q. Did he call pursuant to an appointment made to your knowledge, information, er 
 belief, with any other peison? 
 A. He did not. 
 
 Q How late on Saturday night did he call? 
 
 A. The precise hour I cannot tell. I think between ten and eleven o'clock. 
 
 Q.. Had you seen liim before on that day 1 
 
 A. Ii is impossible forme to say. 
 
 Q. How long did he remain at your house? 
 
 A. Long enough for tti'^drai'ts to be drawn or the letter to be written. 
 Q.. Please lo state the number of hours he vvas at your house, or the hour (hat he left it, 
 as nearly as you can. 
 
 A. He left us as soon as he was through with his business, in pei haps about thirty min- 
 utes, as near as 1 can recollect. 
 Q. WlioeLsowis prcsentihat night at your interview with Glentworth? 
 A 1 remf>inber of no one at the lime ho was there. 
 
 Q, Had Gl. tiiworih arrived in thiscily Irom Philadelphia on that day, to your knowlcdgo, 
 iDformation or belief? 
 
 A. I have no rccollection,or knowledge, or information that he did. 
 
 Q Had he bffcn previously to Philadelphia on any business in which you had taken any 
 and what intercBt? 
 
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 A. 1 think he had been to PliHadelphia I never have been interested in private bxi^U 
 bess with Mr. Glenfworth. I think he had been at Philadelphia, bur, on no business at mine 
 nor at my instigation, nor undei ujy advice or wiih my knowledge when h^ winit 
 
 QL Had you ever, previous to that Saturday night, given your drafts lo Mr. Gleatworth in 
 exchange for checks or money, at your house') 
 
 A. Not that I remember. 
 
 Q. Did Glentworth at any time and when communicate to you tlie object of his visit to 
 Philadelphia J 
 
 A. He did on one visit, I don't know which. He told me one time what he was going 
 on for. 
 
 Q,. What did he tell you he was goin? on for 1 
 
 A. He stated to me tliat he had ascertained through his friends in Philadelphia, amongst 
 others, the ex-Mayor, Col. Swift, tiiat the officers of line Police had diFcovered that a 
 veiy important arrangemant had been made by ilie then Collector, the Postmaster, Mr. 
 Ittgersoll, and I think a Mr. Brown, to send on some three hundred persons to this city 
 to vote the Locofoco, or Administration ticket ; that there had been a regular ofSce open- 
 ed in or near Chestnut street, where men were taken, barganed for, and sworn to come 
 to this city to vote, and that it was utterly useless tor the whig party to attempt ta 
 carry the election, unless these men were prevented from carrving out this fraud ; that 
 he had learned through Col. Swift the names of some of his old officers, and obiained from 
 them the knowledge of these facts; that they, the officers, were the only persons wha 
 could detect them, and they could do so as they had all the particulnrs, had seen the oath 
 andhstot names, and understood the entire operation. And he said in consequence of 
 this he was going on for the purpose ofmaking arranitements to bring on men to identify 
 and detect the illegal voters who were reierred to above. 
 
 Q. Did you at the time believe this statement of Glentworth's, and that the gentlemen 
 named as being concerned in tliat business were so engaged"? 
 
 A. I then belieVedthat there had been a bargain made lor illegal votes by the opponents 
 of the whig party, and I believe now, that such an arrangement was made. I shall not 
 give any opinion as to the precise individuals who were engaged in it, without a more 
 thorough investigation. I have nothing but rumor to add to the testimony, further thau 
 Glentworth's saying so to me. Hissayinji so was considered sufficient to call for this ex- 
 amination; whether it shall be taken in evidence against the individuals! shall leave the 
 public to judge. Such was the statement made by Glencworth, and 1 acted upon iiso far 
 as I did act. 
 
 Q. Did you not disbelieve that Mr. IngersoU and the gentlemen named were engaged in 
 such an arrangement 7 
 
 A. I do not remember what my opinion was at that time in reference to any of the indi' 
 viduals named, except as the^ were included in the statement made to me by Glentworth, 
 I do not wish to reflect at all on the character of these gentlemtu, and at the same time I do 
 not wish to weaken the statement made by Glentworth 
 
 Q. Predicated upon that statement, what did yon do 1 
 
 A. I can fix upon no positive aci at this moment, further than before stated, except to ad- 
 vise and assent to the carrying out of the plan. 
 
 Q,. How long was your assent to the carrying out of this plan given previous to the elec 
 tion 1 
 
 A. I do not remember— I cannot tell 
 
 Q.. State as nearly as you can how many days it was before you gave him the draft on 
 Philadelphia 1 
 A. I am not sure that it was not on the same day. 
 
 Q. Do you remember the answer you gave Glentworth on his disclosing to you the fraud 
 he spoke of? 
 A. I do not recollect making hiir. any answer. 
 
 Q,- Had you an interview with Glentworth at any lime previous to the night you gave 
 him the draft, in which the coming election was the subject of conversation 1 
 
 A. I had Irequent conversations with him during the period of preparations fur the elec 
 tion. 
 
 Q. In any of those conversations did he tell you of any plan that could be resorted to to 
 defeat the contemplated fraud 7 
 A. No further than the plan before alluded to. 
 
 Q. Are you positive that you did not know that Glentworth was or had been in Phila- 
 delphia in relation to the election, until the Saturday night you have before spoken of 7 
 
 A. I did not know tliat he had been to Philadelphia before 1 saw him on Saturday mght, 
 and as I Understood from him, for the purpose heretofore stated. 
 Q,. When, previous to.that Saturday nignt, did he tell you he had been (here on businesst 
 A. I believe I before stated I could not recollect. It might have been on that day. 
 Q,. Did he tell you at the first interview that he did or could make such arrangements 7 
 A. I think he said he had seen the parties, and had so far progressed ^that it required nc^ 
 ihfng but money to finish it. 
 Q,. Did he tell you by whose authority he made these arrangements7 
 A. I do not remember that he did tell mc particularly the individuals, but I understood 
 that he was acting as a member of a committee. 
 Q,. What committee 7 
 
 A. One of the whig committees of this city. I don't know which. I had nothing to do 
 
 with it. I was not in a whig committee at the time. 
 Q, Did you understand from what he said, what committee he meant 7 
 A. I understood him to mean one of the standing committees of one of the twowhigor- 
 
 gauizations » the city— the seniors or juniors. 
 
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 A. I know ofnoarransemonf made with these men, of the character referred to by the 
 District Attorney, nor anv other arrangement in any way whatever .aflfocting their con<]uct 
 here in that par.'icuiar. I want to add to that Ido remember that it was distinctly stated 
 that there was an ortfanizilion g >\ up by the loco fcco or administration party at that time, 
 where a mark of ink on ihe ear was understood to desitinate them at the poll, and have no 
 <loubt the District Auorney got lhat inlbrmalion on the wrong side— on the other ear.— 
 [laughter] 
 
 District Attorney-Then I will taVehold of the other. 
 
 Q. Who was it ihaf disfinctly srated this, sir, and on what day of the election 1 
 
 A. I cannot parficularizo the individual or individuals, or the particular dayl heard of 
 
 it; every day it was commonly talited of at the lime 
 Q. Did you communicate it to the Inspectors, or see any man at the polls with such a 
 
 markl 
 
 A. Not to my recollection. 
 
 Q. How many persons came on from Philadelphia 1 
 A- I do not know. 
 
 Q. How many of them did you see 1 
 
 A. 1 think I saw five or six that were said to come from there. I do not know whether 
 they did or not; the information was given me by Mr. Glentworth. 
 Q. Wliere, and on what day, did you see them 1 
 
 A. I think it w.is at National Hall ; on what day I cannot say. I believe it was on one of 
 the days of the eleciion ? 
 Q, Was you introduced to them, or any of them? 
 
 A. I believe not ; 1 might have been, however; I was certainly not four minutes in 
 the Hall or the place. 
 Q Do you remember the names of any of them 1 
 A. No, sir, I do not. 
 
 Q. Were these all that you saw the whole evening of this thirty or forty 1 
 
 A. All that I have any recollection of. 
 
 Q. Wtio had cliarge of these men at National Hall 1 
 
 A. The previous answer I think wi!l suffice ; 1 answer, I know nothing who had charge 
 of them ; Mr. Glcntworih was there when I was there ; I presume he had charge of them, 
 if they were in charge of any body. 
 
 Q. Do you know, sir, whether a single illegal voter was detected during that election, by 
 any person who w^^3 hired to come on from Philadelphia? 
 
 A. 1 do not, but I believe— 
 
 D. A. Thatisnot an answer tomv question. 
 
 (Court allows him to proceed ) Tliat iheir presence at the polls prevented many from 
 voting who came on from Philadelphia. 
 By the Court— On what do you found your belief? 
 
 A. Upon general information from Philadelphia; I do not remember any special infor- 
 mation ; that's all. 
 
 Recoider— My object in making that inquiry is, to ascertain whether a fraud of that kind 
 has been cmninittea, that the individuals may be punished ; I now ask whether you have 
 any knowledge, information, or belief, from hearsay or otherwise, thatwill facilitate me in 
 the inquiry ol the commission of such frauds for the purpose of detecting them. 
 
 A. 1 have not at present any knowledge upnn which I would base a complaint to the Re- 
 corder ; I understand there is a determination on the part of our Whig Committee to fur- 
 nish evidence of this character, of the character referred to, both in refe-ence to previous 
 and to approaching elections. 
 
 Q,. You have staled, sir, that there were no other persons present at your house at the 
 time you gave your drafts ; were there any other persons there during the evening, just 
 before or just after he came on account of the proposition to raise the neressary funds ? 
 
 A. There were two gentlemen at my house after Mr. Glentworih left : General George S. 
 Doughty and Mr Redwood Fistier. They did not comelthere in|conse(iucnce of any ap- 
 pointment, nor had thr:r business any reference whatever to Mr Glentv7orth. No persons 
 were there under the arrangement alluded to, either beforeor after, to the best of my re- 
 collection. 
 
 Q,. Was the money covered by your draft the first moneys that had been supplied to 
 Glentworth toprocure persons to come on from Philadelpliia ? 
 
 A. You mean the first money I supplied ? i carmot remember whether it was the first 
 money I supphedor not ; I do not recollect ; I think it was. That was all I had anything 
 to do with ; I heard of another $200. 
 
 Q. Did Mr. Glentworth, before the money was supplied, give the names of the persons 
 he had agreed to hire? 
 
 A. Not to my knowledge. 
 
 Q. Was the number of men stated? 
 
 A. 1 think it was thirty f ■ forty. I do not know. I think they were. 
 
 Q, Were they all to l>e High Constable:: and police officers 1 
 
 A. I don'lthink he confined himself to them, in his rt-presentaf ions. 
 
 Q. Well, did he say how many would be constables and police officers, and how many 
 citizens— I mean private citixens? 
 
 A. Hfi never went into detail with mo on that subject, lhat I know of. 
 
 Q.. Who was to receive the men when they were sent on to New York, and assign them 
 their rcHpcciivi! places? 
 
 A. l( I speak as for absolute knowledge, I do not know. 
 
 Q,. Please to mate all the knowledge, information, and belief, whether obtained at that 
 time or at any ottier time, upon tlrut subject. 
 A. I understood and believe that some of the men were in charge of Noah Cook ; I haTO 
 
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 fcfieh his a/Rilavit, 1 think, confirniiiig my impressions. 1 have no knowledge farther than 
 thatwliich was communicated to mc by Glentworih, and obtained Through a rumor at that 
 time ; and within the last[few days Glentworih has stated to me that Mr. Cook had charge o( 
 Bome of the men in 183S. Mr. Cook admits the truth of this assertion. 
 
 Q. Were these m-^n to wear any oui ward mark, or were they to give any sign, when at 
 the polls, by which they could be known 1 
 
 Q. Did not Glentworih tell you that he was one of the young men's standing commiitee 1 
 
 A. I do not recollect that he told me so. 
 
 Q. Did he not lellyou that it was by authority of the committee to which he belonged, 
 that he made the an angetneni? 
 A. I do not recollect whether he did or not 
 
 Q, You have stated in a previous answer, that you think he said he had seen the parties, 
 fcna had so far progressed as to require nothing more than money to finish it. Who else 
 Was present when he said it besides you 7 
 
 A I do not remember exactly who it was. I think Blatchford and Bowen, and one or 
 two others were present 
 
 Q. At what place was this stated 1 
 
 A. I think it was at the corner of Broad street, in Wall street, up stairs, which was the 
 head quarters of the whigsatthe time. 
 ^. What was said on the subject of money at that time. 1 
 
 A. I know nothing about U, except at that time there was a general disposition express- 
 ed to obtain money for the purpose. 
 
 Q,. Did you ccme to any conclusion what should be done to raise money to be appro* 
 t)riated to that object 1 
 
 A. We came to the conclusion at that time, or subsequently, to raise the necessary funds 
 dr money for that purpose. 
 ^ How much did you agree to raise ?- 
 
 A. I do not remember any specific sum ; sufficient, however, to accomplish the objecti 
 If possible. 
 
 Q. How much was it stated by Glentworih, or any other gentleman, would be necessary 
 
 accomplish the object? 
 ioA. I do not recollect that any specific amount was stated 
 
 Q. Who was to attend to its collection, and co whom was the money to be given, and hoW 
 soon? 
 
 A. I don't know that any particular one was specified for that particular business. It 
 was to be given to Glentworth as I understood, but no particular time mentioned to my re« 
 Collection. 
 
 Q. W-^s each gentleman to collect what he could, and meet, and put it together at a sub- 
 sequent time 1 
 
 A. To my knowledge and recollection no such arrangement was made. 
 
 Q Were the money and checks given you by Gleniworth for the draft, the money which 
 was collected for that object'? 
 
 A. It is not in my power to tell wh^re GleniWorth got that money, but I presume he got 
 It out of collections made for that purpose. 
 
 Q. Did not Glentworth tell you so? 
 
 A. I do not remember. 
 
 The court then adjourned to this day at ten o'clock. — Journal of Commerce. 
 D. A.— Q. Did you not know or have reason to beheve that some or all of the men that 
 tame on from PhUadelphiavoted in this city 1 
 A. I did dot. 
 
 Q.. Did you not know, or have reason to beUeve, that the arrangement Glentworth wan 
 making in Philadelphia, was to hire men to come on to vote, previous to their coming on 1 
 A. I did not 
 
 D. A. I would have that question read ; I want you to reflect on that, Mr Draper. 
 
 Mr. Draper.— When yov say previous, I would say fears were entertained on seeing 
 some letters from him, wiiich'led me, with others, to fear he might do so, to make me be- 
 lieve there was a rossibility he might do so. 
 
 Q. To whom were those letters written ? 
 
 A. I do not recollect, but think that one was to Robert Swartv^out. 
 Q. Do you know where those letters now are 1 
 A. I do not. 
 
 Q,. Have you any information as to the person under whose control they are 1 
 A. I have not. 
 
 Q,. Had you those letters in your possession when the letter of the 31st October, 1838, 
 Was written 1 
 A. I had not. 
 
 Q.. How long before that letter was written had you seen these letters of Glenlworth's 7 
 A. I think in the morning of the same day. 
 Q. Did you see them both ti^gether ? 
 
 A. I do not remember. I think they were both in the Committee room together in my 
 presence, at the corner of Wall and Broad streets. 
 Q. Do you know who exhibited them at the Committee room 7 
 A. I do not know. 
 
 Cl. What were the contents of those letters as near a.s you can slate it? 
 A. Such as to draw forth my answer of the evening; 1 cannot sny exactly. 
 
 How much money, in all, had been furnished to Glentworth previous to the writing of 
 that letter? I will call it your letter. 
 A. 1 don't remember any farther than I have before testified In relation to the money- 
 
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 Qt Was the inorifty covered in your draft furnished to Glentworth previous to the Vjrlji 
 tlhg of your letter 1 
 A . I thiak it was 
 
 Q, Was there $200 sent on to him at the time this letter of the 31st September wasae&tl 
 
 Mr. Aitree— October. 
 
 District Attorney — October, I should say. 
 
 A. My impression is that this ieiter was not sent on at the time of the money . I dori'J 
 tecollecf, however. 
 
 Q, State all your knowledge as to that ^200, how, by whom, and when it was sent to' 
 G lent won hi 
 
 A It was se»t by Mr Ford ; I do not know what his first name is ; I think it was sent to 
 Glentwonh by Mr. Biatchf ]rd ; I do not recollect whattiay. 
 Q. How long before your letter 1 
 
 A. I cannot |iarticularize the time. It was paid by Mr. Blatchford, it came fromhiiri,and 
 I think it went on with myself and Mr. howen 
 
 tj What instruction did you and Mr Uovven give to Mr. Ford to be conveyed to Mr. 
 Glentworih 1 
 
 A. I do not remember the precise instructions ; it was in eflfect, however, to stay pro- 
 ceedings of his in reference to the object of his iourney. 
 Q. What were the S200 sent for'? 
 
 A, If I remember right, to comply with promises Which had been madeto'some of the 
 police olhcers who had made revelations to him. 
 Q, Where does Mr. Ford reside 1 
 
 A. I do not know, but presume his name is in the Directory ; I have never seen him since 
 that time to my knowledi^e. 
 
 Q. Is he engaged in any business 1 Why did yon judgp. it necessary then to send a s[)e* 
 cial messenger to Glentworth, instead of enclosmghim the money 1 
 
 A. 1 think there was no mail ; no regular mailcouid reach him at the time he Wanted the 
 information to be given him. 
 
 Q. Wiih whom did Gleniworth correspond in this city, on the subject of these arrange- 
 ments! 
 
 A . I do not know that he kept up a correspondence wiih this committee, if at all. 
 Q. How long before your interview with Glentworth at your house, did you send Ford to' 
 Philadelphia ? 
 
 A . I do not remember ; I think it was after that he went to Philadelphia, not before. 
 Q. How long after that t 
 A. I cannot tell. 
 
 Q,. Now, sir, did not Mr. Ford leave this city on Friday, and did not Mr. Glentworth re* 
 tarn to this city the next day, Saturday ? 
 A; If is impossible for me to say. 
 
 Q. Where was Ford intstructcd that he could find Glentworth at Philadelphia! 
 A. I do not know. 
 
 Q Do you know where the money came from, or who furnished it, that was carried td 
 Mr. Gleniworth by Mr. Havens ? 
 
 A. Until I saw Mr. Havens' affidavit, I never knew of any transaction between him and 
 Glentworth in reference to money, or any thing elsn. 
 
 Q,. What was the conversation, state it, which took place between you and Glentworth 
 on the Saturday night you gave him that draft 7 
 
 A. I had no conversation with Mr. Glentworth, except in reference to his giving me a 
 draft It is impossible for any man to recollect a conversation which took place two years' 
 before? 
 
 Q.. How came you, sir, after writing that letter ontheSlst October, to permit these mea 
 to come on here from Philadelphia without disclosmg 1 
 
 [Mr. Draper submits whether he is on trial. He is asked as if he could control all the 
 people in Philadelphia.] 
 
 The Court overruled the question. 
 
 Q,. In this letter of y .urs, y( u say you arc ready to submit to the expenses Which Glent* 
 worth might have incurred in his preliminary arrangements. Why, if he had already beerf 
 furnished with the funds you Irave spoken of, did you make this statement to Glentworth 1 
 
 A. To prevent any farther expenditure than the expenses which had already accrued. 
 
 Q. Was the instrument thaiyou gave to Mr. Glentworth on Saturday night spoken of, a 
 letter or draft! 
 
 A. I have before stated that I could not tell; that is easily to be ascertained. 
 
 Q,. Now, sir, was not th*t draft or letter given to Mr. Glentworth on Saturday, the 
 3d day of Neveniber, 1838 7 
 
 A. My Impression is that it was before that— I cannot recollect the date. 
 
 Q,. I understand you that that draf; was given on tlie Saturday night preceding the eled- 
 tbn. [Minutes referred to, but the witness's words were U Saturday mtht ] 
 
 Q The Saturday that y , j gii^e that draft, I understand you, was on the same Safardajr 
 night that vou went to the Committee rocm. [Strike out that ] Did you make any entry 
 of that draft on Mr. Gill on your hooks 7 
 
 A. None whatever. I remitted the funds, I think on the Monday following of the 
 amouniofthe draft or bill with the funds paid to me by Gleniworth. 
 
 Distrir-t A'loi ney — That is all, sir. 
 
 I am dcHlroua to state, before cloKlng my testimony, that 1 have given it to the beat of 
 my recollcetion ; the time which has elaps d, however, may have obliterated from my 
 im mory the precise day and date, hours or minutes. It has been staled in some of the 
 newspapers that the memory of Mr. Hiatchford was conv sniently short. I desire ihcre- 
 fure most eolemnly to declare that no answer of mine was made to cover any fact withlQ 
 
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 raj knowleJge, or give any other than my full testimony so far aa my memory servet 
 cue. 
 
 8. DRAPER, Jr 
 
 City and County of New York, ss : William A. Lflwrence and Jonathsin Naf lian. of the 
 city of New York, beinsi sevei ally duly sworn, lio each for hims^ll respectfully srv, an<i 
 first the said William A Lawrence saitli that the rharge made asainst him in tlie affi- 
 davit of Jonathan I), s^tevensnn, published in the Siandaidand oiher papers of tliis city, of 
 having acted as Secretary and aid to the cnmuiilteeai Nation s! Hall, in direciingacid simkI 
 ing out ilieg;il voters to the diffetent wards in the election ot November, 18:i8, is totally 
 and unqualifiedly false; and that he was and is entirely ignorant of any arrangement (o in 
 troduce persons from Philadelphia or any other pl;<ce. toi the purpose o( vofinir in thi' 
 city, or of any such illcgd votes having been given ; ami th-^ said .lonat'ian Nathan for 
 himself saith, that the like charjae made astainst him in said affidavit ofthesaifl .hxiathan 
 1). Stevenson, is totally and unqnalifiedfy false, and ih t he was ignorant o' any place or 
 arrangement for the procuring of illegal voters or of ii'egal voting in said election; 
 
 W[Lr,IAVI \ LAWRENCE, 
 JONATHAN NATHAN. 
 
 Sworn this 23d day of October, IS40, before me. 
 
 J()8. P. PIRSSON, Commissioner of Deeds. 
 
 AFFIDAVIT OF CAPTAIN SHIIL1 Z. of thb stsamboat Indkpendencb. 
 City and County of New York.ss: Alojtandcr H. Shuliz, of No. 31 Harri on street. in 
 this city, being duly sworn, dpposes and says, thut he is master of the steamboat Indepen- 
 dence, plying between New York and s*outh Amboy. coimecled with t'ie rail road line to 
 Philadelphia. That he has been so ennaged lor nine yea s past-that he has no recoiloo- 
 lion of bringing on to the city of New Yo.k. persons with whnrn he was particularly ac- 
 quainted immediately before or during the fall eiociion of 1833. Knows J>mes B GiiMit 
 worth, and has known him for seven to nine years. Had no knowledge, either dirt^ctly or 
 indirectly, that he was in Philadelphia in the tall of that year lo procure mentn come to 
 this city to preserve the purity of the elections. " I will (ell you, however. all'I .lo know— 
 hs in his usual braggadocia manner intimated to m*^, that he was going on for some politi- 
 cal purpose, that would tel! for the whig party " This. I helieve, was in the fall of that 
 year, and was said in s^im on to Philadelphia. In a few days after tie returned, and (old 
 me he had been liringiiig on some Hessians I was astonished at the reiitark, as I saw in 
 a moment the object of it. I lold him to hold Ids 'oi'goe — that he ought to be ashamed of 
 his conversation and conduct both. I then told him I could pick out every man of them 
 then on board the boat— to satisfy hiiu that I cnuld do it, I took hirn on the forward deck 
 of the boat, and poinlefl out bv a sign, all of them except one. He said he ha<ri.') on 
 board. I did not know any of the men iiersonally, but judged in my sclcciion of thfui by 
 their appearance. I then again remarked to him, thai lie ought to be ashamed oi himself, 
 as the whole thing was contemptible. I cannot tell how mmy days this w s before 
 the fall election of '38 This is the only time that any persons came on to my know- 
 ledge. 1 am a strong and ardent whig, and I have always believed these men wrre brouaht 
 on to this city to vote; I don't know who senr RU-n worth to make this arranaemeiit. or 
 ■who furnished hiu-' with funds for thatobject— nor do I know that he was sent on to Phila- 
 delphia for that object. 
 
 A. H. SCHULTZ. 
 
 Sworn to before me, this 23d day of October, lS4n 
 
 GEORGE W. MATSELL, Special Justice. 
 
 City and County of New Yu7-k, ss : Myer Hart Marks, now residing in tlie conniy of 
 Philadelphia,Sfateof Pennsylvania being duly sworn, deposes an I says, depoixMU CMine to 
 this city in the fall ot 1838 ; wis asked to g'> t>aineeinj! in .Scurii. Fourth street, between 
 Lombard and So uih ; he there saw from 30 to 50 men ; Mr. Young, rh> then an ' now high 
 constable of Philadelphia, came in ; Youiig asked us if we wanted togotoNew ^ oik. and 
 said he wuuld give us $30 apiece, he did not .<ay for whit; he took d)wu all our names 
 lhat were there ; I think this wason Wednesday or Thursday niahr ; I heard iiofhine fnr^ 
 ther until Sunday evening ; I met Mr. John Gore at the corner of Fou' tl\and Siiippmfir 
 streets ; he said all the men cou'd not ao; that he was appoitited to selpct such men a.-< he 
 thought right; he then went to each man. including myself, and state i that he w<mld cdll 
 out the names that \/ere to go ; he would make tw . parties of them, one pany was to jjo 
 on to New York the next morning, and the other on the d^v lollowimj ; I was appointed to 
 come on Tuesday morning. I Wfnt down to th.; sti'amboat for New York, and there found 
 Mr. Young; Mr. Young saidnothms faither tome, but . ave me a ticket to come on wi h, 
 and likewise one ticket for break ast ; Young g xve, in my ()ie,-5 nee, Mr i SatTiO n SvO, and 
 two tickets, one for passage and one for breakfast, sayina that tiie other seven doll is slu^u d 
 be paid when he got back to Philadelphia ; the other monev wa-; given to a Mr Q jre hy 
 Young, in large bank bills, to pay the orlier m^^n .S.ff • n ca ne p-iri of ihe w-iy and re- 
 turned back from Bordeniown. Young's brother wag on tio.ird th^ hoa' w th u<; there 
 was eleven or thirteen of us on board the boat. Vouni's broth -r took us p to a house, 
 a yellow framed house on the river side ; I cannot say wher*- it was ; from there we went 
 to Lovejoy's Hotel. On the way down Gore changed the hundred dollar bills and gave 
 each man his money ; say $20 each. 
 
 Mr. Gore, Mr. Moon and Mr. Renwatcr was with me. It was not said what we w^re 
 todo by no man, but it was suppose! thai we were to come on here to vote. We all 
 knew that Mr. Young, the Hij,ii Constable, was a wliig, and that was 'he ticket we were to 
 
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 TctB ; nftxt m-^ ningT walkei to ths polls myself. I wont from Tammany Halldovfo Na9- 
 Siui sfre»>i ii> (he Second Ward poll. I there sa.\': a nnmber of Piiiladelphians that had 
 eorne on with ine, others that Ua'i come on iheriay brfore, and others that 1 did not ex* 
 ppcr. <\h=c!' wf-re the riiiladelnhia up-to\vn men; we began talking among ourselves, and 
 a--koHwho hid voted and who' had not. Some said that they hadliot voted ; others said 
 that fhey had vdted two or three times, and meant to vote as many times again. Among 
 the p'^rs'>nr •? ihi^re, was .Tnhri Hazzard, O' Donnelly, Robert Reynolds, and a number of 
 oiliprs, amonntin<> to eieht or ten, whose names deponent does not now recollect. We 
 leff fhVre [Deponent lipre refuses to state it he voted at the Second Ward poll, on the 
 srrnind that th", answer niiz'K T'Mil to crimiaate him] We wen' down the street a short 
 distance, and turned to the ri-rht to another poll, which he thought was ihe Third Ward 
 poll: there was two or tnree persons wi h me— Robert Reynolds'was with me ; there was 
 a larce porflv gentleman there, hunting drab coa' and clothes, and large red face ; he gave 
 Robert Reynolds a'ickftto vote. >Ir. John Reynolds, who is here now, got np and said 
 he had better not vote that ticket, and told him the consequences. Finally, John Rey- 
 nolds got the ticket out of his hands, and tore it up. Two persons voted at this poll. Ro- 
 bert Reynolds was one; he came on from Phikidplphia the day before me; [cannot an- 
 Bwer as to others, as the answer miirht lead to criminate him ] The large man puUedout 
 his pocket book, and nave to Reynolds some money— one or two dollars, he thinks. The 
 large man then sem Reynolds h;«ck to the Second VVard poll, the first deponent spoke of, 
 and told him to 20 up stairs ; at the front door room, he would see a gentleman dressed in 
 hNck. dark hair and blick whiskers; he appeared lo be a very young man; deponent 
 w*>nfv»ith Reynolds; there were two rickets got there and voted at the poll. 
 
 From the room whe-e we got the ticke's, we all went down stairs into a side door— the 
 tickets wer-^ put into the baliot box Robert Reynolds was one that voted here. From 
 there I went out by th*" front door, and met a friend of mine, Mr. Lewis, from Philadel- 
 phia Mr RpvnoVls discovered Lewis, and left !iie. Lewis called me one side, and said, 
 d.> von know fhaf you arc s'led 1 1 asked hUn for what. He replied f.->r voting where I 
 had no risht. Tdeni'^di'. He said there was no use in denying it, that i^Ir. Bailey bad seen 
 me Tote, and that a Mr. Harrison was going t<> have me taken, and advised me to go off, for 
 a1thou2h T had acted bad. he did n t wish to see ine injured. I told him I could not go 
 then. He asked me to wa'k u:)to T juimany Ha l with him ; on tlie road he wanted me to 
 tell the tiu'h.and sai l I should not beinju'-ed I then related to Lewis all I knew about 
 tt-prettv much the same as I have relntefl here. Lewis took me to Tammany Hall, 
 where t m°t a ffood many p<^rsnns, and we got drinking Tl>e story then sot pretty gpne- 
 rally abou' the Ha 1. 1 told a gentl'^nvan that I saw last nisht, and whose address is 86 Pearl 
 street, and w!io was at Tanunany Hall at that time, he, Mr. Lewis, myself, and some other 
 person went down to the Second Wiird poll— Mr. Lewis >fisked me to no up stairs to see if 
 I could not cet another ticket-, I wont oi) stairs ar.d saw tlie same gentleman that gave 
 me tickets before ; he said so down by the opposite corner and I wii! see you m a few 
 moments; T went down and L'ot into C'>nversation with Mr Lewis and this 2entiemj.n— the 
 gentlemari from th'^ room soon came down to mean.i called me from Mr. Lewis ; he save 
 me a ticket and note to 20 to <ome other ward to vote; the person to whom the note was 
 directed I do not know or lerollect ; he told me to tr.ke it lo the gentleman to whom if was 
 dirflcfed at 'he ^ourth ^"V^ard poll ; he then went hack to the house, when deponent began 
 talking to Mr. Lewis. 1 gave Mr. Lewis the ticket and no e. The ticket had the demo- 
 r>-atic headinvt. the names of the democratic cewididates all scratched out, and the names of 
 the opposite party wrofp fine y wi'h a pen. I ihrn went buck to Tammany Hall, and stayed 
 thereuntil three o'clock- C"l McCaii > came in, from Philadelphia, andtoldme that it 
 won d STve me a good deal of dilficu'ty if I would make oarh to this L with some reluc- 
 tftnce, ncreed to it ; afterwards he started me to go to the Police office to make oath; I 
 was arrested at the Police after I got there: I whs put in prison and kept there for two 
 terms and disctia ged by proclamation. Mr. Lewis or Mi. McCann got the ticket and note 
 while T w s in pri-on ; I was visited by several persons ; Assistant Alderman Crolius, of 
 the Sixth Ward, save me the range of tlie prison, and seemed to cake a good deal of inter- 
 est to iret me clear 
 
 After 1 was discharsed. some pers>ins at the court door, ns 1 was leaving it, ra^-t me and 
 took me down towm, in the nr-ishborhood where the gr. ai fite was, to a house, in the first 
 or pcrood stor^ cannot say winch, w^-ierc I saw a iren!leiii:«« who paid me twenty-five dol- 
 lar."?, in five dollar bil's; at the snme time stat.'d that 1 had done wroni— to go home and ne- 
 ver -how mv face a? un in New York ; I then went home. I do not know how it was con- 
 trived that I should be dischargifd by prociamadon Oi-p 'ucnl did reail the contents of th« 
 note thnt was given him 10 so to the Fouith Ward poll, and its purport was not to challenge 
 Marks'e vote ; was n' tmld that the person to whom he was to give it was a challenger.— 
 The friend that wen/ wi h me afYtr my discharge went up stairs first, and shortly reiurn.Ml 
 and told in - that the man wante<l 10 .-co me. and cann tt tell whether it was thf acnileman 
 or his (rif>nd that eav<^ him the five dollar bills Ueyaold'-^ nanie was ask^d at the polls- 
 he gavp a name, but I believe if was not iiis ow i name. I do nor know how many votes 
 were given in, but some of the Philadelphia party slated that some of them had voted e'ght 
 or ten vo'es. I arrivedon Tuesday and was arrested on We lnesdiv. 
 
 MVER H. MARKS. 
 
 Sworn, the vGth day of October, 1S40, before nu-, 
 
 ROBERT H. MORRIS. 
 Recorder of the City of New York. 
 
 City and County of Npw York^ts: Myer H.Marks, after having left the room for aome 
 minutes, returnod.and be^ng farther sworn, says he wishes to make an explanation. That 
 be wa« told by the friend that was with him that a check was given to a bey. Thiii depo- 
 
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 nent farther says, the hoy, in deponerii's presence, returned with rhc fiye $5 bills, which 
 were handed to the gentleman, and by him panl to the deponent, Mr. Ureyfous, when I 
 sot out, tDld me he ud lersioodfroin in/ frioa I that a check had been sent out with a boy ; 
 I then remembered ihat was the cise. Mr. Edmonds was also present. 
 
 MYER H. MARKS. 
 
 Sworn, this 26th day of October, 1S40, before me. 
 
 ROBERT n. MORRIS 
 Recoider of the City of New York. 
 
 City and County of New York, 3s : .I)haP. Reynolds, of the district of Southwark, in 
 the county of Piiiladelptna, beiui^ du y sw irn, do h dep )se and say, that Charles Strine 
 came to mo in the affernooriof ttie Saturday last precedm;^ the election in the ciiy of New 
 York, in the fall of IS3S, and as^e I m^ how I would li.<e to g > to New York ; that I replied 
 would like very well to go, but had no money ; th it Srriiie ihen informed ino that my e.x- 
 penses W)uld be piid.and money besides; thit I rep ie 1 tliat such an arrangement would 
 suit me, as I had business in New York, and wanted to go there any how ; that I then 
 asked Strme what I w.is to do when I got in New York, and that Strine replied that would 
 be told by James Youn^, the high constable, next evening ; that on Sunday evening there 
 was a small meeting caUed at the house of Mr. John Glore, in Fourih street, corner of 
 Ball Alley, in Southwark ; I was present at such meeting; that John Gore, Hart Marks, 
 Wm. Satfron, Charles Sti iiie, James Young, George Moore. Georg'^ Rose, and James Re- 
 menter, a d a number of others, were also there ; that Mr. Young then stated to us that he 
 wished us logo on to New York ; thit he ha<l inide ai rangemen's for som3 thirty or forty 
 men, but could not send so many, as the money had failed ; that he thought about twenty or 
 twenty-four men were asmany as he couUl send froiu Southvvirk ; that he had promised 
 us thirty dollars a piece, but his money was short, and he could only pay us twenty and 
 give us our passage ticket, and that when we returned we should have the other seven 
 dollars; that he then told us to meet him next mornmg at the New York boat, and ho 
 would give us the money ; that he met us the next morning at the boat for New YorK, and 
 was with a man who appeared to be one of the head men from iVew York; that he then 
 took us into a hitle tavern, atthe corner of Walnut and Water streets, in the bar room, but 
 did not a'low but one of us to come in at a time ; that he then paid us twenty dollar? a 
 piece, and gave us onr passage ticket ; that he then took us on board of the boat for New 
 York, atlhe foot of Walnut street ; that he, J. Young, told us that a committee would meet 
 us at the landing in New^ York, and tell us where to go and what to do, but did not caution 
 us against votinir, or give us any advice of the kind; that we came toAmboy by the rail- 
 road, and from thence to New Vork in a steamboat, and were landed near the Battery; that 
 a man met us on the "Wharf, and asked us if we were the committee sent on from Philadel- 
 phia ; that some one replied we wen^, and the man then asked us who cam • on with as ; 
 thai some of our party replied that Mr Young's brother came on w^iih u-s ; that the man 
 then tfld us to foil w hiui, and fhar a place was prov ded for us ; that deponent then left the 
 party and wentt > Mrs Pierce's, No 83 Division street, where he put up while in the city 
 of New York; tha^ ai, the meetino: at John G )re's hoise, on Sunday evening, at South- 
 wark, we elected him Captain ; that on the next Wednesday morning af;er arr iving in New 
 York, walked down to a tavern m Chatham square, near the Franklin Theatre, and there 
 met Vincent Taylor, oie of the piry who catn 3 on from Philadelphia; that Taylor asked 
 me totake a wa'k, and we went down Cnatham street to Broadway, and then into Court- 
 landt street to the Third Ward polls ; that we there met Hart Marks; that I asked Marks 
 what he was going to do, and Marks said he was going to vote ; that I then told him not to 
 do so, as he did not know what difficulties he iinght get in ; that Marl<s said he was broke 
 and didn't know how he would get home ; that he must vote to get money to go back, for 
 he was promised paj for every time he voted ; that I then told him not to do so, for the 
 money would do him no good, if he got into difficulties here;, thataman Ihen came up, 
 dressed in a drab coat and pantaloons. a large portly man, with a' round red face, and called 
 Marksaway; tha- I then went with Taylor farther on through the [crowd, and there met 
 Ribert Reynolds, who also came on with our party from Phdadeiphia ; I said to him , 
 " hallo. Boh, what are you doing 7" and he, being a little corned, replied. " Bv Jesus. I'm 
 going to vote ; that I tlien told hiin he shoul'l n.it vote, 1 wa^i his friend, and w uld not 
 let him ; I ttien asked liimto let me see his ticket, which he did, and I tore it up— it was a 
 whig ticket ; Taylor and deponent then endeavored to take hiin off, and got him down the 
 street some distance, when he got off and said he would go back and vote ; that Marks and 
 Reynolds both said they got paid to vote and would vfite, but deponent diil not see their 
 vote ; that he Imard Donnelly and several others of the party from Philadelphia say they 
 voted in four or five different wards and got paiil for it ; that thny shook their money at rae 
 and reproached me for not going round and voting alsv ; that when I returned to PhiladeN 
 phia, I called on Mr. James Young, at the Mayor's office, lor tlu; seven dollars still due, 
 and he promised to pay ine m a day or two. but has nevi done so ; that Young said the mo- 
 ney had failed, and he wis goin? to New York after m ire ; and after his return from New 
 York I called on him and he said he did not set any m mpy in New Ymk, as he could not 
 see any of the party ; that when he got the m m^y fie would pay me ; that neither Young 
 or any other person told us that we were to go on to New Yoi k to see i hat no locofoco from 
 Philadelphia voted ihere ; that I did not know what we were to do in New York tillCharlea 
 Strine, on the road, lold me privately that when we got to New York we were to go to the 
 different wards and vote the whig ticket if we could his 
 
 JOHN P X REYNOLDS, 
 mark. 
 
 Sworn before me, this 26th day of October, 1840. 
 
 GEORGE W. MATSELL, 
 
 Special Justice of tlie Peace. 
 
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