The Litchfield County post., 1827-09-13

strong and unequirocal, that u would seem i0
nut the question Of Morgan's fate nc rest.
The names of those Immediately acting H.
the murder, however remain To be revealed,
in order to stamp Il with perfect authenticity
GFTwO persons cannot always think alike.
and this happens TO be the case with Us IN
relation to what is stated below to have been
the fate of William Morgan. Mr.. w. there
fore. is alone responsible for the truth and
propriety'Of publishing at this time, the fol-
lowing article, while trials Of several persons
are pending, and the community already ex-
cited to high degree.
Capt. Mnrgan.-We have for some months
abstained from remarking upon this painful
subject, waning the issue of trials that we
were we'll assured must vindicate the materi
al fact which we asserted last January, that
WILLIAM MORGAN WAS TAKEN TO
NIAGARA,MURDERED ANDTHROWN
INTO THE RIVER! The evidences of this
appalling catastrophe are full, convincing and
undeniable. We speak advisedly. The tri-
ais pending at Canandagua have prevented
the disclosure of facts which have been known
some time to those concerned in the investi-
CATION Of this most unhappy transaction. So
much however, calculated to increase the i'm
patience of the public, has been developed.
and SO much anxiety is manifested to learn
the fate of Morgan, that we are induced to
give a brief relation of what passed, from
the time Of his departure from Canandagua,
until the termination of his life at Fort Nj
agara.
Morgan was decoyed, in manner already
related, from the Jail, and forcibly put into
carriage, which was driven with all expe-
dition to landlords tavern, where relay
of horses was in readiness to receive him,
A person went ahead OF the carriage fur
nishing facilities for passing the captive along
to his immediate destination, Fort Niagara.
Fresh horses, owned and driven by men who
could not have been ignorant of the enterprise,
were in readiness at reasonable stages upon
the Ridge Road. From Lewiston he was
conveyed to the Fort in the manner related
by Corydon Fox, the young man who drove,
and upon whose testimony every reliance
may be placed, To render Morgan quiet &
passive during this jaunt, he was Piled with
liquor and laudanuln. He was taken to the
Fort and lodged in the Magazine. which had
been prepared for his reception. In the
course Of that night he was taken across the
river, and remained in charge, by the shore,
for an hour and a half or two hours until
some gentlemen in Canada were consulted, g.
then was remanded to Fort Niagara. On
the night of the 14th, a number of gentlemen
met at the tavern near the Fort to concert
some measure for his safe keeping or dispo-
sal. One of the number proposed to put
HIM to death, and one or two others concur
red, but after long debate it IS overrul-
ed. Other and numerous projects were sub
lnitted, discussed and rejected; one Of which
| was that he should DC taken over to Canada
] aud set at liberty. The ultimate dcisiOn of
! the council was, that a message should be
| dispatched to Rochester informing the per-
sons who sent him to Niagara, that they must
ltake the responsibility Of dsposing Of him,
and advising that he should be set at liberty,
Upon the receipt Of this message, person
was despatched to Niagara, but we are ignor.
ant Of that persons intention or Instructions.
II pacific, they were overruled by an individ-
ual who seems, from the beginning, to have
resolved to imbrue his hands in MOrgan's
blood. At any rate, on the 18th September,
| the miserable man was murdered aud thrown
into the river.
| Facts and circumstances have been combi-
ned, which indicate, unerringly, the number
I and names of those who assisted in perpetra-
| ting this deed Of darkness. We are not now,
however, called upon todisclose either. Time
will soon develope all.
Morgan's murder rs we have always believ-
| ed, was the result Of accident rather than de-
sign--or rather we mean to say, that those
who took him from Canandagua and carried
him to the Fort, contemplated nothing beyond
confinement, or perhaps, transportation. The
arrangement for hurryng through the coun-
try, were briefly made. and few, If any, con-
cerned 40 agents, knew what was intended.
When the Canadians refused to receive
him. those who found him thrown back up
on their hands, were seriously embarrassed.
They could not advance, and dare not re-
cede; and at an evil hour under strong de-
fusion. they were left to murder a brother.
It is some consolation, to know that this foul
deed was not authorized deliberately, as was
at first represented, by eight or nine respect
able men. The Macbeth of this tradgedy,
had his two assistants only, and they were
weak deluded men. But for the folly and
madness of one individual not hair of Nor
gan's head would have been injured.
The first conspiracy to remove Morgan
from Batavia, only had, for its object. the
disgrace which attaches to conviction for
larceny. When acquitted upon that cilage,
knowing it would not do to let the man re-
turn to his purpose, with the ability to excite
sympathy, by tale Of wrongs and oppres-
sion, Chesbro got him imprisoned on the civ
il process, merely to give time for them to
mature the conspiracy, which progressed
and concluded in the manner we have related,
Moro,on The Rafavia Advocate annoyc