American watchman and Delaware advertiser., 1827-03-13
From the ". Y Commercial .9drertiser, March 6

From the ~ Y Commercial .adrertiser, March g..
THE MORGAN AFFAIR AoAIN.-Thc editors of
he papers a; Buffalo, living near the spot where
he life OF Morgan is supposed to have been tragi-
ally ended, do not yet give full credit to the state
rncnts put forth in the letters which we recently
published. The respectable editor OF the Journal
introduces those letters with the following sceptical
remarks:-
MoRGAN ArrAIR.--We publish the following
letters not because we fully believe the statement
Of facts therein exhibited, but, because We recog
tise in the initials the names Of respectable men !;
and as it is probably from this source that many OF
The rumours now ahoat concerning Morgan. FIRST
took their rise. We cannot bring ourselves to be-
leve the horrible story here res,ed-bnt yet hope,
nay, are bound to believe in the present posture Of
affairs, that the committee have been imposed upon
10 the main particulars. In saying this, however.
we do not in the least doubt the honorable Intentions
Of the gentlemen who wrote the letters, and dis
claim any knowledge which would enable US to
question their statements. We hope knowing as
we do the purity Of principles inculcated BY the
rules Of the order hat the unnatural and unchris
ian conduct detailed below is more the creation Of
the imagination, than history Of facts as they
transpired in christian country-snd are indebted
10 the mystery or the whole transaction, for many
Of its emhellishm enis Should the reality Of this
tale burst upon u.s. or assume shape that shall ad
dress itself full credit, we feel assured that
the community in which we live (as we'll those who
are masoDs as those who are not,) will not be dia
tory in manifssing proper zeal to ferret out the
! "ffenders.
We repeat it, that upon the authority Of vespec-
table names, we hold ourselves in readiness to pub
| lish any evidence upon this subject that may come
10 light. Bot cannot bring ourselves to think
that the inAammatory appeals OF David Z. Miller,
or the proceedings of meetings, aimed al the cha
racter of the whole order, will produce any good
among this or any other community where good
order and morality are held in proper estimaton--
We have, therefore. reGained from publishing them.
Thus far this section Of the country has remained
comparatively quiet. waiting peacesb'y the opera
tion of the laws in the punishment oi the offenders,
so far as they have been identified. We hope It
may long continue so. until something can be found
upon which to base farther proceedings, under the
guidance and power Of the laws.
The Batavia Press, published at the seat OF the
first act Of the drama, holds the following Ian
guage:-
Morgan may be dead--he may have been mar
dered which we strongly suspect 10 be the case ;
but we can hardly believe the facts and circum-
stances would be SO fippsntly told by those who
were concerned in it, this representation would
suppose. 1t would be secret Of too much i'm
pcrtance to the cousprators 10 be talked OF to eve
! ry one, or even to any nne. The manner, too, OF
the murder, is improbable. II it was determined
on, what need OF trial9 Men engaged in so
dark aud horr'd transaction murder. not apt
TO use muck circumlocution, or roundabout cere-
mony; ueilhcr are our citizens, if led by passion,
or interest, to commit murder, ap, to display unne-
csssary and savage cruelty. They would hardly
be so foolish as TO cut mans threat, and leave
traces of blood fer the pleasure of torturing
their victim whom they ultimately intended to secret
in the lake. when the lake iself would do the deed
Of dea,h, as we'll ae the knife"