Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-06-29
(From the Albany Argus, Juno Ii.)
THE SPECIAL COUNSEL AGAIN-AND THE

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al have TO complain also, that my official communi
cations TO your Exceencv have been divuged so a. &c
defeat my measures and to bring undeserved reproach
upon me. Those co mmuncaons related TO the mean.
! OF discovering evidence OF William Morgan DEATH
they were not only in their nature strictly coni
but the success OF the reason suggested depede en-
tTety upon their being unkno,cn to the parties ana
their friends ~. Mr.. Spencers letter of resignation
In cur comments upon the letter ofresgnaon OF NJ r.
spencer, and upon the correspondence between him
ana Gov. ihroop, put into our hands by Gov. r. at our
request IN OF fs. g. unprovoked and
gTavaed charges against tina, upright, faithful and
BILE officer, AMI by VA made public gave full view
OF all the facts then known to us. emil Of all the
charges made iy tho Special COUNSEL, and ali
the considerations arising from the spondence so
f,r they, at that time appeared to us to require x
PLANTATION or comment. In those remarks, we treated
'hs allegation Of disclosure OF the spondence
entirely unmpo tant, any farther than the effect TO he
produced upon measures suggested" might he con.
cerned, and showed, think, concIusiveIy that
the answer of the Governor to the proposition had de-
hn'ively disposed Of all those "mea'ures," and placed
them entirely beyond the reach of any enhancement
from any publication Of the spondence which could
have been male. Oar confidence, however, in the
strict integrity OF the Executive Induced u.s. in the
broadest terms TO negative the idea that he had made
any disclosure Of the correspondence beyond the safe
and faithful discharge Of his ofici duties, and the
express tcritten directions OF the Special Council
To our remarkS Mr. s. made laborsd reply ihroug Oh
the columns Of the Ontarjo Messenger, and in that
municato either expressly or implicitly abandons air
the grounds OF his original accusations against the Gov
eTnoT, except the single charge that the Governor
had "divuleed" hi, "ofiicial communcaon-;" ami
w repetition OF thiS charge, he stuiOusly, with
the art OF refined special pieaier, separates it from
tho alleged consequences wich originally accompanied
1t, TO witt tho defeat Of his measures and the bringing
oil undeserved reproach upon himself and without which
consequences the charge itself wa, childish and IN
meaning. Speaking OF this charge and of our remarks,
he says TINS ,oas ne principal not The only point
calling for an ans,cer."
Finding the Special Counsel driven TO his miserable
'uheruge to defend himself from the fatal recei Of hi,
own weapon, and noticing in several of the western
papers broad suggestions that Mr.. S himself h /.
channe through which counsel of the persons i'm
picated in the offences upon Willism Morgan became
pos,es7ed Of the knowledge Of his "stricy confden-
hiT official communications" and OF the " measured
suggested by him TO procure the testimony of in.
dicted witness who hal twice sworn himself cnir- Iy
gnorsns OF the facts proposed TO be proved by him
our sense OF justice. and desire 10 give this whole
strange Transaction TO the light, induced adde's
note 10 tho very respectable gentlemen known the
public the able counsel of the ncrsons
IN the offences William Morga"; when, 10! it APP
pear, that Mr. Spencer himself has been The rerclator
~ Ms oton "oGieiGI,' Of his strictly confden-
far communications!
JuNE OH, 1880.
Mr. T.. Ctoswel-sr: Yours Of the si.t uIt. bs,
been received, and in reply to your FIRST nerrog lory
we say, that have been for nearly three years the
active AMI advising counsel for tho perons implicated in
| he abduction Of William Morgan.
IN reply TO your second interrogaory, say. that
either IN the month OF July August ast were in
formed that John G. Spencer Esq had applied 10 hi,
eEcelency Gov. Thtoop for the sum Of $4,000 10 be
used by him for the purpose Of inducing Elijah Adams
become witness in behalf Of Inc state Che tia
ofthe indictments then pending against a large nutn
her OF individuals, for the abduction Of William Nor
gan.
10 reply TO your third intoroga'ory we ray that the
information above stated derived from one of oni
clients, who Indicted for participation in the sb.
duction Of Morgan. Our client Informed ne that II
| OBTAINED THAT INFORMATION FROM JoHN c.
SPENCER HIMSELF. We further state that ,ce hnp,
nerer obtained Information in relation 10 mr. Seen
GERS application 10 His Ereeiency Ior the sum nj foo
thousand dONdTs,or any 0theT sum. or in relation Ia
any correspondence that subject from anu other per
son Not having had opportunity Of consulfins our
client since The receipt Of your e tor, we do not feel
az liberty TO give his name. IT necessary we presume
he viii not object TO it, being made public.
! We are very repeatedly, your ob',. sery'ts
VINCEN MATTHEWS,
| EBENEIER GRIFFIN
! JUNE I0b, 1880
Sir To the above letter of Cen Ma,tbe We and NIr
fihn, would add, in reply yours NJ the sIst OF
i May, that my employment in behalf of the per-ons