Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1834-11-21
SECRETS OF THE PRISON HOUSE,"

"SECRETS OF THE PRISON HOUSE."
City of Nep York, S.
K. K. MoULroN, of the city and county of New
York being duly sworn deposeth and saith
that a friend and intimate acquaintance of his,
standing high in the Jackson party, hath for the
last twelve or fifteen months acknowledgements
ed to this deponent the principal movements OF The
party.-That the said friend and acquaintance
hath repeatedly said to this deponent, that he
wished he could cut loose" from the party, but
that he was so situated that he could not without
materially affecting his interest. That the said
friend represented to this deponent, that ''the
Albany Regency were cut-throat set, that eve
nv thing they did proceeded from seIfshness-
that they had no regard for the great interests
Of the people-that they would get together and
devise ways and means to eXasperate the pas
sions Of the ignorant and then exultingy boast
how they managed the rabbe, that he (the de-
ponent's confidenD said that he once asked one
of the leaders whether he was not fearful! that
the creed of the party could not be carried
into effect, and that the people would begin to
think they were trif1ed with, that said leader re.
piled" never fear that, the rabble will forget
the creed in six months, and swear that no such
thing was ever promised, and then We can get
I'D something new in six months, that will an
swer for the time being. Don't you see, said he.
how the people sustained General Jackson, as
to appointing members of Congress; see how
we have made the people believe there was
corrupt bargain between John Quincy Adams
and Henry Clay, and ifClay and his friends had
voted for General Jackson, the OLD General
would have been elected President instead Of
Adams.
Look to Calhoun, how We have nullifed him
look to the old Generals veto on the bank of the
United States-look 10 his removal of the depo-
dosites-look to the dissolution Of the Cabinet
Now, these are all things which we know we
could not support by fair argument, but We have
always one standing argument; the Globe, the
Argus and other prints will sanction the mea
sure. and we must halloo huzzah for Jackson"
that will settle the question; and as respects
the State said the leader, look to our safety
fund system, see how finely that works; and as
for the people," where was there ever greater
excitement than in this city upon the subject OF
imprisonment for debt, last winter, large ma
jority of the Assembly voted to repeal it--that
was done as feeer," and not one word was
said about it. AS respects the State, we are on
ly to cry aristocrats the rich against the poor,
and the Republican party is in danger, and all
will come straight"
This deponent further SAITH that about the goth
of last September his friend represented to this
deponent that the most effectual organization
had been made throughout the State; that the
leaders at Albany and at New York knew with
in one thousand of the number of votes that
would be taken in this city and in the State; that
in this city the party would have about three
thousand majority; and that Governor Marcy
would have about twenty thousand majority;
that the party felt confident Of success, but
would hold out the idea that ma orites only
would be obtained, in order to procure favora.
BILE bets that upon this representation, and up
on what fell under the observation OF this depO.
nent he became perfectly satisfied that the par
ty would carry this State, and confidently adj
vised number Of his friends not to bet, as
the party would carry the State; this depo-
nent also wrote to two distinguished members
Of the Senate Of the United States, stating
that Governor Marcy would be reelected by an
increased majority; this deponent can also
exhibit incontrovertible evidence to any man,
showing that as early as about the first or sec
ond Of October, he was fully of opinion that the
party would carry the State by heavy MAORI
ty, and that many of the Wings, in consequence
of what this deponent said accused him OF be-
ing under the influence Of the Albany Regency,
and of indirectly aiding their cause.
This deponent further SAITH that few days
since his said friend told this deponent that after
the election in Troy last spring, the Albany and
New York regency became seriously alarmed,
and that grand caucus was Immediately held
in this city, at which it was agreed that not one
stone should be unturned and that no possible
means should be neglected to save the state,
and that it was agreed that the whole of their
operations should be managed with all possible
secrecy; that the United States Bank. Webster,
Clay, Calhoun and PoindeXter should be the
objects of attack; that the poor should be excited
against the rich; and that such articles as were
toe .scurrous for the Post, Times, Argus, &C.
should be published in the small Backyard pa
pers that are sold for one cent; that for the pur
pose of effectually organizing the State, socie-
ties should be formed not only in every ward,
but in every school district in the State; that a
Constitution ,oas formed 1chich Constitution, in
a printed pamphlet, was shown to this deponent,
one article of tohich, after a preamble charging
the "aristocracy' NTH being unfriendly to Re
publican institutions and to the interests Of the
industrious poor, declared that GIVE WILL Mel
TIER ENCOURAGE, AID, NOR PATRoNIzE THE BUSINESS,
OCCUPATION OR PROFESSION ANY ONE, IF WE CAN
AVOID IT, UNLESS He BE A REPUBLICAN AND A MEM
Der OF THIS ASSOCIATION" That on reading the
foregoing, this deponent offered fifty dollars for