Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1839-09-12

AN EXTRAORDINARY DISCLOSURE.-
Col. A. J. pleasonlon, of Philadelphia, in his ,es,i
mony before the committee of investigation appoint
ed To inquire into the Circumstance IS connected with
the Riots at Harrisburg, PENNSYLVANIA. last tall
makes some disclosures, The horrible character Of
winch is well calculated 10 cover with iniamy The
individuals implicated IN them. In answer to uucs.
ton propounded by Mr.. Barclay, Col Pleas ,nton
SAID
The 2odl on anuary Last, called To see Col Nc.
Elwec, member of the House of Representntives
from Bediod, ON some public business. NJ his lods-
lngs, IN the evening. lie undcsscd aud about To
90 10 bed, but entered into conversation with me on
the subject ufmY business IN the course If which
he referred TO The character Of the volunteers from
Philadelphia, who had been in service in the PIE.
cedine month Of December al this place. He spoke
very ivorably OF shem and said that il was tceH for
then, hdtso many oftiem Democrats, obicr1cise
hey 1could nerer hare tired 10 kare reached Hdrrsbrg
lie then stated that on the announcement here that
the troops from Philadelphia would obey the order
OF the Governor, and weald march for Harrisburg
i us agreed By himself and seo or three others tchom
he did no ae, 10 Plereat dcir arrirat at his place
al all hazards SUI. losing at the moment hat as the
troops belonged to rs's'ladelphia they were all
Nhigsaud favorable to the Sta Aoaln,s' 'a'on' o
carry outthis agreement, he said VS. 10
remore fee Of the rails lie railroad q, nc "9St
dangerous PdTt 81 Il, and also 10 form mine UHas,
hiseaP0sea part 10 filled wih ganpo,glcr so Mat in
INC confusion 'c1ch aeoaid alisf fQm The Hdipof cars
containing he troops being orcrttrora bg nus running
qB TIC traC", THE NINE nlonT DE STRUNG, AND THE
WHOLE BODY CT THIN 81 BLOWN ,Nro THE AIR
TOGETHER For ms purpose, lie himst'i mat pHr-
chased three Garre}s o. eaapogdor and Sat,' mat ne
nal Paid J0y dollars oat u ms ott poeAot )orHe p
chase. 10 convince me that he was serious in what
he stated TO have been their design he further said
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age, aud having been officers Of The army during the
last war; knew how 10 execute the project they had
conceived.
This design was abandoned by them in
quence OF information having been received sub
sequeully 10 the purchase Of the gunpowder, that
the troops then on Their route from Pphi'adelphla
were not all OF the political panty, large por-
ton OF them belonging To the Demuo ratio party, tn
which Cot. NJ tlwce and his associates this de-
sign also belonged. lie further said that it was to
this Circumstance alone that the arrival Of the troops
from Philadelphia at Harrisburg without injury OF
loss was to be attributed. The design WAS abandon
ed because 1t would have been impossible to have
separated the Democrats fom the Wings in lis cx-
eeutiou, aud protected them from the danger Of the
explosion"
Col P.casonton, in an explanatory affidavit, init
mates that lie gave tie testimony with reluctance but
that having stated the substance ofhis conversation
with Mr.. McElwee TO gentleman from a ne ghbor-
ing State, that gentleman iucautously repeated 1t
TO II member Of The Pennsylvania Senate, by whose
agency he (Col. p J was Immediately summoned to
give testimony before the coafmlltee When |
leaned for what object had been thus subpunaed,
temaks Col PD declined 10 give my testimony
until had stated these circumstances To Col Me
El@ec: This did This morning. Col. McElwee
made no objections to my giving tins conversation in
evidence; and accordingly ] lave answered the