Bloomington herald. [volume] (Bloomington, I. T. [Iowa]) 1840-1849, 1840-12-11

re WsbSr Fraustle.

III WeasG Fra,s5s.
j The disclosures Of tbs villainous ffahds
prsctised Ia New York ii the fall Of l63e
and spring Of 1889, are 50 morstTous, and car
Try with them such weight Of guilt and
crime, that no one can le surprised that all
the leaders Of the Wing party should be driv-
en- 10 the most desperate and preposteroOs ex.
pedents to clear themselves of this most foul
and infamous transaction. They know that il
they cannot clear themselves Of it; they must
sink under the weight Of guilt. Hence their
desperate struggles, their bold denials, their
Iaudacious assault upon the sanctity Of a judi
ciat tribunal, their wicked attempts to sustain
the charge Of conspiracy against B. F. Bur-
| LER and others, and their efforts to make false
issucss ID hopes % draw the public mind Of
from the real question.
But all these agonizing efforts cannot avail
them; they can no more escape from this foul
transaction, than they can escape from their
own guilty consciences. To attempt to deny
it, or to deny that some Of the managers Of the
Wing party in New York were concerned in
It, is as preposterous as to deny the existence
Of the Revolutionary war, or that William
Penn founded thsgood city Of Brotherly Love,
which is now the nest Of so many foul birds.
What is the charge! 1t is, that large
number of men, the scum Of great city, de-
graded vagabonds, and the most depraved
wretches, were hired by GLENwoRrH tc go
from Philadelphia to New York and vote
there; that they did go there, and did vote,
many Of them in several wards; and that $50
per head, or larger sum, was paid them for
this service and expense. These are the ma
terial facts in this villainous transaction. and
the only material facts necessary to prove that
the crime has been perpetrated.
Is there any doubt in regard to any of these
facts! Are they not proved, independently of
the testimony of STEVENSON and GLENwonrH!
Does not the evidence Of Captain SHULTz,
Wing, and a man Of unimpeachable character,
prove that he brought on one gang of twenty
five of these ssHessians," as GLENwoRTH cali
ed them, and that they were such vagabonds
that he pointed out twenty-four of them with
out any previous knowledge of them. YOU'VE.
High Constable Of Philadelphia, and one of
the guilty agents, admits that he was employ
ed by GLENwoRTH to hire these men, and that
he collected and put on board the boat gang
of them.
PATRICK McARDLE, and RAYMOND, both
swear that gang of them were under their
charge in the debtors prison, and the former
admits that he took them to the polls, in the
Sixteenth Ward, and that they voted.
MARKS and REYNoLDs testify that they were
engaged to go to New York, that they did go
with gang, and Marks says he saw Reynolds
aud anoiher vote. He declines to answer
whether lie voted himself, but ii is clear from
his own statement that he did. Numerous
other witnesses testify to facts tending to con-
firm these witnesses, and their statements.
Bat it is waste Of time to recapitulate the
evidence. The transaction is proved by sew
eral disinterested witnesses, and admitted by
Glentworth, Young, McArdle, Raymond, and
others of the guilty agents concerned in it;
and by Marks and Reynolds, two of the gang
who were brought on and voted.
That large number of miserable vaga-
bonds and depraved wrctcbes were brought to
New York from Philadelphia; that they voted,
and several of them in many Of the wards;
that large sum of money was paid for this
purpose, are facts about which there can be no
dispute.
Young admits that he received 500 at one
time. and Ravens, in his ssnon me record;''
testimony, is obliged to state that he carried
on package Of bills to Glentworth, and saw
it opened, and that it contained $500, or more.
In his second testimony, he also swears that
on Saturday night before the election, Client
worth called on him, and that he gave him a
draft on Gill, of Philadelphia, for $1,000. or
near that sum. From the testimony Of Ha-
vens, therefore, it is proved that Glentworth
received 81 800 fer this purpose. Marks, who
admits his guilt, was inforraed against and ar.
rested, and after being kept in prison six
months, was discharged by proclamation, evil
IDENTIFY by the counivance of the Wing officers;
and when he was discharged, Mr.. Pesoa, his
friend, went with him to R]atchford's office,
and Fesoa informed Mr.. B. that he understood
the Wing committee had appropriated S25 for
Marks, and he had been directed to call on
him him fol. the money.
Blatchford asked if Marks was discharged,
and threw down check for the money.
These are facts abundantly proved, and a.
bout which there cannot be a shadow of
doubt.
And are not these all the material facts ne
cessary to show that this abominable crime
has been perpetrated! The various other ques-
tons raised as to the participation of different
individuals, however important ia regard to
their characters, are no way material in re-
spect to the main question, whether this dam
nohlA crime against the laws, and the rights of
6ple, has been committed. Let not the
ind, therefore, be drawn off from the
G. fpestion, BY the attempts to mystify
ihe feet, BY raising false and immaterial
issues
But as there is no escaping from the crime
itself, the great effort is to clear the Wing
leaders from all participation in it. Bet their
despegase efforts for this purpose only involve
them; Il in the guilt. That the crime was
perp@ll through the agency Of Glentworth
Is proven beyond all dispute. The only re-
xnaining question is, whether Glentworth was
line concerned, or whether others were aid
esnd assisting hint II is not even pre-
e that Gleptworh was aloneia n
4cfion. S9e Pretence woal q