Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-10-28
= ADVERTISEMENT.
To the Electors OF the Third Congressional
District OF the state Of New-YOrk.


interests and my character to consent again to be
proposed to your suarages, deem it duty and a
happiness to address yeu on the subject. As is we'll
known to my friends, and to most of you, the honor
OF being your Representative in the present Con-
gress was not sought by me. 1t wa, accepted
against every consideration Of private advantage
and personal comfort; it was accepted only that
whatever my influence, character, and services
might avail in the support Of a cause believed by
me worthy of my support, should not, from personal
considerations, be withheld. The only reward in
the service undertook was the honor you confer
red, and the satisfaction Of faithful discharge of
my duty.
This term of service ended, thought myself
warranted in retiring, and have resisted applications
to change this purpose But attempt has been made
to defraud the whole people Of the United States by
plot, of which l am personally Of the intended
victims-impeaching my coed name, and my title
to the honorable Office Of being your representative
as having been procured by fraud
This attempt has originated in conspiracy con-
trived by men in lucrative Offices it has been
ried on by degrading abuse Of the forms of law;
it has been made to bear at upon all the now
pending elections Of the Union. Although am sim
gled out as one of the victims, yet the success Of
this attempt is question of far more consequence
to you than to me question Of far more importance
to the future than the present. Because if unprin-
eipled and designing men, (having at command
vena press, that press and themselves gorged with
the public money, having the control Of the post
Office and the ascendancy in the courts of jastice)
can be successful in eecting the election OF Chief
Magistrate by frauds then will such elections be
longer the reward Of illustrious virtue pcu
Gus public service. If this attempt by plot to ef-
feet such election shall now be successful, the
highest Of Offices will only be the premium fer the
bodest frauds and the greatest perversion Of oca
station.
The attempt to which alude, is that made before
the Recorder Morris, to charge the election of 1888
to have been carried by frauds the part Of those
who have honored with their votes: and the man
in which the contrvers Of the plot have endea-
vored TO affect me, bring prominently to your
view as one bound to present it TO yeur condemna-
ton.
In relation to these charges permit me, as one
known to yoa from early life as a man of egrity
and truth, to say that it is wholly untrue-that on
that any other occasion, / never aided, encour-
aged, assented to- approved Of any fraudulent pro-
curing of votes from Philadelphia or elsewhere.
never had any knowledge Of any such votes be-
ing either procured, sought or given. Inever have
purpose. never present at any meeting, al any
place, with James b. Gcntworth. 1t 10 wholly un.
true that at my instance, or with my knowledge, he
was sent to Philadelphia, had any agency, d.
rect Indirect in his mission. In giving this dsni
al Intentionally make it, in the broadcast form, to
deny every illegal, dishonorable, or unfair means
pretended to be charged in the papers taken before
Mr.. Recorder Morris.
In auf;r IF L.. ..hc
call your attention to the manner in which they have
been got up and put forth.
The Recorder of New York, Robert II. Morris,
the head of the criminal of this city, depar
from the usual practice Of his place, and conde-
sends to aid in the taking Of dispositions intended to
operate upon the public mind. These dispositions
relate to matters appearing in party papers two
years ago, then pretended to be known, and slept
upon until the eve Of the present election. As a
Judge Of the Court of Sessions, he well knew that
those who were proceeded against were to be tried
before him; he well knows how important to a fair
trial IL 10 that the judgments of the body Of the peo-
pie should not be prejudiced that the circulation Of
erparte dispositions havirg the imposing form " hch
he sought TO confer those then before him. wosld
render the procuring Of impartial jury impossi-
ble and he could scarcely be insensible to the seri
effect Of such imputatons upon all who were the
subjects Of them.
Yet, while the proceedings we're pending before
him. he allows copies Of the dispositions to be taken
by the conductors Of the press Of party, and,
tsd. himself at midnight superintends the press
going from the bench to the printing Office, with the
purpose Of their being spread to the widest extent
and with the greatest efrsctfor the purpose Of be-
ing made effective upon elections in other States
too hand to admi. Of any contra iiction GER
tainly ofary contradiction under form equally i'm
posing.
My fellow citizens, was this acting as a minister
Of justiccl Did il show the honor Of gentleman,
or the fairness Of An honest mani Are political OPP
ponents to be thus hunted down by beagles from the
bench, Are you safe il such proceedings are sane
tionedf To you is now put the question, whether
this de6lement Of the ermine chow costly a sacri-
fee to an upright judged shall be permitted to
achieve the success Of trick
BIT this example in high place had its full effect
upon the subordinates. The SANDERS, once set en-
foot with the garb Of off eiaI selemnty were eircu
lated with less seruple. Handbills were struck off
at Boston, anterior to the publication here and
circulated throughout all New England, and sspe.
eslly flooded into New BEDFORD the place CT my
birth and the abode Of my father and brothers. So
that in addition 10 the publication sinutanee usly
in New York, Pennsylvania, Washington, Mary
land, and doubtless in the other States in the party
newspapers, every additional publicity was given
that sla,derous ingenuity could contrivs it has
received all that petty publicity which the wonder
telling handful could excite, with the addition, in
Boston, that had absconded to avoid arrest.
You, my fellow citizens, know what il is to bear
a good name; how the enjoyment from this source
is increased in knowing il to be respected and che
rished by the friends Of your early life You eannet
fail to know how the defaming Of that good name
cuts those friends TO the heart. You know my stand
ing as merchant; you know how mercantile credit
and reputation for integrity ought to be sppreci.
ated; how slowly IL is gained, how easily il can be
violated; and leave it to you to express your con-
domination ofthis unjust and ungenerous course. II