Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1840-11-02
GREAT LOCOFOCO CONSPIRACY.
To OUR FELLOW CITIZENS OF THE UNIoN:
In Joint Ertcutire Committee ofhe Whig Genera
CommiLee Ollie Gil Of MN KLrE
New YORK. October 81, 1910.

COWWtee W Tue CttJ U JNeU lOfh.
New YORK October 24 1870
Fo some time past the great wing party has
been threatened, through The locofocU pupers in
various parts of the country, that some matter was
oil foot for their destruction, which was denon,-
mated by the administration papers Mr.. Van Blu
rens Last Card" The public attention in all
pars ut the country called to the subject in
advance, 10y dark insnuatious aud mysterious
Threats. All this time the locOloco party ma
turing It's plans and Keeping its councils. 1t was
determined among them TINT their machine should
explode so shortly before the election that lis in
famous contents might he scattered through the
Union without leaving time to the whig parry to
make its defence, even TO tell its story.
While both parties stood in state Of suspense
aud awaiting the expected shock all at once on
yesterday, the 23d day of October the mme was
sprung by the publication in the Loco Foco papers
OF the city, OF a portion of certain proceedings
then being had before the Recorder aud District
Attorney Of this city, sitting in session, viz:
the affidavit of one Stevenson based upon hear
say, that certain individuals among the most res
pecIable and valuable of our citizens, had in the
yeur 1885, entered into arrangements.for impor.
ting voters into the city of New York, for the then
pending election from the city of Philadelphia
None of the aiiidavs disproving the accusation
published except in one or two instances,
but means had been taken 10 give the utmost cir
cuaton to the charges, which scattered
through the country in immense numbers inme-
diaely on the same coming from the press. In
anticipation of these publications, letters were
sert and private reports set in circulation that the
the Governor Of the state was actually in custody
in the matter; that Aaron Clark, our late Wing
Mayor, had also been arrested, and that Moses
II. Grinnell, one of our present Representatives in
Congress, had absconded. simultaneously with
the publication of the proceedings in our apers
placnrls had been posted in Boston, and it is pre-
sumed, in other distant places stating these reports
to be true, OIL the authority of letters from this
city, with the intention of deceiving the public by
false and malicious statements.
The whole, fellow citizens, is q base and nera-
rous conspracy-a wreiched and barefaced at
tempt to impose upon the community gross
and outrageous attempt to cheat the people.
Our duty is to meet the matter promptly; and
we meet it The first moment we have the oppor-
tuniiy, by the publication of the facts We now
explicitly declare, tina, not only are all the state
ments with regard to the arrest of Gov. Seward
and Mr.. Clark, and the absconding of Messrs.
Grnnell and WetmOre totally and entirely with
out foundation, but that they are pursuing their
usual avocations among their fellow citizens, with
out moleslation. You will also perceive that no
evidence has been adduced, bringing home to the
Wing party of this city, amy ct it's leaders, any
participat in the alleged fraud, although the
examination has been pdrte, and conducted in
an unprecedented manner.
In conclusion, we beg leove to state, that as a
large portion of the members Of this Committee
were connected with the Executive Committee
during the Election of November, 1888, we do
most explicitly aud solemnly declare, that so far
the knowledge of this Committee extends, no
such transactions as alleged occurred; and
we pronounce the whole scheme intended to
to injure the characters OF indi viduas, and
TO destroy the prospects of the Wing party thro'
out the country,as base and unfounded election
eering fasehood.
G. w. BRUEN.
Chairman of the Joint Executive Committee.
SAMUEL G. RAYMOND, Chairman
Wing General Committee ex olTicio
EEDWARD MINTURN, Chairman Wing
Young Mems Gen'l. Com. ex olficio.
Aaron Clark, Thomas F. Peers, John Lloyd,
Samuel Sparks, Alexander Lawrence Adoni'm.
Chandler, Joseph Hoxie, Robert Taylor, Francis
" Many, Joseph Weed, tlenr, B. Balser, Gar.
ret II. Striker, Thomas Valentine, VIM. M.Maln
Noah Cook, Edward Prime, NJ. o. Roberts, Rob
ert &. WetmoIe, Alexander w. Bradford, Morgan
Morgans, Benjamin Drake, John W. Thornc,
J. }. Van Nostrand, WIN. A. Lawrence, VIM w.
Thomas, John o. Sargent, Henry w. Ravens,
Richard w. Atwell, Members Of The Joint Erecu-