Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-10-29

In the course OF the conversation Glentworth said
to me, "Mr. Etmonds, you have been my counsel,
what would you advise me to do 2" To which re-
pied, " 1t was not a in which I could advise
him. l could only say-and spoke with much
in condition where could do so much good to my
country, should discharge my duty, though by so
doing, ! should reduce my family and myself to
crust of bread.
Mr.. Stevenson and Glentworth soon left the
house, the latter remarking he would call and
in the morning.
J. w. EpMosps.
New York, October, 26, 1910.
city. Counsellor at Law being duly sworn says that
the foregoing statement, sigsed by him, is true.
Sworn before me, this 9th October, islO
JONES, Chief Justice Of the Superior
Court ofthe City Of New York.
More Last Words The Wall street CIque's
stateme nts.
Annexed we give further statements of Client
wsrtb, Blachford, &c. -
NEw YoRE, October 18th, lS40
To the Hon. RoBERr II. MORRIS,
Recorder Of the city Of New York:
sr'-W hile, as an American citizen, have deem
ed It solemn duty to protest against what has BEEN
in my Judgment, a high handed violation Of the
rights, liberties and privileges of American ci,i
zen, BY your Honor the Recorder, aud his Honor,
k-l
premises Of MIR. Nathaniel Pearse for the full
purpose Of taking therefrom my private property,
which had been deposited with the said Pearce for
safe keeping have endeavorsd through the true and
rghtial course oflcga process and personal efforts
reclaim and recover the packages containing my pr
vate papers,tAe same which you have officially avow
ed to be in your possession and determined publicly
read contrary TO the usual practice OF court Of
which you are the presiding officer, and thereby to
forestall and prejudice public opinion but finding
these several sources of relief have BEEN rendered
entirely Intellectual, through your arbitrary interior
ence. now require and denim Of you, immedi-te-
ly, TO make public without reservation, every letter
receipt note and memorandum contained within the
package, which you the Recorder, in company with
his Honor the Mayor, did forcibly, under the color
OF the solemn majesty Of the Law, arbitrarily and vio
lenty take possession Of in the deep shades of mid
night, when no apprehension Of such illegal
duct could have been suspected, nor successfully
resisted.
now, through you, sir, appeal to my country-
men, to the people Of these United States and TO the
world, to pause and seriously reflect, whether the
conduct OF and associate, thus
on the sanctty Of the private domicilc Of Ameri-
can citizen for and the especial purpose
efforciby sezing private papers to advance the par
poses OF political party, Of which you are active
and conspicuous member, Ought not to call down
such An extraordinary procedure, in which you
have become the voluntary actors, the sole mn
tence Of universal condemnation, a. setting at def
ance all the fundamental barriers which the eonst-
tuition and the laws have raised to protect the pri-
vate rights Of individuals-the true and only sure
means Of holding sacred our Liberties, eur rights,
and personal securities, the inhe ritance have de-
rived from our patriotic and valiant fcrsfalhers-
VIII blood and honorable sacrifices ought to rem
der them dear to us, and should remain imperisaa-
BILE In our hands.
" is not SIR the mere injury done to the indivi-
dual, whose rights have been thas trampled on BY
the Star Chamber msgistracy Of the city Of New
York, that will awaken the fears and appreheasions
Of my fellow citizens for the safety Of the esuntry
and the psbhe welfare my situation may be ham
BILE, may have offended, and am only answerable
through the process flaw, but these considera
tons Of minor character TO the great and absorbing
question OF public rights we must lock TO the cause
Of liberty, which has been transgresssd The public
must hold under sentence the violations to which
our public institutions thus lamentably exposed
~ gross sacrifice Of democratic principles, the
Jot ain from wh.nce flow the laws Of prots Q, on,
the guardians IT private rights, which the whole
American people ought to esteem Of the most sacred
importance TO keep the Judicial masis,racy within
the bounds OF official duties and tn delicate respon-
sibiitics which the constitution and the laws have
snd e.. TO them TO me public peace
There was apology for your transeressing the
ordinary limits and practice Of your authority; the
laws provided their swn remedies, enacted by the
representatives. Of the people in their sovc-
reignty. You could have sued out the peoples high
mandatory writ Of ton, compelling Mr.. Pearce
topreserve the fatal TO be when
everthe purposes Of public justice should require and
Unnecessary won could have obtained the peo-
pies Court Of ChAneery, peremptory order to have
these much 10 do about nothing papers, safely de-
posted among the archives Of TIE court, TO be used
and not abused for party purposes. Thus was there
speacesb.e remedy pointed out by the Law I; and
yeu sir toe well acquainted with the legal in
stituiicns OF the land, not to know and have been
sensible, that this was the only proper, most de.
cent disni6ed, and entirely sure mode Of proceed
-y oo iii, x.ll,. III. United State. p;,,r;., A..
torpey, Mr.. Benjamin y. Batter, have been long ac-
quanted and have surrepiously Informed yourselves
the contents Of the fatal package; you cannot,
therefore, plead in Justification cf your conduct.
want Of sufficient time for deliberaion. II you had
pursued the course pointed out by the laws, you
wouId not have exposed yourself to the charge 81
having ndecently descended from the judicial bench
to become the ministerial executive agent of your
self TO the suspicion that you could not secure ia
your prsmeditated violation Of private rights the
services OF an honorable and honest Anne an OIL
Ger, to execute so gross a violation Of the public
peace.
have not time, sir TO enter further into the exa-
mination Of the criminal violation Of which you have
been guilty against the sovereignty OF the people,
through the sacrifice Of the right OF private citi.
zen. Wishing, under the circumstances OF the case.
promptly to respond TO the excited expectations Of
the community 20 have full and public exhibition
81 the much renowned and fatal package, there
fore demand its publication, TO be made strictly,
honestly, asd faithfully, promptly, and without any
delay. have the honor to remain, your obt servt,
J. b. CLrnrwosrH.
NKw yosK, Oct 9th. 1870.
sn-To prevent any Interpretation, we be z leave
TO state, that so lar as we are concerned have
objection to the opening ofthe papers Of J. b Client
worth now in your possession: on the contrary, as
we challenge the severest scrutin y, we have no OBJ
lection whatever TO the publication Of copies Of all
Of them. Yours,
X. NJ. BLArcHroRD.
JANIS BowEr,
r. G. WErNohE,
sIsrov DRAPER, Jr.
To Robert n. Morris, Esq,
Recorder Of the City Of New York.
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