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


tioa at my house, but the object Of the meeting
TAR as was concerned, was to let Mr.. G!entw orh
distinctly understand that he could not, under any
ctrcumstances, either expressly or by Implication,
nope for any Office other benefit for any act o his
connected with this other tran saction, irem
the party with which acted, by any az sncy pro-
curen'n nj {" mine, was impatient for the opPoruni
" =" ts.e sucb part in the business would enable
me To say this in distinct terms; and therefore sug-
gesed 10 Mr.. Edmonds, 10 repeat what MIR. Client
worih had stated 10 him, and he alb lut to do
so. ir stevenson commenced stating what he had
t"d Gsentwor,h was the nature oil the interview at
Mir Butler's Office IN the morning, at which hap
eentd TO he present the substance Of what took
Place at that Interview in my presence have before
stated When Mr. Butler for him elf stated in very
nneqnvocal terms, which copeurred in, did also
Mr. Eimonds, thar Mr.. G!entworth hal nothing to
nope from The administration its friends, for any
disclosures he might make; thar he considered this
question not one purely of party, but i. a matter
Ola higher considera ion. That however much Inc
administration party might be sene flied by such dis
closure, ne would not consent to receive 1T on any
terms that would imply that Mr. Glentworth could
nope Tor any cauntenance from the President his
friends. ] considered all appeals to Mr. GleLtworth
upon public considerations, as but was Of words
and time, and having disbrrthened myself Of all my
connection with the subject, did not psy much at
tention TO what said, and being also taken from
the room by some domestic call, did not hear all
the remarks that were made. | ecollect something
was said by Glentworth about the terms he could
make with the Whig party, but the nature of these
terms do not reeollect.
r.. (IIentwOrth
asked, but BY whom do not rccollect what eoncla-
sion he had come to, and having replied that he
wished farther time to consider, Mr.. Elmonds took
a bundle OF papers from his pocket and handed to
Mr. Stevenson. with the remark that these ere the
papers he received from him, and in few minutes
thereafter Mr.. Stevenson and Mr.. Glentworth left
the house. when 1t was considered by Messrs Butler
ana kdmends that their connection with the affair
was at an ead /; and as had considered mine at an
end " hen had informed Mr.. GlcntwOrth as before
stated hat he could not be aided by any agency Of
mine the matter, so far as all three Of US were con-
cernee was disposed Of
j. HoYr.
Sworn before me, this 9th day Of Oct. $40.
CORNELIUS MATHEWS,
Commas sioner Of Deeds.
j. w. EDMoSp's AFFIDAVIT.
Some two or three weeks ago, the precise day
cannot fix, upon going INFO my Office one morning
found Messrs Stevenson and Glentworth there-the
latter sitting at my table with bundle OF papers be-
fore him. As soon as l had disposed Of some other
business, one Of them stated TO me that they had
called to show me those papers, and disclose to me
the frasds which had been perpetrated in the cleo
tions Of 1888 and 1889. told him that was much
engaged, that 1t Was impossible for to give any
time TO the subject then but ifthey would call my
house any evening, would be at their service =
They appointed an evening" ana left me- On the APP
pointed evening they did not call upon me, aud the
next heard Of the matter, was ON Thursday, the
18th inst, when l received from Mr. Stevenson a
note requesting my attendance at Mr. Butlers office,
at O'clock that afternoon. l attended there, and
met Mr. varian, Mr.. Stephea Allen, Mr.. c w.
Lawrence, Mr.: Butler, Mr. Whiting, tDistrict At.
torney,) and Mr. Stevenson. Mr.. Butler informed
that the object Of calling Together, was hear
an account which had that day, for the first time
been given to him, Of stupendous frauds which had
been Practsed at our elections in this city, and
determine upon the course to be pursued under the
circumstances. Mr.. Stevenson then commenced b Q
relation, and gave US an account substantially the
same that contained in his deposition before the
RAr DIR Ha o,A axIn Itw rsf. rraIe<
papers, one Of which was q statement OF what Mr..
Glentworth knew Of the matter, and the other an
account Of his own proceedings. He also submitted
TO our examination quite a number OF papers in
irmation Of his story. Some had been obtained by
him in Philadelphia bat most Of them had been Civ
en- to him BY Glentworth. Among these papers we're
several receipts, letters and lists OF names, which
have not yet seen published.
After examining the documents, il was proposed
that statement of the whole matter should be made
and published, with the certificate OF several Of the
gentlemen present, that they had cxamined the evil
dence and documents, and deemed them worthy the
attention Of the people. Mr. Stevenson was to draw
up his own statement and the papers were put into
my hand to draw up Mr.. Glentworth's. In Of
the papers which had been read TO US, the Of
Messrs. Grinnell, b clifford, Wetmore, Draper and
Bowen were mentioned much in the same In amer
that they are in Mr.. Stevenson's deposition. Upon
receiving the papers above mentioned, remarked
that would not, upoH the evidence before u.s. be in
strumental in making so serious a charge against
these gentlemen, and that should therefore, IN the
statement which l was to prepare, omit their names
entirely. To this every gentleman present assent
a., and took the papers home with me, with the
understanding that the wish OF all present not
to attack any one, but to make known the extent Of
the frauds which had been praetised, with view TO
preventing repetition Of them
Finding upon examination Of the papers that
could hot prepare a connected statement without
further information, called upon Coonel Steven on
Glentworth the subject. He said he would en-
dsavor to dnd him and bring send him to my Office
that evening. Accordingly, about 7 o'clock that
evening Glentworth came 60 my Office.
The papers were lying before me, and told him
was engaged in drawing up his statement, and that
intended to omit all mention of the names of
Messrs. Grinnell, Blatchford Draper, Weimore and
spoke with much bitterness Of two Of them and in.
sisted that their names should be mentioned. re-
collect that Mr. Wetmore was one OF the two, and
the other was either Mr.. BIatchford or Mr. Bowen
but which do not reccllect While disputing on
this point he learned that he was expected TO sign
the statement. He objected to this, and proposed
in lieu Of II TO make verbal statement TO Mcssrs.
AAen, yaras and Lawrence, and said he understood
they 10 make the publication. l explain
ed to him the mode proposed, as have above men,
toned IT, He still heshsted and talked NJ the great
isury the matter 90 be to him. and limited some-
thing about what he was TO get by his disclosures
! would take no hint, but asked him 20 speak out -
lie did 80, and demanded that il he did disclose he
should have an assurance from the President's
friends Of An Office. ] was asked what sfsce, and
he named the Consulate at Havre, filed az he said,
by Mr.. Brent ! was greatly surprised AZ this de-
mand, for had all along supposed that he was
1unteeriRg in the matter. had never inquired his
motives, though from some expressions, had in
fcrred that hostility TO of the gentlemen named
and spirit cf revenge against them, had some in
hocnce on his mind.
L. however, answered him promptly that he could
have no assurance from me-that cowld not recon.
mend him TO the President for any Office. He said
that others would. Upon expressing my disbelief
Of that he told that Nr. Stevenson had that day
had a conversation with Messrs. Butler and Heyt;
in which they had expressed their Willingness
TO do anything Tor him. replied that that was i'm
possible, that either he had misunderstood Mr. Ste
venson, or Mr. Stevenson had missnderstoood him,
but proposed to him To 60 at once and He as
scented TO this, and said he would get cab and 20
for Mr. Stevenson. l told him that must be as he
pleased, but I would meet him at MIR Buffers. He
left the Office. put the papers in nv pocket and
rode up town. I stopped al Mr.. Hcyts, took him
with me 10 Mr. Hnfler's. and N hen together. de-