Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-10-29
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the efforts OF vrtuous people.
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THE JEFFERs AFFAIR
Below We give communication from of our
representatives in Congress, the Hon Solomon H,llen
ir on the subject of the LETTERS fraud, to which we
invite the attentive perusa of the honest and yruous
of all parties. The developments already made, Of
such character as to place beyond the shadow Ola
doubt the gcnuneness of the letter, and The guilt Of the
individual who the chosen instrument Ia carry INTO
effect the object which intended. II will be
by the extract from letter which Mr.. Hen publishes
that Rison, so far from having kept the letter in his
pocket unseen By any one, he has stated, submitted
il 10 private committee of gentlemen, and that "hty
approved the plan
| To die Editorof the "Baltinorc Republican,"
| Dear sir-The information | am about 10 convey
through your columns to the public, may be inter
esting to fellow-citzens and to correct
roncous statements, which ] am Informed, are in.
dustriously circulated. This is rendered more
cessary BY an article in the "American,' in which
my name is made to hold conspicuous connec-
ton with the discovery Of the letter from LETTERS
TO Riston The writer, having assumed dates as
well facts made out n case of seeming plausiblty
and doubt accomplished his object, by creating TOR
the time, doubt in the public mind 1t would how
ever have been as well for him, to have profted Ly
the advice he cheertuy gave, and to have given Us
his signature SO preserve himself from suspicion
He to be perfectly conversant with the dofs Of
every Transaction and to have kno~n the rcry day
which my correspondent must have seen Jeters let
knowledge of all the circumstances. that IN.
debtcd for the following specimen of conjectura in
genuity. He says, that the date of the letter, which,
received from Philadelphia is important "becausc j
mriuen before the thirteenth, it written before
Rston had received the etter,-f after the foufctn
the letter was in the possession of Messrs Hudson \
Pratt" IT is easy matter TO escape this supposed
dilemma, by stating, that the letter which | received
and which gave the first intelligence Of Jet;cr,
letter was dated, neither BEFORE after, but tie
thirteenth. This letter from gentleman Of high
speciality, conveyed the following information
This day had placed in my hands, by prominent
Wing Broker in this city, letter from your High Con.
stable III. letters, requesting him to send on 10 Bait.
more for your Mayors election, 500 TO in tie
Sc veral Wards Of your city The letter is dated Ba
more 9th October and addressed to Geo. Rston, Bro
ker" called upon him without any introduction. and
without The least ceremony: he talked OF hrs plans c
carving your City, and gave me the letter reac
which did" The writer proceeds 10 give the
tents of letters letter. and then remarks SIT you
TO send on shrewd fellow to call upon him, (islon
and represent himself letters agent he could cei
sight of The letter, and the names 81 all The men he
tends sending on.
You will perceive that the gentleman who wrote 70
me- gave the date Of the letter from LETTERS and also
contents, corresponding precisely with The letter sub
\ sequcnily found upon Rston. Whatever rqnv"calnn
may have been resorted To III the first instance, be-
lieve the conclusion is becoming general, that II Is
some thing than "hony," aud from the general
denuncations hurled against Illegal interference in
elections am induced TO believe that the honest and
patriotic of all parties will applaud the efforts nadr 10
defect and expose what all must condemn
letter of a recent date Contains further pr
culars relating In the interview between ui"Im-r
and Riston This letter stairs 81 called upon hm.
the afternoon Of the thirteenth instant al his h'nst
Spruce street, and found linn on his fna iame from
bruised foot. He at once accosed me wh The faust
ari,y of IN did acquaintance, and found myself
easy fnoting with the gentleman, that dd mol pr
sent my letter ofintroduction and although was @ia
him half an honr he did not ask my name. All:
talkng about the election then going on III the city, ask
ed him questions about his agency IN our "ireon
1885, he once, and without any hesitation, told mr
he knew IL in the midst vi Our conrefsai"h ltS
he drew forth LETTERS letter, by way as then up
posed, of showing me how important man hr "a''
The Wing party. He informed me that ii WAS br"ush
10 him by private hands The night before and expesrs
his regre, at being lame as it would delay his luinr
ate attention to the requston. lie said he Ind sos
it 10 private committee of gentlemen, that in"aff
when lie was out; and that they approved The plan
he'd 4 letter Of introduction to him. and should tao
used it, had he given tine 10 present II, and saop
have used my name, but as he seemed 80 vel! 9"
ouanted with me, did not deem it necessary to u
deceive him. My object in visiting him was 10 geti.t
information obtained my visit was open and WIZ
out disguise, and hope will produce the effect n'eh;
ed.' ~
This believe to be true, though somewhat at SCI
ance with the assertion of Riston, that person b
seen the letter until it was shown 10 Gideon-sly
iecl is now accomplished having given the public VI
information | received, and by which became f1 q
fed with this discovery II is scarcely necessary ~
add, that would be willing TO expose "aoe! h.
designed calculated to injure any individual n pa' ~
lie estimation, would to detect and expose iat
no matter by whom designed, who might be mg. NJ
ted. Respectfully, IA
SOLOMON HILLEN,J III
From TIC Of October %. ~
! THE JErFERs LETTER.-There IL nothing co.
than by starting off with false premises 10 arrive Il "a
! hat sion \ l.
demonstrated in al article which appeared IN The W.
papers the day of our municipal election IN 'a Ia
ence to the letters letter. 1t was cunnngly dew IL
thing and had upon it the mark of court h0asE
lane hack 1t is hardly deserving of any notice no IA
nor should il have any, if il were not that some We n
meaning people have suffered themselves 30 be impot
upon BY the intentional jumbling together d Ha',H
which is characteristic Of the article aud o The III
design of It's author. That all may understand III
facts in connection with the detection OF , a;'eml Ia
fraud upon the elective franchise, the hole matter n
be found very clearly detailed in the following cor Ia
sed statement: M
Thursday, Sth-- Riston procured ticket in BAIT II
/ for Phiade phia, as is shown BY the register A"
Rail Road Company.
Friday, 9lh--Levin II. Smith procured loo''
Baltimore, for Philadelphia, in the afternoon
which arrives in Philadelphia between " a1a
| o'clock al night, is also shown by the boo.s 81
Rail Road Company.
Tuesday, 13th.-lt was at about ocio.k IN NE aor 81
| that Riston says he received Jeiiers's letter ion
police officer, which officer proves to be Ley''
Smith, Wing. IA
Tuesday, l3th.-In the course of the oft,rnooa o
same day, the correspondent of Col. II Hen saw
| letter and wrote to him just at the closing Q! 81
Southern Mail, which is at Z. Nj.
Wednesday, l4ih.-Colonel II. received his in!oi u
ton by the mornings mail-say about ~ oeA
| y. NJ. n
Wednesday, l4;h.-Two gentlemen, Messrs IL
and Pratt, proceeded at 3 o'clock, by the PhlateI
evening train 10 obtain the letter Of letters. Ia
Thursday, l5h.--See Hiayney's affidavit for the b.
ofthc occurrences of the day in Philadelphia, d.
winch Gideon obtained the letter. II was "a; ab'
o'clock in the afternoon, when Bloyney saw
possession of it.
Friday, lGth.-Thc Postmaster in this city receive
letter by the morning mail, and immedtats'yte'-
ed it to Philadelphia
Saturday. l7th.-Messrs Harker and Cook were
patched by the evening train at O'Clock 10 ol
the letter from the person 10 whom it had been
turned by Mr.. Vansant.