The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1840-11-19
great Loco FOcO COnspiracy!!!
aMr. Van Buren's last Card"

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'uth.sas. Great Loco Foco Consplracy:!
' Rn'1 aMr. Van Burens last Card"
q Mr. opponents are endeavoring to
St s' s.,s er the wings of the Union by charg
ship ssM. Them with one Of the most nefarions
ou aastt ethical conspiracies that has ever dis
'ship s. ssd our nation They have charged
Tai qu,ti ~ Of the best men in New York with
tisfy Ro''hng employed individuals to visit
,c.ion !, kasdelphia and other places, for the
ehsns srpose Of obtaining foreign voters to
,ne s ,; ,ss Inc 10 New York and vote the Wing
nee ea.ibie,, The whole matter has been un-
II , n.1 IN legal investigation and has resulted
!, neAaias triumphant vindication of the char
.twel,.ksn Of those wing gentlemen who
n n, ~ y n implicated. But not so for the To-
he plsc. ocos. They have been taken in their,
IL Taken I'm net, as may be seen by the aflida-
tswhch we publish below.
q, seems that Glentworth, tobacco in
- - hector, lent himself to both parties. The
shig learned that there were several
y; Sagades in Philadelphia who had been
Tory ofspoyed by the loco foco leaders, and
low saoNn sn had received pay 10 come to New
ock A. lMk and vote. These men had at
,psr'y. krious election done so in several
ken u
suit Of tads before the registry act was in
!. y.n.on. Glentworth offered himself
nty. agon to Philadelphia and obtain the
rvices Of those who knew these rene
Inaes TO come to New York and chal-
Noun. Huge their votes. His offer was ac-
4 D; spad. But while there, it was ascer.
Town sansd by his whig employers that he
levied Ss u obtaining, instead Of challengers, real
'.yns. pas He was Immediately written TO
era Fseveral wing gentlemen who stated to
70 an in their letters-aad their letters
Il Hre produced in Court-that as much
ro;ne. shey loved the cause, they would not
listra. lalnlenance any attempt OH his part to
ph s ahin foreign voters, as their only OBJ
said Istwas to prevent illegal voting, and
own WI, 1--we him to understand that if it was his
loo aaect to send on voters, he must con-
!, the Ia. :.
arity 1asr himself no longer in their service.
I'm. Il also seems from his own affidavit,
Hat Glentworth after he was thrown off
1Fbe wings, was taken up by some of
ween ssmost prominent Locos, who strongly
over arG,,.a -. IN.
,ath- 3"u''eu MS assistance. Inc success
eloo jndhistory of their endeavors may be
= a'i il. lsaby perusing his affidavit.
hch Unknown that the loco foco presses
,ns - have been for the last few months, throw
eau jyout dark insinuations, that previous
lslhe Presidential election Mr. Van Blu
- nhad a" Gard to play" which would
lannsh the wings. His "Card" was
Of ssrained to be the damnably false''
re' 3a'ges brought against some of the best
tile. asu in New York, as may be seen by
orc ~ following extract from an Address Of
to as Executive Committee and Young
=,
asn's General Committee of N. York.
While both parties stood in state
suspense and awaiting the expected
or, mock, all at once on yesterday, the 23d
ON " Of October, the mine was sprung by
a publication in the Loco Foco papers
~ a'ns city, of a portion of certain pro-
ssulngs then being had before the Re-
ne @usf and District Attorney of this city.
aang in secret session, viz the affida-
MI one Stevenson based upon hearsay,
w certain individuals among the most
ut apectable and valuable of our citizens,
~ 'N IN the year 1888, entered into ar
VI: 1senents for importing voters into the
~ yol New York, for the then pending
he s'e'lon from the city of Philadelphia.
-. a'ne Of the afidavits disprovirg the ac-
nd s'aon were published except in one or
q Instances, but means had been taken
a give the utmost circulation to the
:, urges, which were scattered through
;! country in immense numbers imme-
10 sly on the same coming from the
y rvs In anticipation of these publica-
d, 'A' letters were sent and private re-
aa set in circulation that the governor
ne State was actually in custody in
Matter; that Aaron Clark, our late
p A Mayor, had also been arrested, and
i, = Moses H. Grinnell, one of our pre-
e Representatives, in Congress, had
:. sonded. Simultaneously with the
vacation Of the proceedings 10 our pa