Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1840-10-29
THE CnhSp.pAcy


let "a look NJ the character Of these pr,,cocJin1S
the political FASHIONS OF the persons Ivy whom they
have boon cOnducied-ihe .iarIins OF the pr,ncipal
witnesses aud of thse he attempts To imllclte-;he
nature OF the ''~'imony-anJ tho object proposed 10
h. atisncI.
The business OF the court Of Session. has lo.u ,,.
Pehded since "Wednesday last. order that tie Recor.
oef and ms coadJutor Juuce Maisell. wight hold
seere'usitoral court for the purpose, not o nves.
nyah"g bu oil entertaining charges. against men Of
uhoicmishcd reputation. Witnesses have been sub
pSrned and deTosIcns taken. and the -eiconsutuied
nquisiiOrs have clothed themselves with all the Min
o"tes ct court OF justice. The laws aud con,tiiu-
ton OF this country recognize no such secret tribunals
~ these men had the p,wer constitute themselye.
court which we que-tion-if the whole affair " n.
"o' hegh ami UNCONSTITUTIONAL in fact we believe
1t was nj all the court had no night 10 close il,
Ho"rs upon the reporters OF the whg press whrlc~i,
caused the proceedings be sent 10 the Offices "a the
'Hoooco papers. To be printed exclusively in their col
"'nhs. WIN such so'nmonts they might think best
suited 10 create political excitement.
Again. we have evidence that a portion ofthe ,eS,.
ny CT one al least oftha whg witnesses vss suppress
seq Tue uep"nent IN whom refer declared that
ha knew Of tho Introduction of squads of locoCcos In
10 certn houses few days before the election in the
tall OF 1888. for the purpose he verify believed of
''edI sotin No such DECLARATION appears in the ties
hmony Of that individual published in the Sa.iard
and N,p Eru
And what is the political position Of the parties who
have originated and conducting these proc.eainv
Two strong AMI bitter partxans of Mr. Vim Buren ar
sde the loooocO district attorney conduct. the cramin
aiyns the principal witness locoioco and the ties.
lmony l. published M eaTbled form. by locof,co
papers Add to all this the fact that months aro in
| 'eihgble hints were thrown out By the Van Buren,
press and 10y Benjlsain D. Butler and oIher f.tIen
aeheins ihai such mine be sprung ON the eve
OF the election and the motive becomes a. Iepb. o..
| II written with a sunbeam.
Now let us look the chlracter Of the accu,er-va
use the singular. for however the ocooco papers mny
a"emP' 70 msend thor readenS but has yet
! appeared on the tapis ia that character
j. ID. Stovenson.s of inferior standing in his
own party the accuser. and that on his ON hook
but on the authority OF statements which he alrgc.
we're made u him by disappointed wing oun,liIal.
! for office!
III e accused are men whose integrity Of ehnrnc,e,
sni'nost ptbNerbai IN our community. Look on thu
J picture and that
The nature OF the testimony samps il with suspcion
IL has been decided by the Supreme Court ,ha, ,rair
o0ntesson at second hand is The lowest and least ud
nssible evidence recognized by the law n cannot
DO eoniradcted by the testimony Of wnesses-i, resi-.
upon the mere ipss diTt OF one s.ar-and ,Si,bou,
strong eorroboraSe proof permitted Io weigh
against high character and esia bsed ren,t,,ion ",
this Is precisely the kind OF ence upon which IN,
loeniDcos rely Ia make out their case and IL - sI
iLrher weakened 10y the liable eociaI position al
their witness
| Let us next enquire what il the object Of the pr,
ssedlngs The rud is alleged to have been perpst
rated IA 1888 Ia is disclosed on h,, e,. of the Pr,
'denol contest IA 1910. Al tn very n,ment when
the cau'e Of Mr.. Van Buren, seemed mos, d.sDcr,t.
The card is played" the hn,. thar IL ,, ,prn tn
tide OF fortune. ad enable him Ia win the stake of the
presidency The movement TOBIAS been almost stimuli
laneous throughout the country. affordng evidence of
Preconcerted plain. The cry of fraud fIudr' wa,
commenced by Ihe whole loco foco press months ngn
anu her HINTS and accusations have gradually nsS,,n
"d more direct md tang BILE shane as the grand nI
approached I,s denOunent Its originaors had ,nksr
such pains M concocting IT, Tint they Thought the ian
moiy "' ITS parts complee-ihe success of n, onors
non certain They could not suppress M, occaspn,
u'S W 'Auta'oh ms they contemplated the ingeniuu,
machinery via was soon TO be set in motion The,
could mt help churkling over the aItcin,ed disc,n
uia OF hoir opp ihenis. Accordingly in the. fever
their eIcitcmeit hoy tpld Us they had e., n,,,o :.
spring. They have sprung the mine" but we shall
yet have the saIifacIboR OF bsryiug them m The r,v
they had dug for U.s.
The p oese'Iings lin form ere against GIen,,vor,,
bu' IN tact against Messrs Grinnel B!achEr Bowen
! Draper and Wetrno'e. Thus disguised the pr,y,eed
ngs are intended To have the double eIr1 Of niuriuv
me ia'r lame OF these gentlemen, nnd at dcprIving
them OF the opportunity Of icfence UoJ-, 20 p ~
lHyng Glen"ord and under The proectiI nf the firm.
oil law The persons engaged in these procec,Iinv. are
e'ao'ed 10 SANDER gentlemen against whom they ,Inre
! o' ofsH'he ""rkon their own responsibility. Such
tricks are disgrace 10 the country
| IL IL nor or design 10 defend (ilcntvorih he and
stevenson may or mny not have been engaged IN
Dragging against each other Of the dirty work each ,a
Wiling To do ior his party IL would be bad enough
10 hold party responsible for the acts of come of ~
rotten members, but is quite had 10 hold u res
PhS'D'o Tor All the Boosting hens Ives with inbri
caung deeds OF Infomy. But with all the nd,antap,
OF court orgoniEcd receive evidence dcsyncd :,
duplicate Mr.. GrInnell and his friends which can !,
no way be considered legal evidence how stand IN,
easel ~ "
In the first place all the testimony against these gen
tenen Is the confessions Of GicnioorL testified TO b,
Sisuens0n. =
r We put it TO the citizens OF New York who kn,,,
all the parties 10 say whether the characters Of sucI
men as Grinnell, BlaIcbford Brown Drnder and Wet
more should suffer uPjH henrSay from Gent,yurth les
ned 70 ny HteSenSoa! What the facts teslitcl
D 10 by Stevenson That
"Somo time in September last said C;lcH,,yorth q ~,
THIS doponenra history Of his operations and siiet
TINT ut the instance Of r. VI. BllchEprd Simeon Ora,
per- james Cowen. II. &. Whefmorc and Misses n
CrhneI he went from this city PHILADELPHIA in tbs
month Of October e35 just previous 10 the fall sle
noi 10 procure persons 10 come 10 thus city nnc
vote at said election
Tins statement. u will be seen. s directly con,rsde
lei 10y The aifidaVIts VI mesrs. Grinne ,BstcbG,rd
draper and Weimore' which we give below Let IN,
public decide between the sworn e.ttoopv ~ tb,
gentlemen and tho nllegal Confessions of Ientvo,,b
delivered ct second iro1 the novlh Of Jonathan d
We have not entered thus fully into the subject C,r
The purpose ofdecndng the regulations ofihe ,ndiyJ
nals assalled-thai Is unnecessary Our obicc, bs.
been merely ioeTposo the machinery of the blot aud
the motives IN which " originated
IL - our ish specially IN direct the attention NJ ~
readers TO the affidavit Of Glentworih IN relat,, a.
| bepJamin }. Bsilcr. a. s. District Attorney I'm.
ocOiocos consider Gcntworhs testimony good N ono
case. They must give q .credonco IN anotbc, n !,
remembered. hen. hst Benjamin p Butler told Jane.
Is - G Ter that he WOULD DIVIDE HIS LAST
CENT AND Ills LAST CRI'ST yITII nv It,i,i.
WOULD lMPlICATE GOVERNOR SEWARp "a
IhE ALLEGED FRAUD-ksv York Ste,
TIE PLOT BLOWN Up