Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1840-10-29
From the PbiIsdslphis National esss'isl
THE LAST CARD"
OR THE
CUSTOM HOUSE PLOT, AND
OoNsPIRACY

II Office under the General Government, 10
blast the characters Of number OF gem
ilemen Of the highest respectability in
that city and in Philadelphia, and to cast
odium upon the Wing party by attribut-
ling their success 10 illegal voting.
Il The mode of achieving this object 10
detailed in the New York administration
papers Of Friday, which contain certain
/ nffidayits charging Moses II. Grinnell,
II. nj. Blaichford, James Bowen, D.
Draper, Jr., II, &. Wetmore, and others
of New Yo,k city, and John swirl, Bella
Badger, George Rislon, and others OF
This city with participation IN scheme
in 1885 and 1899 to send men to tho ior-
mer place for the purpose OF voting the
" hic ticket. We will content ourselves
for the present, being pressed Tor time
and SPACE, with the publication OF docu-
ments proving to any candid reaGer 'nm
; tho whole accusation is The result OF .
maturcd plot, and that the persons whose
testimony is used to sustain u are u'te,y
unworthy of credit and are guilty OF tho
mortal crime Of bearing rnlse witness.
i For week or more past the Admins
traiion organs have promised thn' 'ne''
"LAsr CARD" was yet TO be play 90. -
They have played III innd now ,heIrgamo
is understood. The New York Tunes
Of Friday has certain explanatory re-
marks which we quote as Introductory
to the documents signed by the gentle
men whom tho consPiraiors have as
) sailed.
"John D. Stevenson, the Locoloco
Ipspector Of Tobacco, not being able tO
retain his Office from Wing admlnissrs-
ton, agrees to resign the remainder OF
, Ilhir term in favor Of James B. Gleniworth
he. Glentwuria, 10 become ostensibly
the Inspector, but for an nnual sum to
. leave the business in the hands of Ste
venson. Glentworth, being strongly ,e-
: commende was appointed by the 10.
vernon and Senate, but in The course ot
a short tioe many circumstances trans-
pircd which produced regret that the nr-
D pointmem had been made, and Hlr.
$ Glentwo,ih upon apply ing TO certain
:, / friends To obtain a renewal oi his RpPO'nt'
mcnt. finds that il cannot be done.
l "lt is said that he threatened, in case
+ he was not reappointod, to make cerla'n
+: disclosures, showing the existence OF
Wing frauds at The elections and not
| finding such threats available, We have,
at length, kind o star chamber cree.
ied by the Recorder, apd MIR. Steven
" y son appears and swears tha, Gienlworh
u told him that in October 1888, ha cnga-
/ ged men to come on from Philadelphia
y | To vote nj our elections that he paid
:, certain sums Of money for their services;
that 1000 illegal votes were Polled and
= further, il appeared tha, he was sent on
II a mission by certain Wing gentlemen Of
this city OF undoubted characters, to ei-
feet this object Upon this statement
arrests are made, depositions taken, md
: all the political melO dramatic effect Eiv-
: cn TO the story, on the threshold oi the
!. election.
"Uhoi are The (acis o The case ? The
!, known and admtied frauds committed by
/, the Loco)ocos at all the contested elec-
tioms--the naturalization OF emigran's Ny
. hundreds, who had Just landed on our
= shores, and the importation Of votes from
;, neighborng towns and cities, bnd exten-
ted to such an alarming height, that tho
Whig Committees were compelled 10
adopt precautionary measures, 10 detect
e and put down those frauds. According
= ly, they sent 10 Come cticni, TO New Jer-
i scy, to Philadelphia, and 10 other places,
i, cuIn,nitiees to bring on persons acQualnt-
ed ith voters, whose duty IL was TO stand
: near the ballot boxes, and when a iraudu-
O lent vote was offered, TO denounce the
c person offering it. Gientworth was On
trusted with u mission to PhlIade phia,
-, mol 10 bring on persons 10 roie al our cleo
u lions, but to bring OF those fanIli with
n Philadelphia voters, and prevent the Lo-
j. cotocos using such Tor their purposes at
q The election. At the very time this was
done in 1888, the Wing papers gave pub
lie notice Of such prccau ion, and the
! Courier and Enquirer published the ioi-
n lowing
"LocoFocos FROM NEw JERsEY.--A host
OF New Jersey locotocos are known to have
u I" come to the CITY, with the intention of vO-
/, I"tng the locoiocO ticket here I; but we are
"happy to learn that the Wing committees OF
: "Poilerson and Newark have each sent .
"deputation of Wings To attend ut every pou
"in the city to Idenuiy und expose The mis-.
I "creants. We hope our inspectors VIII
Z "prompty commit ev'ry RoD.resident who
"muy attempt to vote"
"Deputations were also sent on from
other places, with the same object, and
we arc also credibly informed that the
very gentlemen who sent Glent~ orlh TO
Philadelphia, upprehending that voters
might be sent on, specinlly instructed him
4 against adopting any such plan, and re-
called him. J he expenses oi the depu-
talon were no doubt paid by the " h'gsi
!, they we're brought on Tor just and Is-
ri gal purpose TO prereni Jrnuds at Gus
e elections, aud not commit h:m."
Such is the statement Of the New
, York Times.
Ia the testimony already before the
u public, il seems to be ADMITTED that IN
e The autumn Of 1888, the sdn'n's'rstiot
u pnny sen, "fl'o New Io,k large mum
Der Of persons 10 vote, aud tor other Pur-
poses, and that the " hies Of New lmk
~ applied To Philadelphia ior CERTAIN police
r officers and other PERSONS To val, 10 sns