Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-10-31

,rs hirh constable OF Baltimore TO George Rlson OF
,,r,rlphia-thc which has since been made pub
and i, stated that persons had been sent from Bal
,orc 10 Philadelphia 10 take to prevent the
land suggested therein, The other letter had post
ARK and was not signed by any person 1t bore date
.ph.aacphia October IA, $50, and is the let
49,. = copy of which, marked &, is annexed to Mr..
Stevenson deposition, and which is admitted by James
Sonnc h.rh constable OF Philadelphia, in his depo-
ton Of the 2ah instant, before Recorder Morris, to
hive been written by him. These letters corroborated
: II further the statement previously made 10 me BY
N Stevenson and tended to confirm my confidence in
IN, General truth of his narrative
soon after o'clock, Mess,s. Narian, Lawrence, AL.
In Whiting, Eimonds, Stevenson, and myself, met at
=. office Mr.. Bovine by some cause was prevented
! -, attending The occasion of the meeting was
b,cy stated by Mr.. Whiting and myself, of u.s.;
and Mr. Stevenson repeated the narrative he had before
= ven u.s. The documents alleged by MIR. Stevenson
T. have been received by him from Glentworih, were
tn produced by the former, and examined by the gen.
,l.mrn present, who all expressed themselves satisfied
the authenticity of such of them purporled to be-
o,pinals Copies Of four of these papers, dated in
March aud April 1889, three of which are signed &c.
a Geo. w. Rhawn," have been since published in
connection with MIR. Sievensons dispositions. 1t is
NOPE. 10 state in relation to VIM. +. P.ttheld, who is
r,ncd in one Of those letters, hat dated April 9Th,
l-3aA that Mr.. Stevenson made the following state
mi, which do no. find in his affidavit, viz: That Be-
i Badger had informed HIM when in Ph,lade phia, thai
p:ifed, while in New York in April, 1879, had voted
H. eleven different winds.
Among the papers dated in 1888 and $50, were some
pirpnr,ng 10 BE- signed by Robert ooney, Jas Young
and Roher, Miller of Philadelphia. We compared the
81 natures Ia the lists of names, stated by Mr. Steven
son 10 have been obtained in Philadeph ia from those
n,-sons and also TO the letter signed Robert Looney,
received by him on the 18th Of October, with the first
mentioned papers, and found them to correspond; and
beey .he opinion expressed by all present. tina,
S, far as Judgment could be thus formed was
Clear that the hand writings were the same.
Tba nth / understood,
III the opinion, that upon the statements and documents
before them IL was evident that illegal voters had
been imported from Philadeph in November, 1888,
and April 1882 and had voted at the polls in this city,
under the direction Of Glentworth and Others and that
j, was due 10 the great interests involved in the in
tccry and purity Of popular elections that the frauds
thus perperated should be brought to light There was
considerable conversation to the mode in which the
statements OF Glentworth and Of Mr.. Stevenson and
the documents corroboratng them should be laid before
the public; and it finally agreed that MIR Stevenson
should prepare narrative for himself and that Mr. Ed
p,ords should assist Glenworth in preparing state
plent of facts, which statement the various documents
c,rroborating it, and without which documents it was
veil known the statement would receive no credit,
should form part 1t was expressly mentioned by some
one of the gentlemen, and assented to by ALL that the
Papers should be confined TO statement of the frauds
which had been actually perpetracd and 1t was pro-
POSED that certificate should be subjoned, stating
tina, the persons signing such certificate had the
documents referred to. that they appeared TO be ge-
nune and that the copies annexed to, or incorporated
the statements, were correct 1t was not, however,
settled whether any the persons present would unite IN
such certificate that point reserved for consde-
ration after the statement should be completed But IT
remarked by several, and was concurred IN ny all
present. should be taken in drawing the state
Inents not to charge upon the members OF the wing
Executive Committee any actual knowledge OF, par
tcipaton in the illegal voting referred to- The gentle
men present did conceive it necessary to make any
such charge they concurred in the opinion, that whe-
thar tfnp
or not the public good required that they should he
fully and faithfully exposed. 1t was thought that the
papers might be prepared during the next day or two
and when finished, the persons present were TO meet
again TO consider them With this understanding they
separated Mr.. Edmonds taking with him the papers OF
Ciien,worth On the next morning, Friday the 10th,
before leaving my residence, read IN the New Era
an account of The obtaining of the letter from Madison
LETTERS to George Riston, and also copy OF the letter
itself Its contents correspondent exactly with the state
ment given me by Stevenson; and this circumstance
served still further to increase my confidence IN the
general truth of his narrative. Soon alter reaching my
office, M Stevenson called on me, and spoke OF the
publication of this letter While conversing, Mr. Jesse
Hovt entered the for the purpose OF speaking TO
me in relation TO some official business PerceivnS
that MIR. Stevenson and were engaged IN converse
tion he about retiring, but on my Suggestion re-
manned with u.s. With Mr.. Stepensons consent, !
then gave Mr. Hoyt very general and bret outline OF
the disclosures which had been made, and OF which, up
to TINT moment have every to believe he was
entirely ignorant. at all events had gwen him no
iu;inat;on on the subject. He was apparently much
stonlshed and excited by the communication ana mace
some remarks the subject do not think ne was pre-
sent with u.s. in the whole than ten minutes Before
he the room Mr. Stevenson said that he expected that
he aud Glentworth would be greatly prosecuted so soon
as their disclosure should be made public that their
lives would scarcely be SAFE and that their families
would be reduced beggary; that he cared little tor
himself and his family, in comparison with that OF
Glentworh that he had gone into this business WIN
patriotic motives and he would go through It in that
spirit whatever might be the consequences to himsell
but that he could not bear the thought OF deprivhs
GI.ntwors children of Bread or language to that ell
feet | replied, in substance, that he and Gientw"rth
possessed the means Of bringing to light some OF the
most atocous frauds on the right OF suffrage that mao
ever been perpetraed in the u States that they oweo
i, Ia their country make them public and ought not
10 be deferred from doing their duty, by any rear o.
persecution other consequences that the deSei"Pe
men, of these frauds would check and prevent sum-
lar enorm,es, and, in that way, be Immensely oene-
fetal that no offers promises OF any knd coule oe
made 10 him or Mr. Gentworth Nv me, or by any other
person with nv consent that bad no doubt the V'r
tuous portion Of tine community OF all parties wnuio
feel hirh sense of obligation TO them that u they
were pcrsec u,ed they would find friends that lot my
own par, did not wish live moment after pubic
liberty was extinct that considered property as q" nc
value in comparison with it that the FRAUDS III eiec
tons, which, of late years, had become 80 coihion
were not detected and stopped our system OF uoVef
mcnt would be overthroWn, ana the "'Via'S ~:
ties of the people destroyed; that to prevent ths'
would divide the last farthng OF my property, aho'
necessary, give up the last farthing possessed ane
that had no doubt there thousands OF Others o.
all parties, who cherished the like feelings ! can
not give the words, as was much excited ana spoke
with enerrv and warmth. Mr.. Hoyt alter closeo
responded by some general and brief expressions to the
sentiments had uttered, and Immediately left u.s. Not
word was said during his presence, nor afterwards
abou, the President, any office in his gift In thus
connection it proper should add, that in answer 10
remarks of a similar character though relating more
particularly to Mr. Stevenson himself, had the day
before expressed similar feelings to Mr. Stevenson
though in fewer words, and with less warmth IN
few minutes MIR. Stevenson and separated
heard nothing from Mr.. Edmonds, or any other
person. in regard TO the preparation OF Genlwof'n
mill between Sc ven and eight o'clock in the
evening Of that day, Friday, the 10th nst,) when
Nlcssrs Edmonds and Hoyt came to my house, ano
asked for me was engaged in my library arranging