Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-10-24
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day. have found their way TO this eity the project
hich you laid out 10 not wholly understood by your
friends here. The position which they consider
themselves placed in, 10 easily summed up and thsir
emily fear is, that you may have their
motives and desires. Ifyou have made any arrange
ments which in any way tend anything beyond ge-
neral supervision Of the polls for the purpose OF de-
ana them for
any expense which your precipitate steps may have
oecasioned We value the cause as highly AS any
portion of fellow citizens value it, but we are
determined not to enter into any sort Of arrange
which. under any circumstances, could be construed
into bargain for foreign votes. We therefore take
the earliest and most effective mode of saying to yon
that, while we are ready tn submit to the expense
which you may have incurred in your preliminary
arrangement, we will not countenance any system
which can in aiy way encourage the importation Of
voters.
"We know your desires, aud shall be willing TO
meet your wishes, provided they based upon the
simple point ef protecting the rights OF the honest
voters, which We deem your only hope or expecta-
tom
This concludes .he letter; l am not certain whe-
Their this letter sent by mail or by %r. Ford; /
think Mr. Ford went on at the Instance of Mr. Draper
and Mr.. Bowen; do not remember whether ever
saw Mr.. Ford VI not; do net know Mr.. Ford's first
name or residence; he was a person Mr.. Bowen
knew Mr. Draper has the draft Of this letter, from
which the copy have read was made yesterday;
there was money Furnished at the time Of this
letter. to be sent to Mr. Glentworth, but do not re-
collect the amount: believe gave the money to
Mr.. Draper and Mr.. Bowen, from the fund which
was in my hand; my impression is it was $3.50, am
certain it was not $500; feel pretty confident il
was $2OO-at all events, that is all know Of; pre-
sumo have a memorandum at my office, which tells
precisely what the amount was; Mr. Glentworth
returned to the city immedia after the writing
of this fetter-I think SOL am not positive. He
did rot have interview with me at my Office
his return according to the best OF my
met him in Broad street; do not remember any
agreement to meet at Mr.. Diapers house with Mr..
Bowen, Mr.. Ginnell, AMI Mr.. Wetmore, on Satur-
day night following his return, at 10 o'clock, do
I remember any such meeting; two years have
as it was a time Of great political excitement and
occupation. I do not remember a meeting at MIR.
Draper's until 2 o'clock Sunday morsinr, at
which Mr.. Glentworth was present The letter
have mentioned was written at Mr.. GrinnelPs house.
do not remember Mr. Grinnsll giving Mr.. Client
worth one or two drafts at sight on Mr.. Charles
Gill, Of Philadelphia, amounting to two thousand
Mr.. Genws rth by Draper at the time the letter was
written that know Of; and think it could not
have been without my knowledge.
Mr.. Glentworth did not, to my knowledge, go on
to Philadelphia in the spring Of 1889, with vewto
make any arrange ment about the spring election.
know Henry w. Ravens Of this city. dc not know
fany money being forwarded by him to Mr. Client
worth, either in the fall Of 1888 or spring OF 1889
Mr. Robert Swartwout did not 20 to Philadelphia at
either Of our Instance, did know that he to
Philadelphia, nor did ever hear or know OF any
other person or persons going to Philadelphia for
as before stated and he only for tie avowed and de-
clared, and so believed by me, purpose Of bringing
individuals here to detect illegal votes, which, it
was said the other side intended to bring from Phi
ladelphia to vote here, which intention l fully be-
LEV they meant to carry into effect which the
sole reason Of my giving my appreciation TO Mr..
Glentworth's going to Philadelphia. do not
member what the two letters wcre alluded to in the
letter above copied, nor do know to whom those
letters were written, they we're such, however, as
led us to fear il was possible that Mr.. Glentworth
might do what would not meet our approbatioH, and
be consistent with right and justice, and the distinct
understanding under which we gave assent 10
his going, though am bound to say from my indis-
tinct recollection OF the letters, that there
thing in them which could show that Mr.. Client
worth was actually engaged in any illegal proceed
ings but fearing lest his ardent might
lead him astray. understood from Mr.. Glentw orth
that several persons did come on from Philadelphia
detect illegal votes that fall he did not state the
number; de not think ever heard the number
from him, or from any body else; he stated 4 how
ever, there was not near a. many came on, would
have come if our letter had not been written I do
not know from Information or otherwise who had
the disposition, or appointment OF these men after
they came on. think, however. Mr.. Glentworth
told me he had the disposition Of these men, and that
he came on with them. have NO Recollection how
many he was authorized to employ or bring for
this purpose-it was not many, however. l have
no recollection or knowledge Of how much money
not say whether he was limited as 10 amount-yet
he must have been. i have doubt he was
have no knowledge that he wrot from Phiadelphia,
Is to the terms upon which he could get men to
on-he certainly never wrote to me. and had no
eommuni alton with him except ~ ADORE. do not
rememb that he furnished account TO the COM
mittee Of money spent by him. There was no ac-
cou.t kept by me Of The moneys paid sent to him,
nor BY any one else that know OF. IL was pretty
exciting times, and rigid accounts were not kept. /
never heard of persons being sent from Albany in
this way under similar, or any arrangement, with
Mr. Clentworth or any other person.
Mr. Client q not think ever told mo IN.
men that here with him voted. / did
undo stood but from whom cannot tell that there
was illegal voting on both sides. think saw il
in the Evening Post. 1t was in consequence Of that
that as one, was DESTROYS To have Registry Law.
Nj. BLATcHroRD.
Taken and sworn this 22i Of October, 1870
RoInRr H. MvKRIs
Recorder Of the city Of New York.
TESTIMONY CT RsBERr SwARrwour.
Robert Swstwout appeared according to the sub
prna, and being duly sworn, says:--knows James Il.
Clentwerth, Tobacco Inspec tor or this city; I was
a passenger in the car for Philadelphia with Client
worth, in the fall Of 1893, and think in the month
Of October. between the 18th and 25th; met ac-
eidentally as to me.
Isceomps MED him TO see persons i, Philadelphi
after we arriv ed there-the emily person accompa-
MED him to see was the Mayor Of Philadelphia,
Mr. Swift introduced him to Mr.. Swift do not
know what his business was with the Mayor Of Phi.
ladelphia They did not converse in INV presence
upon business-1 told the Mayor that Mr.. Client
worm hao Requested me 10 introduce him, and he
had some business with him-the Mayor and Client
worth converssd together apart. in another room,
with folding doors open i remained with the ia
mily-it was at MIR. Swifts house, and think upon
sunday-ldid not know either from Clentworth or
otherwise, what the object OF Mr. Glentwor
visit was TO delphia-Mr. Glentwortk and nv
self left Mr. Swift's house together. Had no con-
versstion with Gientworth either in going to, or
while in PhiladeIphis, in relation 10 the object Of
his visit. From the Mayors house think we re-
turned TO the United States Hotel. do not recol-
lect that introduced him TO other persons, though
I may have done ] went with him TO the Ex-
present at other meeting between Glentworth and
the Mayor Before went 10 Philadelphia I had
seen Glentworth. was In the habit Of seeisg him
daily In the committee room in Brosd street. We
went on in the evening boat. was not requested
BY any other person 60 intrsdsee him 10 the Mayor
do not know James Young. the officer, cf Phila-
dslPhia ! do not know George w. Roar, nor Bella