Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1840-11-09
CONSPIRACY OF THE OFFlCEHOLDERS.
From The NJ y. Morning Signal Of TaesddBa
neural pdDer.

The Recorders Court of Inquuy-The private
inquiry into the charges made against individuals
ol tho wing party, for alledged fraudulent voting
in the autumn Of 1888 aud spring of 1889, was re-
s,med yesterday before the Recorder and Justice
.Naise, aided as before by the District Attorneys,
Whiting and Butler Moses II. Grinne Esq.
was examined as n witness, aud unhesitatiugly Il
pronounced The charges made against him. ofhay.
ing given money to purchase aud procure illegal
voters TO sustain his election, and that of others OF
his party, to he papahly and unquafedly false.
lilo knew Of no such oct of any of his polite
cal friends, knew OF no person having come or
been brought hitler from any other state or place,
to vote illegally and entirely absovcd himself,
aud those with whom hc acted, from all portic
pancY in any fraud at any and every election, and
knew OF no persons voting, except those who were
lawfully qualified
A man named Hart Muks, who came, we un-
derslaud, from Philadelphia, aud who was arrested |
in Ibis city during the election of 1898 80, Tor at
tempting TO vote, bu was Afterwards discharged, |
WAS then examined aud stated that he bad h en-
paid SO, 10 conn on hithrr aud vote. The name
OF the person whom he state had en- 0yod him |
we did not learn, and from flig c1nrHCtrr tie CX
nnned benrs, it is reasonable to suppose very III
tic confidence world he repOSed III his statements.
The aft .lavs Of john Swift, Esq, now Mayor
"fPhiladcphia, OF Bella Badger. an alderman, of
john Saunders of Robert Miller, captain of the
watch in Philadelphia, Of Thumas Thornton, OF
james Young, ono Of the High Coustahcs of
Philadelphia, and others, state in he moS positive
and uncqulvocal nnunrr, that the persons who
went from Philadelphia To Ills city, dnl not 20 to
vote At the election here ; that they were not en-
gagged lur that ia pose, hut went III ohrdience to
request OF some wing gentlemen OF this city. as
sort of committee of Ob>Crvallon,' 10 watch
number of others of tho administration party whom
they understood were coming hithcr to vote, and,
fthcy did 80, to detect them and have them arres-
n 4 Al.
arately concur. They also contradict all the most
prominent statements of Mr.. Stevenson in every
matter which he has sought to inplicate them in
dsLonorabc or fraudulent votes in his several al
lhayits
IN reviewing the subject we cannot Impair
tia journalists unconncred with political party,
abstain from the expression of orr regret aud sur.
prise AT the This investigation has takeu.-I
We here see cries OF charges that have been
permitted to sleep, rs was supposed the sleep Of
death for two long years. suddenly revived and
Reproduced 10y Mr.. Stevenson, an active aud rn.
tcrprlSng opponent OF the parties charged on the
of an important election an election III which
his official interests were deeply involved; and
from tho success OF his party in which his only
hopes Of continuance in that Office were derived.
With those feelings sc interest and ambition inn
ueling him onward lac iratcrniZes with Nr Client
worth, IL man rroiessadly Of the oppnslle PARTY,
who was noniinally only The Incumbent OF the of
fee the principal emoumcns of which Mr. Ste
yCnson recei ed and by liut of superior address
induces him to make statements which, win l,ler
true false, calculated To Involve many high
~ respecallle men of the party 10 whom Mr. Ste
venson is opposed, in charges Of dishonor and hls
honesty : and thus by degrading and destroying
them, 10 degrade and destroy also The party to
which they belong We see the same Interested
individual stevenson then committing with two
other high official iunclionaries of his party,
viz: Bdtfer aud lloyt, both of whom are the liz
cunIbents oihighly lucrative offices both OF them
interested like himself, and each by their interests
us ardehty solictiouS to sustain and support the
present administration of the National Govern
mcnl ms Stevenson was in overthrowing that OF
this State. After connecting heir plan of procee
dings we then see the Recorder and District At
torney of our city, both of them ardent and active
supporters of the same National Administration
assisting with Justice Nasell, OF the Police, also
an active member OF the same political party and
organizing in secret and retired place an III
qulsorla tribunal unknown to the constitution or
the law, and uusauctoned by precedent in any
free country and before this tribunal dragging
certain of their political opponents whom il WAS
their interest to de9rade and destroy; inerrOga
ling them, and stIlng III solemn judgment upon
their conduct.
With political enemies for accuScrs and Judges,
who we ask could escape? Whose purity could
possibly protect him against such m array OF in
ierested opposition OF witness and Judges: And
then 10 crown the whole of this judiral mockcry
men are not only called upon 10 testify against
themselves before this nrw sarcharnber tribunal,
but the whole of the answers eXtorted from nccu.
sed and accuscrs, are hastily handed over to par
~ press eager for the game OF scandalizing pc
tral opponents and by them, and their patty
friends, transmitted with almost 5hnng rapidity
through the vast extent of our country, before the
nccused could possibly have an opportunity TO OK
onerate themselves from The erparie charges bro
against them But this is not ALL the grnsping
avurice for judicial victims is such TINT the private
papers OF the individual who has been induced to
make disclosures nre seized in the dead hour of
night and the seals attempted 10 he violated, in di-
rect contravenlion of constitution and OF lnw..-
With such proceedings no man is safe. And III
the Judge can descend from the high station of
dispens r of Justice, and suly the purity of his Jn
dicial urmine by tie preparation OF acts a war
with law and justice, and calculated to deiame the
airest character, by erpGrte examinations and par
" statements, for party purposes then Indeed
have we fallen on evil times our laws have be'
come worthless nuy, our protection against
oppression is meaningless boast, aud our liberty
aud safety hut empty bubbles.
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