The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-02-02

Maine Legislature have unanimously seiecteo
Hon. GEORGE EVANS, the able and popular ne
preventative Of unconquerable KENNEBEc, IN the
lower House, for United States Senator, Tor SIX
years from the 4lh of March have SAID "se-
lected !" but the selection was made some months
since by the people Of Maine-she Legislature
has but ratified their designation. The choice
does honor to Maine, and will give her decided
influence in the National Councils. Hon. JOHN
hudoLEs, the present able and steadiast Consef-
yative Senator was not candidate for re-elec-
ton.
have late Globe before me which is nearly
filled with matter in relation to the Glentworth
business. Let me take little Of your space 10
refute some of its most palpable falsehoods. II
speaks of Stevenson the Guy Faux Of the con
spiracy, as SHE gentleman to whom Client
worth made his confession and the honest
men who dared to expose the crimes &c. Now
will not subject you to the danger OF prosecu-
ton by stating what is VIGOROUSLY the character
here Of this Stevenson, but will state some
facts about him which are matters OF public no
toriety everywhere viz. lie and Glentworlh
have been confederates and cronies these two or
three years he resigned the Office OF tobacco
Inspector one year before his term expired on
the express condition that GIeatporth should be
appointed in his stead, and would have held on
but for this in other words, he pretended 70
make way for a personal friend who was pro-
fessedly Wing, but really (as afterward APP
peared) gave Glentworth some part OF his prohts
in order to retain the office in his own hands
while longer; he went TO Philadelphia under
false name (Jarvis) protesting to be a Wing,
and bearing letters from GLENTwoRTH, recon-
mending him to the special confidence OF lead
ing Wings as a brother; under this guse OF
falsehood, he cleaned every thing from them
that he could and then came home here and
published what he said they had conhdentlally
told him, but they all swear positively that ne
most grossly beied and perverted them in all he
has said of them (Which is worthy of belief
the self-confessed liar and spy or those he ira
duces p He did all this, Gfh his associate, Client
worth. is 10 be believed.) under the pretext of
aiding Glentworth to secure a re-appontment
then turned short round, had Glentworth ar
ranged for felony, and testified against him. He
offered to Glentworth that he would call with
him on leading Wings and compel them TO urge
G's reappointment-G. says by pistols if need
ful-and that he offered to procure for G. Con-
suship, or some lucrative place, from Van Blu
rem, if he would testify to enough to imPlicate
SEWARD. Finally his olcn brother and brother
in-aw testified before the December Grand Jury
that they considered him so destitute of veracity
IL, ~ halioyn hin, on oath 60
much for the recorded testimony in relation to
this "honest man" and ''gentleman." One Of
two things is true either he commenced in good
faith to aid Glentworth to force re-aPpoint-
ment, (Which it was well known could not be
otherwise procured y or he intended from the
first to use his associate far as possible under
the pretence of serving him, and then betray
him. In either case, how deep, how black the
infamy in which he has submerged himself!
The Globe says that Mrs. Stevenson has been
driven to insanity by this affair. Not true. She
had good cause enough for insanity before, and
believe was actually disordered in mind.
One more falsehood is all can take room to
refute. The Globe says Glentworth was re
tanned as tobacco inspector by Gov Seward
- during tnTee InOutIS dlleI gum w dppd"
rent" The "Awful Disclosures" were first
made the last of October our Legislature met
the lst of January and Gop. Separd imme-
diately sent IN another Erecutire Message
recommending the removal Of Gientporh and
nominating Egbert Benson in his stead
The Governor of New York has no poper TO
remove an officer without the consent of the
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Senate is not in session And yet this base as
persion of Gov. Seward has been trumpeted by
Loco focoism all over the Union, and not the first
paper Of that party has been honest enough to
correct it.
| The Globe adds that seven other persons inn
plicated by Stevenson are Wing office holders.
Two of them are not so ; but if any of these
guilty, rhy do not our Loco. foco authorities
hare them indicted? They ask Gov Seward
TO condem them pithout trial, while they them
selves do not even put them on their defence!
Hon. JOHN A. COLLIER was elected Comp
troller Of our State Finances on Wednesday.
The Hudson River is open nearly to the High
planck's Point, (near so miles, at o'clock eve
nv morning and returns in the evening.
We had quite fire last night 1t broke out
about 8 o'clock in the fve-story store No. 81
Fulton street, which with No. 20 was nearly
DESTROYED Loss, some $4,000.
The Connecticut River is open to Hartford
The packet ship NORTH AMERICA, Captain
Lowber, arrived here about noon to-day from
Liverpool, in Twenty-Five days, with dates three
days later than those by the Columbia She
brings important news from China and Hther
India-from the former highly favorable To the
British arms-from the latter, not particularly