The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1842-01-13

Ou6u cOrFec tnef VOul0 nave seen, 'ha' "hu
j been convcted Of he charge the pubhc wou'd
have knOWH Ihai could not, unaided, have
pe'psluated such stupendIuS frauds Some
cav the q lsslIon In Ifs true light; some ielt The
danger Of ther situations; aud 1t was probably
IN consequence thereof, that | was indebted
for the friendly visits and letters Of some OF the
numbers of the Grand Jury who we're empan-
neIlod during The term that the first attempt was
made to in ict me.
Had that responsible body been tampered
with? ard # SO, by whom, and for what pu;-
.posei SuJh high handed acts would not have
b cen oer2strated without strong motives. One
thing Is ceriain-I did not amper with the Ju-
ry; neither was It done by my request DID
those who have been accused know OF the
ffaIds? II 50 u alone was guIy-what mo
-Ives could Others have had 10 assist me, IN the
least, during the judicial proceedings against
ma BY my acts they had been accused 1t
innocent, how deeply had wrOnged them!
Mhu retained, and so heavily feed the counsel
employed o deleGd me. boih on the eEamna>
tion aud on my trIsi Charles OCOnnor and
David Graham, Jf E>qrs, were employed aud
payed by some one, not by myself. Jas III.
Smith, Jr. E O., was the only counsel employ
ed by me. My trial came on-the jury did not
agree, aud were discharged. Upto this time,
my confederdss s--some Of them, at least
deemed it essential thsI should not be conrc-
ted. Up 10 this time had been silent &c 10 their
participation with me in the frauds for which
'was Justly suffering. The Grand Jury had fail"
ed to adicI henl-my personal safety was
their guarAniee for my silence. The indIct-
'nent was pending, md they knew that word
against hem would lurnlsh evidence against
myself They also knew that the statute Of
limitations would soon protect them from An
indictment for rh' psri they acted in the irsuds
for which was indicted. That time eEP,red
the beginning Of November, lS4l Three at
temps were made by my counsel, Jas. NJ.
Smith, Jr', Esq for my discharge, urging al
each time, either trial, ora discharge, from
the indictment; but it as deferred by the court
from term 10 term, until the statute OF lImIta-
tons would Prosc! the persons implicated and
then my discharge was granted!
For some time after the Ir'ol, my conteder-
7aies ceased to hold any communicated with
me in-relston iothe election frauds. But
circumstance occurred which again brought
them te ask Of me favor, huMbled e. vas.
Trampled upon 90 had been, had still as
'Htp hHeW1 TIC pu~ot W uAiHi' bNu CoilHh
papers in my possession which we're dangerous
10 them. ] wss in possession Of some facts,
and they feared that information might posSi-
by leak OIL that would defeat the confirmation
of certain nominations under the genera! gov~
ernmenl Again, therefore, negotiations were
set on fool, and 4 confess openly to the public
tina, convinced as had been, by thOir acts,
of their utter turpitude and treachery to~
wards me, | proiessedly acceded 10 their Of
fers, ano availed myself, BY stratgem, Of addi-
~tlonal evidence to fortify myself against my
powerful adversaries. Their foot was on my
~neck-lhousands TO one against me; aud while
thus PROSTATE, strategy was my only hope Of
deIiverance. How we'll my plan succeeded,
the public hereafter shall know.
J Ia lhe expose which feel Tiny duty 10
make, many will be mentioned wbose feelings
] would not willingly wound; but it is not my
faa!i if others, less Immediately connected and
lrculps ed 10 these transactions, are pointed
Out. The act was their oWu; and as my staie-
yvnent must be a faithful one, cannot pass Them
by. The whole transactions shall now be gv-
en,o the public, with such evidence as have
to subsran,late the charges. Al ask is can
did peruss; NDd appeal 10 oil who cha ! read
~IneSe WINcn, ana no" cOmpleIe o0cumente
-hnd narratives. 10 mark the connected, unbro>
ken, and |uciG chain Of evidence they present,
ofocaiuy, names, dates, persous, incidents,
conversations, &c, 10 say whether they believe
III 10 be within The compase ofposslbIhty, that
any humsn h-ine, howeror gifted 10 intellect
base IN moral dep,aVI,y, or madened by des-
pair, could with the mos, fertile and ingenious
IN entve powers, have fsbTIceed such story,
or forged such papers we're presented.
Almost all The original letters and memor-
anda have come into nv possession within
few days; and these who deserve the ceUsure
canuot now, by any subieIfnge, escape the just
Ond menied reproach which people, jealous
oftheir rights, vii visit upon hose who at
tempt by fraud, to wres, them from them.
y will seem in The sequel, that The reproach
and the ignominy which they strove to fix on
Ine alone, should be shared by others who hold
higher stations, and have mUre friends, more
wealth, and more influence to sustain them
Than myself; and though am aware that their
participation will not screen me from the re.
prOnch merit for the part have performed,
it will at lea" leach them that neither wealth,
place influence or perjury are safe guarantees
Dgalnst the exposure Of guilt.
10 The public appeal, coufesSng and re-
gre,tlng my errors, uOdby their verdict must