Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1842-02-15


were ably ana il.thfulIy Discharged s., Vas re-
moved from It before tie expiration OF ih. term tor
which was appointed. Vas there nJt some cause
why wa removed What was that cause II
waf smffg uf THE frauds charged upon me, was |
alone gaiHg! Were they known only tomel Ii
nnoceaf why remove me FROM office, aud thus add
tAc ler-ecutiin Of uty party u That Of my po-
.tIcai opponeatsl These questions which /
wish the pubic t. solve. J. those charged as pastI-
cIpstors ia the election frauds were innocent. Why
d.d they not court invest CATION, nay. demand u
Tier luu. ceucc, scaled by verdict Of a Jury 81
capital because they would have been looked upon
rs prosecuted men, But the guilty generally reason
irola "a preIHI- es-they stunned invest CATION
they created disastrous issue for themselves. IN
stead 90 cuGcagor NJ 10 screen me, their efforts
we're directed 10 removing all suspicion from them
SELVES Had they reasoned correctly they would
nave seen That had been cony cted Of the charge
lac pubic would have known that | could not, un-
1lded have perpttratcd such stupeuduous Frauds.
Some saW tae question M It's true ght-sone fcit
The danger Of Their situttons' and It was pro ably
10 consequence thereof, that ] vas indebted for the
Of the Grand Jury, who were empannc.ied during
TIE term that the first attempt vas made to indct
me.
Had that responsible body been tempered with
and It %, by whom, and Tor what purpose Such
nigh handed acts would not have been perpctralcd
without strong motives. One thing is ccriain-I did
not tamper with the jury ne ther was done by NY
request. Did those who have been accused know
OF the frauG- Ifso-if ! alone was guilty-what
motives could others have had TO assist me- IN the
east during the Judicial proceedings against me
Bf my acts they had been accused-f innocent, how
deeply had | uronged them Who retained and
50 hetrHy feed the counsel employed TO defend ne,
both on the examination and oil my trial Charles
O'Connor and David Granlm Jr., Esqrs. were en-
ployed and paved by some one, not by myself Jas.
VI. Smith II, Es4., was tine only counsel employed
by me Ny trial came On-the jury did not agrcc,
and were discharged. Up TO tuis time my con.
tedcrates- OF them, at least, deemed essen
t1l that should not be convicted. to this time
had been silent as TO their partlcipatlons with me
IN t4c frauds for which | was justly suffering The
Grand Jury had failed to ndIet theul--my yersoaat
saftfy their guarantee for Hly silence. Ihe IN
dIctment was pending, and they knew that word
against HCm would furnish evidence against lagseG
lney also knew that the statute Of limitations would
soon protect them from an indictment for the part
they acted M the frauds Tor which | was Indicted.
That time expired the beginning OF November, l. H.
Ihrce attempts were made by my counsel, Jas. VI.
Smth, Jr., Esq, for ny discharge, urging at each
time either trial, or "A discharge from tire md Ct
tnent but 1t was deferred by tae court from tie n,
20 term, until the statute Of Limitations ,couM pro-
.tcf tie persons Implicated, and then my DISCHARGE
,cas srantcd!!
For some time after the trial, my confederates
ceased to hold any communication with me IN re-
lation to the election frauds. But a circumstance
occurred which again brought them to ask of me
favor humblcd u | was. rrampled upon As had
been, had still as they knew, the power to harm.
had certain papers M my possession " Inch we're
dangerous To them. was IN possession of some
facts and they feared that Information mirht possi.
bly, leak out taat would defeat the confirmation of
certain noninatiO under the general government.
Agan, therefore, negotiations were set on foot and
! confess openly 10 tile public, that convinced a.
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reachcry towards me, | protessedy acccded TO
their offers and avaed myself, by stratagem of adj
ditonai evidence TO tortity myself against nv pow
eFiui adversarIes. Their foot was on my neck
thousands to one against me and while thus pros
ttate, strategy was my only hope OF deyerancc.
How well my plan succeeded, the public hereafter
shall know
In the expose which | feel it my duty to make,
many Will be mentioned whose feelings / would not
willingly wound btu it is not my fault if others
less immediately connected and nculpated IN these
transactions. are pointed out. The act was their
own; and as my statement must be faithful one
cannot pass them by. The whole transactions
shall now be given TO the public. with such evi-
dencc as have 10 substantial the charrcs. All
ask is candid perusal and | appeal to all v lao
shall read these written and now complete docu-
mcnts aud uarratives to mark the connected un-
broken, and lucid chain Of evidence they present of
locality names, dates, persons, incidents, CONVEX
satous, &c., to say. whether they believe it TO De
WITHIN the compass of possibility, that any human
being however gifted intellect, base in moral de-
praylty, or maddened by despair, could, with the
most fertile and ingenious inventive powers, have
fabricated such story, or forged such papers are
presented
Almost all the original letters and memoranda
have come into my possession within a few days :;
and those who deserve the censure cannot now, by
any subteriuge, escape the just and merIted re-
proach winch people, jealous of their rights Will
visit upon those who attempt, by fraud, 10 wrest
them from them.
1t viii be seen, in the sequel, that the reproach
and the ignominy which they -troyc to Fix on me
alone should be shared by others who hold higher
stations. aud have more friends more wealth. AMI
Influence to sustain them than myself; and
though | am aware that their participation VIII
not me from the reproach merit Tor the part
have performed, 1t Will. at least, teach them that
neither wealth place, influence or perjury are safe
guarantees against the eXposu of guilt.
To the pubic appeal, couiessng and regretting
my errors. aud 10y their verdict must abide be 1t
for or against
Very respectfully,
JAMES -. GLENTWORTH.
New York, December >, ISL
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