Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1843-02-01

rascal) on the starboard arm chest"
Is it not clearly apparent here, that Nc
Kenzie is trying 10 make Spencer believe
that il was CIompeH who had called him
fool when, in fact, il was Dickinson ?
Mckenzie was Of course informed by his
Lieutenant Of the above conversation With
Dickinson, and then palms il off on Spen-
Ger as having come from Cromwell! For
McHeDzie says 10 Spencer that Cromwell
had said Of him so aud so, but does not
pretend that Cromwell had ever stated the
thing TO him personally, yet carries that
impression 10 The mind Of Spencer.
hope The reader will bear in mind one
fact in this connexion. And this is:-That
Notwithstanding all the efforts-the hypoc-
risy and falsehood Of misunderstanding
standing that he, by these means, reused
the resentment Of Spencer against Crom-
well, aud placed him under the strongest
temptation to declare him guilty, if he was
so: still, erea then, when his feelings were
exasperated against him, he does not say be
was concerned in the mutiny, but merely
from that time said no more of Cromwel's
innocence'!-for the very good reason that
he said nothing more about him afterwards
both being hung 10 few moments from
this time. II Cromwell was guilty Spencer
was, Of course, knowing TO the fact, and
under strong temptation TO divulge it, yet
persists in his innocence. Nothing then,
short Of the most positive testimony can
convict him.
In the next place, let US see whether
Cromwell has confessed his guilt. Lieut..
Guerl Ganesyoort testi6es that when Crom-
well was arrested [on the27lh Nov, he
was told by Com. Mckenzie he would be
confined in the same way with Mr.. Spen.
Ger, and takep home where he would be
tried by the laws Of his country and aequit
ted if innocent; if guilty he would be pun
isIled. eyes, sir; but i don't know any
thing about this; | assure you that don
know anything about it," Mckenzie says
when be first acquainted Cromwell that b,
had but10 minutes 10 live that g he Crom
WE'LL fell upon his Knees, protesting hi
innocence and inroking the name Of hi
rife"
"A guiltless death die calculated Des
demona, invoking the name Of her husband
and Cromwell, protesting his innocence
invokes the name Of his wife. Its painfu
TO reject that neither IF them made an
impression on the minds Of their RELENTLESS
murderers. But il is not impossible tba
Mckenzie in his serious moments, may yC
be forced to exclaim Of himself, as did gu
~ conscience on a similar OCCASION
"When we shall meet account
These rords ofthtac will hurl my soul from heaven
Mr.. G, Perry [McKenzie's nephew te;
titles, II heard the commander tell Cron
well he had allowed him ten minutes whe
be would be hung al the main yard" Cron
we'll said, 81 am innocent; The Lord loo
dopn tspoa me-"
Lieut.. Ganesvoori, a moment before Il
death OF Cromwell, testi6es thus: " / sa
Cromwell sitting on the hammock, havir
bold Of one Of the whips. He said that I
1ods Innocent, and hoped he toould find
out before sir months"
Thus we see that neither the admission
OF Spencer, his secret list, nor the comics
ions Of Cromwell prove his guilt; but, c
The contrary, unequivocallY shows his inn
.cence. To what then are we to look f
evidence of his guilt 7aCall up the witnesse
Lieut.. Ganesyoort: CT told the comman
CT agreed with him in thinking it necess
ry to con6ne Cromwell. MY mind had be,
carried back TO many things that had occu
red before this thing was known, which
never could account for till the dsclosu
Of this plot; such as Cromueirs a6se
manner. had several conversations wi
Them several Of the crew every day, a.
used TO ask them what they saw about /
vessel. They told me that before the al;
they had seen Cromwell talking .frequen
NTH Spencer - that they 11ere rery in
mate" &c. @
James w. Wales states the whole CO
versalion between him and Spencer, VIII
Spencer opened to him the whole plot,
in all this Spencer says nothing to b
about CromwelPs being concerned in il
Wales then states, that
"Previous TO the arrest Of Mr. Spence
had seen nothing TO implicate any Of
other men after my conversation with Sp
Ger; though had on the 26lh seen b
Ialking in the usual tone with Cromw
Small, Neville, Wilson and Nc Kinley, n
the Jacobs LADDER
Some few Of the witnesses state I
Cromwell told them he had been in sla,
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