The Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1850-1852, 1850-07-11

for it, suppor, His immediate family 6nn
" AMI sincerely believing him en,irr,y In
'mcent, wc~ engaged in seeking fsc,s an,
paper to sustain hl- petition I am emf
dent that at that time he hal not the rc,no
test i,lea Of approaching the Executive /,
any other way than ancoriug h the tcno
ct that petition, nor lsgan 81 coatcmpla,.
the question whether Communication wtn,l,
hc pra'tirahle or even desirable alterns
tive His whole Thought, 20 far as hc ON
'c'taincd any hope. Wa, of pardon on the
ground Of Innocence. Ouce in the counc
of his narrative, he suddenly paused and
SAID, with an appearance Of anxiety. What
If the wri, should le granted. and a new
trial fellow, might nd you Lc ss,mmoael ~
u witness aud Compelled 10 reveal all have
said To yon! | told him. No; that the
| government would no, rut me into his coll
n n confidential ircmi and then ,ry To usc
mc a n spy that j, would hc an outrage
not 10 he thought Of. aud that ! wuah no,
consent to he 81 used, whatever might be
the onsc luonrcs ,o myself | hal pcvi-
oisIy y told him that ! should never reveal
his statement 10 amy one while he lived.
without his consent, and that if | survived
him he must leave all to my discretion |
feel sure that il had not occurred 10 his
mind, that his statements 10 me could ever
bc used by me with view to his advnn, r =.
hut lc had n moments solic,udc let |
might I've compelled To reveal them to hi.
harm. lie seemed to me to make his dis
closures simply becau>e he was unwilling
to dony my earnest request. wished tc man
iicst his confidence in me- and at the same
time was glad To have the opportunity Of
relieving his mind of IT. dreadful secret.
will add here that | did not make my
demand Of DR. Webster at the suggestion
of any legal or other friend Of his, nor did
any person know Of nay intention 10 make
IT, And neither DIR, VS. statement. nor
the fac, that he had made any, was co,mnu-
nicotcd to me ly any person until more than
two weeks after il had been received hy
me. Since tha: time M steps have been
taken by me without the concurrence Of
pr. Webster and Of his recognized legal
adviser.
Two or three days after ] received Dr.
Webstcr's statement, | advised the with
drawnl. tcnporuy at beast, and I hnpcd
final. Of his first petition To the EAceuii,e,
and it was withdrawn.
pH. wKBsrrn's STATEMENT \, rEpoH1rp To
THE COMMITTEE or TIE CoUacIL BY -.
PUTNAM
On Tuesday, the Doth Of November,
sent the note to Dr. Parkmm. which. it APP
pears WAS carried 10y the bay Max well. |
handed it 10 Liulc.icli unsealed II was TO
ask DR.. Paikman to call at my rooms on
Friday, the 23d. after my lecture. lie bad
become of late very iinportunate for his
pay. liz had threatened me with -uit.
to pu, an officer into my house, and To drive
me from my rrotrosorship ii ] did not pay
him. The purroit Of my note was simply
TO ask the conference | did not tell hin, in
it what | could do or what | had 10 sa.y
abont the payment. ] wished 10 aain for
thnrc few days release from HIS ,olici!a-
tions, to which ! wa- liable every day, On
occaSio's and in a manner very diagrccallc
and alarming to me. and also to avert, for
80 long time at least. tie fulfilIncnt of
recent threats Of severe measures did
not expect to he able TO pay him when Fri
day should arrive. My purpose was. if he
should accede to the proposed interview, to
state To him my cmbalrasslncnts and utter
inability to pay him at present. to apologize
for tlose things in my conduct which had
offended him. to throw myself upon his
mercy TO beg for further time and indnl-
gence for the sake Of my fanily, if not for
my own, and to make as good promises To
hun as could have any hope of keeping
did not hear from him on that ,lay nor
the next "Wednesday, but found tha, IN
Thursday he had been abroad in pursuit, Of
me, though without finding me. feared
that be had forgotten Tie appointment, or
else did not mean 10 wait for it. feared
TIA. he would come in upon mc at my Ice.
turc hour, OF while Was preparing my ck-
pcrmcn,o for il, Therefore called At his
house "n dat morning (Friday) beiwern
eight and nlnc, Ia remind him or NY wish
10 see him at the college al half pat onc---
my lecture closing at one. DID not stop
10 talk with him ,lcn, for | expected the
conversation would be long oue, and had
my lecture 10 prepare for, 1t wa- nccc,ea-
~ for me to ave MY time, and also Ia keep
my mind free from other exciting ma,ters
DR.. iarhman agreed to call on ipc Us If.-
p,e"d.
lie came. accordingly, leiwecn balrI,a-t
one and two. lie came in at the lcc'urc
rom door. | was engaged IN removing
-ome glasses from Ny lecture rom table in.
10 Tie room in the rear, called he upgor
laboratory IL caH.e rapidly down tl,c
s'epl aiA fo!l1wei n.c into ths ialYoraiory
He immediately nilfs -! me with grts,
,neGg3' Age YOU really fr ne, fir? have
you ut the inoncyF irrllie.l, no Dr.
i'siknan. aii aAs then beginning 70 sat
my condition and nj kc ny appeal 10 him
lie wplid NJ l-;cn % ~, bat interrupted
nls si'h much yehenenec He called n,s
/" - slandrvl, F" aid - liar, ard weIt on.
heapin2 pu i.le tho most llibr iaHEt5 aId
oppsotnsa, slailie,s. While he was taking.
be dN7@ handful Il papsrs ir'sn hi- l.rk-
et, ani nsus from among them ny ,ED noies
aul also All oI ll,lsr fran Ds iI.s4rk. mrii-