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which he says he had and used. ea.n.s..-
f. throughout, he represents az being s... 8 :
ingly exacefbuied against Dir. Macfeadv
lie goes into the details OF the uranr ,s,;c.
for driving sir. NJ. from the stage--a orsI;,.,.
mary meeting of.'ihe Boys- under The mr.
tence of" ball nlay," at Hohoken, wherest !,
was found impossible get up the reauis;re
enihusiasm.-tbe the publication aud circu.
la;ioa OF parts of MIR. Aiacready's saeech. On
the stage, sreierring TO parties and fac,ions,-
--imputatious against him Of "siurring the
democratic cparty,'-purchasing tickets, pro-
viding money, "which were pientifully sup-
piied, preparing infammatory banners 10 be
used ID the theatTe;--aad tadds the wri.erI .os
.he habitues OF that theatre were supposed TO
ne iond OF perfume, it was provided literally in
tue shape OF three or four duzen bottles of 4
good society" He then goes On 10 shnv shsr
instructions we've given TO the predeterm;nate
distufbers oil The peace, on the first npht. sssa
Kick up such u row that nothing conId be
heard but TO use no violence The throw;no ~
the chairs at Mr. Macready's head Mr.. Stevens
represents as not having been con,e,npla sed I
6y MN or ms assistants, IN getting up that
demonstration.
TO the issuing of the "Card,', signed bv
some of Mr. Ms friends, asking him 10 re-an-
pear, MIR. Stevens attributes the whole of what
followed, Ton the fatal 10Th May,l Ii was
taken up. he says, "by a certain set as def
ance by the upper ten,' and English interests'
combined" and, he Significantly adds, aau
| sorts OF rumors were raised aud lndustriously
| circulated pnrposeiy TO keep up that impres-
| son." The flame, thus kudled and kepl alive
gathered strength hourly up 10, the night OF
| Mr. Macready's performance, when il burst
| OUT iD violence and wrath. Meantime, how.
| ever, Rig. Stevens says he was irIportuned 10
| Induce MIR. Forrest 10 come out in Gard, ap-
| peaing TO his friends to push the thing no
| further, and thus 10 prevent the consequences
that all saw were impending. Mr.. Forrest
was not, for the moment, in the city, but "some
two or three of his friends" on being consult-
| ed, ''deemed it unadyisabe that he should do
So" On Capt. Rynders begging him tSlevens)
to urge that course upon Mr.. Forrest, the
WI ter Of "The Secret History SAYS:
81 told him [Rynders] was satisfied II
would be no nse TO ask him, IF. to do any,
thing of the kind, knowing the bitter hatred he
bore Macready, and his resentment at the sgu-
ers OF the card Of invitation, bat / would see
him, notwithstanding. did go TO the theatre;
he had just returned from the country; my
message was delivered; the result was as an
tIcipated. He was mhexible; and if half the
city were to have been sacrificed, the purpose
at his heart think would not have been
changed. | came back with heavy heart,
and thought most seriously whether ii was
not best all hazards to issue "a card in his name.
Ii II turned out well, ii would be glorious
move, which he in his cooler moments might
sanctioD: or he might repudiaie il, as "a weak
invention OF the enemy" believe il would
have been done, had there been time, and could
printer have been then procured, Who could
huve been trusted with such movement. It
was not done, and the bloody and disastrous
result is continually before me, when think
that possibly all those lives might have been
spared. Ii it had been done at the proper
, time, il would have saved me from many u
!, sad reflection, that. however, remotely, was
possibly an instrument in the sacrifice Of so
many innocent people, for the mere gra,ifca-
iion Of a bitter personal teud."
II Mr.. Stevens's remarks upor his lenving
town to avoid subpoena in the Forrest Dir
vorce Case,-the course pursued towards him
in connection with the affair, by the counsel
OF the defendant,-Lis statement relative to
The money transactions between him and Mr..
Forrest, Out of which the erecentreports against
Mr.. Steyens's integrity arose, concerning nl
| of which transactions he goes into an excui-
patory detail and his personal coinmena.
ries upon Mr.. Forests character and conduct,
occupy large portion OF this remarkable
statement; but we have no space 10 spare
them, and if We had, should pronably consider
them as too personal for appearance in our
columns. The Gazette, which contains them,
may be obtained at its publication Office, and
| will doubtless have a wide circulation.
AS to Mr.. Stevens's own position in this
matter, We must say that we do not see how
the authorities, with these statements before
them, can very gracefully avoid taking The
| requisite steps 10 have them duly aulhenticat-
| ed, as the basis of such action as shall tend
| TO the vindicalion OF the laws, SO grossly, SO
fatally outraged.