, 1861-03-18

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NIL DE mQRTUIS NISI BONUM.
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The Statement of Matthew Grtne'
MattheW dnme, cora"Anef' oe1ng .eal1ea
upon TO give MS s1atement' expresses himself
generally we'll pleased WIN society, ana 81 no
serious variance with bis 1e1io" cofo"a'hefs,
with whom he has served. man and boy,
twentyeight years. ior the sole oenehs Oh nls
species, With q present oeteImanatioa 10 sEeA
10 the last 10 Inc "aAh III h1e "nenee ne nils
aer1Vea hs a4l' ana ~ wax oefo1eo ~ ine eno'
here matthew paaseo' "lta "nat sIrUeA apon
!! tne ear rs io~ enueAio' e'usn'lS seehns
cneoatas sman' 4o1 'u,ne t.1s "..u 10
1osl'so ans su"se' Al s1HSe " "H4eA' o.
oSslaaoe1s 1o"neo, one u lne" giving ol-
.efance u tne olu pniase nc sAso' s'S''u e'P-
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Matthew GFime became suddenly seriousr
and When asked to recall as nearly as possible
the facts connected with the subject OF present
inquiry, with much solemnity produced from
Ills pocket, first piece OF tobacco, then
har5no sntf,c5ent1v c,t md con, n;nnted n
pornon OF Inc weed, h4ed 1he bo"i OF inc lat
tef, ana assumed an alr o. fapt attention as
Inc gf~te1ul cloud ascended IN light Wreaths.
Lie was asked to remember the clrcum-
stances Of an affair in which his position on
certain points Ind given offence to some Of his
calling, having taken place at meeting Of the
Cordgainers' Union, Immediately subsequent
to the death OF member Of that body. Gould
lie recall it, and so favor the interrogators, un-
derstood to be 4 Commission from Society in
General
Matthew Crime shifted his position, knock
ed ashes from his pipe, and fixed his eyes uD-
easi1y On sallow young man with sugpicion
Of pencil and paper about him, and said he
should feel frcer to speak if there wcro no re-
porters present. He always had found TINT
the fsK remarks he had made on the limited
DumRer OF public occasions when he had en-
joyed that honor, were wholly unrecoguizable
in the next mornings paper. Reporters had
= singular faculty for making mistakes, he
found himself once set down as having deliy-
cred poem at a cordwainers' dinner: when
he had not been present ut all, and had never
stitched together couplet in his life On be-
ing assured there were no reporters present
he proceeded
He did remember the deatb of Rrseta+
Joyce 1t occurred late in the autumn of
year the precise date Of which he could tell
ny access to papers IN his possession at home.
Deceased was cordwalner, member Of 1hc
cord"alners'. Union, and when it was an-
bounced TINT Joyce was dead, though every
body Ind been daily expecting to hear 1t, for
months previous, the cordwainers held
meeting at once. It Eas The custom to do so.
Matthe" Grilne went on to state that the
notices OF these meetirgs had well nigh come
another dropped OF into the other world.
Ihe cah generally included the phrase "to
take action concerning the death, &c., leay-
ing almost an inference Oh the mind TINT some
time or other the faction" Of the Cordwain-
ers' Union on the matter of the repeated de-
cease OF its members, might rise into pro-
test, with hint at reprisals. Not to be irrer-
erent, these were the simple facts. Tie meet
lngs partook largely Of the same character,
one with another. There was always genial
and quiet little rivalry for the solemn honor
OF presiding as chairman, scarcely lesRened
when it came to the matter ofa~aHattsTsef,
since as 1t was customary to procure tile inser-
lion o1 tnA report OF the meeting in the
morning newspapers Inc names OF tue GILL
GERS were snre TO DC presented IN iull, but
genefolly' as lie MATTHEW Crime had discover
ca, Spelled "1one' Will the largest Liberty
taken as TO 1H1tials.
There Was, furthermore, sure to be warm |
and gushing state Of feeling on the subject OF
speeches. The millennium seemed at times |
1uny realized, or at least very near at hand. |
The deceased cord'Tainer whatever his antece- |
dents, was sure to be alluded to aEd apostro-
n1hizet1 nv tim eneaEa in {nrnu indie,{;x-o of