New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-11-02
Rv.sive swearing.

Evasive Swearing.
In our last weeks paper we suggested that an
affidavit from Mcssrs Tweed and Cornell setting iortn
exactly what transpirod between Judge Barnard ana
Peter b. Sweeny In the Street Commissioning Once,
this day tNo weeks might quiet the public innd on ths
subject Of the reported drai or raiie LOT 1udR. o'
the SUPERIOR Court upon that occasion The suggestion
Of The Alias 10 tire making Of the afda't has Dcen
complied with bni the AFFIDAVIT omts TO state inc hcts
demanded for the satisfaction Of the public ana Is con
fined 20 a denial of The Day Books apparent romance
about the hazard Of the die" Let US look nj tins care
71s p,v Rock stated that Judge Barnard and Peter
Is Swoeny threw dice" Ia determine whether Samuel
Jones or Samuel H. Gar,in should be the Iamlnnny
ponnee for Judge Of the Superior Court and that Bar
nard IA the friend Of Jones. threw only stiyhsc,
while Pete the friend oi Gsryin turned up two
siYes" and the pot. The A'lds simply stahd that
ranor prevailed that the question at issue haa peeh
Determined by lot and nverrcd that Mcssrs BARNARD
and Svoeny dS meet NJ on the day Aforesaid ana
Gfa srs de,rrzss by come process or Arrangement
Ills dopoIent unknown. which oil theH Hshas s""u''
L. the IRREGULAR nominee" .
IuE TnrB,Sr having copied the statement OF TAe Day
Boob IN conjunction with the gycrment Of IA, id' thc
District Attorney. the guardian Of the pubhc morals
affected take UP the matter FOR investigation moved
l., ne heous determination no doubt fo put stop 70
the auaacious business OF railing on seats upon W.
Thanksgiving Day he seems u have snlied upon Mrsrs
Cornell and fxccd FIR a statement under oath touching
their completely with ihe ALLEGED s,mnihs co"
10 made would have been Mcssf& Barnard ana
swecny We copy this peculiarly cnmpfehessNe ana
/
D.puty who conite their dcnits a. the statements
with which their names connected In TIE Day
Beos q They do net deny that MessI..
sxecnr and Barnard were IN the Street Conns .oncrs
oiyr. at IL O'Clock Saturday. do they deny the
statement 81 TAs hiias that 10 was then AMI there deter
mined IN some va, that ram Jones should give wa! 70
San Gartin 90 ne stated And TINT 10 All "a. did state
We submit Tho Adnvt specimen Of sdnoii evasion
ca, a.9 Csvniy II her ie's-, hsFie' o. csfn.l end
a III, l.. Ia. red ~ Inr q HI. day elfset
Dom r. boy IS sIa tss iae'srdns to si'e 'istrirn' o.
,h silon, iof Ju.,,cs u snp-rof Court With sh'h
,l.r NAM. oernstea and tat nsh .'.ien'ni' arc
fs.. and ~eos' the ish's" f0snds'o" u ''
| afse,ly OF Indirectly remote OF contingent 49,
IhAi h.,ns os.n -lsd upon ~ pbin,iA"ofh'y rm 70
r,frslcc 70 said s'sefnsi' ia' sff.r' u n.fc ~ u
qaesI ,u,i NJ, - AZ rv.rrp
s.efr to is,or, ~. se l.y Of os'eosi iss NJ.
WIS, ,,aismsri IA. Ala made. that 1, 50 positively
e., = M .. az In mind that stated anything
a-1u the game 81 ohsnce eaerp that ruuor prffhed
TO that snee, thai such ssns ~A' l.'yssa v s'..
| the Judycshp IA dtpEis between Nr. s~rrny md
JuI.s nrfrafA aho seem 90 have been tie Only t'ti
srrr consulted allowed to iaso part 10 hr aomlra
,ion Il Judge Of tho Superior conri W. bad been IN
rus thnI the, mcrt on that particular de-! q
Tat DC ticnlsT hour for that particular purpose And
W. saw them a!th own eyes enter ihe ci" of tho
s,Fo.i Commi..oncr a; 'hsi 'me wilma h'e min.e. q
s"ss Sia sna T. Ses, Ma. ifss.psa rn
only thoso present tell and they ie'm disuicred 70
DO 40 Ths Inference IL orp.rts In democratic po,ici
thai tho candidate VA, ned ,y lo, Is no, toand,d
upon mere Suspicion for one u the gentlemen pre- /
,ious to the meeting bad stated that tie nntier Was 10
be dc,cfniined " by lot and that 10 going 90 meet
the other at the Street Commissioners Office for the
purpose u "draajng cgis.' They met accordingly. /
Sobody denies thnt
Now how was Jones whom eYeryhody supposed 20 |
b. Of the nomination and whose friends numbered
two "a Gsryn's ono In the conrcnton-hos was he set
aside that his name was never even mentioned by
aly OF The delegates convened 81 brand a. regular"
/ Tie nominee u Mr.. Swccny II the rliug aside VI
Mr Joacs No, determined b. chance. how Il /
sboGii The affidavit Of McssTs. Cornell aud Tweed |
Affords light upon that paint. which u the ouly i'm
Iorant question nj issue While Messrs. Barnard and
swecny Of whom did say before tho MEETING that
hey s,ro SSias to draw ea,, sis perfectly .leni on
In the matter will unite IN affidavit denying tina, IL
dc,crmiucd by chance" whether Jones o. Garvn
should be the nominee. VIII believe them. but since
that meter not specifically covered b. thc affidavit
81 MessTh Tweed and Cornell no. disposed 90
change individual opinion Of the transaction.
no, that No care snap whether the candidate
was selected by turning copper drawing
cuts" or throwing dice" a. Jocoscly stated by
TAs Dsy Boot by "a political " arrangement"
having fcfcrnce 10 the nomination Ot another relative
q. JGdso Barnard for tho Mayoralty. Jonea and Gar
win implicated. They not rsponsble for
the Adopted by their Two especial frauds TO de-
irimin. which AZ them should I'LL important Judicial
station for which they both conceded Ia be well
qualified. The objection ls 90 the fact that Peter H. |
Swocny aud ncorgc G.. Barnard nlon" have such pow
over The Democratic organization 90 be able 90 de-
icrnino 80 important matter aud shut out all other
candidates from competition for the nomination Ii Ia
only tbs " close corporation system which permits |
tnch things, ini The people complain o How CONES IL |
about that Peter Is. Swecny and George q. barnard
should We allowed 10 constitute ihcnsclrs. conycn.
ton u two 10 nominate Judge of the Superior Cont
for Inv thousand Democrats Ia forr What better
tight have hey 70 make such n nomination than any
seleetiOn OF MI Garyin al the Street Comm ssoners
Office pose upon the rank and file of the Democratic
party 60 vote Tor hIin
ASide ffOm Bis Identification with lobbyists of this
oity which wis Developed by his lending himself 10
them - impo.rnc Gov seymour 20 sign the broadway
Railroad OH, NJ "nfy'n Is very proper man hr TIE
position he n seeking. Not word has been uttered IN
ANY quarter dcI"guiory 10 his personal honor qucs
tonDg ms ahiliS. And Notwithstanding all thai has
been said about The cinnco" gams bet cen his friend
Swceny and Judge BARNARD believe his nomination
have been aiIy obtained that of any other man
the ticket. lie Is just as regular" ss any other
man nominated by the 1anmaIy ana MoxnIt Organize
tons and Is Just much entitled 10 the support OF tho
democracy. whether he ganbcd Tor not "a Judge
McCunn, Albert cagdo2o, or Henry Richardson. The
folly of Mr. GaIfin was taking notice of the rumofed
"Clancc" transaction between SRceny aud BARNARD;
and shall be- Yer, sorry II his nprdsncc and tho I'M
csIcdor Interference % a. Oak,y Hail IN the nntter
shOud result IN bis defeat by Judge White which IL
not altogether Improbable in view Of the fnc tlst
great maly MOMIters Intend Ia vote a ticket embracing
The nanc Of liosworth ana Mc,unn. while many Others
VIII vote ior Boswoith and " hits. SUNDAY Alae.
IwEiITu WARD LHIcS RATIFICATION Met
isG.-A large meeting OF the citizens OF the Twelfth
Ward was held ON / riday evening at Washington Hall
vi Ihiid a,onuo ana One hundred and twenty.
hnh street TO ratiy the nomination OF tho Union State
aud County ticlois. Ms Edgar AetohaIn called the
meeting 10 order, aud moved that VIM. H. II. Mnikcn
take the chair, which was carried. and notion Geo
W. Sothwek was appointed Secretary. Mr.. AiiliiAen
ob taAl ri..l returned hs thanks FOR tie aonor