New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-10-31
The Gov. Seymour Eaiiot-EoA-stumng
Fraud and his 80 Iarrowfat" Agents.
yIom Our Special Correspondent.
BALTraoRE. Oct. 2s. 1904.

BALTIMORE Oct. 2s, 1854.
Tonight has closed, in this somewhat event
f city one Of the most singular and remarkable trials
ever adadicated in this country, either before civil or
military tribunals. Tie extent and magnitude Of the
forgeries and frauds only transcribed by the cool
delberaon with which the scheme was concOeted and
Tie high official Endorsement OF HoBAuo SEYMOUR
Governor Of tho great State c! New York who issues
his Commissions under the great seal Of the PriVy
Council of that STATE and sends these mscreaDs here
% DO the plotting and bidding OF his friends % bone
enjoying stin higher Official positions. and more imme
,atey allied BY personal contact with his serene tx
cellency These men, as was fully proven by cor
sespOndence introduced and much more IN possession o.
the Court were not only in fun end frequent cor
respondence With such personages The Commissary
General Tie state but the High Sheriff OF one o! IFS
counties and others noless conspicuous in The political
calendar Of the New-Yolk pfo-SayeFy disioyal De
,nocracy. The old man, FERgY. now overwhelmed
md FRUSTRATED By deep sense Of his most pnfortu
nate condition says as correctly understood by him,
there had been 'soucR dryg00ds bozss shipped 10
Eso York aud oRy-fllcd with these forged votes
which, he explains, were to be spread IN such
towns us The voting boards In the hands Of the
''frends" Of Gov SEYMOUR and there they were 10 be
''marrowfatted" into the baiot-bo1cs. AS 10 NUN
beIs the same sef-accusing witness pTesumes there
must have been si1fy thousand in ali so prepared
Gracious Heaven is it possible. tia; at time like
chs midst the waning hours OF our bloody and murder
ous Rebeion in the very extremity OF the nations new
birth paDgs. when passing from darkness and
death into the first glimmcring light oflbery and hope
not a single man, but whole parties Of men, Endorsed
aid commi.siOEed by the chief Executive OF great
State and that State the greatest of Union confess
and acknowledge with shame aud contrton thLt they
have day after day for weeks been engaged IN this
farious crime Yet such are the Astounding develop
neDts Of this days proceedings.
FHRRY first pleads guilty and confesscs b the main
portions Of .he allegations while giving still further
and fuller testimony than the court could have produced
IA implication Of others He asserts that he under
stands twenty 10 have been engaged in the business at
Washington and that vote was % b. prepared for
every soldier entered upon the State rolls whether
dead OF sliye, minor or unnaturalized.
NEwcoMB lawycr by education. undoubtedly seeing
aud approaching the absolute certainty and damniug
character OF the proofs IN possession Of be Government
turns States evidence lis evidence simply confirm
st0ry Of The other
DoSOHrE at first defiant. and with all the beauties Of
Injured innocence assumed. finally admits he gpih snd
evidently cast down by tie fact that he had been desert
ed by those "hieBds" for whom 10 had pered honor,
character and under military Law, even life seli-he
al the close o this evenings session with unconcealed
emotion throws himself upon the mercy OF tho COnrl.
But, why consgn tbese pOOE 1ScOrH and contume
BY Of the calendars Of criue wlo under the dome OF
your State Capitol si,s whose moral grin far
.t,nsceDds any Of these his plant toos-s man
whose barred Oi treason he not only cOnceas
by the sofost touches Of dainty rhetoric but who with
sanctinOnions csnt strives CLOAK tho darkness
and blacknes. Of lis dsoyaiy under the thin guise Of
protested personal Christianity For assume that no
man could s in that court aud listen 10 the evidence as
given today without having the ction resstiby
forced upon II. mind that oveTy act and movement Of
these commissioned" agents al your Governor were
well and fully kl,1a 10 hin. See in tbs sooyng AL
tbentcsted correspondence:
How MY YORK VS. 10 III cAEBIrD FOR MSIFILAS. /
ALBASy Sept. ~. Isji !
NJ. J. VERY. R.Q.-Dcqr SIR; / shall be declined \
about week from this time, before shall ~: hume
The State Committee in session here to-day Isey
very sue that we arc To carry this state Thsy
coHedeTt 1ot ee 3H o%se nP TO ARdRy @h n1crsy q
Sereatg ,hous1sd.
My regards % Mr. &CADAY. Yours. respectfully.
SIEPHfS MA1Os
MAxos is said 10 be q snrgeon in of tho United
States hospitals. The dear I'D" alnded to in the fol
loving is the assirtant ssEt by Sheriff CRAsDEL-ED-
WAND SEwcosB.
ALBAsY Oct. II, leG4
Ny DEAR Ed: arrived here yesterday morning !
sDd to-day l have called on CAGGER. CgAEDELI. |
wAIERNAS and Otherg 2bst ,oeU satisfied nth our
efforts IN N, cause. non 70 be sent away again on
Wednesday afternoon; ! do not know where am 10 be
s,nt viii ask that yoI be aftaehed 10 my personal
Remain about Baltimore Washington until you hear
!rom mo or Sheriff CHAsBT1l. See what you do !
and advise our people here 10 haste, your friend,
And this:
" Y. STATE AGENCY. Nc. g WEST FAYerrEsr..l
BALnnoRK. October g. 1864
Gen. J. 4. FARHeu-Ns IN" SIR IisnQ with lbis !