, 1870-11-19
Tho n ysseFk ksux DcnHla Of Chancellor
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The following letter, though written several
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The following letter, though written several
months aga, - seen by it, date, I only now
send fo= publication -
"7D TIE 5ansr et ne Gaiazs:..
Since our eonve1s.siou, tho other morning,
In which You assumed thu. an Article in the
New York Times. some mouths since, relating
to the na7at ater;ous fate Of the hte Chancellor
Lane1ng. Of Albary, referred to myself, As
possessing Information that the public might
Lock for At DO distant day, 1: nave concluded
to enhm:svhat have to sag On that uu"Ject,
-i'h yonr permtes'on, tn=oagh tho pages OF
!" T.eosy-thsee yeaza sgo an eminent citizen
Of this State, nov deceased, put mein D sses-
sion OF information which, in hls judgment,
clearly demonstrated that Chancellor Lsnsiug
was murdered. through the agency of parties
promise to publish the facas, SHOULD 1 survive
the parties aap;tca ted-F1xtles who lived use-
ful Ives& aad died leaving unbfenished repu-
tations--
"By nshict or literal construction OF my
based has occurred Ms Distinguished
Informant, and the parsons xhtm his
proofs implicated, hare gone to their
fnal account As the time, therefore,
had arrived when it became necessary to
act uFou thi. question fouad it surrounded
by great difficulties Thafx and circun-
etanees, given to the public, would reach
further. "a ] believe. IN their consequences
than my informant contamplated-ceztainl
further thAn vas mysslf a~ase when g4sa
parties naned are beyond tho react OF human
tribunals, - Of public oprrdon, get otflera.
!mme7tstaly associated with them aud sharing
n the strong inducnmsnt which prompted
positions, and enjoying pnhlic confidence, 10
these Pefsons+ should~ ny proofs bo sub
mittad> Public attention would bs i11esistib1y
drawn This faaty independent Of
ne circumstance that :. large circle
sons n1ore directly accused would sutar, led
ma'not only to pause, btt to geek advice.
Several months ago submitted the question
70 t.o enlightened" experienced, and calm-
Hnsh Maxwell and ,Huehard Il. Blsschford,
Esq. on ~hoee judgment and friendship t
knew that could .Aafely repose. Nh. Max
raH, After weighing al tbe facts and circum-
Aaneea natuse'y, Atated that they might, and
!Hoss Hoesn!y ayo would nEoauee upon the minds Of
that it the accusad pafliAs had been placed
! upon their trial, ths- testimony would have
eeen insufficient 10 satisfy ! court or Jury.
n his f1deaaar, Harefore. in case
the families and friends Of those Who were
Y cot hers TO defend ti1aneeives, and where the
L snds Of 1nat!sa conld in no sense be pro-
NOTED, ha could see no useial or wiAe pose
L. " 4o A&Cou1ullAQEQ " ib6 puoAcAtt0n- Hf.
Blatehford, having carefully considered tho
Hhole qusrti1of ca1ns to the conclusion that
il ms informant were now living 10 look the
question. in All,its bearings, in .ae face, he
Eou1d proEpt]y ahsolvs me- from NJ promise,
| Nor is lily. au- WA foaunAte in
meeting, >. few. xstks since, de widow
OF my friend AID informant, : lady Of
b Eh int sngence. cultivation. and good
kense. This lady. who enjoyed 70 the fullest
extent tho. condthnee OF her 3istippuiahed
husband, had besn informed by him Of The
trust be had repsssd in mo. Sos was ptepar-
ed, thec1ore, to speak undazetan,}ingly On
the subject; AMI, while ahe could nor bring
herself toadEise me- to diarogard tho injupc-
tions Of one 1Aoae views, sagyeationa, and
wishes had heaa the Law of har life, ahe eYi
IDENTIFY hoped that I would aee nv wsy ciear
70 withhold TIA Ht4tement, and vaa IL e7i
| IDENTITY E1Atffied to learn tba:. Nr. Maxwell snd
Nj. Nat2hfor3 had advised to suppress It.
II nesdad other evidence Of The urp-
pnetv q TIA course hve concluded, 10
kdops+ it EeuM be found, 1 think, ia The
ffreat in1elciteus experience Of distineui.h- b.
60 literary personage Hho, under c!fcum-
etaness sckaevhat sinni1sz, felt called rpon to
| feseal wh3t had been cocmunicltod 10 her
adectipg the reputation = OF eminent pe.sona
long since d-eeased. In ths 1em1rk ap1e
unant1oiaJ Of disappro7alN which that revelation
encountered. there is ales.on and moral too
signlheant to be disKsgardad-
IS TnCa1ow WkxD."