The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-10-15

At that time STEWART L. WooDroRD, now
candidate for Governor of this State, was
the Assistant United States District Attorney
for this district DELArIELD SMITH, Esq
the District Attorney, happened to be absent,
and Mr. WooDroRD had charge Of the mat
ter Of the Augusta.
One APPLETON OAKsMITn was the man.
he who had purchased her. and although he
had taken the title in the name of another
man, yet OAksMITn was well known and I'M
dorstood TO be the prime mover-the princi.
pal charocter-in the pirotical enterprise in
which the Augusta was engaged.
We now proceed TO state facts which are
derived entirely from srorn statement Of
STEWART l.. WooDFoRD hmscif' and VIC
suppose his veracity, when testifyng against
himself, Will not he questioned either by lis
friends or his enemies
Mr.. WooDFoRD swears that on the day Of
tho condemnation of the Augusta as a SLAYER
by tho United States District Court, and after
the filing of the Judges decision condemn
ing her, he, STEWART L. WooDFoRD, at that
time assistant United States District 4 aorney,
luHc6Cd at DelmOaico's tciM APPLETON OAK
SMITH, UAo, by nc condemnation Of his ressei,
aireddy stood, Of record, uirtudHy connected
SldrC.tTddcri
This is the first fulllength portrait of
STEWART l.. WooDFoRD which we have to
present TO our readers and we do it with the
~, ,orlt 1,ott L., n, 70
rect, it is not our fault for it is drawn and
painted by himself
Now the next material fact--which we also
take from Mr.. WooDFoRD's own sworn state
ment-is that when, on an appeal which was
taken by the owner Of the Augusta from the
rs a SLAYER, he, as ASSISTANT District Att0r-
neg managing Tie case, agreed that tie onRer
Of The Rdrer Should select one Of The dpprdis
6rs Of tic reSscl, and he, Mr.. WooDFoRD,
selected one CArEN, his 0ion JdHtria-ld,r, as
The other appraiser.
1t arpears-and this also we take from
Mr.. WooDroRD's own sworn statement
that Mr.. WooDFoRD himself had very &C.
rious doubts about the fitness of his selection
of Mr. CAPES. He says that at the time he
was living at Mr.. CAPEN's house and that
| in the evening he asked Mr.. CAPEN-to use
| his own words" Uhether he kne'o enough
abow slips TO make an dppraisement Of
| Mtm?" And Mr. WooDFoRD swoars that
he added that /" a sldrer trds 10 be appraised"
| lie docs not state whether or not he inform
I'd his father in law that he lad been dned
| and wiEcd by the head devil engaged in the
&" Work % Hcli' with this SLAYER since
| her condemnation
| Mr. WooDFonD tcstifce Tint he :" had the
utmost confidence in his father in.law. OF
course he had, or he would not have appoint
| cl him to apprase the ship Of his host. the
| ,lavctradcr, APPLETON OARsNITHl And
that ills confidence was knowingly and un.
! jcrsiaudinr,y rcpcscd was verified ly the
actual apprascmout Of the vessel 10y CARES
at tco Nonsl1i do21rs. less than onc.half
the sum for which she was subsequently
sold at auction And everybody knows that
slavcrs sold at auction seldom, if ever bring
their full value.
Mr.. WooDFoRD subsequently, had this ap-
rraiscmcnt by his father.in-law set aside, aud
new appraisers appointed. Why2 Can any
man, experienced in affairs of the world
| any man of common sense-doubt WHY Is
10 not as plain as ANYTHING can lie, that the
stupid old iuthor.in-law Ovcrdid the business
which he knew that his dear and handsome
uinlaw wanted him to accomplish, and
| . IL J.
merely to accomplish the fraud, but--tO ma&l
tie Jrand dpIartatf
NUODFORD-the good WooproRD-tlc
Gitlful aud consc entious public oGlccr-hav
ing found that though in wckcdness his
quasi patcrnal relative was not wanting, in
wit lie was sadly dcic,cnt-was obliged
himself to make a show of fair dc ling, by
ulackballing lis uXorpaternal relative, and
UskHg for the appointment of, at least d
brighter knave.
II may hero he remarked that two thou
sand dollars, the sum at which CArEN az
praised the Augusta, happened to be pre-
c.scly tie sum which tho owner of th'
SLAYER had lcloro intimated that he wa
VIII ny ~ pay lulo NbhIl " HNNt wv
vessel released. Condolences will occu
IT, human affairs aud this singular agree
uent between two men, one of whom wa
| gagged in prosecuting the African slay
tradc-thc Work of Heil''-and the othe
in SURPRISING it, is striking illustration
Of course the lovo of money, the root of al
evil, was not at the bottom Of both Of Ties
corresponding conclusions
Mr. STACK, tho appraiser chosen u
behalf of the SLAYER, was convcuicutl
absent, and, at the suggestion of OARsMITr
tho apprasoment was made by CAFE
alone, Now, cOn any man who is nc
1. fool suppose that a wretch so u
terly devoid of principle so lost I
al sentiments of humanity as TO be engage
in that "Work of Heli,' the African slav
trade, as APPLETON OAKsMITH was, woul
, make such proposition, unless he trCre sRj
Qfhis man Cdpchl OF course he would no