The New York Herald Newspaper, January 4, 1842, Page 1

“THE NEW YORK HERALD. of NEW YORK, TUESDAY MORNING, JANUARY 4, 1842. my suggestion, aw b Was a part the house of Messrs. Wilkins, assuming of the name of George this mode of corresponden y 4 that tine, iu | the maues we must chatien © ava thea wathdraw.— Mins & Co. The | This was also underst person eflering his Rhawn, and and w e instances, after the sted by Mr. | arrival of t Us where it was pro- structions to report to Noah Cook, at National | house. O/ the aumber was a gentieuan cunneciod Hail, nal street, and some others, | think, at his with the press of this city, of high character and place of business, on the corner of Broad and Wa- | attainments, and who I have rea-on to know was Noah Cook was at this time ene of the | cegnizant of the arrangement between Mr. Steven- ds for the approaching election. ‘Phe Finance mmittee consisted of Mesars. W. Disosway, J. Wonderful Disclosares In Pipe-Layi H. Muiford, theodore Draper, Jr. Iwas as James B, Glentworth w - : Monat Parrace. sly | sisted in making collect ons by H. L. Pierson, Ro- | ter streets. , oy 4 ‘e¥eral days sinee I published woavdin bi aap eae Weunien aa Neary i Beviene ‘Oa or | whig candidates for the Assembly, from the city of | son and myself. This gentleman has since become Badger, and acquiesced in by A few days | posed tc vi but most generally the arrange- ia waich f promised te submit to the con | oy tthe 20h day of October, 1885, | returned to | New York, After my return, 1’ was, during the | satisfied that the pledges of Governor Seward were | alter the receipt of this letter, J went to Philadel- | ments were perfected before t nen’ left the jon and jadgmen he facts | Driiadelphia, to perfect my arrangements for the | whole three days of the election, almost consta “but as sounding brass and tinkling cymbal.” phia again. Immediately after my arrival, | saw | vate committee ro Masonie Hall. ‘The demo- ted with the elect! ( 2 | failelection. Theevening before 1 left 1 was en- } occupied in the private Committee room at N My nomination was made to the Senate on the | Mr. Badger, and others, who, e interested in | cratic inspectors lengers were completely a ry 1338 and 1839, and the motives which in- gaged with the Exceutive Committee until after 11 | al Hal’. Marshall O, Roberts of the Fifth Ward, | 19%h'of February, 1889, and I believe unanimonsly | aiding in carrying out my plans. I bad repeated | blinded. ‘The whig challengers were also n formed 4 ced me in making an exposition of the same. o’clock. During the eveving, Mr. Richard M. | Cook of the Sixth Ward, John Faulkner of the Se- | confirmed. Ou ‘the day of my appointment, Gov- rviews with him, and others, at this time and | of the character of the fering Lo vote, bya peak ming this pledge, I repeat my declaration | 2° °0 a called twice at my heuse to see me, but | venth Ward, Gedney of the Eighth Ward,and some | ernor Seward desired, though Mr. Lyman, (the previously, at my rooms at the United States Hotel, a pin on the ed colla: or cuff of the Gowte, that Lam uot actuated by any feeling of | Platebford called twice at my hewn to ck “he sent | others, whose names | do not now recollect, assist- | agent or engineer of the Erie Railroat Cnmpany,) | und at other plices. At one of these inter sometimes by apporently an accidenta! chalk ity; and farther, tag J am not influenced oy eee nanan sii apparent anxiety tosee me, and { ed us in our operations, by taking charge of the | that the delegation would address a lettey to him tedby Mr Badger that t!d em: | mark on the coat oredge of the hat. The modes of ey gar pers om OF persons course which I have |)" sending the letier at so late an hour, created | men, and seeing that they were properly disp’ recemmending 1 t ‘The re- of Mr. Robert Looaey’s wen, in p! recognition were Various, and frequently changed, it my duty to nment one thet Jactin this mat- | One suspicion inthe minds of my family, and it ntheir respective wards, and enabled to put in | quest was immediately complied with, eve rnished by James Young, and others, from | soas not excite remark or suspicion. The whig ter free ani unbiased, and according to the dic- ypened and read by them. ‘The letter urged | their votes Bowen, Blatchford and Draper, end | member from tue first Senate District, and jproper He informed me of some of Mr. | challengers knew their mer by the reply given b ; of my judgment, ufter having maturely weigh- by nn ineans to delay leaving inthe morn- | some other prominent members of the party, were | member of the Assembly from the city of New py's political operations, and said he ¢ to the first question put to the voter by the inspee- * the subject iv my own mind, and calculated all | )P0n mi? Dy nO men eans should be provided.— | admitted isto the private Committee room, where | York, signing the same. “1 then returued home and | ¢7 men he could furnish would be mor r,as,forinstance- What's your name, sirt Way chances both for and against the psopriety of | IF avd avcure’ Me "bi iladelphia was known | the men were drilied preparatory to their ging out | entered upon the duties of ray office. I had many | clent, Mr. Looney, I think, was represented as a ime isso and so, Auother mode was in pro- | 4 @ourse. feel sensible that I have committed | 102720" stessrs. Bowen, Blatchford, Draper, | to vote. ‘The modus operandi was witnessed by the | applications for the subordinate situations under plumber, who was employed to do the work forthe | seating the ticket, which was done with the left f A preat moral wroag—Iknow that Ihave been ine | resi yeaa y have reason tobelieve it was | gentlenien named, and aorded them much aniase- | my coutrol, whieh, from the nature of my arrange- on of the eity of Philadelphia, and had a | band, with thumb and first finger. ‘These, and other ental in attacking the purity of one of the Suspecced by some few other prominent members | ment. Ln this room, I saw Mr. Blatchford hand | ments, I could not grant. Much dissatisfactic vimen at his disposal. 1 was introduced ere revorted to, to enable the wh g “arest and most inestimable rights of freemen. | SP arty. On my arrival at Philadel Lhad | Noah Cook some meuey. Was expressed by my party friends,in consequence | bY a to Mr. Locney, at th eof | c uct Knowingly , Lhave succeeded, by the aid of others, in consum-| oo vaced interviews with Young, Miller, and ‘most of the mena slip ef paper was given, | of my retaining these adverse to us in politics,and | the latter, and I immediately communicated to him Mr. JamesM Van Alen and Mr. John C. Brunt rumors were rife that I had compromised elf | the object of my visit. He said considerable about ein the private committee room iegether, at with the name and residence they were to assun writen upon it. The residences, in some in and the interests of the party. {1 could make no v stanecs, were farnished by leading members of the | explanations, and was compelfed to listen to their the hands of William A: Ford, of the city of New | party from the different wards, and such as | reproaches. ‘The spring election was near at hand, ork, who at that time was employed cs clerk in | would not be likely to excite suspicion. They | and this probably kept some of them incheck. I the whig ¢ yunnittee reom in Broad street, which I | were principally, I believe, boarding houses, and | still continued a member of the Young Men’s Gen have no doubt was from James Bowen Lcome to | such houses as were oceupted by a number of fa- | eral Committee, although, after quidating the lia- th s conclusion from the fact that I hadagreed with | milies. ‘The men were thoroughly drilled: many | bilities which we had incurred, aud whieh were of Messrs. Bowen, that the fictitious name of W. | of them, it was represented, were old hands, and | considerable amount, | resigned as Chairman of the others, and consummated, asfaras I was enabled to do, my arrangemenis. On the first day of No- er,at about midnight, 1 eived a fetter by ing a stupendous and daring fraud, and I hove ators, ‘ani justly too, for my illegal conduct; © bat whea I look around and see others who were asguily as myself—aen, who reaped benefit — their in quity, while 1, and only, was compelle ae ffer-aen, wlio are aud have been elevated in eonsequence of their and my unlawful acts, ) and who are vow courted, while 1 am pass- - ed by as unworthy to be their associate—1 can | but think that Jam in the discharge ©! his confidential party services, some of which were ime during the election—-I think the second y very singular; and during the conversa- Mr. Van Allen said he would try his vote tion he occasionally apy er for a | down stairs. ‘The Sixth Ward poll was hel: confirmation of his statements. my mind | of the basement rooms of the toemploy him. I paid Mr. Looney seven hundred | ed him my at his request ; avd after the whi dollats Gn account, at Evane’s Hotel, in George | challenger was prepared, he went down; and on bin I met him at this place in pursuance of an | return, in some ten minutes, said that he had voted. appointment made between him and Mr. Badger. | Mr. Van Alen was a member of the Whig Young Me. Badger and myself arrived first, went into «| Men's General Committee, and a residest of the é { not only a i : “y 4 r } ? Seatt should be used by him in ourcorrespondence, | understood their business. Finance Committec. iso of a duty which +1 "The method adopted was as follows: the men} The whig papers of the city of New York ap- | private room, and were soon joined by Mr. I Seventeenth Ward at thattime. It must not be eption of | He furnished me with a list of thirty-five or supposed that this is an isolated case ;tor the sake of names, from which some four or five were erased | sound principles,l wish that 1 were enabled to re- These men, I think, were furnished at twenty-five | cord the fact that it was. But in those times ofhigh dollars each; allthe rest were furnished at thirty | party excitements, many, very many, erhaps of as dollarseach. Mr. Badgerwas present when I made | good character and stayding as Mr. Valen, actuat the payment to Mr. Looney. by what they supposed to be honorable and chival- On the 8th day of April, 1539, L received the fol- | rous impulse, resorted to exped ival: lowing lette ditable to themselves, and at who were the guilly participators with me. | oor otoek, and arrived at about midnight. I | of paper, with assumed name and residenee, was | the American, as the following extracts, which, 1 questions asked by the | having at hand, I insert, will show: t “it will be seea by an advertisement in another column that Mr. James B.Glentworth has been appointed Tobac: co Iaspector forthiscity. he appointment is highly z pi seats jadicions, and cannot fail to giv satisfact: tions were made among the men during the elec- } tye mercantile coz fs i Iso to they ina; pown to the public, snd al ie ine pabiner ie which these frauds were per- | DAO NOt FEN Tee i orl I felt some anviety to receive ie Jed, imordestbatherealter no such acts can | io rds as it was within a few days of the clec- X iL a acertainty of defeat. But | in) “pie following is a copy oi the letter received pro : had not retires I was waiting the arjival of the | given to them, the us inspectory, as te qualifications, were put to them repeatedly, until they could answer satisfactorily, and without embarrassment. Frequently altera- ’ it moral obligation, but 4 ; . | if any was necessary, and the letter bought me by rn Fowe to myself and the public, to point out the | \ 0M) Th ivso signed. Mr Ford left New-York | were placed in a row, and, as before stated, a piece | proved of my appointment, with the * potYake tp your time with preliminary re- | iv tie hand of William A. Ford—the orizinal of ais BOF). 0. a “el jezed to give thestatement of the | Oy io iv now in my possession: tion, by changing hats and coats among themselves. | ces of Mr N hearers! : ey oeteeea| ih vole oe s oF 1838. “Tuunspay Arrenxoox, | L recollect there were some persons from New | United 8 and for many years “ New Yous, April 71h, 1680 The whole matter, in my opinion, was very badly 4 Openstio . « Doar G.—We were a good deal alarmed. this morn- | Jersey, who were under the immediate charge ot Dacdo tender Dear G.—I shall not be able to come, or send the | managed ; there was a want of system and ar: apge= : e, this P.M. or to-morrow. morning, but\{ ment. ‘The men frequently boasted of their enes requis you may depend upon seeing me at 12M. Monday | cess. I heard one person say that he voted sevens ight, with all you have asked. Go on, and make | teen times, and others that they had voted more your arrangements, on that basis—not calculating | than once at the same ward. I havea memoranda, s recently made at Albany, th, Tobacco Inspeetor of this city—an office, the dutiee of which, we doubt not, he will discharge with fidelity and perfect satisfaction to the public. It will be seen by his advertisement, that 4 ordethe close of September, or tue early in ir ; . rk + ead * Bey A early | ing, to find that your visit to Philadelphia was suspected | Noah Cook. Ido not know by whom they were & nok OBtober, 1833, ‘a confidential committee” | ere, and was talked ofin the strect. For your own sake, | employed or on what terms they Wave thasee thee . omengh of the executive committees | as well as ours, you must atop short where youare. | anreaed very efficient, and frequently changed a¥. Men's General Whig Com- | The encloved wilh enable you to mect your, engage: | eee hig ee ap vase aay 8 y 82K" | their dress—ihich changes were personally attended . New York Robert Swart- | ments,as far as you have gone; and you had better re é : ; : 1 y earlier period fe ur return than T’ ade ne & 5 Bhilanalnhite cos s- ppett and Redwood Fisher | turn and show yourself here as soon as you possibly can. to by Noah Cook. 1 saw him put his own hat and | ho wos mployed a gentleman of high character and long baa Maret me ith ARG la a Tuesday, nue eA ‘a the Philadelphia party, of his ex- : tus former, and James Bowen, Yours, truly, etd, etc., coat on some of them several times. These men | experience in the business to assist him, which will se ose Waneaniee gf ie De met that he voted in the Eighth, Four- tmore and myself onthe part of the Scorr.” | boasted of having voted in several of the di cure a faithful and judicious discharge of the duties re- | 3 ae ae iia’ Malahat Hoes, teenth, Fourth, Seventh, Ninth, Fifteenth, Six- mitwont wee selected on the part} “ The bearer knows nothing,” wards, and in some instances more than once inthe | quire? AMES E . Guextwortit, Esq., Marshall House. | teenth, Eleventh and Tenth Wards, on the two fi P al Cmmitiee of the Old Men,and | ‘This lett Insed, I think, @500, to shat | fame.ward. Daring the Fall election of 1838, Mr. | _ ‘Thus ended the campaign of 1838, and su eb, o | |, This letter, which is now in my possession, is in days ; and on the third day, the last day of the clee~ 7, i 0 " pon pra Oomcalta rt his ee a8 losed, I think, $500, pay what | William A. Lawrence, and Jonathan Nathan, far as related to myself, at that time, were its. - the hand writing of Henry W. Havens. Mr. Ha- | tion, in the Fifth, Third, Second and First Wards; Dy oung a expenses I had already inewrred. My arrange- | sisted in the upper private committee room at N sults. vens was one of the Secretaries of the Whig Young | making in allthirteen votes. Mr. Noah Cook left Men's General Committee at that time. the committee room at about half past four o’clock, fect such confidential operations as | ments had been made} and, from the character of | ¢iop, . 7 - pdleache al Hall, in erasing the names from the demo- OreRations or 1839. prened fod sarecd upens Er. Swart” | themen ive Had een eneaxed for the purpose o! | cratic tickets, and substituting the names of the | | The success of our fraudulent operations in 1833 Sea ad per rat utreet and elses | cornea eset they did net necelve the eginpene | WHg candidates, whieh tickets were used by the had been of such a character, and produced such reference to the Philadelphia operation, part fees Peete a ree eee basecnc | persons who were drilled as aforesaid. ‘There | results, as to warrant, at least, the attempt to bring $ Rearerenee X0 Late PHaiKs THLTA Cutie anclitint: e whole matter would become | way also a young man by the name of Coggershall, | the same influence to bear upon the spring election 4 WHICH WAS 10 PUOCURE PERSONS FRO: A public; and that, under such circumstances, the | whose father was at that time, er subse uently, | of 1839. Inthe early part of March of this year, oases OTE IN TH aie Serie. steep te as safety of the party required that the arrangements | the keeper of the City Prison, said Wi ‘o em. | the matter was again suggested to me. It was at Seats we siovid proceed to Philadelphia, and | J had made should be carried into effect. With | ployed in preparing tickets. ‘There was adifficulty | this time the decided and expressed opinion of some Previous to my leaving for Philadelphia, 1 was | with the intention, as he represented, of leaving given to understand that money sufficient to | that afternoon, at five o’clock, for Albany,to resume eancel all my engagements there would be for- | his seat in the Legislature of the State of NewYork. wardedtome. I ier gone, without the Gnanp Resutt axp Rewarp requisite amount of funds, but for the receipt of | Jn the beginning of the month ef Januar: 0, Mr. Badger's letter of 2nd of April, 1S, signed | went to Alveny to. mike my aniuel retuyay Pree George W. Rhawn. From the tenor of that letter | yious to this, stories had been circulated by men of I feared there might be some difficulty, and I went | my own party, who were opposed to my_retainin on with means of my own, to use if it were neces- | ihe office I then held ; that fas a loco foco—that sary, to keep the parties quiet, part of which I was | | had openly admitted that I was a democrat—and som pallen to use before Mr. Havens" arrival. On | therefore, they came to the conelusion that I ought the Monday night referred to in the letter from Mr. | to he removed from oflice + and, in fact, they. went Havens, signed W. C. Scott, at about 11 o'clock, | so far as to name others to fill my place, Ite trae I went, in company with Charles Swint, to the rail- | that [had resisted the interference and refused to road depot, to await the arrival of the cars from | submit to the dictation of men who had ne business New York. We went there in a hack. I lett | to meddle with my affairs, and had incurred their Swint in the hack, and waited on ererenets une | further displ:asure by refusing (o remove Mr. Nex til the passengers came out. 1 met Mr Henry W | thaniel Pierce, agent/eman of high character and Havens, We went tothe hack together, and, at By | undisputed competency, against “whom there wag suggestion, we were driven to Sanderson'n Hotel, | no other charge than the fact that he wi iti i Fourth, Gh ae ee The reason why this | cal oppouent of the whig party. I had ouse was selected, was because it was more re- i is ae a in tired and out of the way, and was fearful if,be | jocers oy "Gare hese nes cheese tie Tease went tothe United States Hotel, or was seen with | tion warehoure,who were compet-ni and trust wor. me, it might excite suspicion. On our arrival at thy, unless some other cause why I should remove Sanderson's, we went into the bar-reom, and Mr | tiem was assigned than the sinjple fact that they Havens handed mo a package of money, which I | did not agree with me politically. In consequence d found short filty dollars. Ementioned of thus refusing to be controlled by others, 1 w: r Havent ape that he bad retained ¥ proscribed by a faction, and hunted down,b ut I wos eh ere ta se contained twen- | determined not to be sacrificed wilhout resistance. ty-nine hundred and fifty dollars. A ous | | did not mean to submit tamely to their opprea- name was entered on the register at Sanderson’s | gion and] came to the cone! dion that if] as Hotel. I may have suggested this to Mr Havens, nd, tt sHonld apt ba dene with punting “i aud may have written it; but if co, it was done in | haa the power in my own handg, and it depended his presence, and with his entire coreurrence My | on them whether or not I should we it They had rat Seen etree bet handed him by th: | commenced the war—I stood then on the defensive, clerk, aud thathe entered on the resister Charles | bat still was determined to attack, unless theireou- aure, New York. It was now pasttwelve o'clock | duct was fair and generous towards me. Before L —no persons were inthe barroom except Havens, | sarted for Albany, I called on Mr. R, M. Blatebe Swint, the clerk and myself. I paid Swivt five | ford. James Bowen and Simeon Draper, Jr. ‘Pho hundred dollars, and took his receipt. ‘The object | (r;.08! aed tow Pree TF SctaU baciod Wi GRMMMA avarice annautoes ormer promised to write to the Governor.— of Swint’s going gs Was, to Ket | Mp. Draper furnished me with a letter, of which re Ape, ore mene Wap yer nted Were | the following is a copy. | did not deli er the let- at rendezvous waiting for i only remaine ~ 4 Li > san * With Havens, at Sandéfvod’s, tén or -fftecniminutes,, | #3 #84 th4s still in ay possession ; and did not see him again in Philadviphia that | New Yous, January 1th, 1540. spring. Ithinkhe informed me, when I left him, | @overnor Sew arn at he would returnto New York the next morning. Dear Sir—Mr. Glentworth goes to Albany te- Alter the reevipt of ite funds by Mr. Haveus,the | morrow, with bis annual retarn as Inspector of To- arrangements were cousummated, and the men | bacco In consequence ef an impression whieh pate-sime the whole amount, and others a part— | abroad, tending to efleet his oflicry he y Looney, Swint and Saunders,and they were di- | ©d me to write you on the subject. ng in rected to report themselves te Noah Cook, at Ma- | &y Way conversant with the article, ov the duties sonte Hall: some of them may have received di- | of the office, I ean say no more in reference to the rections to Mr Cook, at his place of busimess, on matter than that he informs me he has obtained the the corner of Water and Broad streets, ‘The lead- | signatures of all the dealers certifying tc his hay- ers of the party Were in some, and I think in most | PK performed the duties to their entire satisfac- cases, furnished with a letter to Mr, Cook, con- | tion. So far as regards his political claims, I cam taining the names of the men under their charge. | ceitainly, up to the period of b's appointment, tee The men were to leave Philadelphia by diffe,ent | tify to his unremilting laborsjia behalf of the good routes, and at differeny hours, exevenandaine | Ctuse, having, in my opinion, been as active and o’clock morning lines, by railroad and bi energ # any otner individual in this city. and by the eveuing railroad line Of thie! bay Wary traly, youroheteervit, personal knowledge; such was the uaderstanding, 5. Daarea, Ja. and it was a necessary precaution, 80 as net to ex- T was alsofurnished with a letter on the part of cite suspicion the merchantsand dealers in the tobacco trade, ef Ireturned to New York on the ,at about three | which the following is a copy. [ did not deliver o'clock. Idid not go, I think, to the Committee Room at | this letter: itis now in my possession. Masonic Hall until the next morning. {saw Noah Cook New York, Jan. 10th, 184. there; he hed the general superintendence of the offair; | J.B. Gurntwontn, Esq., Inspector: also, Mr. J Coggeshall, his son, H. W. Havens, J. H. Van | We, tho undersigned, importers and dealers in leat to- Allen, and J. C. Brant, and others, some of whom | do not | bacco. deem it but common justice to say that the busi- now recollect. There wat alto a young man by tho ) ness ofthe Tobacco lospection in this city has been con- nome of Campbell, whom I was surprised to sec edmitted | ducted with ity. impartiality and dispetch, and thet its sme prowinent members of the wig party | this view, determined, to return immediately to | with some of the men, in consequence of a part of | of the leaders of the whig, party in this city, that A ject. Mr taal std a self left New York dime ce eedbe hi rey k iat bp ‘d lanes their money being retained by the leader or lead- | we must be defeated at the approaching charter ase, H sy theGih day ef Oeste: e requesting him to takethe Camden and Amboy | ¢+5; and at the instance, and with the advice of | election. Much anxiety was felt and expressed on i ber 1838, o° aueeresmeny despat Tadspenaencs Hite, da apuler say ne mIENE AN heaeen tomehants st Messrs Lawrence and Nathan, idthem, to de- | the subject; the importance of our success canvas- for Philadelphia, by the way of South Amboy, and | next a inetd nections Nate Caen ee nue, | fay their expenses to Philadelphia, one hundred | sed; and, finally, it resulted in a direct proposition Gon th ¥ Ne Eisal terPhiledelnbia. Tacted'| ant tee paieoic pit pany pred comes nal | and ninety-four dollars, which amount, less some | fo me to carry out the Philadelphia operationagain. | ap parser, and pa'd our passages har other: x-. | la Reead atract:tand vom thenes to Wha cticonr | Small subscriptions, was returned tome,a few days his L peretapterily declined, alleging. among other | Peery and paid (oUF paseagee and roe Was | Me eee ee Didnt fad hint Trewest | after the election, by Mr. Richard M. Blatehford. | reasons, that I was filling animportant offices that | pense z + Bla ri. id not find him in. The next | turing the three days of the election, many of the | I had previously been suspected and charged with | a that d. lock, for the first ing i i Bowe: H ' ‘ Fy Pearce Wicca This was ea eee ea nan TaN T Een A Boers active members of the whig party were admitted | unfair management by some of the papers of the fBaturday We arrived at Philadelphia at about | first. He informed me that he was fearful the whole to the private committee room. I was perfeeily | other party, aad that, under such umstances, I “he same day, and went to the United | matter would be discovered; that Redwood Fisher, satisficd, frem the successful management of the | would be closely watched. ‘These reasons, inde- el. The next day, at about half past hap srs Fy | operation, that the whig ticket would be aected in | pendent of any moral obligation, which alone should twelve jock, Mr. Swartwout and myself wert | —that there was also a want of funds; that sufficient the city, and I so expressed myself to a number of | have been sulficient to have checked any further to the rev dence of Colonel John Swift, formerly | could not be procured from the source we had de- the leaders of the party. solicitation of me to aid again in the perpetration layer o! the city of Philadelphia. There an in: | perded upon, when we had the interview, which I | Resuut axp Rewanv or tHEOrERatrons oF 1838. of frauds upon the elective franchise, were dis- Y regarded. e had succeeded before, and ex- riew was had with hiw, in which, however, I | hivchereto’orenamed,withMessrs.Blatchford,Dra | After the result of the election in the state was i mo part, but left the matter entirel, ith Mr. Powen. ‘ Q PE ord?, Natta, ‘8 | posure had not followed. We were elated 9 Aa . *rhey Saint back pevior;Teay. Slee n. Atthe interview at Mr.Blatchford’s | known, I was repeatedly solicited by many promi- with the success produced by that operation, me ia the front with the family. Afterwe had | di at the’house some fifteen or twenty minutes, me reasons were advanced—a fear of | nent members of the whig party to take office. The ici fands. Aftercousiderable | office of Commissary General, Adjutant General, | sa tnticipated the like suceese and gratification, 1 led into thi th th Colonel is bject, in which I stated the | Flour Inspeetor, and others, were named, which I | 4 py ae d that I was under obligations to Was calle Tad i e room with them. Colonel | reasons which, in my opinion, required us togo on | declined. Theappointment of Tobacco Inspector | ¢p, tes tlk t ota be ea coder th the Bwillremarked that he would introduce some | and complete the operation,it was nally determined | haduever been suggested to me. I was informed | men in Philadelphia whom ial bask oassar =e to me the next day, inquiring, at the same | between us to make an effoat toraise the funds ne- | that the term of the then ineumbent did not expire hiiastnesiendl Etat i wcciabe canioioes 3 5 where westayed. 1am not certain whether | cessary for that purpose, and to meet at Mr. Dra- | un‘il the winter of 1340, a year alter th i then named the persons whom he would intro- | per's liouse that evening’: I think ten o'elock was | Governor Seward. ‘The sabject of theresignetion | tustithe mation ton tay other porns. Lives ale0 dice te vic. Thad boon sequainted with him (rm | the hour appointed. It was agreed that I should | of Mr J. D Stevenson was first suggested to me Mech io tagactt’ 1eeras stated taibbimy dary to . ¥ oyhood. Immedintely after t call on the persons nominated for the Assembly, by | by Mr. Robert ©. Wetmore. L met Mr Steven. | {ket A, ™I* «ant drchsive poste facut of tke .Swartwouta d myself returned to the United | the whig party,and collect all I could from thea and | sonand Mr Nathaniel Pierce, by appoint : Hotel. On ‘he way, he informed me, that Messrs. Blatehford, Draper and Bowen | the store of snid Wetmore. Turd peesionsinenns eas te res sianig allege. thee the sommes’ je) Smif oonstderss I to use their efforts for the sume purpose. At | rersed with General Prosper M. Wetmore on the | 8&4 Gticrs were dissatiefied with mo, ries Bs a3 practicable, and taathe had promised to | my solicruuon, deny W. Have " 4 ? m. Mi eit nto effect; that he iy r emay javens uccumpanied me | practicability of this arrangement. Tho result ef | ro my appointment to office. Zhe moral tur- ed wojeut anptenny tatrd during the afternoon aad evening, in a hack, to | thi iew induce e-war:| iesaiee baltsosland = Wee susscedon i cpllorting cor’ licarcy fotesde saves tae: et re ge gb "of. | Pitude dg the transaction was neves- mentioned. | We cording to my present recollection, between three | fort to secure the office one year in advance of its ries ae ae Prareiples Me A Bake the arravzcments, &o | Mr Swartwout left | and four hundred dollars. Mr. Havens remained | expiration. “Among those whom I consulted, I re-| goweidcrution, “A short Aime afieh; iny attention ogy at five ovgine, for New York. |The | with me until nearly nine o'clock in the evening. | collect Messrs. R. M: Blatchford, James Bowen, | ay called to the sutyjest, and acoatrine ania 3 rigng Colonel Swift called oa mey at the | We called on Alderman Zabriskie, Step en Potter, | Chandler Starr, and Simeon Draper, Jr. all of | Present recollection ate et oe 4 qs tee Hotel, and I think it was at that | Alfred « shart, and others. I left Mr. Havens | whom, with the exception of the Last namedeonsi- | James Bowen, and conversed with Wes ia Palate ‘at he would send James Young to sec me went to Mr Bow. are BB Reise hb Hagan f aa i Pas weravaicntelonie gee bre i to it. The retult of ay. interview with him awoke arse of the day. He remained buta very | Broadwa a yobs gant abere Lecnaed ets ~ " Meret they ne Bedell an ortip et ny again all my party feeling aed party: pride, aed 1 e. I bad considerable conversation with | found hina howe ; and, after site son tereslion tion in effectin agi yew it rie cetrern | Ueeided to embark once more in . transaction ve also said be would send Young tomeei- | 1 the subject, we went together to the house of | the subject at the store of Mr. Draper, at which | WAiclt shall never cease to regret. Lagreed to g idiiphinto vote the: qiiig tieket in’ the | was at the house ct Mr. William Sacsuel Johnoon, | were prevent. Alter this mre ga tieioie swYork. Miller sai€he would ascertain | which was almost directly opposite. We went to | of January, 1839, I visited Albuny. RM. Hlareke , Mr. Johnson's, and Mr. Bowen inquired for Mr. | ford, Moses H. Grinnell, James Bowen, Si ,und see me again as to the com-| Draper. He was there, and we went into the | Draper, Jr. and Chandler Starr left, I think, on Steg 1 was to pay them. During that | house. Mr. Bowen went up stairs into the parlor, | the same morning for Albany, by the tives eae ope £ ok 1g day, stele Ue Seki eM on, I remained in the front basement, which was | I went by the way of New Haven. After my arri- a‘ 4 § b eveniz.g used as a depository for the cloaks and | val in Albany, I w: troduced to Governor Sew- aad ingvired for me at the bar. He was at this | hats of the compan: ting of the | ard by Mr. Blatchford, and delivered hi ze of the hgh constables of the city of Phi- | Kent Club there that evening, as I was informed. | | of recommendation of which th “y llewis mind Twas sent for. When I came in he | saw several gentlemen in the room. 1 recollect Mr. | copy :— ; palaeentabiat ory ed me aud mentioned his name. We | Wiliam H. Harrison. I think | engaged in conver- fs New Yorx, January 1ith, 1939, | P: MeArdie, J. F. Raymond, Zenos Wheeler; but ped asideand had wome conversation on the | sation with him; also Mr. George W. Gibbs and | Tohis Excellency Wun Ht Srwano, | at the same time I stated that Noa's Cook was the ct of the business b fore stated He thought B. Ogden, Esq. After | had waited about Governor, &e &e. only person competent to be entrusted with the en- ten minutes, Messrs, Bowen, Blatchford and Draper | _ Dax Sim—This will bo hauded yon by my personal | tire management of the men, for the reason that he 1: f the pa: came down, and we all went to the house of the | Tit=d, Mr. James B. Glentworth, of this city, who al- | had experience in the business, having participated ‘oaog and Miller repeacedi: Titi, "Wa welt iata'the back ‘rooms Of the tear though net personally known to your Excellency, will, | largely in the affair of 1838. 1 was also to be freed my Troon. aa elsewhere. During these inter building. A conversation immediately commenced | jurefaticatin partons, to wchose, waa mort ardent and | from all responsibility in procuring persons to su- H made aréynsements with them tofurnish men to | in relaiion (o my suecess in making oolleetionsyand perhaps more than to any other ia this citys the recent | Derintend the operations of the men in the city of eome (ro. Philadelphia to the city of New York | the amount I required to be made up. In a short | triumph of our party and succcas of sound priaciptes | NeW York. tH About the 20th of March, 1839, 1 went to Phila- ° iy a men, but with the express stipulation that I would have nothing to do with them in New York; that committees or persons must be selected to take charge of and superintend their operations. I had frequent conversations on the subject of selecting proper persons to manage the men, after they should arrive in the city. It was concluded that it would be the st effective to divide the men into small parties, and J named several as proper persons to take charge of them. Among those I mentioned, I recollect the names of aad voto ut the appoaehing fall election. By the } time, Mr. Bowen left. At ab a tt ey eft. out half-past eleven | mey be attributed. He will explsin te ; ferms of the agreement which I entered into-with | o'clock, and before out arrangements!were com. | his wishes, and hand you, at tho sume tine, detters ro, | delphia to make the arrangements for the men, | tothe private commitee room. [saw in the private | we repose fulleonfidence ina continuance off'ts correct eee aad Young and Miller, 1 was to pay them thirty | pleted, Messrs. George. Doughty and Redwood | 9°mmending him to your gonsideration. In conclusion, similar to those made by me in the fall of the year | Committee room, aud also in the large room adjoining, | ness, and of the facilities which we now enjoy under rs foreach man they furnished for the afore- | Fisher called at the house. ‘ney went into the | )must be allowed to say that | consider it asa mere act | 1838 I called on Colenel Swift, (the mayor of the | Many verrons some of whom I recognized as belonging | your administration of the olficw Said purpose. Lists of names of men were given | front parlor ; Mr. Draper went in to see them, and | 0fJ"tice tothis gentleman to state, that there is no per. | city of Philadelphia) at his office, and was intro- aati cag ok ate be gp lin dei yen ps pet idea haga) me by Young and Miller, who,they informed nie, | Mr. Blatchford also. Mr. Draper returned in a few | tor aretne tr istrict who can present the some charac: | duced by him to Recorder Rush. It was election | Men that has pen employed at the prarious {ail eleation, a Sone ee eae would co to New York and vote on those term: moments, and we completed our arrangements as Sienna wea tt Coep and I shall feel my- | day, Colonel S. informed me that he and the police s who were hg 7 bgt J i Bhi sree ENGE ge A * ® y ce et ‘ i) bes y the sinus. INGE, Bhie visi: to Philad|phia was ouly to make the pre- | tothe funds. [received all that L required, aud relax personally grate! if ue7mnould meet the favor: | had been on duty most or all of the preerding day; | Nosh Caok loan his hat aud coat to these m:n, and change We THORNE &CO, fends to-c fohte hp bea b+ prepared with | handed to Mr. Simeon Draper the checks that [ had With great regard, that he hada large force in the room adjoining his | their hats and coats, so as to disguise and prevent their WILLIAM GERARD, tethesiy uv A t paar hats psy I shawn sai ve a ped from him his draft, at sight, Your Exceliency’s ob" ” <bey ig? be ase e case of moeenlty Oa my ar. SeeRiet [ received, while ne Committee room, the JOHN WILSON & CO, a ‘ork, and had an interview | on Mr. William Gill, of the eity of Philadelphi RC. WETMORE. | rival | immediately commenced making arrange. | following letters fiom Mr. Bela Badger, signed George BOGRMAN, JOHNSTON & CO., hi f r areas with James eaves, and | whieh, with what I had in cosh, amounted 3 bi I had Minott el letter to the Gover- Miller, Saunders, Swint, Thornts W. Rhawns é ‘Agri 0, 1880, sone Go Yel to. , for em of my movements at Phil r r , i r, but whether I gave it then or sent i i : i 4 miLapeLenta, 5 OHN MULLE -» iy ja | tween two or three thousand dollars. I went into | 2° w Ls hen ar sent it previous Mr. Bela Badger called on mein com Daan Sin—Permit me to introduce to your notice my CHARLES ESENWEIN & CO, y sad (he arrangements whieh [ could make. | the pa i i i ‘etching \¢ parlor, and saw General Doughty, and Mr. Red- | te my visit to Albany, or delivered it at all, I can- | panywith Mr. J. D. Wolfe, of the Northern Liber- { hex exrce sapdb sce ta 8 perfectly satisfied.— | wood Fisher, and ascertained that the object of | not now reeollect. This ‘etter was signed by only | ties, and introduced him to me. I also saw seme Affera me ting ¢ Whig Executive Committee | their vieit was to retarna check of three thousand | & few influential party men, and I think no names | of our political friends from Southwark. I was CORNELIUS DU BOIS, Je. KCO., RICHARD IRVIN, HOWLAND & ASPINWALL, artiewlar friend, William F. Pitfield, who is about to it your city on business. Mr Pittfield is a of high réspectability, in whom every con if oh pire i P~eetapes LA + its the subject of obtaining | dollars, which had been given 10 Mr. Benjamin ned to it except Messrs Blatchford, Grin- d to attend a caucus to be held at Mr. Bad- | be placed. Any civility you may have in your power to GOODHUE & CO, if Whi Civ cuseed b v hn Iphia operation into ef- | Birdsall, to secure the services of Martin E We- | nell, Bowen, Draper, Starrand Wetmore. Ireeol-| ger’s house. I went, and met some ten or fifteen | render him, while in your city, Will be most cheerfully HECKSCHERS, COSTAR & MATFIELD, y ra A est to iba aonetos “ drive myself, and others. | ters, of the Sixth Ward, which appropriation was leet distinctly of Mr. Wetmore’s handing me the | gentlemen. The object, as I understood, was to | reciprocated by Your obedient servant, MASTERS, MARKOF & CO, \ . dispose cf any of the mo " that it was impossible to | solicited by Mr. Birdsall, of Mr. Fisher and myseif, letter, after he had procured Mr Grinnell’s signa- | submit the whole subject to them, and to mike é GEORGE W. RHAWN, TRAVERS & ALEXANDER, \ F- eral Co pl whan collected for the Gen- | for that purpose, some time previous, andapproved | ture. The reason why the letter may not have | such arrangements to carry the same into effeet as JB. Gurstwortn, Esq. New York ‘ JOHN LAIDLAW & CO. eo. , a netappropriationof | of The check was returned in consequeuce of | been used is the act that the gentlemen who signed | might be determined upon. Mr. Hadger, after in ‘Sauk Prrcaverrnra, April 9, 1890. On the evening of my arrival at Athany, I catled —Itake pleasure in introducing to your fa- A qaratbanonise, Foun Musckiat, George 9 Bent John | o8 Mr. ey itlle i ben rsh boten of the Hurst, who are about tu visityour city on business, Any | State of New York, at his lo ginge, but did not see civilities you havein your porerto rendert om whil: | him until the following morning, af *nbout 10 fi"New York, will add to the many obligations already | ’clock, at his office. I stated to him the disas- conferrad on Your obedient servant, trous consequences which would ensue if my re- that committee, ow ihe appl catior = rf ! ‘tivo gittee; and such Ls sro pisto rue ‘Required would excite the suspicion of the members of the committee generaliy. (t was therefore pro. = Posed by Mr. Bowen iat we shrnid teost the bros some remark which Mr. Blatchford had made in re. | it were there to urge my claims in ‘pegs except | troducing me, lation to the misapplication of funds, in the pre- Mr Wetmore. That they were all in the city of | * bone and sinew” of th ird District, and that I sence of Mr. Birdsall, to which Mr Birdsall had | Albany, and put up together at the Eagle Tavern, | might speak eut witheut reserve ; that they taken exception Mr Blatebferd made a satis will appear by the register. Their names are en- | were a!lgood and true men. This was the sub- remarked that I was among the t operation to hard M. Blteht tory explanation, and the check was retained by | tered on the 10th day of January, 1839. During an | stance, and, aecording to my reeoliection, the exact $ ang Eicde. ba 1c al ikbted 7 ford and Si. | Doughty aud Fisher,to,be returned to Mr. Birdsali. | interview which I had with Governor Seward, he | language used by him onthat eecasion, I atated to GEORGE W. RHAWN. moval wae attempted. He advised me not to act ndr, bat they had | I left the hou-e of Mr. Draper, with Mr. Blutch. | * marked that I was not an applicant for the in, briefly, the ohject of my visit to Philadel- J.B. Guewtwoatn, Eeq., New York. rash or hastily. He informed me that Marshall I find among my papers a receipt from John Mas- | O. Roberts, Henry W Havens, and John ©. chant, dated Apri! 11th, 183), for y doilare, had recently been at Albany, and while full, and I think that I paid each of the others thir- xpressed hostility to me; and that Roberts ty dollars. Wdervalued the services I had rendered to During the afternoon of the third day of the elec | the party, and ridicule? the idea the employ- ‘0 Inspector, and suggested my mak- | phia, and asked their co-operation. Thin they ‘the cogtrol of a certain fund, to disburse he re . . Y | ford, Mr. Fisver, and General Doughty. witha per- | oflive of Tob: ae ht prover, and Me: Bowen considerct thea: | fect a dorstanding that [was toge to Philadelphia | the application in writing, which I immediately | agreed to, and left it, with Mr. Badger, to arrange MUEaiter leaking out, by cskivg” an he : Wan risk | and carry out the before named plan. Well resi- | eomplied with. Mr. Stevenson drew his resigna- | directly with me for the force I wouid require from . Ritoamintee Me Seine = appr “Sey ” | ded in the same neighborhood, and rode up inaback | tion and placed itin the hands of Mr. R. M Blatch- | the Northern Liberties, A day or two after my ar’ . so assigned as ) from Mr, Draper's house: it was raining. I lefe | ford, wit a perfect understanding that [ was to be | rival, I received the following note from James 4 » Mad titional reason for the proprie:y of te course | ior Philadel; ~ * in bi i i i hat ; . A hia the next morning, and arrived din hiv place. It will be remembered | Young:~ tion, IL saw, in the private committee room, a mi nent of the men fron Phiatelphia was ov effee- antacid h py 1 akte ae lhe aoe there about thece o'clock, P. M. nn vat te the that the Governor was much embarrassed at this Mn. GrentwortH— who was re| nted pbeCoulsen, » volice otticer, | tive as it had been ropirenented sou that Roberta ppropriation, and that it | U ited States Hotel. I called immediately on Colo- | time in the confirmation of his nominations by the} Si —Thave gone to Baltimore, and will beat home | from the ciiy of Albany 1 saw Noait Cook pay | stated to him, that most ee the aan viaved saeee the Fifth Ward, deceiy te site nce tie every member | nel Swit Itcd him that J wanted to see Young Senate, » majority of that body being opposed to | on Saturday next. Every thing iv right. If you \ “gould get three thous Pree or any part o ies mevtiaiben Gee id that he weuld | him in polit ee. The subject of Mr. Stevenson’s | have any thing say to me you cau leave it in a moun’, fron them, (Blatchford und (reper) then | me at the house at Mer Gerold be directed to meet | Fesignation and my appoiniment mat rh berteeely Githey whe will take poy all b epbe him money, bat what amount I do not know. e to vote There wae some very angry conversation carried | him; and thatthis fact, and other matter: on between Cook, Coalsn, sna a third person, L- understood him to say, been communi whose name I did not ascertain; the amount of the | Governor Seward. Shortly efter my retur from the Uc ‘ = 7 eorge Riston. After Jeay- | quiet, am 'y . 4 epee bs pp Lh gtd their | ing the house of Colonel Swift, I went to the re- nor only waited the action of the Senate upon some Yours in haste, conversation, I think, was divsatisfzetion on the | Albany, I met Me Brandt in Chatham street, and , © entrusting these confi (Shlanocsr tng dat ed | sidence of Mr. Wm. Gill,on whom | had the draft | of the nominations then before thes, and that when Jamus Youns. | part of the men in reference to some pertinn of the | had a conversation with him in relariou to the ‘ Sere hot members, of oeees ae thee cartons | for the mosey. and was informed that be had gene | they were disposed of, my nomination would be | Philndelphi , 23d March, 1889 money promised them bein Coutson, of which Mr. Hall had fnformed me. He Mtoes, bu: at length yielded to Mr. Bowem and | (arr acal cronice. eee tnd would nc sent in. ‘There were rumors afloat that Thurlow | Mn Guextworrn, U. 8: Hotel. rhe xedeiving the money, was directed to get the | admitted, g-nerally, the truth of the statement as ip inect bies, ‘Sith peo Bh neh and } turn ustilevening. At abort six o’elock, 1 Weed was opposed to my having the a) tment, After progressing with my arrangements as far | men io the boat to return to Albany The boat | made by Mr. Hallto me. After some explanations the sext morning, at Mr, Blachford and | called at Mr. Gill's house. At this time I saw avd thet he bad an agreement with harles | as Leonsidered advisable, I returned to New York | named wasnot one of the reguler boatsof the North | by me, Mr Brandt said that he wonld write to t aud to state my etaabe a ‘« of- | and presented the draft. He said that he had not | Oakley, by the terms of whieh he, Mr. Weed, was | onthe 30th of Mareh. A few days after my re- | River Line; | think it was the Victory. Governor Seward immediately, and endeavor to : plan of the con. | the amount in the house, and that it was impossible | to receive five thousand dollurs if he procured the following letter from Mr. Bela | Themen iui Philadelphia, I understood, were | counteract any unfavorable impre-sion whieh he di me were provided for at | hadcreated against me. Afew days atter this in~ ata how by a person named Mott, in Spring | terview, [ saw Mr Brandt, and he informed street, and others at Lafayette Hall, andelsewhere | me he had written to the Governor on the subject, I think, from Conleon’s remarks, that his party | Ta'so saw Mr Roberts, and accused him ple al were quartered at the last mentioned place Of | ing to injure me, by undervaluing the servi these matters Thaveno personal knowled:e,andas | hal rendered ta the puty. He did not deng it, 1 have before , did not make myselfacquaint- | nor tho statement of the conversation with Mr. ed with, ast did not wish to he ident with | Ha.l before referred to. Af-er my interview with theiracts in the eity of New York. Part of the | the Attorney General, [ cailed on Governor Sew~ mea furnished by Mr. Looncy were, os Lunder- | ord, at his chambers, at the capitol; he appointed atcod, entrusted to the obarge of Vir. McArdle, and | that afternoon, at four o'clock, to ave me at his that they beenme dissati+fied when they found that | hou-e. Twent atthe appointed trme, and conside variouel posed of ; Hetoperation. This wasa few daysafier m: i A , r sa Y | (it being Sunday) to arrange it notil bank hours the | office for him at the expiration of Mr. Stevenson's "eo Sanath A ee Bo Mr. Biuich- | next day. Ithen requested bim to give me his | term. er theregras any funds n for these Pmiapevrusa, April 23, 18:9. rs, Bowen, Blatehford oon ‘ment, and met | check, or cheeks, dated the nextday,which he did, | fumors I had no means of ascertaining positively, Dear Sir—It will be impossible for me to send to be ange natenford aud Draper. “They ap- | drawn, {think on the Bank of the U. States. Nr. | but im eonsequence of them Mr. Stevenson became | you a bill of nding at this time for your yarn. T ent whe. fepoke of the pew Dorrance, of the United States Hotel, cashed | dissatisfied; and his suspicions were increased Fnd more diffieulty in getting your order ready ; y of the amountof votes that one of the cheeks, and the other, | think, was nomination was delayed, aud he icipated. I think, however, the ord Farnizhed te the party, rend goad uld'thus be | cashed by Mr. (ieo. Riston, at the same place— | stated to some of the delegation, and to myself, | can be completed in time to answer your purpose, a weeeeen wey the election, as | though of this [ am not po e. I recollect that | that he believed there was a design on the part of | bat I cannot send the bill yet. The term: of pay- a oe they agreed | I d- clined receiving Baltimore funds froma gentle- | Weed and the Governor to use unfairness in rela- | ment you propose will likewise be an objcotion p bebe oO consummate | man at the hotel, who, I presume, had been « tion to the bd Bekege 7 Previous to this time, | My partners are not willing to serve you on any ly upon the sub. | ed to cash one of the checks for me. Between | Messrs. Blatehford, Grinnell» Bowen, Draper and | better terms than what they charged you before, teesotioeiann aii +ightand nine o’cloek that evening, I went to Mr. | Starr had returned to the ity of New York, and | and the same credit. I think, on the whole, if you bert C Wetmor George Riston's to meet Bed Millor, and | Mr. Stevenson's resignetion was placed by Mr. | were here in person, you coald do better, they were to be entertained at the Alms Hone, | erable conversation ensa d. We had our inters el R. Child ie + | there bad a private interview with Young. pnd paid Blatohford in the hands of Nouh Cook, without his | the order is of come importance, T would and had cleared out ; most of them, I believe, bow- | view i tis tgs hall; he was +eated on one of the. on the other told him of the ru. ever, reported themselves at the Committe: him eight hundred and sixty~ afterwards Th» way we managed to dee ht dollars,for which | knowledge or consent Mr Stevenson was alarm- without delay. If I took his receipt. Atthe oy gid 5 ens mend you to do #0 ay ye nie time and place, I | ¢d and disvatisied with Mr Blatchford for entrust- | come on this week, please ascertain, previous to mors that e oflvatas to his intenion to remove had an int w with Mil an ing it with Cook, aa were also some of our delega- | le hom the grads are to bi igned i oer t challen e, and inqnire en » n 3 ing, to whom re to be consigned in | vigilanecof he demoeratic inspectors and chal me, and inquired whether there were any charges the G merul Sewaittes the Stat b sixty dollars, and took tion, who thought Mr. Cook was exercising oar totais as may wish to ship seme of them pene was to take the demoera’ he tiomets, orace the | preferred pee st me; if so, for whale aed by the subordinate e Th iness was done influence with Governor Seward in relation to tie betore your return. car: fully witha fine pen, soas not to show | whom? He said that there was much opposition culling Com- eee than his merits emitied him to. ;With much respect, your obedient servant, through, and snbstitut f the whig can- had received at many anony- feenee Com r. Stevenson and myself stayed at Congress Geonor W. Ruaws, didates. This, of cow that at the time of my appointment, . Hall, and we werein daily confidential interceurse 298 North Seeond st. | cha'lengora ; they would ant and {or some time afterwards, there was but one This letter was addrested to Mr. G. A. Wilkins, kets. feeling. le was very much occupied, with of that oa uittee, in Roll in with the members of the delvgation and other pre- tminent persons of our party who were at that | No 17 Broad # bs J ame to be their ownt A that feeling was unanimous ia ‘was informed by « ° aapval. , New York, and I presume at p, some time before, f | favor; and aow every one was urging my Fe