American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1827-07-10

# directors If the Chesapeake . Delaudre Ca
raj Company.
SIR:
regret the necessity that has been created, ~
ne annual report Of the board of Directors over
ahlch you preside. for to appear before the pub
&c. But the prosecuting spirit which IS e,lnced in
he attack made upon me in that report. unwar
yan,able a. the charges i'll i, are untrue. and cruel
as it is unjust forbs me to be silent. | ain sur.
arisel in small degree that you should allow
yourself. to be led as;ray tar as to place your
pectabe name to such an attack upon any indiyid-
sal, even admitting HIM cuipable 70 the extent
-harged but what must be the astoushnent ex.
-te, when it is Known TO the stockholders and 10
he public, that ven, as we'll the members Of the
BOARD who got up that unmany attack. knew II to
lie false when YOU signed 1.-THE evidence OF its
.asity was in the possession OF the board at that
serv moment. and had been in its possession since
september OF last year.
am aware Of the advantages you possess, from
your grratrespecahility v ell as thatot the mem
,ers Of Your board, in any controversy with single
individual. and greater still must these atlyanta
be, over any IN tie possession Of man situated as
sn nos :-reduced by the malicious Vaccinations
u your engineers and some Of the members Of
Soaf board, from a condition of comparative com
isrt aud ease, to state Of poverty and suffering,
can hardly expect to be heard. know that your
nHue;:ue in the community will be exerted to
drown my voice, in the parade and noise that YOU
can create, as it has been 10 backcn my reputa-
ton. and as your potc,r has been exercised 70 des-
Grey my rights. But notwithstanding the great
disparity between us, and with full knowledge d
.enr power. and your disposition TO use it, ven
.are upon the task Of self defence, animated with
hope, that there is redeenng spirit in the pub.
Tic mind, which, if properly informed, will Judge
correctly. have not the ability to varnish tale !;
brief statement therefore Of few of the facts is
All shall attempt.
The contract Of Clement, Blackstock and Van
ssyke with the Chesapeake and Delaware Comma.
ny commenced in October 1925 At that period
8lackstock and vanslyke were in Ohn but they
arrived at Philadelphia IN November, and signed
the contract. Blackstock returned Immediately
70 Ohiu, to complete the business he had left un-
finished there, and Vanslyke remained with me to
conduct the operations on the Chesapeake and
Delaware Canal. When Mr.. Backsock was de
parting for Ohio (fnr reasons not necessary 70
sate,) he insisted that all the money to be- paid to
US By the directors Of the Cantl Company ia hi,
absence, should be paid to. and accounted for, b,
ne. The money thus paid was received by M
FOR all the estimates to The last Of February On
the 22d Of February Mr.. Blackstock arrived at
Summit Bridge. flom Ohio. and when the Fl i es-
innate in March became PAYABLE, Clement, Slack
stock and Vansl lie went to Philadelphia. and ac-
cortiins to the arrangement made at the time, the
contract was signed, viz that Blackstock should
be cash keeper after his return from Chic IL was
determined that the amount Of the estimates from
that time, should be deposited bv the treasurer of
fhe canal company to the credit Of Clement, Black
stock and Vansyke, in the bank Of Philadelphia.
and drawn out only by checks signed by t1oo Of
he partners. Previously to this had drawn the
money with my own signature. This arrangement
vas known to the directors.
Up to the last Of February had received from
sne canal company 1858 900, as the receipts in the
,flice will snow. An account of my stewardship
vas rendered, aud settled by Henry Wright, lst
assistant engineer OF the company in the presence
pt both my partners. and balance struck by him
ot S476 "a due from Clement. Biackstook and
.anslyke TO me. copy Of this account and set
clement have in my possession, with all the
vouchers Tor it. From the first of March. s26. no
money was received by me from the canal COMMA
ny; It was all received and appropl lated bv Black
stock, Eanslyke or Henry Wright except the
'.rst estimate IN August, when Blackstuck was al
1-.ianga springs, and Vansiyke in Philadelphia.
Jwng I" tic absence Of my partners, this estimate
came hto my hands, and an account OF its appro-
prsation, with the receipts for its .lisbursem
we're ia'd before and proved 10 the board OF direc-
mrs in September
II the month y July 1926, dispute arose be.
tween Henry Wright and m, self the cause Of
winch Gau no connections with the canal. or the
operations on it, nor in the most remote degree
but tie particulars Of il cannot be mentioned NH.
icty without destroying the reputation and happi
1e,s Of others. To this dispute is to be attributed
'he disastrous, consequences which have followed
ne determined that should be driven from the