Virginia free press & farmers' repository. [volume] (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1827-1832, 1830-08-25

TO 'o,'er and sink. may state, ., .,ill fur
'ner evidence OF the Co.'s enconomy and
classic taste. the fact that had he not been
controlled by the Board of Directors. he
would, between tho " First Stone" aud Pratt
street, have expended some forty thousand
dollars more than the road has cost Oh its Or g.
sent site, tor no other motive or necessity,
than In give the road such direction - would
keep the Washington Nonumen, in view Of
the traveller. rs he entered the city. NAV
point out where many parts or the location Of
the road on the 1st and 81 Divisions, made
by captain Mcneil, are very defective and in.
ludic'ou'. and may demonstrate. that its Cos,
has been very greatly enhanced in ccnse-
qncrce ct those errors. ! may prove that
during the time the superin,e ndency was en-
trusted to capt. Mcneil. in the Fall Of 1923.
he directed the building Of bridges where
cuNer's were sufficient. and cuIverts where
none were necessary; which, il they had no,
oeen dispensed with or changed, when Z re.
sumed the superinte ndency, would have in.
voived the company in an additional expense
Tor masonry, ofsome thirty or thirty five ,hov-
sand dollars. . may shew, that a wall. the
JOINT and gigantic effort of those two mighty
military Engineers. was begun and partly
built during that period. in n ra,inc opposite
Eiiico'ts Mills. and which WAS totally unne-
cessary, nay worse tbs, useless, aud that
even tins insignificant piece Of masonry is of
'Grcsscd or faced stone" aud was the very
hrst dressed" masonry done on the road II
NAV also show. as another evidence &C the
EArrAIS's capacity 20 make judicious loca.
mons, that short portion Of the road opposi,e
E'licotts Mills, Say distance OF some Siiv or
sixty poles, Is 30 extremely defective a. To
nave involved an unnecessary expenditure Of
some thousands OF dollars, and its imperfec.
ton is 80 glazing. that il is no doubt notice
by every casual observer. may further show,
that the erpenses of all the locations made by
both those economical Engineers. were most
erfrapagani.
l shall then develope the secret springs Of
the conspiracy To rob me Of my character o
shall show, that at the time the charges were
made, u was apparent TO those gentlemen
that neither the means nor the necessities OF
the company justified 80 pondcrous Board
OF engineers, rs one constituted as IL then
was. OF four members, three Of whom drew
each salary of three thousand dollars, and
two OF whom were also under pay from the
government OF the U. States. That IL was
also apparent, that neither Of their brigades
could be any longer employed OH the loo alton
OF the rail road, because of the Injunction of
The Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Company;
that unless other employment could be de.
s'sed Tor them, they must Of necessity quit
the service OF your company, and that this oh,
jeci could ouly be effected by division of Tie
duties OF the superintendent, and his removal
from the service. To efTectthe first purpose.
proposition for the appointment of one Of
these worthless rs Paymasier, was actually
submitted by them. To effect the latter de-
sign. a time was chosen when the other two
members OF the Board were expected TO be
absent, and the whole power Of executing
this lxudsble object Of dismissing the super.
iatendent, and thereby destroying his charac.
ter, was in the hands Of those two oNcers a.
lone. shall show that they were frustrated
in this unholy intention by the unexpected in
tersention OF tho Board Of Directors; and
that forthwith demanded of the Directors a
rigorous examination into my official acts. and
requested that full and ample tine should be
afforded my accusers to substsn,iate, if they
could. any charges they chose to make.
shall show, that from nv first entrance into
your service up TO that period. Capt. Nc.
Seiil proiessed for me the most sincere friend.
ship. and often eensured the hostile acts Of
Col. Longs that Committee Of the Board
vas appointed TO investigate those charges;
that NcNeili was the prominent aiiness and
reckless accuseri hat Long vas also = main
witness, and anxious to be considered an &C
cuscr; that those gentlemen occupied them.
selves With little else than the collecting and
arranging Of accussiory matter agains; me for
period of something like two and half
months; that system of esponiage and eve.
~ kind Of low artifice and misre presentation
were used. Tor the purpose of destroying my
characters that Committee Of y our directors
dtd most particularly. laboriously and impair.
tally investigate the charges so preferred
the result of the deliberations Of which con.
mstce has been communicated 20 me by their
report as we'll as by tho following letter
Caspp " Wcrey, Esq.
Sir--1'he undersigned having been al.
pointed q committee 10 enquire into CERTAIN
charges alleged against yon by captain WIN
g. Mcneil, IN relation 10 the exc cutiun OF
your official duties ~ superiu'endcn, OF the
Baltimore and Ohio rail road, anil having mos,
minuteiy and particularly examined into the
same, nov feel il TO be theirduiy, respectful.
" 10 acqusint yuu, that they are entirely sa.
,isiied with the manner 10 which You have
Idiscbsrged Tie several important trusts com
Titted to you ~ an officer of tbs company.
both as u respects your diligence. integrity,
and judgment. fSigned.l
JOHN H. MORRIS,
ALEX'R HHOWS.
HiCFD H. MAGRCDER,
y LUCAS, Jr
PATRICK MACAULAY.