Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-06-16
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WEDNESDAY MORNING:, JUNE le, 1850.

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WEpNEsgAY MoRNING, JUNE le, 1880:
The President efthe 0hiO and Cas.op.ak. Canal
mo small curiosity and interest have been excited
BY the election Of this oicer by the at,emp. of the
government to evict Mr.. Mercer, and the uncxplain
ed delay in making the choice.
The National Iutelligcnccr Of Monday brings in.
teligence Of Mr.. MERGERS re- election by decided
majority; an event which gives us satisfaction, not
from any great solcitude We feel about the Canal.
but as il defeats the Vaccinations of power. Not
satisfied with his 900 victims, our second Washing
ton and his myrmdons, were anxious to introduce
their Reform into the affairs of the Chcsa De Ike
and Ohio Company. All the stock they could CON
rou and all the influence they could command, were
directed to effect the removal of Mr. Mercer. His
competitor was nominated by the Secretary OF the
treasury himself, step sufficiently Indicative of
the wishes OF the government, and which was prob
ABLY intended and expected 10 operate in the nature
of manddm"s We respect the independence which
spnrncd the hint.
Mr.. MERGERS competitor was Cum. Rodcer.
whom his sincere friends will regret to find in b,s
old age, suffering himself to be made the tool Of
power. and at the idea Of whose officiating as the
ko
aud Ohio Canal,Tequirng high science and the mos,
elaborate knowledge of details, every will laugh
VINO knows the calibre of his intellect. Are his du
ties as Commissioner of the Navy SO light, that he
can find time to perform civil duties so nrduous and
engrosslng' If so, the inference is that those naval
duties are extremely light and trivial and hardly
worth what the nation pays for them. -
Mr.. Mercer has been political fivori,e of ours.
but we cannot but view this attemp, 10 strin him f
distinction which he has certainly earned " th vss,
zeal, labor and application and for which md m
which, every man must see and know, that he il i'm
measuraby better qualified, and better entitled than
Com Rodgers, as made in bad and unpcuerous feel
ngs 1t could not have been dictated by repard
for the interest of the company. It must have orr.
gnated In that proscrip;ive spirit which srnalzes
the hepublicanism of the second Washington. and
those able cabinet councillors, Eaton, lngha, Co.
Extracts follow from the Inielligencer:
From the National in,clligencer of Monday.
In our columns, to day, will be found the conclu
SION VI tue proceedings oil the annual general meet
ing OF the stockholders of the Chesa peake and O;o
lanai Company, which are OF unusual interest
The rc-eiec'ion of the former President and Direc-
toIs OF that 20 npany, we consider subject Of con
sfasuAsuon 20 all who ieni an interest in the success.
I9 prosecution OF the enterprise; because, from ne,
OBSERVATION, we are satisfied not only of their diam
moroved s sa 0o. o. their distinguished ability much
VICE IN the same capacity. To show the extent of
.ne puohe confidence IN them, it proper to state,
saas on lnls OCCASION for the FIRST time, the larger
stockholders were equally dioded-the United States
sod maryland on one side, and the Corporations of
w ashihgton, Georgetown and Alexandra, on the
o.hof' Deduct, then, three thousand vote from Mr.
SteIGe,' ana ike number from the Government
CANDIDATE, and deduct eco extra voles given aosn.,
Mr. Mercer by the Stote OF Maryland, and 70 civ
en- against him by the State of Virginia and il y;l,
De found that, ofthe individual stockholders voting
~ person or by proxy, Mr.. Mercer received about
1880 votes, and The Candidate of tho United S,.,es
about 40 votes S'a'eS
would Dc great injustice to Commodore Rod
gers as wei as to the people of the District to sun
pose that tins vote Is IN any measure of the
eneaneo Tor MN by the people of this District and
T ne kegretting most sincerely that the
United States took the course 1t did, the people vet
could not consent that, to propate the Government
Mr. mercer should be put down. or put aside Tbev
therefore, rallied around him and his colleagues.
is proper 10 add, that OF the votes in fayour of
lne oia Direction, good number were given by per
sons decidedly friendly to the present
OF the General Government
Mr.. Carbery, from the Tellers appointed on tho
oth Instant to receive and count the votes for Pre,,
dent and Directors of the Companv. made tho FL
lowing report:
CRY HALL, WARRINGTON, June 18th. 1eao
Inc undersgned, appointed Judges of Election. I'M
der resolution Of the Stockholders OF the Cbesa.
peake ana Ohio Canal Company, of the 9TH instant
to receive and count the votes of the Sfockho,S.
and their proxies, for a President and SIX Directors
OF inc SAID Company, to for tile ensuing yea
certify that the following persons received the num-
per o. votes annexed to their names respectively and
tnat Charles Fenton Mercer is duly elected Pres-
dent and Waller Smith, Phlneas Janney, Peter lie.
nox, Jos. Kent, And Stewart, and Fred Nav. arc
duly elected Directors of the said Company:
Number OF votes received, VIZ:
FOR PRESIDENT.
Charles F. Mercer, 5.aes
John Rodgers 3s3I
Clement Smith,
FOR DIRECTORS.
Walter Smith, eAta
Phlneas Junney, o.4oa
Peter Leno$, 7'eSs