Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-06-22

lject Tho Government, Is In fact, deemed secondar
concerns and OF but little account except to aid the gen
tlcmans schemes in making roads and canals; and We
nothing can be done without entanglipg the Govern
'nent IL is constantly importuned and leased by t
company. Not even an engineer can survey. few
miles, without psiiticning the President OF the Unite,
states; ana Then, the company 40 not leave him 4
detail the officer, but take the liberty of desgnan:
whom they want The Secretary said, il was very un
pleasant tor hun TO be thus drawn into collision will
tiie company; and he aware that some of host
who were active in producing this collision were no
less so IN endeavorng TO make impression that he
unendy to its interests; than which, nothing was NOR,
untrue The President OF the Board had reason to know
mat he 1.-THE Secretary would have voted ortthe law au
orsing the subscription 10 the stock if sickness had no
prevented his attendance Il the House the time tn,
bill passed. but he could refer TO other evidences of hi
dispositions towards the canal When called upon b,
the three corporations TO aid them in obtaining loan
complete their subscription nc had given their agent
letter to house in England guarded one, indeed. but
he had often been assured by their agent that whou
that letter the loan could not have been made But how
was this met on the part of the President of the Boards
AZ the last election, when had assembled open the
polls, he heard that the President had given notice i'm
writing TO some OF the principal stockholders OF his in
tenton to decline. No such notice had been received
at the Treasury; and when the election was about TO be
opehcd, he e Secretary perfectly i'm the dark
to the course the President had decided upon and OBJ
Jected TO proceeding to the election until he could be
informed whether the President be voted for or
not The President present, but remained silent;
and no information received until of inquiry
was addressed to him, when he did condesccnd to in
form the representative of the Government stock that
at the instance OF the corporations he had consented
again to The Secretary said that these and other
circumstances had furnished ample motive if any con.
sideration of personal nature could have Influenced
his conduct in relation TO this company for nduging
very different feelings towards il from those which had
actuated him; he had been treated from the beginning
with the most marked distrust. The whole Govern
nent interest was regarded only to be used further
the visionary scheme of the President Of the Board
Inv pT ,ltat;,,
or confidence. The Secretary of the Treasury said that
he claimed nothing his account but he tho,pbt
mat something was due TO the interests of the Govern
men which were deeply involved with this compa-
ny He had, therefore, endeavored to dvest himself of
all feeling arising from the unmerited distrust of the
Board and TO look into the proceedings of the company
alone, TO guide his actions, and in these he had found
good reasons for desiring change i'm its policy He
could now say that the disrust no longer on one
side IL was mutual; and he had little hope of seeing
the company under the present cement adopt that
course Of policy which was best calculated to secure
the success of the undertaking.
Mr. Mercer said he glad TO have sps ciic charge
10 meet and had to return his ihark+ the Secretary
OF me Treasury with az much sincerity and in tn.
same spirit, as wise man OF oil hal exclaimed, 30
that mine enemy would write a book" He then FRO.
oeeuei 10 defend The plan OF naval depot AT The navy
yard, AMI urged that lie was willing 10 have his charac-
Ter tested by this opinion alanc'ha flset stationed
al pot at Washing wi h a canal 10 the Chey..
pe'Xe, coud meet an enemy at the mouth; when the
wind would not permit attack by the 1ay of the
Potomac. That If such things were yionary he wa,
lndr ed responsible TO the CHARGE but he had other evil
dence OF public opinion "a 10 his character Daring
the lass war he had been offered the command Of 900
aen, and was offered the commission of Brigadier
General by Virginia. but he had preferred the station OF
Aid TO Gen. Taylor.
lie would appeal with confidence to the intelligence.
Of every one whether s1ch trust would he con6ied TO
visionary man. D the people, said he in time. of
peru and war, eonhde the command of heir armies 10
visionary men? And il he had been visionary, woild
he not have rather accepted those distinguished oors
man the hum IL gation he hal chosen!
The Election OF President IF the Chesapeake and
ONO Canal Compdny,which has occupied Washington
and s vicinity for the pat week. resulted in favor Of
the former President, Charles Feni0n Mercer; who
was oppnsed the part Of the Governn- OF the U.
Stato', by Commodore Rodgers.
IL Is stated in the National Intelligence, hat. de.
ductins tile votes of the corporate stockholders The
St'es and The State of Maryland, which cast for
Com Rodgers-and thoe- OF the corporations OF G,orge
town, Alexaniria, and Washington, which tor
Com Rodsers-the latter received Of the votes OF in
dividnsl stockholders only ITO, while Mr.. Mercer re-
ceivei $3.50 The poll was for Mercer 5Ss3-for
Rodgers, 1881. The whole of the former Board of D
rec,ors was liktwse elected.