Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1830-06-18
Ibs Constitutional gUbtg.
WEDNESDAY MORNING, JUNE I6, 1880.

1tt Constitutional gy1ttg.
"WEDNESDAY MORNING, JUNE Ie, 1880.
The President Of the Ohio and Chesapeake Canal
mo small curiosity and interest have been excited
by the election of this officer by the attempt of the
government to evct Mr. Mercer, and tie unexplain-
ed delay in making the choice.
The National lntelligencer of Monday, brings in
telhEence of MI. MERGERS reelection by decided
majority; an event which gives satisfaction, not
from any great solicitude feel about the Canal,
but as it defeats the Vaccinations of power. Not
satisfied with his 99o victims our second Washing
ton and his myrmidons, were anxious to introduce
their "Ref6rm' into the affairs of the Chesapeake
and Ohio Company. All the stock they could con-
trout, 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, aud which was prob
ably intended and expected operate in the nature
of q snandasaus We respect the independence which
spurned the hint.
Mr. MERGERS competitor was Com. Rodgers
whom his sincere friends will regret to end in bis
old age, suffering himself to be made the tool of
power, and at the idea Of whose officiating as the
bend of such enterprise that OF the Chesapeake
and Ohio Canal requiring high science and the most
elaborate knowledge of details, every will laugh
who knows the caibre of his intellect. Are his du-
ties as Commissioner of the Navy light, that he
can find time to perform civil doies arduous and
cngrossng! 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 no political favorite OF ours;
but we cannot but this attempt strip him Of
distinction which he has certainly earned with vast
zeal, labor and application, and for which and to
which, every man mus. and know, that he is i'm
measuraby better qualified, and better entitled than
Com. Rodgers, made in bad and ungenerous feel
inss 1t could not have been dictated by regard
for the interest of the company 1t must have orr
gnated in that proscrpive spirit, which sgnalizes
the Republicanistu of the second Washington. and
those able cabinet councillors, Eaton, Ingha, & Co.
Extracts follow from the Intelllgencer:
From the National Intsllgencer of Monday
In our columns, to-day, will be found the conclu-
sion Of the proceedings of the annual general meet
ing of the STOCKHOLDERS of the Chesapeake and Ohio
Canal Company, winch are of unusual interest
The reelection of the former President and Direc-
tors Of that Co npany, we consider subject Of
graduation to all who feel an interest the success
fu prosecution of the enterprZe because from near
ohservation we satisfied not only of their disn-
terested zeal, but of their distinguished abty, much
Improved by the experience of two years actual
the public confidence in them it is proper to state,
that this OCCASION, for the FIRST time the larger
stockholders were equaly dtuidsdthe United States
and Maryland on one side, and the Corporations OF
Washing ton, Georgetown and Alexandria, the
other Deduct then three thousand votes from Mr..
Mercer, and like number from the Government
Candidate, and deduct 200 extra votes given against
Mr.. Mercer by the State of Maryland, and 70 Civ.
en- against him by the State OF Virginia, and it will
he found that, fthe individual stockholders, voting
IN person by proxy, Mr.. Mercer received about
$3.50 votes, and the Candidate of the United States
about 10 votes
1t would be great injustice to Commodore Rod
gers, well to the people of the District, TO sup
pose that this i5 III any measure of the respect
entertained for HIM by the people of this District and
nsaghborhood Regrettmg most sincerely that the
United States took the course it did, the people yet
could not consent that to proptiate the Government
Mr Mercer should be put down, or put aside They,
therefore, rallied around him and his colleagues
It is proper to add that OF the votes IN favour of
the old Direction, good number were given by per-
sons decidedly friendly the present administration
az the General Government.
Mr.. Carbery. from the Tcllers appointed on the
9Th instant, receive and the votes for Pres
dent and Directors of the Company, made the fol-
loving report:
Cry HALL, WASHINGTON, June 10th $780,
The undersigned, appointed Judges ofEiec,ion, un-
der resolution Of the Stockholders of the Chesa-
neake and Ohio Canal Company, Of the 9TH instant
TO receive and count the votes OF the Stockholders
and their proxies, for President aud SIX Directors
of the said Company, to for the ensuing year,
certify that the following persons received the
Der Of votes annexed to their names respectively and
that Charles Fenton Mercer is duly elected Presi-
dent, and Walter Smith, Phineas Janney, Peter Lee
nox, Jos. Kent, And. Stewart, and Fred May, are
duly elected Directors of the said Company.
Number of votes received, VIZ:
PREsrDESg.
Charles &. Mercer, 5,333
John Rodgers, 1851
Clement Smith,
FOR DIRECTIONS.
Walter Smith, o,4l8
Phueas Janney, 9,403
Peter Lenox, 1895
JOS Kent, 5,G23
And. Stewart, $500
Fred Nav. 5,773