The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1841-10-02
TO TIE PEOpE OF MARYLAND.

Since the astounding disclosures in re.
gard to the Hon. Francis Thomas mis-
management OF the fiscal affairs of the
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Company
have been communicated to you through
lhe public journ Is and OH the huslings,
the effort has been made by Mr.. Thomas
and his friends to impair the effect Of the
testimony Of the witness summond before
.he committee Of Internal Improvement
of the House of Del. of Maryland at the
last session Of the General Assembly, By
charging upon tho.c witness that they
were "djmjssed oEccrs," and, therefore,
int rested, for the purpose Of relieving
themselves, i'll throwing the mlsmanagc-
mcnt on Mr.. Thomas, by whose Dictator
al mandate they had been expelled. The
dismissed officers" as Mr. Thomas is in
the habit Of calling them, are gentlemen
of the highest probability, integrity and
moral worth, and, in any of these respects
compare most iavorabIy, to say the least,
with the honorable eX-PrcsldGnt himself.
They enjoy the confidence and respect of
the communities, of which they are men,
DcFS. anu ltltlt ltSllliollN Ill tIlC CotdDliSIl-
ment oil FACTS can never be successful
~ impeachcd by lhe interested and vindic
tive preludices of an AcCUSN rho is seek
ing shcHcr for lis oarn misconduct behind
the energies of men, who, for many years.
devoted their services to the best interests
of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Com
pany. But the important and prominent
witness against Mr.. Thomas is JOHN p.
ENGLE. ESQ. who is not .'DlsMIssED OF
FlCER." Mr. Engle was for hrcHe gears
the untiring and efficient Clerk ofthe Ches-
apeake and Ohio Canal Company, during
all which Hmes cmbracing fourteen months
of Mr.. Thomas Administrations, the most
implicit confidence had been rcposed in
him by every gentleman who had sat at
that Company's Board of Directors i'll
Guiding M Thomas himscW Our pur-
pose IN addressing you this communica-
ton is to prcre this beyond the shadow of
doubt.
Late III the month Of May or early in
June. 1910, Mr.. Thomas was reelected
President of the Chesapeake and Ohio
Canal Company; and the Journal Of the
Company shows that the first meeting
of the Board of Directors afterwards, to
wit, on the 10Th day OF June, 1910, Mr..
EngIe addresseda letter to the Board no.
tilying it he should RESIGN the Office Of
Clerk as soon as his accounts could be
settled. Accordingly on the 18th day of
August following, Engle rendered to, and
the Board accepted his REsIGNATIoN.-
NOW MARK WlIAT FOLLOWS
During the sitting Of the Board on this
very l2th day Of August, and shortly al
ter the acceptance Of the resignation, Mr..
Englc left the Directors Room for few
minutes, and upon his return to it, Mr..
Thomas, (holding the paper in his hand
which we quote below said to Mr.. En-
gle in presence Of some Of the Directors
sitting al The Board-"Ar. Engic. i harc
writcn a Reservation e5prcssjre Of tie
sense Which the BOurd enicriainS for yOir
past services, but ont Of dclicacy t0wards
gon wc wiH MT act upon or adopt it until
your successor takes his seat" This Re-
solution-ths vote of thanks is in Mr..
Thomas OWN HAND WRITING
The ORIGINAL PAPER has been safely
preserved. 1t has been again and agan
compared with other manuscript of Mr.
Thomas, and can be produced at any
moment. 1t is i'll the following words, to
wit:
"Res07red, THAT THE THANKS OF TIE
STOCKHOLDERS OF THE CHESAPEAKE <
Ono CANAL COMPANY ARE IN LIE o.
PlNIoN of this BOARD, JUSTLY DUE TO
JOHN P. ENGLE, ESQ. FOR THE ZEAL,
INDUSTRY and ABILITY WITH WHICH
for SERIES OF YEARS, HE HAS
DEVOTED HIMSELF TO THEIR INTER-
EsTs"
Now, FORSOOTI, after this same
Mr.. Engle has been summoned before tn
Internal improvement Committee, and
compelled, under the solemnitieS Of an
oath. to disclose the disastrous causes Of
the insolvency Of the Chesapeake and
Ohio Canal Company, and to unfold the
miserable, pitiable, gross d|unders Of the
Hon. Ex-PREs1DENr THOMAS, all ms
services are forgotten-''the thanks Justly
duen him ''lor his ZEAL indt1stry, ana adj
lity," are no more thought Ono o, no
lie IS accused Of peyury-of mc'mpe-
tency-of dere LECTION of duty BY me
GREAT GOVERNOR SEEKING FL /
NANCIER himself, in order to cover up !
and mystify his own EVIL DEEDS
Magnaalmity, thou art JEwLE! =! A
good memory, OH, WHAT 4 PRECIOUS
THING n IS y! ConSjStcncy, oh, RARE
BIRD ART THOU !!
HARRISON.