Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1842-07-02

every class of our community, II Is the oninio
OF this Senate, that under the present adv ance
condition OF that system, II is Inexpedlent an
impractlcable to classify the public works,
would prove destructive to the public good, be
violation of the public faith, and greatly tend
endauger the continuance and final compile 10
/ Of the works.
BY the subsequent proce edings ii is shown tina
the original resolution was stricken out, and III
substitute of Mr.. Dunning amended by Nj
Thompson, was adopted by the decided vote
80 to 10
These repeated expressions Of the Legisla,iv
WILL with many others that nigh, be gwen, i
the adoption of which Mr.. Chamberlain acted
prominent part, were most decisive against tn
idea of classifying the public works, coacenira,
ing the expenditures or modifying In any wa
the plan of operations. Considering the perio
when these votes were given ust before tn
sine of ordering the second series of lettings
and with full knowledge Of the fact that these let
tIngs were soon to be made TO the amount of sew
eral miions il cannot be doubted that they wer,
viewed by the Board Of Internal improv ement al
an indirect instruction from the body which hat
an undoubted right to instruct them. Finding q
mongst the causes assigned by Mr.. Chambe rlair
for the present large Indebtedness of the State
no ausIon whatever 10 his own ardent and reck
less support of the system from its inception Il
its suspension, supposed it proper TO bring ,e
light his recorded votes. which he probably fan
ced were by this time forgotten among the mus
" records of the State.
But Mr. ChamberIain's agency in procuring
the extended lettings of lS3S--the rery letting,
trhich more than any thing else contributed to The
present large Rnproductirc expenditure, did moi
stop here. He sought to control the Board by q
more direct effort. OF which The following memo
rial embodying threat well a petition,
specimen:
$40 the Board of Internal improvement.
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the General Assembly, constituting the entire
Northern delegation, including portion of the up
per Wabash; I'D discharge of the duty they owe
their constituents, feeling that it is incumbent
them obtain from the Board a moro de finite de
caration of the intention Of that body in refer
ence TO the time when the Northern, Erie anC
Michigan Canal, will be put under contract, from
Fort Wayne 10 the summit level between tina,
place and Goshen
'Resp ecifully request the Board to revoke the
order OF Sept, last, coun,ermanding the order Of
December mex, precedinr which nrdar nnihnr
Il cd a portion OF that work 10 be pu. under con.
tract.
'And that the Board will so extend the order
of December, if it be no, sufficiently ample, SO
as to require that portion of the work, between
Fort Wayne and the summit level. aforesaid, in
GLIDING the whole extent Of said level, to be lei
TO contract carly next spring.
"While The undersigned are. as then eper hare
been, disposedto stand by the entire system and aid
in its prosecution to final compietion they cannot
recognise the proprIety of permitting their con.
stituenis longer to remain in doubt, to the time
when they may expect active operations will be
actually commenced on that work, work ac-
know lodged to be of more importance to the re-
gion through which il extends. and to tho state
in point of revenue than any other work embraced
IN the system.
1.-The undersigned have requested this early ex.
preston Of the determination Of the Board in as
much by that decision they hare come to the
determination, that their subsequent course in re
ference to the prosecution Of the system shall be
governed. And silence on the part Of the Board
10 The delay of said work beyond the time a.
bove named will by the undersigned be regarded
re lection Of their request"
Signed, by E. Nj. CHAMBERLAIN,
And fifteen others
'P S. January Is, 1888.
ga reply to the determination of the Board
is requested this Us eek. Should the Board not
thorse letting to the extent above requested,
they are requested TO give information to what
extent a letting above will be au,horised.''
By this me mortal it will be tina. he pied
ges himself TO the CENTRE SYSTEM" /, was
drawn up in the hand writing of Mr.. Chamber
lain and signed first by himself and may there
fore be considered essentially movement Of
his own. The threatnng aspect Of the memorial
proves its paternity.
Does Mr.. Chamberlain, expect to escape all re-
spoons Utility for the part he took IN enac:ipg the
law of 1886, and afterwards IN resisting ell at
temp,s TO concentrate the expenditures on The
most productive portions, by the unmeaniug
charge Of a dictatorship upon The individual who
filled the office Of Engineer? He has cat himself
off from the protection, if any. which even this
silly excuse would have afforded him, by the fol
lowing sentence in his late letter TO his const;u>
ents.
81 have never entertained but one opinion OF
Jesse l.. Williams since, during the session of
1886, the first opportunity had of ascer,alnlng
the nature Of his character and operations. ]
then proposed inquiry into the propriety OF
d:scharging him from the public service''
After this declaration he will surely not admit
that he suffered me dictate his course. see
not bu, upon himself must rest the respons billty
of his own votes notwths tanding his disreputa
HE effnrta To escana Il hv the exnedient Of ex.