The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1843-03-18

fits Of the Canal Ind Railroad, has the fol
owing. W W
IN common with nearly every democra
tic paper in Northern Pennsylvania, we
have attempted TO yindica,e the character Of
the Canal Commissioners. from the unjust,
course, Ruthless. and indecent attacks Of
Mr.. Speaker Wright and Others and have
| published such statements which must have
convinced every honest, candid, and .efec
tive mind, that our public works, under
the present efficient Board of Canal Com
missionefs, have been managed with grea.
prudence and economy; and. for the frs,
tune, been made to yield revenue TO the
State, and that, too, in year Of unexam.
Piled .pscuniary distress and embarrass-
ment.'
We admit that number of democratic
papers have stood forth as champions OF
the Canal Commissioners, and have made
unjust, coarse, ruthless, and indecent as
saul.s upon those who have been advocates
/ OF the bali providing for their election. But
that .neary every democratic paper in
Northera Pennsylvania has been guilty of
such foul proceeding, is false. On the
coairary, the reverse in the case. The
bill which has passed the House has been
approved aud advocated by the Wilkesbarre
Farmer, Easson Argus, Columbia Demo-
crat. Perry County Democrat. Newport
Standard, Sunbury American. Monroe
Democrat, Wayne County Herald, Mon.
trose Volunteer, Wy omng Patrol and
| Lycoming Sentnei, all of tho Northern
Pennsylvania, while the Berwick Sentinel
and Lycoming Gazette, whose editors are
NoU IF ovI L.
gcncer and Bradford Porter whose political
streak corresponds with majority of the
canal Board. are the only opponents of the
bill that we have seen or heard Of in the
North.
| II appears to US really strange, that the
friends Of the present board Of Canal Com
missicners, in their zeal TO defend and pro.
tect them, are constantly throwing out the
! fouiest insnuslions against the honesty
aud integrity of every previous Board! If
lin year of unexamped pecsniary dis
,rcss,' the present Board have managed 10
make the public works yield revenue 10
she State, what, in the name OF all that is
honest, has the old Board Of Commissioners
done with peoples money! Honesty in
public officers seems 10 be such Iare
jew ell in the eyes of some people. tina. if
they convey the impression that some
officers are honest, they will nave them
KEEP, in office during life!
Ii is argued by the Commissioners'friends
,ha, frequent changes in the Canal Board,
are detrimental 10 the public interest! RaaO
banks. ignorant of the manner Of doing
business unacquainted with our improve.
ment system, would destroy more than
Let us test II. @' ssh'- i--I i '-'---- o ""''
| w. F. Packer and Edward B. Habley
were three gears in the Canal Board! Did
they save any thing 10 the Commonwealth!
Did they make tho Improvements yield a
revenue to the Commonwealth Not a
dollar But the first year of a neW board
even though "a year Of unexam Piled
pecuniary distress and embarrassment -
when trade was a. its lowest ebb, and bus.
mess was nearly paralyzed-the improve.
menss were mace TO yield nett revenue,
as is claimed, over ha!f a million of dol
lars! Thus are The friends of the present
Bolrd, in order 10 sustain them. and save
them from being 'Iegislated out of Office
preferring charges of The grossest rascalitv
| against the former Board of Canal Com.
missioners!
We again repeat, that if new Board
have saved half a million in one year
another new Board may save million
therefore we 60 for an en,ire new Board!
The idea Of the Butler Herald is am ex.
celent one, and in our mind, tends TO ex-
plain how it is that we are presented with
novel and extraordinary spectacle of our
internal improvements yielding revenue 10
the state! II was done to prevent their
being sold at auction, as was like 10 be
done, unless they would be Of some service
TO the state. And rather than lose their
places. and further chance 10 feather their
o,cn nest they concluded it was best 10
allow the stale part Of the proceeds They
concluded il was fair and polite to divide.
And 10 make it appear that the dividend
was even far greater ,han they intended
| i. should be, they made a repor, of all The
receipts Of the whole year. and the expeE-
| d,ures for only nine months!
Verify, il weud be a wrong--a most
grevions wrong. to Iegislale such men ou.
of ofice!-, Twere PITY that state should
be deprived Of the services OF such .hones.
Ingro'sl'-R Reporter.
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