The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1845-03-28

was produced after tne Cnarge was maze III
the petition, and evidently intended, as far
as possible, TO screen their Official miscon-
duct. Yet from this report made under
these circumstances, we gather the following
facts: The whole amount paid Commission
ers and agents is $ll4,20. The "amount
paid L. Lloyd, Com. expenses" in locating
road $3l 80, about two dollars per day,
provided it took 16 days to locate the road.
Amount paid the surveyor (who by law is
entitled.to Sc per day. $34,s7. Now sup
posing it took the surveyor day or two eX-
ira time TO make out his plots and returns,
and we find that about TIA days for the sur
veyor will make $2 per day for him, which
comes very near proof, that in one instance,
at least, trustee has charged and allowed
50 per day to himself l do not know what
time was employed in locating the road, but
it is fair 10 presume from the we'll known
character of The surveyor, that he charged
Just what by law he was entitled TO, and no
more; if so, then the trustees, or some OF
them, have charged the same price, when
by law they were entitled only to their
reasonable expenses, and no more" The
further amount of $22,0 OF, Road Com'rs ex-
penses, paid E. Lloyd, gives Lloyd II days
at So per day, in managing the fund for the
year lS43. If he was necessarily employed
more than IL days in lS43, then he has
charged less than 50 per day; if less than ! !
days, then more than 50 per day. Somuch
for The truth or falsity of that charge in the
petition. Now, Col Sprague, does the foul
lie stick in your throat or mine?
But farther: the magnanimous, dsinterest-
ed; patriotic Col, sprague, who never sought
the office, has charged nothing! lie was
with the other Commissioners from PowcIi's
Creek into Defiance and across the Defiance
bridge, for the sole purpose of locating the
road in such manner as 10 enhance his
property 10 the amount of at least 900 do!-
lars, even at the expense of trospassing upon
the rights and property Of others, are for no.
f thing. He has benefited himself 500 dol
lars without charging The road $2 a day for
{ it. Make the most of Col. spraguo's scryi-
ces as Commissioner on said road and ca
clude the time he employed in eleciioneoring
for the Office and on the strength Of his Office
and he cannot show that he has spent in the
wear IS43 more than 4 OF days in tho dis
. charge of the Legitimate duties Of his office,
And yet how strange it appears that after the
petition 10 remove the Col. for the foregoing
| reasons, and how large amounts were due tc
= contractors, the sum of $9,40 should be
5 found unexpended in the hands of the Com
missoners, which at the rate of 2 dollar!
per day, would have paid Col. spraguc for hi
4 or5 DAYS work IN locating said road, an,
ii managing the fund. The "aPptic0tio'
of the LASH has been productive of some
c GOOD at least. have now done with The rea
d sons of the petitioners for wishing the reno
C val of Col. Sprague, and leave that matte
S for an enlightened public to say whethe
: those reasons were not we'll founded, ant
Z whetherit was not the duty ofthcsc petitioner
e 10 effect his removal if possible; and whe
/ ther an honest and faithful discharge of TN
k duties of his office, even at the rate OF
l. dollars per day, would not have been beite
/ for the public, than to have the funds OF tn
If road applied to the payment OF the Co.'s
g creditors or the collection of his bad debts
/ 1t only now remains for me, in very brIe
J. manner, to notice some of the low billings
n gate which has, aDih crtremc dehcGcy," Is
o sued from the eCol's gangrened stomach, ,'conl
e PEELED by a sense Of justice to himself an
Q community" He does not entertain feel
d ings of hatred and revenge against the pet
e TONERS" No! no! every word of his produc
e ton shows that such feelings have never ell
;, tered the habtation Of his pure mind. II
IS only supposos that some of the petitioner
entertain sight feeling o. envy and Jealous
e against this heaven-favored individual! VIII
4, would not envy the private character OF :
I, S. spraguo? Beloved and respected by, a
ID who know him, on account of his sterlin
Il integrity and great moral worth; nor are HI
Mt private virtues at all cqualed by his muc
at more resplendant public virtues-the gTet
in conservator of the peace!-a perfect mod
he of political integrity! bright example for ol
or and young 10 imitate Who would not
p envious-who would not be jealous? Il
ed does not expect to wound the feelings
Il; reach the consciences of such men as lila
n; maker and Hilton; no, you are right, CO.
ge nel-our feelings can never be moved in Il
rts least by anything you could say. No leelin!
re: but those of pity could be excited by any
til the rawlings Of blasted hope and disappont'
lis ambition.
re The Col. says that charges in the petite
IS, were made to remove him from pet
od office achich he "neOer sanght." The Co
Is forgets that while the bill was pending bato
ct the House he went to G. G. Mudgett wi
Try introduced it and had it in charge and by |
Oh own earnest solicitation with said Nudge
OF prevailed upon him to strike out the nan
nd of Roswell Cheney and insert in its pla
'as the name of S. S. sprague, as trustee on sa
ue road Tn tho orltipl;c;tv of business Il