Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1846-09-26
Mr. Fosters QualifiraiiOnS--.Ilis Waste of the
Public Money,

the difficulty Of defending the corrupt manner
in which he procured his nomination, and his
free trade principles now advocate his election
on the ground of his qualifications as an Eng.
nesf, and the economy OF his management ofthe
public works. This we find the burden Of the
song OF every free trade paper in the Common.
wealth Accordingly we fnd in the last Sun
bury Gazette the following extract:
"This cry Of free trade against Mr.. Foster. is
an evidence that his enemcs can not make
charges against him of serious character.
They do not say that lie has been poor Canal
Commssioucr--ihat he has squundpred the
money o' the Stn,e--ihat our pubic improve.
mcn's have been less productive since he is in
the Canal I'onrd. With these things they DO
no, charge him. and i, is for the very good ren.
son tha, they can no, do it
Now we regret that we shall be compelled to
deprive him of this last prop, in his fond aspira.
tions Tor office.
1t is well known that the raising and the
pair of the Shamokin dam, near this place, has
been in contemplation for several years rast Mr.
Foster commenced this work about two months
ago, and has hat some fifty or sixty hands enga
gcd OH it ever since. The dam is raised by hea
w square timber. When the work was com.
neuccd, scarcely foot of timber was contrar-
ted for. The consequence is. tfor the work is
still progressing Mr. Foster has been compel.
led 10 induce farmers and others in the neighbor.
hood TO leave their work, by giving an extrava.
CANT price for timber. AT first we understand
tka ,,ric p,ij n;,,Ly T.,
since that it has increased TO stun cents. Now
it is well known to any one acquainted with the
price Of lumber that this timber could have
been delivered here, in the spring, at about four
cents per cubic foot, or for about one half 10 one
third what it will cost the state. II is not of.
ten that our farmers and others of this neishbor.
hood get a share of the spoils, and therefore We
congratulate them upon their good luck But
what will the farmers and tax payers of Penn.
sylvania say 20 this will they think such
economy aud management sufficient passport
10 office This work. it is said, will cost ten
thousand dollars by the time il is completed. II
this is not "squande!ng the money of the State
with a vengeance, we should like 10 know low
it ran be done better This is but item
! At the Nautiookc dam we hear of similar com
plants of extravaganza, as will be seen by au
other letter of Mr.. Smith, the late supcrv isor
and we presume il is the same throughout thC
State.
T. A writer in III. last Sunbnry Gazette
who signs himself Northumberland, " in singin!
the praises Of Mr. Foster censurcs ns for our op
position, and says
"They charge him with being free trade
man. when. il they know anything about hn
sentiments on the tariff, ,hey know him 10 be
warm advocate of the protective tariff system
| and misrepresent him wiliully"
/ The writer must be a gretn.horu, or he won',
| not suppose the simple assertion oi ali lndivdua
I under an assumed name would induce people q
common sense To believe Mr.. Foster in favor Il
"a protective tariff system" The evidences G
his free trade prime pies has SO Ihickrned aroun
! him, that the charge will stick TO him like IN
poisoned shirt of Nc.sus. NJ honorable mar
who has any knowledge of Mr.. Fosters tar
opinions Will dare 10 say that hc is IN favor of
protective Tariff He has expressed his opnlor
TOO freely, 10 have them suo,hcced Tor the pr
sent.