Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1847-12-28


cured at great expense to myself Many
persons who knew, or SAID they knew,
facts duplicating your conduct, declined to
testify, because they had unfinished works
and Enclosed accounts, and, therefore,
they feared that you would visit them with
injustice and oppression, should they dis.
close what they knew. These things of
themselves presented fearful odds agains,
me, even if had not objections to the tri-
bunal before which the sham investiga.
ton, which you have so vauntiDgly para
ded before the public, was had.
Mr.. Leavitt, one ofthe tribunal seemed
to think that he, too, was implicated, and
he embarked with as much zeal in your
defence as il his own acquittaI depended
upon yours. He even went so far as to
caution you against making any admis-
sions, lest you might confess you had done
some acts which should require your re-
moval lending not only his advice, but
leaning towards you with so much parti-
slity and favor, that had no reason TO
hope, though should conclusively prove
fragrant acts ofdereliction, or the pIainest
want of skill on your part, for any thing
more. than q divided opinion between
himself and his co.trustee.
You seem 10 exult, that you found some
to testify. in your behalf; 10 one had tho't
you had fallen so low, as not to have any
supporters :; it would be strange indeed if
you had not. But, sir, do not deceive
yourself; there is another tribunal, with
ont prejudice, on the one side, or partial
ity, on the other; where your conduct
will be fairly investigated, and where such
an array OF testimony will be presented {;
as in my opinion at least, will shew your
conduc, to have been truly reprehensible,
and your skill, and fitness to be made
quate.
When first assumed the duties of my
office, | confess | was in a good degree
ignorant of them but | also confess,
was more ignorant of the character of
some Of the men had TO deal with.
was so ignorant as to have been greatly
deceived by your apparent fairness and
candor. You pretended to want more Ia
lore-s upon the canal you published
handbiIls declaring such pretence. felt
it my duty to cooperate with you. and |
sought to procure those Iaborers from Buff
ialo, New York, where laborers were
plenty. and made arrangements TO have
those laborers sent to you. But, when
they came to you, you would not have
them. You said boastcd (verily small
matter to boast of Of having procured 500
men, but these had now dwindled down
TO $50. The reason why the largest
number did not come Is that few of those
who did come at their own expense. and
had been misled by your representations
and mine, returned to Buffalo and inform.
ed their acquaintance, and the agent who
sent them hither, that men could not get
employment il they should come. For
this fact | refer you to Mr.. Vanderpoors
letter. And $50 laboring men were sure.
" a sufficient number to be duped by US
in this way; and you cannot complain
that the 500 men did not come since you
would not have employed any OF them if
they had. Yet you continually excuse
your Hardness and inefficiency by the cry
eta wan; oflaborers; but when the want
is supplied, your mex. device is TO get rid
Of the n.
My efforts to induce the laborers. who
had quit work last summer, 10 resume
their iabors, came in for liberal share
OF your ridicule, nevertheless, the men did
resume their work upon my representa-
tiUns after you had failed in your exertions.
| may have overeslimated my efforts OH
that occasion, but | exerted myself 10
good faith and it is to that | attribute my
success. lpresume there was this differ.
ence, between your conduct-your efforts
and mine; strove to conciiate the
men, that the work might go on more
expeditiously; you preferred to irrilate
them that they might leave the canal and
thereby have lis completion delayed
Pardon me il express my belief that
hope of a continuation of your salary was
stronger than your desire TO see the COM
pletion ofthe canal
You would not then have raised the |
wages OF the men because it would affect
The contractors. But some contractors
wished to raise the wages of laborers and |
you forbid their doing so, threatening 10
have their contracts abandoned if they
did. n ... ....,-. a.o
How strange that you should be more
vigilant TO protect such contractors than
they were TO protect themselves! or was
itthat your relatives, who were contrac.
tors, might be, injured by an increase in
the rate Of wages or was it that you in.
Tended to be peryerse and opposed TO
what thought would be expedent and
proper? ail ag.oa d m
This feeling of rigid economy. which
then come over you, did not possess you
long or else the censure of the public, for
four hardness, has driven you from your
purpose. The men now receive in pro.