Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1848-03-07
NOTE

Since writing the above Report. a copy
of a Circular TO the American and Eu-
ropean BOndholders," &c, has fallen into
my hands. notice amongst the signers,
the names of many who signed il through
malice, and some thro' mistake. Others
have subscribed to it from the fraudulent
misrepresentation made TO themby those
interested, and many more without know
ing or enquiring what its contents were
Fuey are, no doubt, "all honorable men,
yet they have given the sanction ofther
names to taisehoods of the most glaring
character. This may seem strange, but
the fact that Judge, in an adjacent State,
actually signed a petition for his own i'm.
peachment is sufficient to show how easily
signatures may be obtained to any sort OF
paper. -'' ' -, '-'..''.-'
a As to the paper itself, it is merely a re-
iteration. in substance, of much that has
been said before, and the sanction of fifty
eight Games gives il no additional weight.
Even the judicial certificate may tend
more to depress its author, than to elevate
the character of the document to which it
is appended. .+.r.9 aria, h.5-.i
am informed that it was circulated for
signatures by gentleman whose feelings
towards me are not of a character to en-
able him to Judge fairly OF my motives
and, in order 10 account for the aerimony
Of its tone whenever am referred to-, il
may be necessary to inform you of CIR
cumstapce which it seems he has not for
gotten. When | was going 10 England
in the summer OF 1914, this gentle an
came to me with "a package ofpaper>, let,
lers, &C., and requested that | would lay
them before the European bondholders,
and exert my influences to have him ap.
pointed Trustee ON their part. l told
him frankly that would take his papers
over and lay them before the bondhqlders.
but that | could not recommend him fora
Trustee ship. for the reason that he was
then a contractor, and a holder OF, and
agent for, extensive tracts ofland adjacent
t., and COnte rmnous with those owned Ivy
the Canal. Upon this we parted. He
returned to Chicago, probably TO perfect
his plans of speculation, while ] risked
the dangers oftwo winter voyages across
the Atlantic. at my cwn expense, and no
individual has benehued smnre byumy La
bors than this wouldobe Trustee. This
one incident will afford you key TO the
bitter malevolence ofthis paper, and re
G ct that ecessity has compelled me to
speakloflt. But to seturn. q sledmsm|
The existing dissatisfaction and its eau.
ses, are disposed of by those, gentlemen
q tie as SUNNI rily as they are by my col.
iesgues. and if you will turn back few
pages, you will see that have named
some Iof them, as the parties complained
oc-secial favoriles of Mr. Goodipg. and
with him equally obnoxious to the people
of The Canal fine and the State generally.
idAfteF administering adose Of fulsoTne
adulatnn to their .ehergefic2 and .effi-
eieut" spairous of the Engineer depart
meat, they 90, on. to say that on the sham
trial Of SIR Cooling, had before the Board
''rhe testimony of all flie witnessesexam
iaed ON that 4occa SION as well as~those
called to subsi antilte the charges prefer,
red as those for the defence, was, are an:
derstand. alike favorable to the high ard
honorable, character of Mr., Gooding.p&c
he reason why all the witnesses testi-
led as above stated, has been already ex.
planned hit that the witnesses l'calIed
to 'substahtiaie Thea charges, ~ testified 10
the like sffectuis an unausii6 ed falsehood,