The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-12-18


tbs ground That my dischsrgr must follow. not
IecaHse Of my htriHg ioitiheid he papers. bnt
becnnsr hal refused 10 let him see hem 90 the
preceding Saturday. ] met this promptly by 10
utter denial that by what had t,ken pltc-. then.
,Uy reCasal To l.t him see the papers Vas intend
I'd Foe il will be perceived by wlaf ha, ready
,een .ai1 that the tr1e & oRly object ofiny fenpp
'ary withholding them was-n 70 prevent Mr
MoCaAcKES from iOOkiAg al Msta. but tD guard
against any undue advantage being taken Of me
IN respect 10 them. But Ills was held Ia be npi
pretext mnst be had aud this wls
!no great Prize ia that way 10 let il go. and nv
reJpaHg 10 lct him see HE papers was therefore
,'erl'nIclpusly adhered 10 rs HE reaS0H for nay
discharge. Yet this. like those which bad pr"
coded ii, was SOU louHl moi 10 wear well. Ch.
izeus were dissatisfied Of the heaviest aud
most respectable stockholders IN the country be.
came euneasy-excllemeHt ran high and Mr. TALL
HADCg (who bad always claimed 10 be my warm
Trend aud adyocate) " appelle tO-why did
nj Nv nterpose against the injustice done mel
Could il he that Hg acqgirsceI iu this nnrigliteons
course. ia order that ! might lni have Il in my
power To interfere agsiistnlly mrItated unfair
ness IN lnca'ina the road North or South nf Lan.
cisten Thcsr inslnnaiions highly enrIged him
and in connection with the deep interest aud
preference which he actually did feel il respect
to the rOies. rendered him indiscrert aud IN the
judgment Of suberminded men reckless II dis.
abuse himself UG the cinn ui siui-isr action,
he seemed Ia regard II necessary 10 make il ap
pear tihll WIS discharged Tor iRcOm pekrHry. On
ms he appeared 10 rest his tire hope of escnp
ing from the impuiatinn Of having improperly
my removal; and II is said that he ran
about the streets cursing aud swearing that | was
actualy incompeienl-that Mr. McLRAcKES
would say 81. aud Threatened to call IL tOwn meet
lug and make Mr.. McCRAcKES declare publicly
That THIS was really tue Case. But Tor some reasnn
not yet known, lit may be the Counsel Of
wiser heads this meeting was never called Dn
ring Mr. McCRAcKES's stay mere ~ tDwn. from
about the 9Th to the 10Th inst inclusive In all
with me aud with others ia my
presence. anl also upon all occasions elsewhere
50 far as have heard. he had the mngniniiny
ANA manliness 20 speak Of me aud my abilities 10
terms oi high c1mmendhtion. But while he sad
freely what he did say. he nevertheless most pos
itvely refused To give any Trihen certificate u
this effect frankly and openly stating aud avnw-
ing asthe reason that by 81 doing hr would .'in
v0lve Mr.. TALLNADGE." HeAlsn uniformly SAID
that but for this he would u1hesitltugy give he
most satisfactory certificate Of nv abilities aud
competency as an Engineer. and that he would
both Oct had he been desired t, do 50. Though
unwilling Ia commit anything to trritiHg himself,
vet some Of his declaration respecting ne. were
pat into the public newspa over the signatures
ui DR. BG RsTtER aud J. CLARKE, Esq.
Having changed the ground from that ot lncom
potency To that OF my having in some way mis-
represented him, Mr.. ThLLMADGE mnde tue ope'
decarati0n. ~ some one oil several bdr room ailu
street aterca,ions, that he would have me re
moved THIS open declaration ni MS intention
to have me removed, naturally excIted tle Jus
apprehension aud perhaps honest Indignation o
large aud influential Stockholders SO as 10 get up
written remnnsirance against snch procedure
This rcmonsirance put into tue minus OF HoMAs
McNAuGnTEN. JoNATHAN PErERs ana GEORGE
FOR,MAE. was carried 10 Circ'evllle wltf view
10 present It 10 the Board o Directors II necessa'
ry: but with ilIe purpose in the meantime oil tlrst
having Ru interview with Mr. TALLMADGE. This
Interview tonk place and resulted as alierwa ds
learned, in meisnrdb'y qn'ens the dlscontent oil
this depithllnn (Innre honest upr'gni' ana oet'eG
men thah wt"in calhol Oe lonhu) oy US enuenV,
nrimg 'oe-'nhllsh that Tie treatment Wh'ch lao
received was an"hl S'Icn as deoe' 'V''"-tn"' he
hld AWAY done whht wis aholt rlght towards me
aud that was III the wrnn2 ANA now ior lnt
manner oi doing all TINS. am informed lha'
Mr. TALLMApGE commenced ny calling IN Mr
CoRwiS. the President, Mr.. McCRAcKES, the
Chiel Engineer and Mr.WooDwARp an assistant
and showing by them that whist III their pres
ence he had always spoken well Of me and in my
defence when was assailed. TINS being done,
lie next assumed the ground that had spUkei
Ill Of him or at leist had M, successfully defended
him against the variuus inferences and lmpuiaton;
which were in circulation respecting hun. Thus
hlStead ol attem ting frankly To address himself
In the matters which had excited uneaslness III
the minds of h 'se represented by THIS deputa
tiln he sought tn turn them aside from the proper
object before them, and IRON the iActs III lie case
aud to take refuge beneath 'alse and sronndles
issue OF his own devsiRS To sustain himself II
the course he had taken with respect To me- ant
To still farther divert them from tie object OF IN,
interview, Mr. McCRAcKEN was called To III
aid, who now come out win sun another prelex
ia addition TO lh se previously devised winch wa
that he Rever intended That any one shoutd max
HE final iocaiiOn Of any line rho had not ha
long practical experience IN rdt'oad Engineer
ing
Under the impression made by such statement
anil representations. these gentlemen were silenC
ed aud went away, believing in the honesty q
their hearts that some OF my friends rs well a
myself had been restive anu dissatisfied wlhou
any good and lnstltiahle cause. But had The,
known that an arrangement existed between Mr.
McCRAcKEN aud myself having all the sunction
aud solemnilies Of "A positive contract thrown a
round it. that should make the final Incaiion oI
my division aud further that the Eastern divi'i II
was assigned me for the avowed and expires
reason, tnt it was more difficult than all the rest
they would have said tn Mr. McCRAcKES, "Sir
youeither lack the manly vigur required by you
station, or something far more important. In view
olthe Influences bearing upon you. you are, frou
mere weakness or fear, either putting yourself il
a position much more unenviable than that il
whichany Of your Former pretexls have placedyo
ny now saying that you never Intended Mr. CAR