The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-12-25
no Tnr PUnLIc.

ued NOyembef 2utli, cOnciuucu DeCeulbef ON,
and first published December l6ila giving abuhd.
Huee oiiime for review. reflection aud ameHdinent;
aud no doubt il smnds now lie perfection OF ths
writer's best efforts. the chief work nf bis life and
the embodiment Of his genius. ltis not the rash
outburst Of nn excited moment, but tue product
ct p0nderous thought and anxious care. II can
claim therefore no allowance lar ungurded ex.
pressious; its words were oil doubtless weighed
and measured, and made 10 present Just that
view Of the matter which was desired by its
sapient author. | will treat it accordingly
Aud the first Thought its pernsa suggests. is
that its author is suffering under very calic of
eg9tism; that III his opiniou this expose" was
called Tor by an expeotlnt wcrld. He seems to
think that the great public improyement-ile
Cincinnati, w llmingtnn and Zanesyile Raih0Hd -
was ushered into incipient being by bis indiviu.
al brain, that il gained friends alone through his
immense personal Influence has been sustained ia
popular Evor by the light Of his countenmce aud
the guaranty afforded by his official connection
and that without his aid and comfort II can never
fulfil It's great destiny or becne ausht else ihah
a nelaucholy failure. Now it oil this be 20, tie
world has been very blind nt least the world
has not seen through his speciaclrs. aud 'io not
believe that that same ungiuieiul w0rl will ever
borrow them 10 examine into the matter. II might
perlrps, be deemed unkind tn intimute here that
his sweet voice and bland countenance were gy-
en- 10 this great epterprize with u meakiug notiun
tha. bis herculenl exertlohs might secure lis diar
self snug place, a lat and comfortable office.
BUTT isnotin this only tlmt his .vuuhy and egotsm
render him ridiculous or rather. contemplate.
He seems fulln the idea that, from the outset,
every asprant for place in the corps of Engineers
was personal enemy Ofis,or at lenst that all the
aspirnnts united IN conspiracy to keen him ont
ui office and tO break him down after lie got ill.,
Aud not only so, but that the whole firce OF a
great oliticn' rnrty was brought 10 bear for his
destruction; and that in the process OF his mag
nifcent develUpenent, even the Board OF Direc.
tnrs--tnr he excerpts none-became jealous Of his
importance and held secret councils Ia devise
ways and means tn escape from the nbscurily
thrown over them by his tremendous shadow.
Poor man! II is difienlt to Determine whether
he deserves more our pity or our scorn,
He gives striking exhibition Of his total blind
ness on Tins weak side ofhis chr cer. in detil
ing one Of tue conversations which lie says he
held with the Chief Engineer, Mr. McCrcksu
in pne of the several conversations gven by Mr.
Carpenter. in which he triedtn induce the hitter
To give up post that he saw he was not fitted
for without in so many words saving that he was
Incompetent, suggests that the place of Assistant
Engineer was loo io,c not Of sufficient dignity for
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so intended or not: but the victim took it all as
prosy and uufigurailve truth. Indeed it is evi.
dent, throughout this windy aud turgh pp,duc.
tion. that he deems himself robbed OF his birth
right in hOt having Ind the office OF Chief Engineer
thrust upon him, and that he condeSccaded when
no aVoei'.et dny 'l''5 oe"rn'i '"i' ''sn'H' tI"'
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