New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-10-09
The Canal Beard I.vesrisasass.

A few weeks ago, the People were
startled ~ communiesiirn from The Auetior chAys1ns
extrsvsgste 90 and constructive fraud spoa Csmals-
81 Ger AAIIKH and too Of the Canal supeshssaAeosu
upon biz division IL VS. alleged. ed TIE aGSrss vsre
psrsced 10 prove the Allegation that the sapeoliurss
u ou the eastern dsioo bad oe-n nearly dseeA ds-
cSsrsster' thai toe Canal srs vss esieS S,os 70
formally investgass them. Special couosel wss en-
poyed under the premise OF liberal Ices WHnesees
suopCoed 10 great numoers a the expsose cfss
esAis Long speeches we're made By the rspreseotar
tives Of the opposing factions Of sae Loco Fsso parry
and the public was keot on npsoe Ia appreciation Of
vercist which weu'd demoDss'as~ that q No. Ne
fpsnces Of the State we're 10 ,ts hsuds OF usu Who
would protect them and impsrtaly and rsosousy pun
hh all pecul atoms upon them
But behold the issus Of the labor OF this mountain
II Il MED thas the expenses Tor "repsrs on ths
Eastern division OF Canal mad increased darns The
past year some 63 Der cent 10 b not denied tAAa Ne
principal Super Int nden bel paid out large sams In
properly AVID 'Ilegsy end no~ics sopsarsd 10 dis
prove the allegation tns', under Loco tJco MANAGE
mt nj ths surplus OF this year ~oai fait toa oeOU0u
90 $500 COO And y@s toe Canal Board have solemny
resolved that action Necessary 20 punieh pess or "
prevt M future deinquencies Tho Auditor scsms 10
ihs eyes Ct bis official .ssoci.ts ~ b~ shs only cepr
In Office The d-termi ION Of tn Board. IN &C luit
hing Messrs Mssher and Wstermsn, convtots HIN Of
having borne false whness, aod la thsv anxisty b
purge the ehsrsctrs Of the parties asrsisasd By the
Auditor they have brought puosc rcproacd uvon TIE
Auditor himself The prosecutor has neen usns-
formed Into the deeL daLt The We dict Of" guilty II
recorded sgsnst George w. Nsw~ll, spd nos assinss
John c. Matber or Smith A. Ws'e,nsnl Poor en-
sourseer snt this for Mr. Newell porsevcre 10 bis
marty like efforts TO save the Treasury RON the
greedy hands Of hungry poltdc'aosi
Deemins IL imporssns " couvict some one eessdes
the Auditor, the majority atemps q imJusn he char
acter OF the late Wing Suoo,iasens. nc the bret
section OF Mr. Gsth-r's division But 10 do %, they
subject themselves to the charge OF sross uufahuess
and Injustice Mr. Oothout entered Into the contract
referred to- not merts with the asssHt ~ Nc assher,
but b. his speciai atrscioa Nos ths fass brought
out by verbsl but by ~rtsp ,esspony IL 10 recorded
officially and was exhibited IN pAck and white ~ he
Canal Board But when Ms. Cooh moved TO Amesd
the resoutioH O. state shs fact 80 Il exisesd The
majority voted IL down They we're willing 70 charge
delinquency upon poiicsi opp insnt who Old nothing
snd who had the poser 70 do nothiap) shioh hs was
not ndeo TO do by bis superior Bat - vas
vasbing affair tar tho real cup hs Ssre conc~rn-
ed, il was highly important To cast rsprosoh sons-
where, slough thu vicsims, like the iate Wnig
Superintendent and Auoitnr N-~e, wore endrely In
nocent OF the deiipqueBcits which the Board ves
called upon 10 punish
The resuis of ,nis whole thing you'd be farce II IL
did not serious consequences 20 the State and 70
the people. n Canal Sapssintsadonts msy sqaandsx
the public money--lf Csosl Comm'ssoness may In
creass their exposes for repairs 81 par cent IT, under
the OF men thus y tina sarpias rev.
enues Of the Canals can sink from S9o00o0 10 100000
per sppum-if ali shs th,ogs may Do doae 9th iu-
punsy and unrebuked, IL can only be because No have
fa en- upon ge and evil times All these hnss ssut
happened and yet The Canal Board, ~ish Mr. Ne~slls
eIabor ate Presensment before them, sravely resolve
initiation of she survivors NJ stea no sat vposous thai
"ro one is to bsmsr The psooa. no saver, WI re-
turn different verdict Albany Evening Journal.