The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1852-04-15
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ne nrsl water got al i0egethebus oo"u'
The issue Of certificates TO contractors
I he following scene is amoug the recor
ded proceedings:
Mr.. Mather moved To adopt an order
for issuing the certificates
THE Comptroller. Mr.. Wright, de
sired the mnver of the resolution to ex'
plain how it could be carried out it pas
sedl He said he would issue the scrip
if it could be done legally. But he de
sired gentlemen to explain the manner
aud method in which they proposed to
have it done. They must not expect
him 10 viuare and trample on the law
of the land. Fer his own part. he did
not believe the resolution contemplated
legal course of action. There was
money in The treasury To pay all just de
msnds against the State. There was no
need of issuing scrip when there was
abundance Of money in the treasury To
meet their claims.
Mr.. Mather desired the comptroller To
state why the money was not then paid
QUIZ
Mr.. Wright said it was not for him to
say. If it was unjnslIy withheld, we
had courts of law which we're open to any
parties who considered themselves ag.
grieved. He was not to be driven from
his course by this outside clamor. Great
frauds were complained oi in the canal
lettings; he believed. himself, they were
most iniqmtous and corrupt.
Mr.. Marhe- asked the Comptroller if
he charged him aud his Democratic col
league, who took part in the lettings,
with fraud aud c0rrupliuul
Mr.. Wright did not come here to in
dulge in personalities. He made no as.
sauts ON individuals. On the contrary
at an eF rIy day, as the gentleman we'll
knew, he had placed resolution on the
records, exhmneraung his colleagues fiom
blame. They should be satisfied with
that. Since then. be had learned more
Ofthe canal lettings. and had found them
iniquitous and corrupt. He could not,
and would not defend them. No honest
man could justify them,
Mr. Mather. "Did you not advise
those let,ingsl"
Mr.. Wright. mo. sir, never"
MIR. Mather IL charge that the comp.
troller did advise them. asked ,he ad.
vice myself, and he endorsed what he
now pron0unces fraudulent aud cor.
rupt."
Nv Wright. IL pronounce tho whole
statement false entirely aud unmi,gat
edly false"
Some explanations here took place.
Mr.. Malher said he did not claim that
the Comptroller had endorsed every do
tail ofthe lettings, hut he had advised in
general what was done.
Mr.. Wright again pronounced it Who'll
ly untrue.
Mr.. Mather. "Did you not advise tc
let the contracts before the first Of Jan
uary-did not You a lvise us To secure
portion of the work for Democratsl"
Mr.. Wright; diJ--but advised n,
man to make collusive bargains will
: the wings to secure either object tool
no part in the lettings. | Intentional,
closed my ears against tho subject.
was perhaps the most ignorant individ
ual in the State on the subject. In repI,
To questions from Democrats in tn,
Board. | simply advised them to obraiI
a share Of the contracts nr Democrats
: III it could be- done legally and properly
But never dreamed Of advising bargain
with Wings.
: Mr. Malher thought tho memory o
the Comptroller was very short.
New YoRK CANALS The Albany Reg
lister, of Saturday, states that the cana
commissioners. in view ofthe continue,
unIavorable weather, have It in contem
plaion to postpone the day for openinl
the canals To the 22d or 25lh inst.
LAND SLIDE.-The Cincinnati En-
qnirer states that vast quantity Of land
several acres in extent, bofdering on the
Mississippi, ct Iron Banks, caved or slid
Into the river last week, and disappear.
ed.
A Greek maiden being asked what
fortune she would bring hor husband, re
piled in the following beautiful and for
cibls languages:
81 will bring him what gold canno,
purchase "a heart unSpotted and virtue
without a stain which is all that de.
cended to me from my parents"
u The Louisiana Legislature has
abolished the usury laws. aud enaced q
law exempting homesteads TO the value
of 81 900. besides $3.50 worth of funrni
ture, the library, &C., from seizure for
debt.
VAn elderly bookseller in Paris, one
Of the oldest fashioned routine school ,on
being asked the other day for the New
French Costitution," replied that "he
did not sell periodicals."
tVOne Of the curiosilies Of the Ok.
ford Anatomy School is the skeleton of a
woman who had ten husbands. and was
hanged, at the age of thirty six, for the
murder Of four of them,
IN Alabama il is an indiciabe offence
toplay cards in public place." 1t has
been decided in late case, that playing
in the woods, out Of sight of house, and
of the road, is not "public place"
~ A couple were recently married in
Henry county. Kentucky, whose ages
were as follows; The gentleman II, aud
the lady 10. Their parean ought'to be