The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1852-11-06
The People and thcf;. R'axns,

the lcadcrs of the ''Democracv" to en-
list the sympathies Of the ''dear people"
and to calole them out OF their votes, a
pretended care of their financial inter-
ests stands pre-eminent; it is asserted at
every fitting opportunity, and pressed
with pertinacitv, which would deceive
''the very elect" were it not that this
extraordinary "care" grows into Won
drous negligence whenever one Of those
"/eaders" sees fitting opportunity to
line his own pocket; then the love CT
public "plckngs" universally gets the
upper hand. and the financial interests
OF the people subsidies into a secondary
consideration, albeit professions are ur-
ged with as much vehemence as ever.
We think that an Instance in point
exists at the present Time AN instance
in which the people Of Cecil county are
largely interested; and sense Of our
duty as conductor OF one of their pa.
rers, forbids that we should pass it by
in silence.
The questions have been coming TO
us from various quarters: NV hat about
the Rail road Taxes y viii they be
paid !" and when will they be paid"
And in view Of these interrogatories we
call upon the County Commissioners
and the secret managers ofths business,
to speak out and let the people know the
present state Of @cgotiatinny.
We happen to know that the Rail
road company have prof'rrd terms of a
settlement accompanied by the offer of
large sum of money. Now, what we
want is, that the people should know
about this. Are the County Commits
soncrs aware Of the state Of the case
or, are they too, kept in the dark by the
managers of this business, who are
scheming to get a urge s'ice from tie
loaf! Come out, gentlemen; and let
the people know what the Offer is. 1t
is The business of the public, and public
opinion should be brought TO bear 1t. a
large amount of money IS involved; it
al rcts the interests of every tax payer,
and the interests of the people should
no, be sacrificed Tor the ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
of individuals.
We call upon the people to look into
his matter; it is of great concern to
them and they have RIGHT to know if
the terms have been rejected, or &C
cepted; or if the parties to whom
the offer has been made are only shuf-
.t1ng it OFF, til! they see by what means
they can make most out Of it for their
own pockets. The offer made, we UNI
derstand comprehends ''lndemnity for
the past and security for the future,'
and we repeat and re-urge that il should
be made known.
We have regarde this whole matter
with much interest. Till within about
n year it was, on the part of the county,
in the hands of lawyers, who having
been elected to office had to surrender
it TO others. We regarded with inter-
est the manGuvreing by which the case
was taken from young lawyer who
had been given the management of it,
much after the fashion that big dog
taxi bone from smaller one; and
we have not since forgotten the case.
Heretofore hundreds of dollars have
gone to the Unsuitable mars of lawyers
and for costs in this business; three hun
dred dollars as fee in hand were lev
led in the last levy, for the party that
last 'grabbed the bone,' and now an
offer to pay, made by the Company and
sometime standing, is not accepted. in
order that somebody may pocket thou.
sands more of the tax money, by keep
ing it longer in the courts.
Look to this matter, citizens! Keep
the case in court still and costs, e,rpen-
ses, I"wyers' GEOGRAPHICALLY if tina
one third about which mention was
made some time ago, is taken from the
county--to say nothing OF the three
hundfedjnst levied, may leave the coun-
ty mach worse off than if the offer now
made were accepted; supposing that the
managers wereto "wage succesyuIlaw;"
but who does not know that there is
nothing more uncertain than law SUIT.
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