The Belmont chronicle, and farmers, mechanics and manufacturers advocate. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1848-1855, 1854-09-01
The Statesman's Slanders about Mr.. Blicks
ensderfer.

The following article from the Cleveland
Leader of Saturday last would have received
earlier attention but for the absence Of the Sc
nior editor. We now transfer il 20 our columns
with full endorsement Of all the facts so far
as they have any public interest or notoriety-
Mr.. BLIcKENsDERFER was faithful. intelligent,
and honest public servant, just such man as
the people will always prefer in their service
when left to their unbiased choice. The
public money will never be wasted in his
hands, nor the public service neglected. We
anticipate his triumphant election with salts
faction, notwithstanding the miserable Sian
ders of the Statesman and the other presses of
the Slave Democracy who sustain the present
impotent and wastcfu Board having charge
of our Public Works:
1t is time to perforate and collapse false
hood that began the size of a bladder, and has
been swollen by the breath of lies to the d.
menson of balloon.
It is charged, in the Columbus Statesman, D,
copied by the pro-slavery press OF the State,
that Jacob Blickehsdef fer, the Republican can
didate for Board of Public Works, while act
ing as Canal Commissioner and drawing a
salary from the State, was employed at the
same time as Chief Engineer Of the Steuben-
vile 81 Newark Railroad, at salary of $3,-
600 per year; thus neg gecting his official du-
ties, for the employment of a railroad. This
is the SUBSTANCE OF the allegation, worked in
| to various shapes to suit the different localities
where told.
! We have been at some trouble to ascertain
the facts, and now possess the documents
that authorize us to brand the whole charge
as base forgery, invented and circulated for
n fraudulent and malicious purpose. Mr..
Blickensderfer's term Of office us member of
the Board of Public Works expired OH the
18th Of April, 1850. He was succeeded by
Manypenny. In March he was rendered the
post of Chief Engineer of the Steubenvile &
Newark railroad, and urged to enter forth
with upon the duties. This he declined do
ing, until after the expiration of his Official
term. and settlement with the State. On
the first day Of Mayor Is days after he was
relieved by Manypenny, and no longer in the
employ of the State, he accepted the propo-
sition Of the railroad company. Thus the
charge that he was under pay or hire Of the
s. Il ". road, while Canal Commissioner, is
dashed on the.rock of TRUTH and smashed i'm
to ten thousand fragments. Mr. B. became
a Canal Commissioner in April, lS45, and
served the State faithfully for FIVE years. He
had charge of the Ohio Canal and it's trbuta-
ries. Forrer managed the Western Canal
and its branches. They were acting mem
bers. Mr.. o. Follett was the the President
Of the Board, unit, succeeded by Hamn in
the spring of ls49 Mr.. b. .ound the Ohio
Canal in miserable repair. fie kept it and
left il in better condition than it had ever been
since its construction. He made more reve-
enue to the State, than it had done since or
before his superintendence.
But to prevent quibbles and falsehoods, we
will here state all the railroad surveying Mr.
B. ever did while Canal Commissioner.
Before the location Of the Central Ohio road, !,
from Wheeling to Newark and Columbus,
via GAINESVILLE, a committee Of the citizens of
Cadiz employed Mr.. B. to run an experiment
tai survey from Urhichsville, in Tuscarawas,
near his residence. via Cadiz, TO Wheeling.
Daniel Kilgore, Wing, and Judge Dewitt,
Democrat. composed that committee. sir. D
commenced the survey on the iAsh Of Aag-
ust, ls4S, after his August qaartsrly settle
ment with the State had beeHmade, and when,
he had few weeks Of unemployed leisure at
his disposal. He made the survey in fort@
night, and received as compensation therefore
the sum of his personaa expenses while on'ths
route, amounting to $S4,50. With this ex-
ception, he devoted the whole five years to
the State, at the low salary Of $1,000 perl
year, to which was added $500 per year for
travelling excuses by the Democratic Legisla-
turs that sat after his term Of efiice expired
IF the Statesman, where the falsehood first