The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-09-11
The Appointment of Canal Trustee.

The Appointment Of Canal Trustee.
The appointment of Puett, Gov. Wrights
brother-in-law, as Canal Trustee, we have al
ready spoken of in proper terms. Several Old
Line papers have been endeavoring to defend
this appointment, by saying Puett had once
before filled the office, and had give eminent
satisfaction. This is VIGOROUSLY untrue. If
he ever gave satisfaction in any one particular
we have yet to hear the case The Madison
Banner is entirely correct when it says:
Puett filled the office a while ago and PROV
ed himself therein careless and utterly inconi-
petent. He demonstrated himself to be not at
all the man for the place. He showed no ac-
tivity, energy or efficiency whatever. His Of
fetal term was an entire blank so far as the
interests of the State were concerned. What
on earth then induced the appointment of
such an incapable? Simply this: he IS Coz.
WYIghts brotber-in-law. That's what made
him acceptable to Gov. Wright, with whom
overlooking the claims of several capable appli-
cants, the subscribing of the public good is no
thing, but the subscribing of the pockets of
himself or of relative is everything.
This end of the canal has never received
that watchfulness and care which have made
the sections above Terre Haute so valuable as
an artery of commerce. Our interests have
been most grossly overlooked or sighted
Evansville, the most important city on its
whole route in this State, and at the Southern
terminus of the Canal, instead of receiving the
immense benefits she had expected and had
every prospect of realizing, has really been in
jured by the canal-and yet it was actually
through the efforts Of her citizens that the canal
was ever built below Terre Haute. Our citi-
gems had hoped, that as there was vacancy in
the office of Canal Trustee their earnest pray
ers would be answered, and citizen of Evans
vile appointed to the vacancy. But Gov
Wright has despised their petitions, and ap-
pointed man who had been tried in the same
Office and found wanting, and whose sole re-
said Gov. Wright!
Perhaps we are a little indebted to the Old
Liners of Evansville for this result When
the name Of the very best citizen of Evansville
for the Office had been brought forward, and it
was hoped that as his name had been mention
ed unconnected with party politics, an united
effort would be made by citizens to have him
appointed, and thus obtain a Trustee from this
place-the Old Line clique here rose up to a
man, and cried out that none but one of their
own party should be appointed. The Endui-
rer insisted upon one ofthis clique who is in no
manner fit for the position, being the man. A
number of the party supported another Old
Liner, and petitions were sent to Gov Wright
for at least two persons from his own party
How far this operated ON him to prevent him
making any appointment from this city we dc
not know-but presume it afforded him an ex-
cuse for not making any appointment from this
place, for fear it would make bad feelings in
his own party herel Now the Enquirer is
severely handling him for despising the claims
of Evansville. Had the Enquirer and the Old
Liners acceded to our suggestion, when we
urged upon citizens to unite upon one man
irrespective of party feelings and push for
ward his claims, they would have at least had
the satisfaction of knowing they were not tt
blame for the accompaniment of Trustee
ffom this city. AS it is, Gov. Wright probab
ly feels he has somebody with whom tC
share the responsibility.