Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-01-31

management of tho work has been directly to
repress its utility and profit, least its success
might interfere with the revenues Of the Bal
timore and Ohio Railroad.
In that manner the State has robbed thou.
sands, who, trusting to her good faith, invested
their funds in the construction Of the canal, OF
in business depending for its success on the
integrity of the States management of its trust
Il is not extravagant to say that the result
in ten years, OF such action In the premises as
these bondholders pray, would be to at least
double the valuo of every acre of land in
Maryland, from the District line to the upper
terminus Of the canal for ten miles back from
the work. 1t would thus increase the aggre-
gate wealth of the people Of the State in a sum
far greater than that which she has invested
in the canal up to this time to say nothing Of
the almost incalculable value to the business
prosperity Of our fellow citizens of the District
of Columbia, which such change would be.
Messrs. Pelton, whitney, and Valk.-We
fnd the following letter in late number of
the New York Tribune. It has reference to
letter from Mr.. Pelton to constituent, that
not long since got into the newspapers. 1t
embraced a severe attack on the course Of his
two colleagues, named above, on the Speaker
ship question. We are glad to find Mr.. p
stepping forward thus to make them an appro-
pirate amend: -.....
WASHINGTON, Jan. "a, 1856
Nv An Snr II ~
prised to find in the Tribune of the 22d inst
my letter Of the Both ult., as l had supposed
that its publication had been suppressed.
Although no blame whatever can be i'm
puted to you for its appearance, l had net for
a moment seriously entertained the thought of
allowing the letter to be published, ut least
not that portion of it appearing to reflect upon
the political character of either Of my col
leagues ~.
Since it has appeared, it is due that should
say that exceedingly regret that any personal
allusion to my colleagues, Messrs. Whitney
and Walk, should have found their way into
the columns of any newspapers. As to whatcv-
er may have said in the letter, / in no wise
intended to impugn their character as an in.
telligent and independent representatives.
Those gentlemen and myself have differed
upon questions involved in the election of
Speaker, yet have entertained toward them
-,
and have not questioned their honesty or pa
triotism in the course that they have thought
proper to pursue in our present contest.
The difference between Us is merely political,
and as have never regarded them otherwise
than as honorable men, it is an act of common
justice that the above explanation should
appear In the same paper in which my former
letter was published.
Very respectfully your obsdient servant,
GUY X. PELToN
Doctors Disagreeing 1t seems that all is
not unanimity in the district of the Hon Mt
Giddings with reference to the course of his
colleague, Mr.. Campbell. In the course of
our recent newspaper reading we find in the
Ashtabula Telegraph the following comments
upon Mr.. C.'s position, which we republish
only that our readers may see that there are
persons in the Ashtabula district who do not
square their consciences precisely by the
views of Mr.. Giddings:
"HoN. L. D. CAMPBELL hestand taken by
this gentleman is one which every true Ameri-
can must approve. From the first, a promi-
nent candidate for Speaker, when no found
that he drew of votes, which, if given to
others, might add to the probabilities of the
election of Speaker, he withdrew his name
from the contest. Of his strong anti slavery
sentiments, no one who has watched his course
In the House can doubt. Unawed by frowns,
he has pursued the course Of a freeman, and
a true representative Of free constituency
when he saw that an organisation could not
be effected, he was willing to lay aside his
personal preferences, in order to effect it,
His address, in declining any longer to be
candidate, will long be remembered by the
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self to any party, that he would grant them
particular favors or give up principles, which
he held as sacred, and believed to be based
on the welfare of the country, he freely gave
up the honors Of Office, and retired to the
ranks. As such he ever will be remem-
bered by the Americ an people. Esteemed and
honored by his friends and respected by his
opponents, he must remain as he is now is, one
OF "Ohio favorite sons" notwithstanding
the numerous efforts, which are new making
by those who are unable to appreciate his pa
triotism, to lessen him in public esteem.
Not long ago, these same persons were
laudlng him to the skies, for his noble stand
on the Nebraska question He stands there
shll, but cannot think and act with them in
all things, and is willing to suffer from such
attacks as long as he is confident of being
right. We admire the stand he has taken
and believe that he will be sustained by the
nifty" -
Fort Smelling Reservation 1t has been
decided, by the Commissioner of the Genera al
Land Office, that, in view of the interests OF
third parties which exist, and the entire alb.
sence of any positive proof of combination
to interfere with the public sale at Stillwate
Minnesota, on tho 18th of September, 1854, Of
lands within that part of the former Fort
Smelling Reservation which lies ON the lef,
bank of the Mississippi river, the suspension
Of the sales will be removed and the patents
issued thereon, except in cases to which spe-
cial objection is found. This decision is sub.
ject to the revision and approval of the Secre-
tary Of the Interior
OF lnterest.-There was quite an interest.
ing debate, in the House, this morning, upon
the responsibilities resting on the National