New-York daily tribune., 1858-04-17
THE MICHIGAN SOUTHERN CONTROVERSY.


THE MICHIGAN SOUTHERN C0NTRoNLR>l.
To the Edir u The y. !. Tritaae
Sir: IL viii be rec9ec.ed that Oh tne letL haIcA
cncular OF the Michigan Southern sud Northern H.
dana Railroad Company was Issued " BY order Oi the
Boerd requesting stocknO.ders who could not st@na
the approaching election 10 send their pro1 ee 20 me
Office either with without ,he .iGe OF tne person
whom they desired TO represent them, AMI -tai1s
that if sny proxies were returned n blalk the
" Board Of Directors would designate some one to
vote upon them tnst, few Gays subsequently,
npori,y or counter-cIcu.ar was ssued By ilr. JOIN
H. Jervis and two associses ucstiDg TIE pfo1le5
20 De- t-ht then; hat thercup"1 cOrre-ppuoei {
e1sued between .undry -tocknoders and Mr. Wa
cot, the TreSsurer ~ the Com lauy, "1cf deVe-
ute1 the f1c. that the Directors Woo lad voted ijr
M n, t, ,gyrs.-r a. 4. 900 .hs, y n- q, lr SAME
Ieivs aud asso'e Rad standing n hrir nsres -
bare reported BY the lieaaief or 20 shares D. eri oy
To Nj Wsieo. Published r:cr, gyius he. -c,' Mr Je[
ny,e lrud Drs-red 'hu. without caa'e ia'' th '-
t,ersy which M JeTyIs wsgag alsiusr his own Board
while ,hoyiIg he inJnce bis a,.ack. sudol'y svod"d
by T. dtelcG l .o1, sD 1 ~ Ht' S~.i.1dy '- os.i1
To- LIE Mr. J4-,i, r.os ~ ATTY tss IF Iie.
dave Lrenaq Poe; and manL-f ane 'rt
an vii 4ar with %, ta hi. controversy been my
-t,.mg YET abe bo~ ;he a-err OF the
s,Ocbnodes- snd 'he pr ,ty ~ me 'ohI Ny W." io Or
BY wTsnslDE between former nsnas-fs as U we
precise snare Of responsibility winch should ,'ia;h - - d.
d.cu.,,. ~ t-s
Unnecessarily uhust before the p1ble, sale ' ts.nme
that tie ruling motive IL nynug but dsin-Te-t'd pa oi-u
Euteitarug have long ,It ni.ted in silence 20
unjust nations rather thsn BY pnby nons
and AIOsps them, 90 the hazard % e,us c0Doyef-r
which could Dc the Company possible good AID winch ns
seriously ernbarrs, its opersiions B its e'i1eni m
iatsd by Iii inability rally more .au tSu ot of :wre sso
eat Dnet 70 hi. upp" Jaw 1T t. vent hs psen upon ne
public and ett, M a. bey, III EFT dcielse -
T Jer,is. a l~tier i, remarkable p,oduron. whole
tbos he held mos. Of the OFF e. that individual
DiTeclO
ree hurried through" the Board III way that gave very
e opportunity 20 judge o; or discuss The '1o" IN mort
ta Directors body, puppets ~ tbe hand Il
two or their nuinDef, ready TO rsy their au'
whether nsht q wrong sud a t" III d sIu en- 'ins o.
different such George Biss the lait Gov Macy
Cha Baer Hugh White Gov. Bsrry Jshn Wi2iI,on, D. H.
S. John f. D. Morgan Thoma. B,rot Hamilton Whit wm
BIWeles and otDeI: equal Is'Peetane ,t,, - ,,..
se, men, were really tru how JeIyi. quie'y
Dir three yesr' President IN 'cn bosd Ana
how far would showing bis Peculiar fines for th-
office President Of the Company # We should admit all a; be
ton he utterly without influence l. s1ch tie material Of
which leaders should be made
But Mr. Jery claims that the nsDrity which Authorized
The regular circular did by sPes OF sharp Pas neiay
Practice" and thai although six gentlemen yoted ioI H. hcy
Represented the but i've u tnt thirteen Dfe.o
Gentlemen ordinary intelligence rrefuned % know wiat
they when they and when sN Directors rd he
Lame III favor OF apcIOsoh assuming s,he'lS -
that they represent the views OF bat 'e tbs - however
qIaiIe winch The Directors must :.e among tne
selves; but II IS true that taoHy Oi he board re Pep'u
Mr. Jery why il tnat he 10 e. unwilling to trust
Nj Jeryi. excuses huse assisting upon the ground
that he supposed myself and Fri, nd octns proxies IL
holder re to my property mansged by those in whom
have confidence that preference is for 'hAIehodes
ced upon protect the the Corpor ion By ndu
.l iIca M Jews aHa his a:eaent with M the respect
which they entitled hall not hoSe}er be d..n & in"
s,fiSns up.npportr b, TIoof and which would r be
rac.d question Of recollection, OF yeaity between him
and large portion OF Ls letter l. tskeu up WIN 'a
tin only recollection He UNDERTAKES TO tel what d or
OF the Board different periods aud npon matters which
ar during association OF years not one o which p
ay any, dn ~ hnSy pbrs.e will Mr. JrTyi. mon sny such
his ale cations, relation mattrs winch
have no bearing the endns issue AS wh" he says ha h.
II estimates which objected to by Nh Ltchied a.
high likely prevent subscriptions rs If that
proper influence hi official scton or as # opinion
individual Director would justify nun III Pu''nsf'Iih all n'
reliable estimate
"eyaded hi inquiries to certain stock, OF whom wa
bought wha paid fo n for all that ni'rmren was
spread upon the Conpas books aud papers winch were
ways accessible to him. and could nave been supplied Dy any
c.Ik III the Once o.,
c.s as bsseless the OF vision when he
that December, 1854 applied to him TO sdvocae Pyin
SIS COO for extra raising money the Company"
The Of the Company msAv no all
any such application hayc inquired OF ,eyeTs o. the % d.
IT, and that nothne the kind ever occurred A. ih.
e for having defeated perhaps he vii be Kind fur
pish the proof which BE- base his seneut VIII taese
remarks oisuiss all petty insnnsons unsupported by
proof which I'm the sspe OF he eteT suua'ns a.
ounoe0 hey unworthy Of any lar rhd and whih can
be accounted Tor only by extreme malice or cNree cfedny
But Nil Jerv statements which ;est by
evidence Let zee how far they tally with hr
In my lormeI letter ItuateG bit Gd 4 Si'uhy 'ta,e
ha, MI JeIys estimates Chief Engine had been
ably Exceeded by the acttA co,t.
lie fake og aud dwell. upon this poiu detail, u doua
a,t,pts show that estimate furnished ~ hun b. Oi0
b.r 1855 of the amount required 20 hsn al the t'mpauys
works then IA pTosTess wa aWS,y ,osr eSiiAae H. Atds
that he find IT,, and that hr mast have REGARDED
nssSNcry informal PaTer Very ltkey he did OHt 'ne D
length upou their records date o., H. and il
r,,ia $7l2u6. the ota required th- OF
that month 10 com2ec al. the work Of tue Company
then in piogrs.. THESE isrts apPsaF in oims
u.t oi the Company dated 18th SEPTEMBER lis, thca
rpt,rrG upon tie minute. sud q Ji.lr. d. So, g.,
the City psrtr witch Ttpou s;A;e, tbs. trom
Ssi foI work labor AID aicr!a', 'de' - ~ interest,
naks total Of -i1:i16 paid up that dar .r work
f., --g .i6 Nh Jcr,,. We luow. tia. Til. vii.
thc attention OF he BoAri nadeT Nj M.l.oa. al
a. meeting ol tIe pctos l. eN1iL sue yti l'w n~ ia,
lost that ,simste II ie-'fed 20 Pe-c this H-I,
-1ctpo and WIKI h. -rrlst show
10. al actual -Ssop. niglt qsot, frli h., ps
cro- stations and foiu. t-.S er ali ,lnrsfr
with s report OF lss; noiA s.owilg he atua cost rN e
tlee g. ether opc. u.-r,y r-iun NJ J-,.
y ~ u,nt's oi tAc boaia have Aot u- say u.uuty
q 'hc pilse-ro a. ut.t- u.-iaArs
Ma je,, ,s,,, without quaitoaiiol iaai considerable
TaI II the rolling scs sul al tae acted oy
two os lr ,aasr Of IA' 90 the o ,0
suou.tus, a; pee he 's-.i, g olr sa1uV
J,r,i,, member ot to1n;''c o - Ffr.r4r j, -
to be us'as,n n ole' collection ~ 70 matter,
us.I iiudr. watch edu,td O. wl- are
u,t Nj JeNIs b. g. tLA 'hai D. a. uoy nay i. N
a''ers also ir-;i'l = "' 'h'- t- b. ~;--
sS.utue~
from ki.b { Lic.d,la r X. i.tea.ri Joan >.-,ssr .a
himself lido o.,e ~ Con- p4ay sane
time 'he hr oher ssr,rnir;. ~
Nj pT Road LAD puictssra soHr Cd; - so.s - =
collar 1ls catci va. uaae t.iir. my aos~uc-.
putity M. Jews. NI Snkst, aud DilcI D.rl.o.. az
ocAhoi.fs p.r,hAs-c potion % tie sock a. "a .... pa
r il iae Conesny ssie IL. 70 cep he purchasers 10