The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1858-11-05
VOL. 2, NO. Ia.

VOL. 2, NO. Ia.
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State. But notwithstanding this prohibition.
we VIII see what canIbe done. We will sell
the public works, and we will insert in the con-
r tract a stipulation that the purchaser, as part ot
,"e'r price, shall pay you half a million of dol
id!S ana take e7at amount of pour stock Tb;s
"'i come 10 tiie same thing precisely as If the
! STATE herself bad subscribed, since il will ,aka
''aii million out of her pocket and put il ;rto
yours You may tellthe judges that we did nat
subscribe, and perhaps they will fjrret ths
J PTincipie, that we do ourselves what We oct a.
mother TO DO tor Us, especially when we nav
MN Tor doing II. But any qubble, # YOU can
MAKE II serve the tarn will be worth cooJ
oaii million to you, and work loss The same
amount 10 the people. Let the experiment hs
fnape.'' 20
Aud it was made. It remains for vou - do
termine heherthe constitution shall 6a,vioJ;ea-
ted, or whether this paltry evasion sfa triumnb
over IT, T."
+. lfany one OF these outrages upon the CON
s'hntion be palmer than aao,her, the pIainest rs
al IS PfrPetfated upon that provision which for
oils TIE State 10 become loiDt owner with lor
iH)any corporation. II this means ANYTIME. i
means that The State shall not under anv circnm-
stances embark with corporation in any bpsi-
! ur>s, oT have any estate or Interest ia propertv
winch is al the same time owned Ia part bv q
c2fPofatlon But mark what has been done bara
! grant IS made To- the Suaburv and Erie Com
P2ny OF all tae canals. But they are not sold
ott ana oGt. Iiar STATE reserves an interest
S"e ana tiie company are partners in the sale
WHich thp company IS 70 make on Joint account
ihe reserved interest oftne State NAV ba tbns
shown in figures:
Estimated vaIur Of canals so 50n ooo
Bonds OF Sudbury < Erie Company 3,5o0.000
86,0oo,ooo
toT selling 100000
Clear interest Of The State $l,5O0,00o
The State IS joint owner by the terms of the
contract to the extent Of nearly half the valpe of
the works, IL our estimate of The value be risbt.
and aJoInt owner to some extent, no matter What
be the true vaIne. suppose need not make
an argument to prove that when person agrees
TO pat his property into the hands Of another
with power 10 sell, aad stipulation for divi-
ding he proceeds, the original owner has still
an estate IN IT. | cannot anticipate what ans
wer may be gwen by this counsel, but I think T
know what the court viii say.
cipaied that t1iS 9pathis point is made more
would 90 into partnership with co. f14af me
aud h-nce the prohibition. The SIX millions of
snrpIus which these canals ought 10 have pro-
ducel are sunk to half a million BY the private
ana ciantestine sales which the company has
made Il is very certain that The highest price
has not been obtained for them; aud the compa-
ny. in its report 20 the governor, does not say
ti5at il even tried to get their value.
One more suggestion is all that have time 10
make. Your minds will probably come TO the
conclusion that the real actual sale OF the canals
was not made TO the S. & E. Co., but BY that
company to the several other corporations who
now have them. The S. & E. Company was
then the mere agent OF the Commonwealth IN
making sale o her property. l must ask your
attentive consideration ofthe queslon-what
right had the legislature to delegate such pow
er to an irresponsible corporation, and pay such
enormous bonds IN pubiic money and public
credit
| nave said good deal about the injustice
done to ths State in this sale. | do not expect
YOU to s., il aside merely because it Is contrary
to those principles Of natural justice which lie
outside Of the constitution. Ne must fail ifit
! be consistent with the requirements OF that IN
| strnneut But insist, that we are entitled to
! have It's words construed according 10 their fair
| intent and tue meaning. Such a construction
| lorbids the frauds which have been perpetrated
il this case, and justlieS YOU in Tendlng the prey
/ from the spoilers. | soIemnly trust that you
will lift the Commonwealth out Of the dust in
which she has been trampled, wipe the shame
| from her brow, and give her the assurance of
your sympathy and protection
This paper is long, for want OF time 10 make
! II short In some matters q hope none that are
very u,ateria)it may be inaccurate, because 1
have not had all the papers. did not intend TO
overstai. nY case, for L know that would wea-
ken it. Some expressions may seem harsh; |
meant them only to be just. In case like this,
something must be pardoned to the natural fee
lag Of Indignation; the odlum spolintoris is
4 lawful even in Judge. have called fraud by
its right name. We must all learn, sooner or
later. TO look even the members of the legisla-
ture in the face, and tell tht%r firmly that their
evil is not good Who is there so base as to
wish this enormous wrong unredressed! If any,
speak, fer him have | offended.
]. S. BLACK.
Hrs HoMg REcoRD.-WEsTLEY FRosT, the
Democratic candidate for Canal Commissioner,
received in Brownsville Borough, where he