Columbia weekly news., 1859-04-07
.Mss Dsrssorskis attorney had u sayon

the subject, there can be no conf
dence unless both. h.sides of the question
is discussed = L.
Mr.. Dor.fy, the tattorneF Ffa paws,
Smart, aua Canwen,l i stEsd ,hat
In order fhs4 there shoold Be sconA>s
dence in the matter, he would tell them
what he had told their committee when
they applied to him on the subject. He
told them that he would make no pro-
misses till he got a Judgement in his
favor, for the benefit Of his clients, who
have not, nor ever have had, the least
thought ofseling the ditch. You (thc
stockholders), and We the creditors
have been deceived, we have been ma
liciously misrepresented for purposes,
we do not feel called ap,n to expos G
my clients ,as we'll as all the other credi-
tors feel dissatisfied, that enc particular
creditor should have such great advan-
tage over all the Others, as the lease,
liebs, and mortgages, which Donnell &
Parsons have, on the entire property Of
Jour Company gives them.
Is It any wonder that they are dissa>
tisied, the organization Of your Com
pany appears to be dead letter, your
officers all appear to be Unidentified, With
Donnell & Parsons.
Your enterprise which only few
month since, was considered to be one
of the greatest works in the State.
What has become Of it, Why it is
nearly dead And who killed it: He
do rot say that they have been deceived
withcnt having good grounds for saying
80. 1t was told US when We lent our
money. that we were the 6rst creditors
holding security on the ditch but
to our surprise we found that Donnell &
Parsons had lien of $4,000 against it.
With respect to .ho5e gentlemen and
Mr. Goodrich, they appear to be all as
one if all was fair and clear, how is that
the accounts have not been published
as they should have been? is the mere
say 50 of Mr.. Goodrich, all that. is
necessary to carry on works Of q
magnitude such as yours'
Then with reference to the tax title,
if there IS any one thing more than
another which shows bad faith, j. was
the conduct of certain parties in connec-
ton with that affair. Mr.. Davis told
me that be would buy the ditch and hold
i: for the benefit Of all the creditors, till
the taxes were paid, but no. Mr.. Par
sons had found a gentleman who would
pay the money, and hold the ditch as
security till it was paid, thinking that
it was some one not connected with the
Company. We did not object to that
arrangement but to our surprise it
was bought by Donnell & Parsons
themselves. What was their object for
SO doing !? If that title had masured in
their hands, they would have cut out
every other creditor 10 the company and
would have been whole and sole propri-
etors of Jour ditch.
! We were willing to take the money
in payment for the loan for the taxes
oft Of the FIRST proceed Of the ditch, but
no, Doonell Parsons must have $4,000
FIRST. [ don't know how such facts may
appear TO you. But such conduct
shakes my confidence in the integrity of
the gentlemen concerned, and in order
to prevent there obtaining possession Of
the ditch, he( Mr. Dorsey went and paid
the taxes on his own responsibility.
He was not little astonished to
hear the President Of the Company
assert that..any man who would prevent
Donnell & Parsons from obtaining a
lease of the ditch was mean enough to
smother or cruelty his friend. Was that
language such as should issue from the
mouth Of gentleman holding the Office
Of President Of your company, towards
those who have helped you with their
capital, but who objects to let any
one favored creditor have everything,at
the expense Of all the other creditors.
Then again; there is a gentleman
present at this meeting, who Informed
| me that Mr.. Goodrich had said, that it
was his intention to pay Mr.. Davis, be-
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