Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-04-04

1We beg leave to say to the editor Of the
|"Cfisisn that the article in hls issue % 10 day
ou he Canal question, and the propriety cf de
aclibn Of The Lagislaihre o. the leasing project
is not such 4, one as The public had reason to
expect, ia view of the burning indignation ex-
pressed in the last "Crisis, y and the promise Of
an able and Intellectual expose in the present
number. Gov. MEDARY owed il to himself, af-
ter what he said last week, to make such an ex-
position Of his views, and what was best to be
done with the canals, as would be valuable and
useful to the Legislature; and his omission 70 do
80, and the pottifogging dodge 10 the "csisis''oi
to-day will not serve to convince the people that
tho first article in hls paper was prompted by
any special desire to benefit the State or the
people
The Statesman has advocated tho reform 10
canal management ever since the present editor
has had charge Of it, and that without regard to
who approved or who condemned his course.
Many leading Republican papers have unwilling
ily fallen into the views of the Statesman, and
this fact the "Crisis," very unkiudly and
uniustly, refers to, in a way to damage the
Statesman, II possible; and last week, we were by
inference in the "CTisis" charged with advoca
ting the "biogest swindis" ever attempted on
the people OF Ohio. We specially call Gov.
MEDARY's attention to these matters, and shall
expect in hs next number recantation of his
improper allusions to US, and strict justice
in the premises
Gov. MEDARY pledged hi mself, last week, to
raise company who would pay the State $780,
600 year for these canals. In his issue Of to
day he ia silent on that subject, and seems per
feotly delighted that bid has been put in by
JoE CoorrR for $4,000. and actually claims
the credit Of it, We do not know how that is;
but can state fact. We were in the State
House, yesterday. during the morning session.
when COOPER, in course Of conversation proposed
to US to join him in his bid, and be ''one Of
three or four practical canal men, whom he
wanted to enlist in the enterprise. We declin'
ed, remarking to him that we would have
nothing to do with Il. During the conversa-
tion, we told COOPER that we had learned thai
he was at the head Of the Company that
Gov. MEDARY had pledged the Legislature hs
would raise, but observing that his bid was only
500. 900 year, we of course must be mistaken
since the Governor had promised $4,000 pei
year. CooFEa replied that be had not seen OF
heard from the Governor for long time, ant
the idea of The "Old Wheel Horse" becoming
canal man appeared to amuse ''Honess OLE
JoE."
During the day the "Chief of the Muskrats'
and the Governor met, and the "Crisis" thi
morning is delightedrat the prospect of CooP
ER g bid going through, and has not word o
denunciaton for the mode Of bidding directly +
the Legislature, which, last week, was so odi
Gus !
The chief reason why the HOuso passed upo
and received the direct proposition Of EVERETT
MEDBERY q Co. was because the Board o
Public Works had pursued such course in th
management of the canals as to induce mem
bers to believe that they would not in good iait
carry out and execute the law for public lie,
ting. 10 the Senate, yesterday, in Committe
Of the Whole, the bill was 80 amended as {
provide for public letting, to be executed b
the Governor, Auditor and Treasurer of Stat,
and thus the bill was referred to select com
mittee. This important fact Governor MEpAR
does not even notice, but leaps ahead of th
action OF the Senate, and has the bill returne
to the House, with JOE cooPRa's bid of 500
OOO in 1t, upon which the Crisis says: 1.-THE in
preston preDaiis that the House ,oiR not hesitat
unless some one sfiH bids Aigher;;" and Goyernc
MEDARY will not bid higher, although he prom
ised to do so last week! 4. f- lEt u -
We may venture the opinion, that the Legis
lature will, before it adourns, lease the canals
either directly to some responsible company
(Which we think win be done) or provide for
public letting, 10 be superintended by the Cove
no. and other State officers. In either even
the policy the Sta tesman has unwayeringIy ad
vocated will be carried out by the representa-
tiVes of The people; and, therefore, we are COL
tent.