Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1873-02-21
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No Escape.

No Escape.
The corrupt members who traiticl,ed in
Credit Mobilier, aud their confederates who
are complicated with other jobbery, are siriv-
ing 10 confuse the public mind and hope to
escape the deserved penalty of their crimes By
raising false issues. They have the effronterv
to say that it was legitimate for members Of
congress to deal in stocks the profits of which
depended upon their votes But even if this
assumption were well founded. it would have
no application 10 the Credit Mobilier case
And the distinction utterly DESTROYS -all the
lame defence which has been set up by the
johhers.
Colfax, Dawes, Garfield, Kelley, Wilson,
Allison, Scofeld, Bingham, and the other
spectators, were bribed when they were to
buy Credet Mobilier stock at par, which ut
that time was worth 300 or $50, and to paw
for II out of the dividends. 1t has been prov
ed that mostsof them paid no money at ALL
but IN fact received large consideration, af-
fer having redeemed the cost of the stock
from the vast dividends that were distributed
SO much is clear, and in this fact lies their
crime.
1t would have been bad enough If they had
invested money bona tide originally, and then
voted legislation to benefit the investment.
But they did no such thing. They knew tie
transaction was corrupt from the start, and
would not bear the light of day. Hence every
one of these traders concealed his ownership
behind the name of Cakes Ames, and denied it
when exposure threatened disgrace That fact
of itself is moral proof of fraud. Why hide
what was proper.2 Why receive the dividends
in secret?
1t is remarkable that all these operations in
Credit Moblier were "about the same time, -
that the dividends were distributed with like
coincidence, and finally, that the public den-
ais were simultaneous. This concert is damn
ing. 1t completes thescircle of guilt There
is no escape from it.-N Y. Sun.
CHESAPEAKE AND ONO CANAL BOARD "A
meeting of the Board of Directors Of the Ghesa-
peake and Ohio Canal Company was held
Thursday, at Barnum's City Hotel, Baltimore.
A. P. German, Esq, president, in the chair,
and full board present. as follows M
Ranncp,J G-iBerrctt, G. NJ. Watkins, D. S.
Biser, Geo S. Brown and G. Meredith. There
was also present, Gov. Whyte John W Davis,
State Treasurer, and Levin Woolfcrd, State
Comptroller. The President presented the fol-
lowing report, which was read
During the past month the ordinary winter
repairs have been pushed forward as rapidly
possible. The extraordinary cold weather
has however retarded the work, particularly
on the upper portion of the line, but within
the last fifteen days the various superiuten-
dents have been directed to employ large
number of extra hands, and have all the neces-
snry repairs completed by the fifth day of
March. so that navigation may be resumed by
the first instant. Since the last meeting of the
hoard bill was introduced into each house
of Congress Of the United States for the i'm
provement of the harbor of Washington, which
among other provisions, authorized the cor
poration sought to be created to take possess
sion of that portion of The canal from Seven
teenth street, in Washington city, 10 Congress
street, in Georgetown, together with all other
property of the company between said points
The bill having been referred to the Committee
on the District of Columbia the entire dele
cation in both houses of Congress, together
with Col. J. G. Berrett, and myself, appeared
hefDre the committee and entered an. earnest
petition against its passage, and it affords me
3lcasnre to inform the board that tie commit
fee of both houses declined to report the bill.
rs this company is deeply interested in the
proposed improvement Of the harbor of Wash
ington, respectfully recommend thata com
mitiee Of three be appointed to confer with lhe
Board Of Sewerage, created by act Of Congr~,
as we'll as the Governor and Board of Public
Works Of the District of Columbia, with the
view of making some equitable arrangement
by which the contemplated improvementmay
ac made, without seriously affecting the rights
OF this company.
A T GoRNAE, President
Ia conformity to the above report, the presi-
dent and Mcssrs. Berrett and Bannon wereap-
pointed to represent the interests of the cont
pany before Congress and the Government Of
the District Of Columbia. The board consd-
cred the question of tolls, and the report of
the committee, with their recommendation
will be presented to the stockholders on Tues
day next. After the transacting a large amount
of routine business the board adjourned TO
meet in Annapolis on Tuesday, March II.
The stockholders of the Chesapeake and 0.
Canal Company met at Annapolis on Tuesday
last The report of the committee recommend
ing an increase of FIVE cents per ton on coal
was approved by the board Of public works
and the stockholders. This places the tolls on
coal for 1873 at 81 cents, instead of 46, as at
present.