tlava been here a third time, conlraty lo j
ho political usage of my county Sir, tho
remark has beetfTrotifittj mjjince-lj'eetfj"
pied ihe floor bffore,4h'at I wit ha&R
ken ihcn wlthoiH.4SeT-8fled, 0iajirWtt5
liavo pcrniillfed nity'Tfee 1 i 8" b a Vx'ciled?
No, sir, I ssTd wliaVlVioirfhT, and aliHoiigh
1 spoke with fueling Anil sumo excitement,
yet I was then as cool as ever I was in my
Jjfe.Jjlid hot stand up and make .charges
wai'coutd not be proved; but 1 stood liete
as n representative of the peoplu, "and spoke
what-I. know io be true; and I should have
I ' .. .. .1 .... T
oeen uercuci in iuy uuiy, u i uau jiui jiumh
ted'l cbrtdplio'it and turned its bloated Vides:
to the. public gaze. Lknow, sir, it is.an un
pleasant thing tu attack" men In office, and
'my heart beat loudly', when 1 voted to turn
tout lllejJudges'of the court of Genera' Ses-
,aions, because I.knew il would bo consider
ed a disgrace upon them, by the world. And,
"sirr I ot.ly voted Yo the bill because the,
people b7 the cjty anil co'tfr.ty of Philadel
.phia ware almost utianimuus on (he subject.
Aly heart ibteUt almost, to remove Judge.
Anjhony, a'higldy honorable and respectable
fcentlein.a'rf.' Although 1 vVas opposed lb
Jlls relhoval, as throwing a stigma upon him,
yetTWas compelled to. vote for the repeal
-of the Nicholson court. Now, sir, I would
sk, what, does your Constitution say ! If
'the constitutional provision required that
you should wait till charges were prefered,
Vrhy you would never gel men out of office.
Sir,' the Constitution of the' State, the palla
dium of our ciyil and religious, liberty has
said that two-thirds .of this House,; and of
lle Senate, may remove Judges from the
Tench, though "they had never soiled the
"purity oflhe ermine'. Th e may be'remey
ed either with charges or without. Two-.
third, can recaoye Tho'piost idilstinguisliedi
juage in.rennsyyauia, .wiyiuui j ciiurgo ur
specification; 1 and f ye'tj when We come to
'falkf submitting this qu e'stfdrTbf Hie Canal
Commissioners to the people.' or of taking
" the power into burown. hands to elect '.hem,.
listen, to the human cry that is raised
against, us that we are .actuated by feelings
of disappointment and vjndictiveness' I ask,
'air; whether- these Canal Commissioners
ior belter o her nehf whether they'are more
eacrcd than1 other, officers T Sir, I shall. say
nothing' with regard to their private cjiarac
ter, their public character is public proper
ty, and tho laws of the land protect me in
my'place in the freedom of speech of their
acta 'I can speak and this I shall do with
jiH stint or limitation. ,No person can re
train me It is my iCnstilutionaJ right. Sir,
, since so much has been , said, I will say
wuy i alioueu to Mr. uverheiu tne other
rfay in debate. When the gentleman from
Northampton was making jotnc remarks
as thekrepresentative of his csnstiluer.cy
when he auppoeed.that he'' was only dis
charging1 His duty as 'a freeman, in the free
'hall of a free peopIe,l!,Will not say the man
yvrar making'.'mouths at ,hitn,;bul lie was at
tempting lo lure the subject: into' derision.
"Why, are ,we,to, be. fnlimidaied? T.he re
presentatives oftwojaUlions. of people to be
. intimidated in the fialfbf Legislation! If
this be so, we'had better'bura 'up 'the char
ter by which we huiqeotuce, and return to
pur,coiistituens. That, sit, is. the, reason
why I referiedjq him, coupled with .the
remarks that were' men now in this Hall to
inUraidale ite representatives of ' the people
f-i-to throw ridcule Vpon the 'gentleman of
, Northampton, Sir, I :tr'ust It know enough
,,oi tpe oruiuary, rules oi politejjesf not to
refer. .t,q a geniTemarT who -e,oines,' into
this" hall, unless he gives mo' cause and
provocation, I Lopo iny feelings ofsensi
bility are not so' much blu'uted'ua to single
out, as.tlie.gertlleman from Lycoming f Mr
,Bpal) the 0lher day said, Cicero, did
' Calahne who omruted ,his obnoxious pre
sence into tne itoman senate: the moving
iraage'of accumulated' crime. Sir; I trust 1
.know my duty better as:a smani legislator,
That is fhe reason I referred to him. Was
1 1 not right jn doing it!. Iwill. veiUmo ,lo
say' that there are gentleman in (his hall
' who would vote to keep these men in office
if a plan and palpable 'fraud were proved
against them. Suppose vou were going to
remove a judge from office, man without
iuimcai pairuiiDgt-wiiu ueic vuuiu rise ana
oe ms auvocstei who Here would sever
the bonds of a long and intimate acquaih
tance in the contest about 'the question of
removal? Who would predict that the
member of this .Hous 'would repent i.i
sack cloth and ashes' for daring to vote as
tho impulse of reason and hor.estv Dointed
outf Who would irilerpo'se any obstacle to
delay justice Strip ihose' men of their
nJThxal patronage, and none would be so
poor as do.thein reyo a ice,
Suppose that tho question of electing th
Canal Commissioners were submitted to
vote of the people. do you believe that thes
men could be elected lo that office! No,
air, these men could not be elected. The
gentleman. fjrorar, Tioga, (Mr, SJierwood)
seems to ininK they wcum. it so. I must
be deceived in my opinion in regard lo In
consiitoents, Sir, I know his constituents
to be iutelfigcnt men. Why, sir, it has
been intimated here again, that if you inter
itrv wiih tnese lytnat uommlssionen you
break up the party. Break up the parly!
How? As id numbers' or principle? IhavB
no fear of its breaking op as the numbers;
but as to priniples, J pats it over, the' less
nam tne better. Ueuttemaii may ihipH 1
had a hand in prostrating ihe grcral demos
ratie puny in trie stale, in rny rote on th
rell bill of famous nolorieiy,! plead
guuiy, ana tor matraci i do 'repent rn sacli
riottiauu asries,; pxat0y aet lli)s.,datv
lk.il mil ln !a rnncrlloil
Tiieu," ejt, t was a'liovjce tu. politics and
took counsel of olhefe-not ekactly Way!
Wise easily nerauatled and absulutely
w.hive ruttnil Hint. Hid truc;
e very)nrP to' takrf Sire of; hOnsf.laug te'rj"
sir, to talk, of the principles of the party at
tliia.dJyi. you inight'.sehYch ifi-'Vain ti find
even tho tattered e tired thai, hang about the
skeleton. Or rle,slr, I find do difflrulty 'in
getting along here. It is ill summed u) in
two words honesty and integrity. Nay
uu sw vmivio anu v v ui iiiiii9Vtuo, ivut
sir, one more step, gu as.the people ilircct,
and fling all'other advice t(jvthe---t(j the
windal
The principles of the pafty haVe lto!hiig
to sufler.1 but they are in peril now uuless
this bill becomes the law of the- land Mark,
that sir I;
1 fell, no.W sli,. a deep detlsd of obligation
(o my constituency for reluming mo after
my vole til' the reletf bill, and Ufat'too by
an incrcascu majority Over tho pervious
yeart' l hey titoughl I was Honest m. that.
ote, as the result of the canvass showed.
I know I got only 100 majority the last
tail a canvas 1, and the reason, was thstt cer
tain extraneous Influences outjof my district,
wore brougnt neaviiv to bear ncainst me.
know that, at the Danville encampment,
there wad a good deal of figuring; and I
krow, too, that il was said in high places,
that if my opponent had come here, his
democracy would be endorsed I have
nothing-to say against Mr. Chester Duller,
ho is an honorable high minded man he
was my opponent. lie is. favorably known
to the countryand il is unnecessary for me
lo stale a fact that is familiar with the peo
ple .of .the State.Bnl ,vrhyamiI,lo'ba, told sir
ihat,my majority was, repuced ,to 150,ivotesi
Since, I haye been T here heard it bruite d
at the street corners that 'my nnminatioa
nil electfon'was Mhe resultrof fradd and
I have no doubt ' the vile slanders have
reached the polite ears of the gentleman
from Clearfield, and ptobably he ,has tin-
willingly uciicvea mum anu so me matter
must needs get celebrity by a promulgation
in the Hall of the House. 1 know sir.Shere
has been an uncommon desire manifested
by some kind, generous, . and grateful soul,
to attempt to prejedico the public, ear; but
thank lortune tne greedy ettorl was an
abortion the thing fell 'still born.
bir.. 1 stand here, this day, not to carry
put feelings of private malice, or personal
revonge; but as a Ireeman lo proclaim my
principles jdst as' I lliipk and I say that 1
will vote: to remove these tCanal Commis
sioners, because I' believe they have lost' the
public confidence. 1 here is, no turning me
about; there is no influence that can br
.brought to bear upon me that can, effeev a,
ciiungc in ui y seiiiiiueiiK on mis sunjeci,anu
wish'il to be understood that 1 do not
vote against them because thoy refused to
raake-the appoinlmeots I wished. This
indeed .would be a small matter.- Nosir,ii.
is riot so.
If is true that I recommended an honest
many o did my worthy colleague 'and ihe
gejllleroan from Cplambia, fJMr; Snyder;)
tp.lhe Lanal yoinmissioners; Vut they, did
p.ot think proper to appoint them, AnD, per
haps, they were actuated by honest and
proper motives; i a-i not impugn tlietr mo
tived, 1 do not impugn their conduct, any
more than this; I , considered it ar indignity
to the people of, Luzerne apd Columbia.
But does any gentleman understand me,
because I failed in procuring !the appoint-
memo! mc uoss on ine.canai, mat i am
1 w .1 "i- .-I .w
apposed to (he Canal Commissioners!, Sir
it is said thai the representative of the peo
pie uo not veto elsewnefp for Canal Com
missioners? Why hi the Slate of New
Yoik, the Canal Commissioners are elected
by joint ballot of ' the" legislature. Mr
llouchj the distinguished Gjovernor of thai
state, who was(clectea Vy a vole, of 20,000
to the Executive Chair, hclu" the office of
canal commissioners for 21 successive
years, and received his appointment by the
joint ballot of Ihe two, Hpus.es., It proves
the tacts that a Uanat Uommtssionera. may
hold the office by a vote of the legislature.
and at the same time have tho public con
fidence. Ths .cannot be said; of our sys
tern. ,Lel others, lell me (he reason, The
same plan of election is the law of Ohio, I
works well there and would here
if
the experiment were triedl JI navo ex
amlned their newspapers and I do not And
'them teeming wjth'complatnts like ours.lSir
I know as regard my own leeltngs in tins
matter, that il i were called upon to cast
my vote for Canal Commissfoncis',
joint convention of the two Houses,
in
would not permit them to be operated upon
in reference to my views in relation to the
Presidency. Il l could be so. misled as
do it, then I confess that I do not know my
own feelings thai I'do'rfot know Iny own
mlnu. liui sir, wnen i see' men in power
controlling that power.for political purpose
and Jo ,gralfy their friends,. I sjiould he
dereIicl,in,tDy duty if I djd not expose and
oppose sucn conuuci aiiuprucceuings, i
do not make' specifications and persona
charges, but I should like tu know when!
,all the Cass handbills were done up,
would Iikcr to know loo. who Qui them un
and I would like to know, also, how much
he got for doing II! JJoes the journal in th
commissioners office show all thls?br,l
not say this out of aiiy personal disregard
fur General Cass, Jt is said that Hi
country has been flooded with them
When I ffpeak fur Oeneral Casp, I only d
so lo exprees'my opinion (hat lie Is being
deceived; and .thai- his profes'sed ' frienils
iwill turn- right 'about faces Jsujsodn
as ever opportunity . occurs. Sjr. I.lurp
Expfnencu nas taught idle? betier, artdr
.flsld enough iaaliat ebbjeel, and! t catltion
the adwirers of Te?umseh to be careful.
They will not be inTtKeVaiiil'uard, buU,I
caution theniHyJ repeat,' "not jOjbe'Jril'ihe'
rear. If iheyrare ttf'jo'fn jHe Tyler .rank'e
as recruits,tefjhem haveWpremtherit posti
Sir, I know Un Sdiiorln Ihe NbrlhVwHoV
it is repoted, is coming hero to establish a
-paper, and I know, that he' was n CasBman,
anil I .know that the same influence will
make him a Tyler man. I' c0uld(rerer . to
ihrec papers' in tho Ndrth'thaVhave' changed
their politics within twenty days, on the
presidential question. And. I am sorry t
see our late lepfeseniativu at1 tho French
court deceived and misled, he who has
settled the opinion of continental Europe
on the right of search, and given a charac
ter to that subject which perhaps, no other
man could have done, Out iri ho has
come home .to be deceived no be duped, by
a, pretence to fatly a parly around hint
which i9, in fact, to wheel about and
march into the rnnks of President Tyler. I
ask iis pardon, Captain Tyler.
Now sir,lctusgo on a little further he said
I charged the Canal Commissionels with
bringing politics into the canal board, X
will not refer to the conduct of ono of Ihe
Canal Commissioners' though I should be
perfectly justifiable in doing so, for hie con
duct in Ohio during the late war
Mr. L.U.WKX : I hope, that the genile
man does hot allude to the coffin handbills.
Mr. WRIGHT: No sir; no air. ;A
gentleman gave me a slip of paper since I
have boon on the floor, a brief memoir of,
is conduct durinjr tho last War. No doubt
tho hon'orable incumbent has, a most won
derful dislike to th' enemies of that war!
Noi doubt of it.-
MrLQWRYrXohallborglad to com-
pare noleswiih the .gentleman.
' Mr. WRIGHT resumed. 1 shall not
read' tlio paper.il misht make the gentleman'
sit'uncoWoriabltj'in h'ia'sea't! as I see him
in the Hal',. Now sir, 1 will proceed to
examine and make some remarks, in refer
ence to, the letting of. tho passenger cats, on
the Philadelphia and Columbia railroad. 1
was told the other day, whilst addressing the'
House,, that George' M. L'anman' Withdrew
his bid. What could I, say? George Lau
jiian stands hero now, and he .authorizes me
to say that i is false I ,Ask him ! (Hero
,vir. r. stated tho lacts.l
Gentlemen will riot sav'riow that tho bid
Was withdrawn. No, No 1 He bid 25
cents per passenger. It was. allotted at 35
and alterwarUs increased to. 41 cents.- Mr.
Lauman Will now take tho contract at hit
bid and give' ample security. Suppose an
hundred thousand passengers pass oyer' the
road in a year. This is the probable esti
mate, By,gjving the contract to Mr. Lau
man, the State would have saved $10,000',
A nice little item in retrenchment. But
then the people-rths dear people can
make tfpthis small sum by taxation, to en
able tho Nabobs of the land to dress in
purple and lino linen And if a repre
sentative of ihe' people dare point his finger
at the fraud, he must be denounced and vil-
fied. Sir, at this moment there are men
iu this broad commonwealth, famishing;
with hunger! Childien at this moment
crying for broad ! While thousands are
avished on lavonles drawn from a treasu
ry, exhausted and all fpr whd ! To help'
on a l'lesiuentiat campaign and, ..reward
the favorites who cringe and fawn at the
(eel ol Ihe honorable the Uoard of Canal
Ooinmisaioffers. But genttcmeri mtist not
mention these things abroad for' fesr of dis
tracting the party. Sir, .there, are times
when it is a crime lo us silent,, This is
one I
Mr. SHERWOOD; I saia ihe'btlirt day
that I was informed the hid was withdrawn
I gi.T.e tho-nuthor'ny at the litnu.but Whether'
the statement was, true or false, I knew not.
Mr. WRIGHT nroceeded. Well, hera
he stands who savs he did trot withdraw his
bid. And then, if voo speik duf of an offi
cial delinquent,!! is said how can you be so
cruel as to turn a man put ot plhce. Wby
sir. let us deal out even handed .tustice
without fear, favor or affection; and if there
is not a great deal for cause' of Complaint,
then I do not understand it. The travelling
from Philadelphia, to Pittsburg, is made a
monopoly, tout hundred miles pf canal
and railroad a monopolv ! I understand
thai the contrau'Ors 'are engaged in geltini?
ooais reauy. l am toiu that il thev carrv
passengers to uoiuinoip, all the State gets
is 82 cents; white, if they shift their boats
and go from this to Lancaster,. they' pay the
ci". .. A, rtn ' 1 ' 1
' .... . , I .' . i
The men who noiu a contract hive an
exclusive right to cairy all the passengers
Tho farmer in Lancaster or CheVlcr1 cannot
put a barrel of flour on a burthen car and
pel on and go o market, ,.No, he , must
tide irj tho passenger train and pay. his fare!
i ney are uunuing their packets to com
mence tins granu monopoly operation as
soon as the navigation' opens in lliu' spring.
What will be the consequence, The pack
ets will run to Columbia the passengers
will take' the' cars there, instead of (ravellinn-
on '.lid Harrlsburg and Lancaster road and
thus the biate must loosu 40 cents on. each
passenger. For whose benefit is all this?
It goes into the pockets of the contractors
The traveller pays a,s much one way us the
olher;but tile woiking the article gives them
40 cents in addition to tho excess of 16
cents, over the bid of George Launiao.
Put the 10 and. 40 cents togethei 00 cents
loss lo the State on a hundred thousand
pavierfgers $50,000. ''And' Vet gentlemen
sit down' and 'swallow it all; and are' honest
imen rint. to. stand up. and proto.sf'againat it!
Sii.Leaii.ngt, defend .qoiiductpf;;ihi8j sor.r-
thid ffialtef hit already been dise'dued at
great length, and 1 cannot how take op the
lime of the HoKse by "going intdthe minutia
rMr(;LovyRTexplalnedn , X
'Air. WRIGHT: r-vo'tteli foKtho allega
lions I make, -iW I eiin, prove tfitm by ref--ererie'e'to
the co'niiacl."' And w'hep i say,
that there is a monopoly of 400 miles, along
.which they have 'the control of the. whole
travel, I say that which the gentleman
must know; and further, ihm boats, as I
tiave already stated, art building, and the
intention h to throw the wfiolo travel open
to Columbia at I have stated. 'I .will, not
atop to say where the contract' Was' mailc
for I know were it was made and vf rillen.
I do not, want, to be personal, and therefore
I do not wish to name the place not the
liand of the man that diew It. Tcrsoos
getting in at Columbia will have more miles
lu travel than if they entered. al Dillerville,
They travel more oyer the rati toad and. pay
less. Why sit, ought hot the contract to
say, that every man that travels so far shall
pay so much. What right have the compa.
uy to say fo a man who enters at one point
tint lie shall pay one price, and to another
man entering at an other, a different ptice.
Should not the rates be uniform Now
sir( I want the people lo understand my.
motives, and the fads of the fate, as they
really are; and if they condemn me, because
theie are whigs here who think and take.
Ihe same view of the matter that I do, why
I cannot help il) but I shall have the con
eolation of knowing and feeling that 1 have
acted from the putest, motives and with. a
sincere desire to protect ihe rights and inter
ests of the' people. Sirtmust I vole against
the whigs, bedatise they' happen to tako the"
same view-Of tho'tuattcf (hat I dot I hope
the Reporter, will take down all that I say,
for 1 wish, to be understood by the people.
.And when the Tyler paper, is published, ii
may uenounco mo irnm uan to ueesuebe
1 Will disregard it ! The excursion on the'
North Branchof the Canal Commissioners
when they had lemonsdoaf sugar, arid some
of the"0.bu joyfu,",is a.small matier.il is
true; but gentlemen should recollect the
couplet delivered in Congress by Alr.Dua
can of Ohio. He said "thero wero rogues
that.fltole millions and rogues that 'stole
spoons," If there, aro rogues who steal
spoons, they will steal millions. I u-fer lo
the excursion op itib Noilh Branch, because
il is an item in Uiti general charges. And
what, sir, is that! The Canal Co nmiu
sioncra.pn a lourof eaaminaiun, employed
boaw and horses, for that purpose, and 1,
sir, was one of the invited guests, and a
very pleasant timo we had. On board, wo
had first rate Cogniac)' lemons and' lump
sugar as whilo as the, enow on Mount
Blanct, (Laughter) I partook of il, too,
but I thought u was to be paid .for by the
gentlemen, who furnished tlie boat. In fact.
I'knew nothing about the maltcr,as to who
paid the charges, till I came' here. The
gentleman from Northampton (Mr. Heck
man) the other day read iu his place the
affidavit of oh'd M'Reynolds, the Supervi
sorwho swears that when the parly arri
ved at Northumberland the Commissioners
directed him to, enter the expenses of the
pleasure voyage on the check roll as day
labor ! ( Much Lauzhiria. )
Now sir, this ii afac,t.,"He swe'ar8oit.
and he whb' would Impeach John Mcltey
nqldsidpcs,noi know whom he' impeaches.
Mr friend from Columbia, (Mr. Snydei)
knows him like ajbook. 1 appeal to him if
lie be' hot an honest man and of integrity.
(My. S. nodded'ajsoni.) Ho swears "that'
he went along at one of the Supervisors,
and the canal commissioners told him to
enter the amount o" 824 on the check roll
and the gentleman from Northampton went
into tl;C department arid made an examina
lion, and he found 910 horse hire, 84 to
each (of the two hands, which makes $24.
If it be not so let. gentlemen look up the
check roll and bring it in heie !
(UonslMed in our Next.) ..
SALT AND 'SNOW,
The Boston Journal says: "Sprinkling
salt on snow and ice, deposited on, the side,
walks or Am;-jjaths, Is an iinpfopor pf.icti'e
and never should be resorted to. It loosens
and destroys the" snow or ice, His. true.
but (I also produces an intense degree. of
coloyapu lurnishes a strong solution of
onne, in which the unfortunate foot passeit
gci iiiuai riiirucisu uiq BUies 01 1118 00018 Or
shoes, and this' rentier them hygrotnelic, so
that while he contiUcs to Wear such boots or
shoes, he may bid adieu lo dry feet; as jealh
er or ay porous material s'oked in brinej
grcciuy auiacts moisture, uy iiit means
it is not improbable that many coughs and
colds have been caused or aggravated, and
II.. .. . ' . . n .
consumption and fever developed' Vhon
ever salt is spread over ice 'or snow,, wih i
v.iew to remove it, the melted snow Bhould
bo swept away immediately, and the spot
strewed with" Band, saw dust or ashes."
When Washington took leave of La'fay
ette,at the close of the American Rcvolutlbn,
his parting words were " 'You have ser
ved an apprenticeship lo'lho" liberty in
Amdiica, now go to Prance aiid set'up-Tof
yourselt."
i no picayune says they .call .gauging
.inuNew,0leahs .'operating for.strabiimut
pntlhe Kenmcyh?ysi?B.H. ,
t-i,.
" VOU PltESlDENT,
(Subjttt to the dtcUiatt of U Kattonai
i , VoniieHtlort)) -
HARRisnifrfd, F ebi 21, 1843.
THe house was engaged diftfngibe foreJ
flfloh session, in.dincussing the senate's a.
mendmcnt'to the bill repealing (he Nichol.
sen Court. The house adjourned howsver
befori the final vote was lakeuV The veio
oflhS Governor, upon the apporlionment
hill, -wca sent into both houses, this morn'
ing. It created quite afl animated debate
in the senatbx As the bill cannot be passed
by two thirds; the legislature must now
attempt to frame another more in accord
ance with his views. Of this, 1 do not
anticipate any difficulty, if they would take
hold pf it with the right spirit.
Col. Charles M'Clurer of Cumberland,
traa yestetday appointed Secretary of the
Commonwealth, In the. room of A, V. Par
son resigned, and E. W, Hutter.reappoint.
"ed Deputy Secretary
' 1 he Cliiy Converitlorl will assemble in
this place to-morrow. A large tiumbsr of
delegates havo arrived. A1 laige convene
liOh is anticipared by1 His. friends,
The consrcfefittiori of'Headley's division
bill was riospbred in the sena'te, this morn'
ih'g It is how gono to sleep in the tomb
of tho capulets. No aclion has yet been
had upon, tho Remoyil'til! in thatbody
Thff tierwiek S'emlnel.as wast anticipated
when the junior Editor was appointed Col-
lector at Berwick, has; shown its teeth in
favor of Captairi Tyler, for the Presidency,
in 1844. This has been done, .however,
sooner than was expected, as it was suppos
ed that the Cass flag,' would be first hoisted
to pave the way for! a union opon tho cap
tain. But 'we suppose ..that the exposurc,by
Mr. Wnght, in ihis speech upon, the Canst
Commissioners .bill, of thia scheme, of
ttahsfsrringitlic democracy from one caiv
didale.to anothei.at iht.option oftfie holdef
aa stock jobbers say, lias, made them, fear'
ful thai the. people will not, thus be, sold,
like eheep in the market, .to the highest
bidder, and they ha-e concluded it was
beslito show their colors , at once.., jlVe
yronder'if this arrangement was nota nipda
between the Canal C.prrimjssipners. and nevr1
Collectors previous to the appointment. It
ii so said at Harrisburg by those who pro'
tend, to know. ,i . ,, i
THE CANAIi.CPMMlSSlONER'S
'i BILL; ,
The project now before the legislature,-
for electing the Canal Commissioners by
the people, is receiving a 1 hearty response
from every quarter of the state". Il is a
measure of immense importance; to the
people. It renders the Commissioners and
the whole batch of canal officers responsible
to those who are immediately interested in
the management of the publie works.inttead
of a few designing politicians; who can
wield this immense patronage to enrich
ihemsefyos, or to rnvke this , or thot man
Govertot, Presldonl, or VICE PRESI
DENT. The appointing of these officers
never should have been vested in the go
vernor, llhas been a source of unlimited
corruption add extravagance, and of more
heaii burnings and bickerings in the demo'
cralic party thah all other causes put to
gelhcr.- Discharging good ofeicers froirf
Ihe lines, not because they did not do their
duty, nor thai they were not decided demo
crati; bill becaaso they would not lend
themselves to tho board lo be oscd to sd
vance (he Intercsl of a certain clique, who
were associated with tho powers that be, or
in other words were not of tho "right
stripe." Never has this evil shown itself'
more plainly than in the appointment roadrf
by: tho Canal Commissioners, since their"
)ale appolntmorit. On the Nonh Branch,
John M'Reyi,olds, a Buchanan man mtis
be removed to make room for. David N
Kownover, a notorious' Johnson, Cdss,
Tyler, or any other man's. man, who,would
bid ihe mo?! for hiirf, like hie, master of the"
Intelligencer; To carry out the scheme,
every hand upon the canal must bo dispone
ed.froui ihe mud boss lo the boy that drives'
the mud boat horse, to make room for thorp"
.who Lave. heretofore been the greatest street
btawlcrs sgaiust the adaiiois'lratisa of Iks'