Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1817-04-08
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COBBEIT.
No man has suffered more ahAse. an
account of,hc different sides Which, his
opponents accused him of having tuken
in politics, than William Goblet. In a
late number of his, replying to an attack
madeupon him by Inc Times editor, he
speaks directly to This point he remarks:
In London the Bourbon paper, that
is, the Times, has published i've columns
ofan attack upon me personally. II every
word of this attack were true instead of
being almost every word, and certainly
every meaning wholly false, what would
ii prove! WHY, that the REGISTERS ui.-
assaiiable; and Ii is what write, and not
what have been, or wliat am, which is
the subject of interest with the people
ery-thlng that the Bourbon paper has
SAID injurious TO my character, either in
private life or rs TO nv views in politics,
is basely false; and. as TO his reminding
the public of the different opinions which
| held fourteen or twelve years ago, whe-
Their as TO public meh or public measures,
what does he do more than myself have
repeatedly done No man has ever been
more forward TO retract and frankly to
acknowledge his errors thanI have at all
times been and, hope, / may add, that
very few indeed have done more TO CON
vince the world of the sincerity Of such
acknowledgement Besides, these errors
were errors of Judgment, having no pos
sible connection with any corrupt or sell
fish motive; and, the proof of this is, that
have never, in any case been i'm favor
with those who were in power.-So much
for the attack or the Bourbon paper, the
corrupt proprietor ofwbich may be well
assured, that he will DO his employers no
good, unless he can do something better
than load Mr.. Arthur Young and me
with vile personal abuse.
An opinion seems TO have prevailed IN
tins country, among the proprietors of
public stages, that they arc not response
BILE for injuries committed by their dri-
vers. That is, the owners are not per-
sonally liable for the misconduct of the
men whom they employ in driving their
carriages whilst they are actually employ
ed III their service. Hence we constant
ly lind, that when stages run races on the
road, ans IN attempting to pass each 9th
er, or 10 perform some other feat of skill
~ their profession, stage is overset or
broke down, and the passengers limbs
are broken, or their persons otherwise Sc
verely injured, the owners lay all the
blame to the drivers, and the matter is too
often suffered TO go off without the pro-
per correction, viz. All action against the
owner for damages.
In the month of December last, an &C
ton of this sort was tried in England be-
fore Lord Ellenborough, Lord Chief JUS
tice of the kings bench, which perhaps
may help TO correct the opinion above
mentioned. A gentleman of the name
ofMayhew, was riding in stage from
London TO Brighthelmstone Another
stage was on the road, and, as is usual i'm
this country as well as that, attempted TO
pass, and III making this tempt, he ran
foul of the stage III which Mr.. Mayhew
was, overset, and threw himself of, and
nearly destroyed his life. For the reco-
very of the damages he thus sustained bv
The misconduct of the driver, he brought
his action against the owner, and recover
ed t'co hundred pounds steriing. In law
ing down the law, Lord marlborough
stated that IL all cases of kis kSna,
'ohere there is a capacity to evoid danger there
IS ftty 90 aroid it, i!
The decision we believe to be perfectly
correct-the law in this country, or this
subject, is the same as the law of En-
giand--ot course, owners OF stages hereby
would be liable for all damages sustaine,
by passengers arising from the miscon-
duct ofdrfvcrs. Nor can thev diScbsrpe
themselves from this liability by 0dreytis-
ing tAey nil not Be responsible for them.
The very fact of their employing them
creates the responsibility and the only
safe way for them 10 manage inc business
is 10 employ none than they cannot trust.
~. 7. Courier.