Virginia free press & farmers' repository. [volume] (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1827-1832, 1830-08-25
A CARD.
To the Stockholders OF the Bauin,oc and
Ohio Rail Road Compmu


Some time carly in January last, you
were notified by !" Card" inserted not on
" in the public journals OF this city, but
also IN others. that "a Narrative OF the
proceedings Of the Board OF Engineers Of
the Baltimore and Ohio Rail Road Com
psny. from its organization to its dissolu-
ton. together with an exposition Of facts,
illustrative Of the conduct OF sundry indi.
viduals." would be published Some weeks
alter the appearance Of th. singular
Card" another signed by Stephen III.
Long, and VIM. Gibbs Mcneil, appeared
IN the papers OF this city. and Of Washing
ION city. and. as have been informed, IN
some Of those Of New-York and Philadel-
phia- This latter publication although
headed A Card" turns out to be the pre-
face OF the promised Narrative" and
Exposition" No notice was taken of
those Cards. although the latter contain.
ed assertions injurious 10 my character,
as considered IL more proper 10 wait un-
til those gentlemen had completely and
fully disburihencd themselves ofihe spleen
and 'enen with which they ere charged
At length, believe in the month Of May,
the Narrative made its appearance, hen
!, was still deemed proper TO be silent un-
tIl the remainder. ar Exposition should
be brought forth u has az last appeared
Being at this time necessarily engaged
On rectifying the erroneous and ioiudicious
Location Of the third Division Of the Balti-
more and Ohio Rail Road, as made by
Captain Mcneil, have not leisure at
present. TO give these msssy publications.
fthe joint laboTs oftwo disfing uished mill
;ary engineers. which exclusively occupied
them several montbs.) even a thorough
reading: much less am in situation 20
undertake full refutaiion. l can now
only notice few OF the many gross misrc
presentations which hssiy reading has
brought TO my view.
am charged with disobcdiencc of the
orders OF the Board of Engineers. So far
as those orders required nc 10 furnish for
The inspection Of the Board. plans OF
Bridges ! acknowledge that did not
comply with them, ard simply because il
was made tho duty Of the board 10 finnisI,
we ,ciih plans why then was il that thea
called on me for plsns9 Was il because
the acting member felt himself incompe-
tent 10 the taskP Two Of the members
we're At the time absent, (Messrs. Knight
and McNcIll.) and the remaining one, Col
Long. ! presume would not willingly nd.
nit, after Boosting 40 much Of his trooiea
bridges. that he could not draw the plan OF
stone bridge yet the fact Is. that he did
not comply with this part Of his duty. and
rather than charge QUO who Is such sic
kler for rigid discharge Of duty, with
Voluntary disobedieucc 60 the orders oil
tho board Of directors. must charitsbly
believe. That he was hleompsient ] was
ihen left 10 pursue ms own course, rs Il
respected this part Of my duty, without the
light which The board II directors hid cx
pseted should be shed 90 tie subject bI
the Engineers. until those bridges wrr,
nearly finished. and without mursnu
from either col Long. or capt Mcneil
although they frequently rode ny an,
down the line, 90 earalisrs, until about fh,
middle Of last September. When suddenl,
they discovered. that somc were of drss,
sd or faced stone that they we're cost,
structures because Of their magnitude, sc
when they in the tVinkiing Of an eye. Sc
came after the mischief. if il were ~,
chief. was past remedy. the most vocifer
ons guardians 81 the interests Of the com
pany, by raising hue and cry against ~
great cost Of those structures. and no,
have the hsrdihood 20 assert IN one % thei
books that the actual cosi II the Carroll
lon Piaduef ~ dedyesd from statements rel
II on as a'dhcHiic. is &c 200 foilGf. an