Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1831-07-11
NATURAL BR,pGE, 3o,h Jun

NATURAL bR'DGE, ooh June, 1881.
To the Editors If tic IUginidn.
Gentlrmen--iu your paper OF the 9th inst.
| discover publication, calculated 10 pref J.
dice the public mind against me uniusilY-lf
therefore, you xiii i"-ert the following lines IN
your next number, you VIII much obi &C an ia
jurpd friend,
II is well known TO hundreds of the good
cilizens OF this CommonW edlih. that, before
| moved to this place, these premises we're in
| tested by several families which were hinong
the yilest wretches that ever d,sgraced the
human family, consisting of all eolors, bges
! and srxes.-For the good of society u was IN
| hspensably necessary to drive all such oil the
premises which accordingly dld, as lar a.
my power extended, to the qualification oil n
large majority OF the good citizens of tins
ueig hhorhoud. That it Vas nest of thieves.
ana Il haboT for vl,ainy is notorious and rigid
means were necessary la vain had pairoles
| taken and carried droves AZ me. GonsisiL
al all culnTs, before Justice OF the peace for
viola, ng the laws ol their country, by Sabbath
breaking &c. YET find, from sad experience
Ira, no man is SO good rs not TO incur the dis
pleasure Of some and, on the other hand, thai
no one is so vie, Ms moi 10 have friends.
When II was understood ! was about To
move TO the Bridge. evsry effort WAS made by
this motley crew and their conductors TO keep
| me out of possession Ofthe premises in TINS
huwtveT, they were unsuccessful aud aS some
of their AIDS were seat 10 the penitent,aIy, aud
I as others had disappeared, had hoped Tue
balance would be deferred from hnlug and
! abet,up 10 any Of their vile scIs, fearing that
! the mask would AGAIN be hmosed aud tue Clio.
yea foot discovered.
| II is well known that several families have
drawn support from his Bridge los many
! wears That thcy could no, elnqu Oh the idea oi
| dlscontinuine il all Of IA sudden and that PEI
| sous endsd regularly on every road leading
to n 20 teuder their services, no only Us guides
| TO the BlIdge, bat TO other houses vi enleItatn-
mpnt thereby TtndeTIng ihe property unpio-
| (iiable TO the owner. Nor did II end heTe.-
! Paris Of houses and fences we're frequently
thrown down and crushed TO pieces aud some
| OF lhe tiLzrns Of this county have pefmitted
THEN cid and ioiirm slaves 10 come and seth
! within thirty i,et vi the premises without any
prospect OF support except from begging and
| stealing. ~ all these ,mposltions patiently
! Submitted, until had spenta good deal oil
tine and money IN making roads, removing
| iimhers, &c. for tue Accommodation Of visitors.
! then thought il Reasonable Gas does ever,
| candid man who is not IrfJudiced) 10 put
stop 20 all such proceedings by giving the loi-
! lowing " Notice-ThAt no person would be al
! low ed 10 throw of tie Bridge, VI 90 under H.
/
That there should always be fl person in
readiness 10 oct guide in viewing II and
lhat 40 pe,son should act as such (eYeepi by
| consent of the propfie'o until he pad -
! cents each for persons 80 conducted, Ptot.
dcd that no ueIson paid more than 90 cents
A wear, and no family or company more than
one dollar to be applied 10 the reldhne oi
| roads fot The accommodation Of the yisnoTs,
and IN all cases to he omitted When slsitofs put
mp with the proprietor
This notice was the great crime, the nnpar-
donabe SIN which cotnmI'ted although there
is not a gentleman that behaved himself ,hai
! can say toll was ever tIiorted from bini bGt
! in all cases my labor was bestowed on tnose
who were ungrstriul enough TO receive II
| without . nv compensation whatever. Many
! times have had servants foT bouIs waiting on
cumpaui S, carrying wnter aud glasses under
tie B,lhge, making fires, &C. (ioi IN summer
/ Ih,y AL want water, IN winter hie, III ram
shelter, without Receiving thanks myself OF
tie boV a cut. But, M Jssiite to large mn
/ iotity oi LADIES' and gentlemen who have visited
| TINS place, eau say, with proprieiy, that they
! have been pot,e and agreeable. 10 all such,
| return NY most sincere thanks, aud Will
Il, all tunes use my best eYeItion' to please
| them.
| can now saw that the number Of visitors Is
taiIy increasing and nave no dpnht II IS great
I
~ owing to my eKerlions to make the oitaatIon
| OF the traveller more sgrreabIe every DAY
! The road Is now 50 improved, that What Is Cal,
| led road Wagons have lett the Stage ROAD
through cLJice, aud crossed The Bridge, and
II is suTpriEng to me, that the sihge coh'fac-
tor has not made arrangements 10 run ih's
way il certainly would greatly increase the
number Of passengers ,.,
| Having occupied more space than intended,
| il being the first, and am Determined It shall
be s, time ever will be brought before tue
public in thus way, will conclude WIN aen1
lag the false charges that have been ia d'here1'
ways circulated against me.
[ may be : en- al once thai aisie plo!Sr
stranger, " no was badly advised ol, u nh nc
auain, a Ice aud living 10 tnis nsighboaf nood.
bad man. as falsehoods have been Psthsheo ana
circulated through him.
] | am not conscious Of treating any genie
man ami.s, aud ii any such has IKE lay a'h
with Tigel) associated himself "nn oao eo."-
| many, or taken bid advice, sn' mol inaot nm
| ,slf known 70 m,, il was bis fault sno uo' mac
/! II hs met " it'll rough iIsatment.