Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1833-08-02
DONi ESTHG.
To fhe Ediior Of tbc E,e,je,i

TO The Editor Of the fredericksburg Arena
SIR-A writer in your paper Of the 10Th inst over the
signature OF q f. ID. has chosen on the pro-
ceedngs OF the Caroline rail road the Sh inst
in terms not very friendly and objects to the
words-"on or as near the present mail route practical
ble used in the resolutions adopted by that meeting II
mistake not O. T.. d. present at that me etDg and
pressed through the crowd to get position the
lie he ard and all that said and done and il being
undersiood that he feed TO contend that time or
come other for the superior pretensons Of what is called
the direct route, was expected he would that
sion, something the subject But presume il vas
found prudent not TO contend agans. the almost unanimous
wish OF the county, evnced that me eting The
road, as it now runs dsgonny through this coun
~, distance oil abont forty miles, and embraces in its
range the highway for the produce of from twenty to
thirty miles OF the flat lands of the Matspony and then
passes through one OF the richest districts of The Pamun
by On what is called the direct line the road would
pass through the southwest OF the county and
benefit but small portion OF its inhabiants-Tjepce
II was deemed best by the prompters Of Q. f. d. 10
iniiueace public opinion through The medium of the
press by giving partial statements O. T.. d. NAV also be
further inilueDced In the course he has adopted by the
desire 10 friend who may have an
OF land IN The line oil the direct But of this enough
viii now give candid OF distances and AZ
correctly ascertained, and leave the public Judge OF the
merits OF The two and of the rail road project The
Caroline meeting was induced, by the of SCI
vera gentlemen, long engaged in public Improvement
ana by Engineers oil experienced and acknow skill
who are IN the habit of travelling the present stage
and who believe from the level face of the country that il
is well adapted TO the construction of rail road aud on
very reasonable terms. There nothing selfish in the
meeting Rail roads found convenient and profitable
on the great high ways Of the country, aud is thought
that an improvement Of that kind, connecting with steam
boats from Washington, the District Of Columbia Frede
icksburg aud Richmond, will not only be great benefit
and convenience ls section OF the country through
which IT may pass, but afford considerable dividends
TO The Stock holders. This is at present deemed to
be The best route Tor The purpose presenting gem
orally the most level surface aud having the hills
and valleys mostly in the direction Of the road
but on examination, be found Otherwise the friends
OF This route WIZ certainly yield their preensons, and aid
in that that may be found best During the last war the
great mail road from Maine to Georgia surveyed I'M.
der the direction Of the Post Office Department. and by
dercksburg 10 the Post Office in Richmond was found TO
be 81 miles, and by straight line from those points, the
distance was eompuedto be So From Fredericksburg 10
Bowling Green, thence TO Hanover Court House, and
thence 10 Richmond, straight line from the one point 10
the other, reduces the distance to 50 miles And so hap
pens, that 10 running line 10 cut of The curves Of The