Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1838-08-23
I'crclSal and the James River and
kanaN ha COMPANY.

. Rnt man, as,o,iaicl and leacied with uan
~ regal warrant ~ sefIulned hs bond
,"r hit rest sahc ~ s@ails,ng inta clans
l'rnsgh one head, Tor purposes ii l,,r int're.D
i'Nf lower selected from the n'st, aud bound
Mud bundled eluse III ill cto" drl ,azr.
! abe rrhil, mud, lN compression married,
Contracts dehriuent mol to hc cndured
tCeNrre.
NESSRS. EplrORS-As the freedom ol th,
IVs Press Is thu palladium of ear liberties, permit
me- through yonr paper, IL set some thngs /. e.
some reports, telltvc Ia distressing difficulties be
tween me and The lanes River To. IN i proper aud
true light, that my friends aud enemies ma, no
Ion get be IN darkness hat Is, It men Will not " love
darkness, rather than light
II is reported that Nsg,-and inst. who Heg ;
Fotmy par. sus. cannot tell, when come 10
look lot tangible object, ion every who does
mischief for lion, SAYS, "sir, have nothins To do
with IT, it is the GuwpG4g." Who is the Com
pdpY! 1t Is the Bo0fd. Where Is the Boarfi
Sometimes here, sometimes there like W Ill with his
Wsp leading the bemIldeicd traveller astfay, IN
4cS nexricablc. This, slrs, all can make out of
the words hty and them; something like the Indians
ece-nog, who sad, II Is something. II Is nothing, but
IN ruth. hv and by II made hm drunk. Non have
now some ol the movable snb>isleuess Of Acy and
them, aud the Company, according to my apprchcn-
sion. Ii was sal lc back, that reports were out,
that they had made every effort that could be made,
To compromise, aud ameably settle the matter; but
is tins in fact No; there Is not Que wold oi Truth
in il. What has been their conduct with mo from
the commencement Nothing but one deep lald
plan deceive, aud oyencach me; and when re
sisted sueh unhallowed means, 10 enlist, by those
false reports, Public OF Papa}ar oPtat'9 against me.
Forths reason. aud also like good old Ben Franklin,
To tell the people all nj once.lor many have sad,
i" sir. | want 10 hear for myself, II appeal IN your
paper. Now. slfs am lulle acquainted With the
rules of publishing; whether This shall be introduced
into paper newspaper matter, OF N II charge,
ii matters not, publish II, and will be aus"eabe Ion
lis matter lis manner lis blunders and It's cost; only
let me have the original.
Well, now, sis, hnN reliance can be placed on
those, who have told ne. that IT IS currently fcpor-
ted that two thousand dollars at uc, aud three
thousand dollars At other time Wis offered.
tell YOU, sfs, that there not one word ot ruin IN
il, and now would ask where did tins cumc from
We may suppose from the lntang ible Hid1, the Com
PAM, and &c. &c. We'll, the people wish TO know
what is the true state OF things; and although rather
aycrse writing, shall give enough 10 convince the
most incrcduluus that things have not been aceor-
ding To that old fashioned sra ght forward way, that
was in the Old Dominion some thnty years ago.
When the Company obtained us Ghdfier, with ITS
last and all its amendments, this inndamcna pune
pie was still retained, that mans property should
not be taken without his consent IN my case, and
others situated rs am with house AID garden. be
ing our sacred home. furnishing the comforts OF do
nestle life. They threw Il mean the Legislature
Arou,h Us, the mantle Of protection, saying, Though
yard, mouse, garden, AID enfi'Iagc, l"3 shall not
pass. without his Nhe owners) consent Lave ~
Charter contemplated, aud our BH II RighS1 Bnt
say HcY. you have ticHy consented. Does lhc
Gtflcr say tacit CONSENT II is snail addition
VIII, was II not appended Every william night con
rive ways aud means to cheat lis honest neighbour
out of all lac has II tacit consent shal give Inn the
tight. Tie Bows will have to be well Piled with wine
aud oyster suppers next winter 10 pass an act, OF
append, OF amend. so thlt it read tact consent,
aud no doubt will have the be Larger below 10
help. But the Bin OF Rights will stand in Il CT way
ask where they got the ,ishi 10 IanlaIizc and
torment, in every loIm, my sell aud family, for ma
ny years, by perpetual threats hterlafdcd by others
with promises, never coupled with One OF Md"
offered me somewhere about two more years ago,
fifteen hundred dollars II WIS refused; soon after
which the same gentleman. by the advice OF the B'S
Larler below, SAID that had waved my privilege
suppose appcnding. without the cost of wine, NC,
the little bit OF word ac, to consent. aud toisoolh
this has enabled AtHt TO hire men, OF neither princI-
pie MOI feeling only what whskcy could inspire arm
ed with guns aud pistols, belonging no doubt 10 the
. fomm0uwcath,) all foreigners, with an cnnlty |
will not now attempt TO explain for the aFowed rur-
pose Of taking an i4jMciioH, playing over again
the game of Duvoys lanyard Aud tins IS what Top
Hldr Dr'nj0H wants me to do. Does POpddr bIth-
ion know where an hjHctioH will carry me, and then
whetet will leave me 1t may leave me in hand eight
hundred < eight dollars, with a ruined nome the re
siaue oi our DAYS. And is this what Iopuidr opinion
wants We'll Indeed, sfs, it shall continue to want,
but hall never be served. would be great fool TO
gamble, or play game OF chance Tor what now pos
& fan II relates 10 the Hjacfton, P@pHtar
Opinioa may take ITS course. What has ever done
for me, or what have ever asked 1t 10 do ! Some
men may aspire to be Presidents, and Bishops. &c.
&c. - shall not add myself 10 such chase lwart
! his attempts, or envy his success My wish is 10
live at home, name dear every man, and was 50
/ to the men Who say they shall not destroy II. But
even this tacit consent is dark afaif which shall
come in At some other time
But now to the ragic scene of the 10th August.
, Some ilnec To five weeks ago, II announced 10
+ me that the Principal Engineer would be up, and
j N cvcly dining to my satisfaction; lac came, and al
ter much eontdb about tins, that, and the other; We
parted without solitary offer being made, towards
settling the price of my property. Well, thinks
to myself, this is queer compromising we parted.
aud there was an end to that lime. Before he wcnI
down on the ne, lac made an effort get rcspecta-
! bic men to iaho the contract, ! suppose 10 90
] through this he couil not do; then SAYING II Nf-
giniaus could not be obtained, others could, and
formed the desperate plan OF hiring IRISH and Dutch,
to alarm me, aud drive me to takeout an HJHactiOn.
/ Ihcu continued 10 threaten-sayng the Engineers
would be down, and pull the fence down, and
then 90 through. The 10Th finally fixed
as the day of onset; the laborers drank, guns
were stacked, aud 10 small stack either; while
| was in town ihcy firing off guns, and
drinking whlskey. did tell all concerned, would
defend my property. One ofthcm, by way Of let
ting us know what they intended do, fred off a
OF our enclosure not inteiruptng them IN any way.
i The onset was to have been in the day ; but
now WAS put off until evening; word came from
] town to my vie, that certain Engineer SAID my
old sonl should be III he'll heaven before bed
Time, This gentleman gives this turn :; but tnrn