Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-06-18

assigned, when examined in connection with The facts
already referred To, is mockery of justice; be-
cause every assigned III favor Of selecting Judge
Wright operates equally in favor Of MIR EIlet and there
were and many cogenl reasons in favor Of the latter
winch did not aud could not operate in favor of The tor
Iner Mr. El!cl had been about The length OF time
~ me service n the Company. and for much longer
lime IN te more important end respoEsb !e Stallion
from The service rf which Judge Wright had Withdrawn
inr "aiil ci capacity Tkd his health and Irruta.
ilnn in an ril;r, To overcome difficulties which Judge
wright acknnwiedyd himself incompetent 10 encounter
had overcome those :irnl.ir and conducted the
lerPr''" i" point from WHICH the great work could
now, as II werr progress nl ilsel, ~rh other aid
lnah SUCH skill ms telngs IL inele operatives and me
ehhnrs, who perform Tie Labor under proper supervision
which work is 50 far advanced in execution, as that
lis hnal completion from Richmond LynckburS, is
expected during the present Summer. This is very
important section Of the Hhce work. The intense ap
PIcarn Of ahcur, both If bcdY and mind, and the
c'eise :" professional skill and judgment which hao been
o,f"r' 10 u, nay now receive some rfPose The com
Peti"n al the work brings the Engineer the award of
merit which, he sought by his labor bC! this rep"se ard
INES Erii are snuched from him. far be by The
act I" The Board of Directors and is sought TO be given
TO Lndge Wright! And Ibis not Iur any abated expense
!" me company How then this act of sheer, una
ba'su injustice be said 10 have rrn under all The CT
cumSiahcss 10 General Cookies expressions Ito
promote The interests Of HE company.
he preceding Gbsev atiuns have already made this
andrss I" you more tedious aud lengthy Than will pro
osoy be Etceabe; but the subject too important 10
be lightly dismissed. The pride and character of the
State are 10 be affected by tie GTea, Work TO be
Quoted by The James River and Kanawha Company
The people Of Virginia be affected by ii, md
interested III it. They are people who 1--we justice,
aud are prone to punish The They will not
be satisfied and is believed The stockholders will not
be satisfied to The character o The State and Of this
"Greal Work furnished and stained with The elements
OF crime by any Of injustice, done be done by
TIE STATE, by the stock hoIers by the representa-
lives Of either ANOTHER STOCKHoLDER.
p s. The late Principal Engineer having called npon
the Board for The which led 10 his EXPULSION from
Office, and The President Of The Board, and indirectly
the whole Board being called on for full exposition
oil The reasons and causes which led TO the consumma
ton OF The act in question, with view that the whole
truth may be known TO The stockholders and the public
II the given should be silence, tie ionwn in
irIcEce may, and most probably will be drawn, 10 wit:
That The act apparently dune in favor 10 Judge Wright.
al he cIpenSc of j9>hcs, WAS not unmixed with other
more nrXcusabe motives That the PIesidrrt ard mem
bers Of the Board being chit iy if not absolutely, with
out skill in The science of civil gincering and mainly
dependant upon such information IS might be impaired
to them by the Principal Engineer, felt themselves 10
bear less important character in the great work
which was advancing 10 lis completion from Rich
mond TO Lynchburg hnn they desired 10 fill and so 10
crafty this pride end desire of distinguished tonStdcrd
ton, the President, some what better Informed by
of the many lessons received from The Principal
Engineer than the other members OF the Board, who
could be influenced By his secret suggestions, adopted
the cypedient OF dsmssing Mr. Eet, acknoU! TO
be Competent in all The qualifications Of science, aen
ion aud energy amply equal 10 Tic great
work, ard 20 substitute Judge Wright, proesscdy mi
nus in all these essential respects, owing 10 the nrnl-
ties OF old age that thus, when the work. now So ad
vanced 10 completion already mentioned, should be
finished, and theeupon the credit due, 10 be- awarded
to il as whole might fall upon those who completed
il; and That credit which would have been given 10 MIR
Eile, but which is filchcd from him, would be di
yded and shared between the substituted incompetent
Engineer and The Board Of Directors aud chief part
thereof be assigned TO the President being The better
informed member Of The Board. is it not enough that
The presiLrn and Directors should receive the award
of merit due to their situations: Shall they Ell
Their Of them be permitted to invade by unjust contrl-
vance, Gch what i, due The Engineer Departments?
ANOTHER STOCkHOLDER.