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

listed secret design 10 sacrifice the then occupant 10
cover which, the election is postponed IRON time to time
as IT, PRINCIPAL Engineer Principal Engineer.
connected with The new orgnnzaon Of the corps Of
Engineers, by reducing their numbers and ab"ishIng
the Office of Consulting Engineer which had become
useless and finally the election IS postponed until the
next day after the special meeting and adjournment OF
the stockholders in May, if the action OF This meeting
would determine the question whether the Company
would have Principal Engineer or not: whereas, This
officer could in event be dispensed with, unless The
company should determine to abandon the work nlloge
Their which question that the special meeting ol
the stockholders aforesaid could not decide hus II is
seen, that the Principal ard Consulting Engineer are
held in company for special PURPOSE until The Board
deterunes.that both Offices not necessary IL Is ob
vnus that there existed question whether the
Office of Principal Engineer was necessary or no' why
this ambiguous language; Why not use terms which
were true in application the fact that the Board had
determined that the office Of Consulting Engineer was
no longer useful, and therefore abolished: Was this
double language used for the purpose OF suggesting that
the election Of Principal Engineer had been delayed IN,
ill the question Of aboishng the office was resolved ana
thereby offer show OF wherefore the election OF
this officer was delayed until the stockholders had as
scInbled and dispersed? Wherefore, in the meantime
while this combination forming to sacrifice Mr. Eile
was inlmalion Of il given to him. or to his iriehd or
friends who nigh, resist il? Judge Wright, il see ms
from Gen Cooke sta ement though lar away was luiy
advised of the plot and consulted 10 The result; aud
others who were likely not 10 communicate II TO mr.
Eet were Somechat Informed Of il. Was this silence
known to the stockholders, who were assembled IN spr,
cal meeting but the day before for fear that they should
forbid its execution; or if persisted in against their WILL
might reorganize the Board Of Directors TO prevent
III Or was this act so secretly conducted that Ills 10.
Justice might be the effective by coming on to be
e at una wares; They who do injustice because there
is no prescribed law 10 give redress may expect The Ia"
of reprisa to DC applied to them These are reflections
which naturally spring up in the mind, in the absence
of full md exact information; and if they seem 10 I'M
pu,e improper motives to any such impu'a'on VIII De
removed and all concerned placed in their proper posi-
ton. when the full and exact information which you
possess shall be given and for which you are referred 10
! by Gen Cooke.
THE further information communicated by "a Stock.
holder" who so speaks Of such other and further ar
rangen,ens and acts Of the Board as are in con'empa
tion and will be carried into execution, as 10 leave no
reasonable doubt that he is the President himse or one
of The Board or that speaks by authority OF one OF
bo,h-is, that the Board having abolished the ONCE o.
Consulting Engineer proceeded to elect Judge Mfsa,
Engineer and The as s
and who has since its organization been in It's service
either as Chief OF Principal Engineer THIS reason