Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-03-16
Buexrsou.u MAJ, NH ,s,,
TO TIE Members Of hs Legisiaiur. and Dir,etor,
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10 me MEMBERS 81 The Legislature and Director,
% me James R'ver and kansschs Corapany
1entIemen: On Monday last, Col r. b. Pate.
son, the advocate OF the small boat system submit
.eu 10 very small meeting Of the people of Buck
'ngnam Two resolutions, which you will find herald.
eu IN the publc prints and which will uno stiona.
oy oo claimed as indicative Of the sentiment OF the
people oil the county. The Colonel YOU will 6nd
opposed IN toto To the substitution of hrid,cs in
heu OF damsand water commu atoms TO the canal
ana would, presume, be willing to see the Sou,b
forever tributary to his small river boat system
iho river boats have never been excluded from, m.
canal and never will be- until the South do - nro
Vued with facilities to the canal. The meeting ~
e''eu 10 order about ~ o'clock, and continued in
so ,s un.i dark. Some halt dozen gentlemen
addressed the company, a portion urspy ib. 80
uiency OF erecting bridges while others edh.,.d -
ney proclaimed, 10 their chartered rishts-tb. r,h,
OF having lock and dam communication S.,-.t
se""emeh VINO were IN the me citing previously had
neen advocates Of lock and dam sv.,e,, 80, g.
NEARING the able expostions given by tie advoc,,.s
o' me bridge system, at once had the mapnnn;,,,,
P'ocam mat all their doubts on the subject were
removed, and that the s,cklars for wafer commnn;
S'Nohs naa isled to make out their case IL is IN.
Vano'u opinion OF many present ut the meet;n, nh,
the bridge party had considerab bic maIor;,v d.
he greater portion OF the afternoon winch Ia,,e
n"Jotty would have remained permanent. bu, tbs
discussion lasting until night, many were coerced
10 retire 10 their homes.
IL is Questionable ut best. wb.tb,r ,bor.
al night, majority inf ,vor of the bridges, as the
question was loudly called for and much con f,s;on
prevailed, so that no count could be made 'rh.,.
my more 'han ~ or 81 persons present at the
auJournment-and OF that number the were many
ooatmen, all OF whom were interested in KILN, ,y
all communication with the canal, and fondv ip,,s
inea Ihey would effect their purpose by s,stainny
> resolutions There were sundry individu.
aus and lawyers from adjacent counties pressn,-
Early IN the evening, there may have been 1 an n.r
sons present, and could the vote then have becp
taken, the ColonePs resolutions would b,v. -
defeated by a very large majority. You will. NO
oouot hear oil very great meeting coming in vim
great nourlsh oil uumpets. Gol will almost be
induced TO think that the whole farming md miami,
ing interest IN the county Tepresen:e ed in This
august meeting. But beg you 10 hear veil an
i.nu lnat some or $40 signatures of good and sub
s'ania men, farmers and planters, have been pro
cured and forwarded TO YOU SOLICITING the sr.c,o,
OF bridges IL Is now attempted ito rebuff This fnr
mdable number by calling meeting. nnno;n,;nS =
Chairman and Secretary, and passing some one or
wv iesoiulions' winch they vaIny imagine will be
construed as PTtma Jaeis evidence of a tremrndons
outpourlns OF the public will. IL has too often han.
pened ihat the sentiments of people have. throusb
the nstrumenalIty Of such inconsiderable mss,;nss
oeen construed as entirely significant Of popular an
probation. "P
Ii is apparent to the minds of VERY, Io.,.. 49,.
portion OF the farmers, merchants and nla5,eis Of
the county, that this is effort TO stransle nbl
sentiment on subject OF the most vital imnor,.nco
unoetslrnd That the small boat and lock and dam
extraordinary
lions 10 obtain signatures, but having hen f,,IoJ i;
tnelr undertakings have resorted TO their last eyna
oIent-the call of a meeting-a poor subterf,o. Io
manufacture capital, and bolster up A very IesbIs
.ause. gu would nave been amused to hear gem
usmeh, IN wat-lIke strain, standing as they term
Gu H. upon their chartered rights threateni,, s -
anu devastation TO the James and K,naSb s I'm
proNemen', unless the Directors SC should succ,nn,
70 her uetaiion Every person eonversant with
the financial condition of the company nus, he
aware that the whole or greater portioo OF -;
available resources must become exhausted in m.
course oil the present year contracts already en-
'ered lnto' WIN II not astound you TO hear tho
Peremptory demand upon the company TO expend
some Sl4O,OOO Tor locks and dams in the county of
buckingham tor less than 3 or 4 inI.ts ,viII A.. ~
oad as none) when II Is barely possible for the com
pany at this time TO weather the storm? IL ia
quisiuon which Cannot be complied with and, in
my humble conception, should not be were II len.
sisie hear II from all sides that the county cannot
Oe accommodated satisfactorily by inets to the Ca
mai AT less than ioCr points, Bent Creek, New Can
ton and Two intermediate points. The citizens of
oeht creek and New Canton, II is understood, pre
Ter water communications with the canal hut thev
should bear IN mind that If $40 900 he nended NJ
'her instance, the whole district Of country lyinp
some % miles between these two points, would he
virtually excluded, unless ingress was sought AT
one OF those villages. Whereas were there fonr
bridges at the cost of $1,000 each, making
s44,OOO, and saving OF about 500, 600 nearly
he whole population Of the county would be nc.
commoddied. Those who solicit every thing, and
are 81 squeauish as TO accept of nothing unless il
squares with their notions should straight way con-
cert some plan to replensh the Golfers Of the James
and hanawha Company. Until this be accom-
Pushed, they may stand on thsir chartered rights
ana resolve, protest and threaten until dooms-day
out will be like calling spirits from the Vastly deep
GU may rest well assured of one thing the south
SIDE will never acquiesce in the small boat system.
Faculties to the canal must be accomplished with
out ten years delay. Yours, respectfully,
A SPECTATOR AND SourH-SIpER.