Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-02-16
20 THE EDrroRs OF rur wy,o

10 THE EDITORS OF THE WING
Gentemen-PermIt me 10 say TO the S,utb all.
IN your paper, my opinion, that for The &C.,
modauon OF our trade, there no neces sitv of eiL
cavllins with the James River company or erc;,e,
ment with ourselves. There is no necessitv TO-
bridges across the river any where-and If nat mn
10y "ou'u constitute great evil 10 many-indeed
TO large majorlty-and believe there is no necos.
shy Tor other dams than those now across tho rive.
Mhat DO we wanti What is our contract3 XYbat
does The charter hold out Why, SURELY v,tc,
communication TO the canal. This is the u1eontesr.
cd implication of the charter, admitted on ali bond
and uncontested or admitted Implication g;vss =.
good rights as express grants.
me Legislature will enact something like the
following, m lieu OF the proposition for bridges now
before IT, believe 1t will give all we ought ever
BE 1t enacted, that it shall hencefortb be lawful ~
navigate the canal with the present river boats re-.
curing OF such boats TO enter the canal AT the 6,,
inlet to 1t below where they load, without
70 Tue amount OF Tonnage they can carry, any Jaw TO
The contrary Dotwithsti nding;-and il shall h. r.
duty Of the James River and Kanawba eonn.n,,
Tor the accommodation of such boats while nayioaJ
ing the river, to keep the suices in the same pIgbt
ana condition as was stipulated in the charter of the
original James River company. '"0
Nothing, as the chatter now stands ;s in o,,r ,
except the provision IN It, that ii shall not he nj,
gated by boats carrying less than IS tons.n Nv
htue section removes that-and that being removed
every man on the South-side may consult his ow n
interest and convenience, and ship on board the RI
yer boats at the point on the South hank Of liz :;
Ner winch suits him most-all will have the ,yater
communication looked to by the charter no b@d,,
VIII DC harmec-quict IN our ranks testor,d-tbe
company saved from great expense, and a vexed
question forever removed II, in the operation OF
sueh II secuon, any material difficulty arises, the
company may, bya bye-law, not inconsistent ,ri,h
me act, remove such difficulty. For nv mari nj.
though have been quite on unpleasant terms for
some time past with the company on this sulec, nj
accommodation, am not otiald TO trust them with
.he power 10 regulate unseen difficulties by sutn bic
oye-laws. The interest Of the company is. in NV
oeneI' the same as that Of the owners Of projuceE
ahu save them from needless collisions and thew ~ III
90 night. am far from desiring to perplex then,
vheI INDIVIDUALLY or collectlvely-l am stockhol-
oIT ana my interest IN the concern compels me II
Otherwise disposed as am not 10 deoI c,i,I,, .,J
candldly with them. But first and above 49, s"
thng else, desire forever TO get rid Of In schenc
tne bIidge proposition held out TO US by the comma
ny winch, make the best OF it., is nothing less t6sn
partial good, carrying with IL a most sweenino
''u ru'nOu' eyii Tor oil those who do not live on
Ioads leading directly To the BRIDGES will bs moe,
seriously injured IN being req uired TO reach them h
n,uuhS incl produce across the valies and rnvines
Whlch every where run from leading ridges IN IN.
tVer' The scheme, the bridge scheme. has never
Oe'n wen considered, or II never would have been
pIoposeo-indeed, think II originated in a mistaken
apprehension Of the company rs to the STATE OF o,b
NC oPlhlon -lhey supposed the excitement which
has existed, arose from the public haste TO be in s
ana possession, and desire for instant dmsson ,o
INC canal. That was a mstake-it grew out of fears
mat Their chartered rights were to be taken awnv
rom .hem' In this state Of things IL was that tley.
mistaken as TO the cause Of the excitement and ~,
~ lunds to construct other dams nt the time bavs
ohsted TO substitute bridges; but better lot il alone
nave reflected much on this subject, md on tic
operation OF the plan here proposed / respectCnI.
y invite both The company and all South siders 10
Iii on N-eKamIne IN their own minds how il
u0n held out ~ the charter, and then let each and
an ask Themselves which Is best-wbich eonveni.
ehGes and accommodates them most and. lest. All
VII then agree, ~ Think the plan here suggested
:, Ves' ms ~ water communication, and better
and more convenient than what was provionsi,
contemplated and Of necessity, twill exclude. and
forever veto the bridge scheme.
a SOUTH-slDkR OF BUCKINGHAM.
Feb. Ilth, 1871.