Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-12-22


ss) and thus induced, bought this stock this mos,
profitable Investment, intending il for your pa,mony
but alas found bis predictions untrue lit is now
worthless piece Of paper, and you are poor Succeed.
inp generations may enquire, why taxes high
and may be answered, that the State went in debt, by
the persuasions OF this gentlemen, TO carry this geat
work and By mIsma CEMENT extravagant salaries
monies hypo,hecaed, &c, &c, &c, it became neces.
sary 10 increase the taxes to pay the interest This
eo-l Of Dewitt Clinton trensuring up, do not cove,
uJustice" tells US that other could have car
r;ed this improveme thus far, with such made qnaie
means Does this writer remember that FIVE Millions
besides The million reserved by The State (Which do
not include in tie estimatp) the tolls received and the
900 given by the Legislature, have all been Tie
service of the President And yet This writer calls all
Of these sums nadcquate means. Nearly S6O00,0p0
| to make Canal I47 miles along the valley OF James
Rlver-fne low grounds 10 cut through, with small
portion of bluff and NEST OF the locks and ell The dams
of the least expensive eortand yet, "Justice tells
US that The President had done this with inadequate
means, Surely "Justice tells Us this for amusement,
as he has been amused himself Or is he so green
believe fer minute, that the citizens ct this Common.
wealth will give any credit to him when they know the
truth of the case?
"Justce" tells ms that Judge Wright was able and
willing-Judge Wright tells US that advanced age
caused him 10 resign three years before. Now which
are We to believe; "Jusce" or Judge Wright? And
could il have been matter Of commentator, toappcnt
superannuaed old man TO discharge the duties ot
even such duties as are detailed by "Jusce" himself,
when The same declared three years before, that
advanced age and bodily iDrmty caused him TO sgc'
This certainly is not Misrepresentation, when the Presi
dents own languogels quoed-lsee "a Annual Report,
page &c But, ngain, "Jnst'ce tells us That there
are only three Superinten dens, and that each has
,hon forty miles Of Canal TO keep in order. But
he does moi tell that each of these
has sub supenende n,s under the when
it was the three grades of Superintendent that Oh.
FIJI nf rfYa
"Justice" says it is not true that mex perienced
young men were appointed Assistant Engineers. but
that Rodmen were; and that these young mon, having
gained experience &c, promoted 10 the grade Of
Assistant Engin, ers. Now let me ask "Justce, how
long does it take young 10 acquire The necessary
experience take charge of 10 l2 miles of Canal,
and direct how the works to be constructed: WIZ
few months, year suffice: The works OF
art q believe is the term for Cuverts, &c) were not
commenced until 1896: and even if the young gentle.
men had entered Rodmen, they certainly had not tho
necessary xperience when they were appointed Assist
ant Engineers And this is fact notorious, that
is wonderful il should be denied; but it's being denied
by "Ju.tice" only shows that his admiration for the
second DE Witt Clinton, causes him 10 believe The,
whatever is done under the Presidents administration
is right.
Out Of SO Locks, "Justce' tells only three were
defective and blamcs me for stating how many In
this, "Justce" is certainly wrong have II from COED
authority, (Which can be produced if requred) that 0
following Locks were found defective, and were either
wholly partly taken down and rebuilt: The one On
Samuel Jones land, the one near Mr.. Catells lower
plantation, the one on Mr.. Smiths that on Mr.. Higgin
botham's land, and one near Tye river have also
that several above those mentioned, had TO be
partly taken down; and the pieces put across, ad
nitted by "Justice, precautionary measure, shows
they were thought defective and they moi, why
were these precautionary measures used for certainly
they very to passengers IN the packets
Am now sufficiently explicit?
Again: "Jus,ice" says, that accuse the President
and Directors with want Of attention and wishes 10
know If ] expect these gentlemen familiar with the
details of carpentry, &c | deny that accused the
Directors with want Of attention nor did consider II
their duty TO keep "rigiiant snper'ntendcnce THIS
was made the particular duty Of the President; and,
answer to all his questions, will ask him, in turn,
what duties were required by the 10Th bye.law? Ny
opinion is that lie should have visited the line fire..
Quenty; yes constantly, when not otherwise engaged
in duties npperaining to his oiice-nspeced closely
the works in progress-ascertaned whether the Engi
neers faithfully discharged their duties and if Pre-
sident could not do hs-if lie were possessed Of so
much nice feeling and much "sterlng prOJity' Of
character that he could not perform the real duties Of
his olice-he certainly ought 10 have tod much "sttr
ling proLy Of character, 10 receive salary for SER
vices not rendered.
In answer the in,crrogatory propounded by "Jus.
tce, could have foreseen three years ago. that in the
Summer of SAP We should have freshet higher than
any known within the memory Of the Oldest lnhab'tant
&c. | answer that do not pretend 10 the gift Of
pro2hesy but il is the fact that the eehet 0! the
present year was higher thon any known within ITO
recollection Of the oldest inhabitant The freshet If
1895, which not the highest within the recollection
of many living, was or feet higher than that
of the present year, and common sense seems to me,
would have pointed ont the proprety Of having erected
guard bank at Joshua falls dam.
The "mare's nest Of "Jusce" requires passing
notice. lie says that the removal Of the spoil bank
cost only so or SIS can only say that if The Presi
dent could have had the earth taken Of deep cut,
of severn. hundred yards in length removed for so
S75 that the canal from Richmond To LyEchburg ought
not 10 have cos in the proportion tenth part
of what il has cosi; ano could he prove 10 that
could finish the canal at the ratio of expense,
would sustain him at all hazards Let me say 10 "Jus
tice, that ridicule won't do for fucs; and though
may tickle the vulgar it will not deceive Use
The most important objections which were urged
against the Directory, passed over in silence by
"Jusce lie does not attempt to defend them, against
the charge of shaving the Richmond City bonds,-the
delay in collecting The instruments from Stockholders
the neglect 10 negotiate the loan Of and halt
millions, &c, as pointed out in my first communication
and To which, must again refer those who take
interest in the subject. Though | suppose "Jusct'
passed over these, considering them beneath III ares
nest; and if were to ask what the use of the
wall in Mr.. Cabes plantation, the top rocks OF which
chow themselves above the water, and what use the
expenditure of perhaps FIVE six hundred dollfrs
could have been to the Company in erecting this Null:
might again be told it "mare 8 nest.
III to state tina, the location Of he Canal above
Lynchburg too low, having been credby informed
that the last freshet considerably part g" II,
ard in the Of that part being finished much
money will be required to elevate give it different
location-Should find fault with the rpappoln'mPnt
Of Gen Hamilton after hypothecang the funds of The
Company, and The resolutions Of the Company ar
proving his conduct;-Should | object to the large
amount paid the Attorney Of the Company, for advice,
in addition TO his annual salary, whrn seems to me
that, as he officer, With annual salary, pad
by the Company, for advice, that he should have gwen
advice without additional charge;l-Werc TO obJcc.
to the calling together the Board of Assessors when
bit I;tlle to be done, the in August,
1888. when that little might have been delayed, by
concerning 10 pay interest on whatever sum might nj.
forwards haze been a!lowed-Or 10 3 or S4C0 being
paid to Attorney, for attending each Meeling;-O'
or $500 10 q clerk, when might have been sent
from the Secretary Office, one Of the Assessors
might have acted;-All these e1;ravasan expenditures