Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-01-16
lr.aa a. p.urss.rs Rspusllsan. Jsn. Ill.,

Z /Fr6m .hl Petsr5barg HePaeasan, JaH' ny
We regret TO see the kiad of spirit with when th'
Norfolk and Portsmouth newspapers notice the s'eP
which Mr. f. Rrves has been obliged 10 take L
sa,,n.i the Portsmouth & Roanoke Railroad ComPa
ny 10 nav their debts wit, the soppage OF their car
from runninp on his railroad. They speak ms " ~
had committed the greatest outrage IN nature; AM
without the least shadow of evidence, they assert Una
he ia aided and abetted by the Petersburg Railroad
| Company. -, d;
| Cant. Rves. we know, IS abundanty able 10 vnoi
cate himself in this matter and not only 10 DO mus op
TO show that the conduct oil the Portsmouth na'iroa
Company is the greatest Outrage on me ng".s u :"
| individual that ever was known; but he IS absent
oressrt-arres by this very company; and as 1t ma!
r., tune before he can lay the before the pup
lie we haze obtained the following statement Of II
which will be proved by the evidence that Capt h''e
| Will submit ,,
| The Portsmouth Railroad Company were indebted
to Mr. c. Rochelle of Southampton, one OF theif o"f
,aen,s soms thirty thousand dollars. This gen
,Ieman after wears of Intellectual attempts 10 in
duce them t. pay him, caused the who're ol Tue q
Railroad in North Carolina 10 be solo oy the ohef'i
under certain judgments which lie had against them =
Con,ain Ryes was the purchaser Of this properly-ht
Maid his money and the Sheriff made the deeds out t.
him After he made this purchase, he gave the Com
uany formal notice of il, and at the same time Offered
to make arrangement with them WHEREBY lney oouo
use it, To chow how reasonable the arrangement Una
he proposed 10 make was il is only necessary to state
carried passengers between Garys and Welcoming
miles and qua ter-and charged 90 cents each, and
finally found they could not afford to carry them I'M
der IS cents he would charge them one dollar per pas
senger for the use Of his IL miles of railroad rms
tbey refused, denying at the same time that he had
any title TO the property He then made them an Que
that if they would pay the amount OF the recognised
claims he held against them he would restore the pro-
perry TO them This they declined tie then gave
them notice to stop running on has road vi III they
took no not ce, but continued to rum ana lett MN no
alternative but TO stop them. The only way he could
do this was take up part ofhe railroad IL IS pro-
per to remark here that he this not only WIN te
opinion of the most eminent counsel in Virginia aud N
Carolina but of the most eminent IN tile y D, as
surfing him of his perfect right to do SO.
Captain Rves has, therefore, proceeded iegaHy-lhis
uoross OUTRAGE as il is called, done according 10
law But how did the Portsmouth, Company act ID
this matter; One would think that they would at least
have proposed arrangement to pay The oeot-put
this appeared be the farthes from their honght+'-
They brought armed men up from Portsmonth-seve-
raj hundred we learn-to take the property from Capt
Riyes By force. This they could easily do, as h'y
were tnanv and h was but single individual but
not content vi this, they brought Magistrates from
distant part of the county, Zone OF whom, we iea'n'
was al agent of the Company aad arrested him re-
curing HIM give bail in The small sum OF one nun
dred and fifty thousand dollars
TIL is far The has progressed oil present
and fer this attempt Of Captain ives to ASSERT ms just
rights, he is visited with a i kinds OF denunc'aIo" "
driven from his property BY armed force, and hnaiy
taken into custody. 1t Will appear from this, that the
vroen, and awess conduct has all been on The olher
sde;-but greatly mistaken in the people oil Inc
good old North State, If they will counenance sucn
proceedings allow the railroad Company 10 carry
GU, this "nev way TO pay old debts These corpora
tons we know TO be privileged monopoiies, but 1t IS
vet to be seen whether they to be allowed me pr
vilege of bullying individuals out of their rights
AS II any agency the Petersburg RlFoad Compa-
nv has had in this matter, of course nothing can be
done against the Portsmouth Company, but what IN
the opinion of The people Of Portsmouth, the Company
here is ut the bottom oft far as our opinion goes
we think that the Petersburg Company would do very
praise worthy thing if would assist TO make It's sister
corporation pay debts But il is not SO generous IN
this case-1e are assured that has nothing to do win
il. and as proof informed that these very CLAIMS
have IN several occasions in the last two years been
or.,ed by several persons to the Petersburg Railroad
Company and they uniformly declined having any
thing 10 do with them.