Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1845-03-28

Court and its probable pei spective effect
on the Interests Of the Wilmin stOn II aii-
Road.
Our readers will remember that the case
Of Mr.. Rives, of Virginia, who tore up a
portion OF the works on the Portsmouth
Road, created a good deal of excitement
in the public mind some year ago. The
following from the Raleigh Standard. will
shew the decision of the Supreme Court OF
this State. upon the indictment found a.
gainst Mr.. Rives:
Mr. RIVES.
We understand that the Supreme Court has
decided the indictment against Mr.. Rives.-
The Register says that the decision rests up
on the following grounds, viz:
LIST. That the sale made under Mr.. Rives'
Execution, was not valid, because it was not
made at the Courthouse.
I'd. That the interest ofthe Company in the
land and superstructure of the Road, and in
all personal property, may be sold under Exc
cution but the franchise cannot be sold.
3D.. That after the Road IS sold, the Com
pany may, by petition. according to their
Charter, have the same land condemned for
erecting another suPerstructnre for the Road.
Now it would seem from this decision,
that Mr.. Rives has right to take up the
works of the Road, had the sale made I'M
der the Execution been properly execu-
ted. From what we gathered a, the time
the Writ OF Habens Corpus was tried be-
fore the Supreme Court, and from wha
we have since learned from gentlemen
much better acquainted with the matter
than we are, we are led to believe, that
Rives is merely the employed agent ofthe
Petersburg Road, TO harrass. BY every pos
sible means, its already embarrassed rival
the Portsmouth Road. The object. i
would seem, of Bird. the President Of The
Petersburg Company, is to break up 'h'
former, and thereby compel all the South
ern travel to pass over his own route
This would. we think. be inimical TO the
Interests Of the Wilmington Road. i'll a:
much as il effected, it would GU. off from
travellers going North, the choice which
they now have, Of taking either the ln:ant
or Bay routes, as interest or inclination nigh
dictate. Besides. it would place our Com
pany, in some measure, at The mercy o
the Petersburg folks. That Rives is tn
agent of, and urged on by, the Petersburg
Company. we have every reason to believe
The Petersburg Company is far seein!
and far reaching in its policy. SOM
time ago. we had conversation with
gentleman from Raleigh. we'll ver>ed il
these matters, whose opinion was, tina
+ the Petersburg Company, through agents
would endeavor to purchase the Raleigh &
CASTOR Road. Their object is to get con
troll Of this Road, so as to proven, the con
struction of a connecting link between
and the Portsmouth Road al "Nedge's.
Should they be ableto effect these two OBJ
jects. (the breaking down Of the Ports
mouth, and the purchase of the Castor
Road J and should a Rail Road be con
structed from Raleigh to Camden. the,
would then have the absolute control o
the great Southern travel. We confess w
are not we'll versed in these matt ers, bu
we throw out these few observations, witt
a view of eliciting inquiry on the part q
j. our citizens. We may also be incorrec
in our surmises, but we think not.
/ The Senate.