The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1847-03-04
ORATiON-TONN INTERESTS
THE FERRY


Our correspondent, d" A Tax PAYER" saws
we'll, that certain individuals in Portsmouth re-
joice exceedingly that the real friends of the
Town have failed in securing the advantages Of
Incorporation and further, that we are mistaken
IN surprising that the failure, by the means it was
effected, has parayzed the efforts or energy of
those friends, SO as 10 make them relnquish the
matter; that it will finally be pressed up to con
summation, when certain ambitious individuals
are grafed, or put in their proper places, and
when the citizens Of Portsmouth are united on
their true interests, so that the truth can appear
before the Legislature, we have not a doubt
There were many reasons, as we have before
said, why the application at The present session
was not successful; one of the first being want
of ygor and failhuness on the part of it's friends
Again. men who were 10 favor OF Incorporation
have besW driven from their position by threats
OF pecuniary loss, and the infiicion Of petty an
noyances IN their business, which, we believe,
would never have been visited upon them by
wing authority, if they had not been in favor of
the act Of Incorporation again, the wings, as a
party, have opposed this saluiary measure, for
fear that they would lose Representative in the
Legislature, and that Representative has lent the
whole OF his influence against the town, in order
to secure his political ascendancy in the county
His declarations befure the Committee of the Leg
islanre that the Town Of Portsmouth had re-
ceiyed a liberal and full share Of the revenue
arising from the Ferry, and been duly watched
and guarded in all her interests, had powerful
influence upon the Committee of The Legislature.
80 much so, as to induce them to reject the
cc IL D.,
pared himself with every argument TO weaken The
Petitioners, and so used them, as To proven, a re
joinder or exposure of lis faIlacy. To him then.
and TO his political friends is TO be attributed the
temporary failure Of a measure vitality affecting
Portsmouth,, and hereafter will they receive their
reward in the rctribution which will be visited
upon them by an injured community
Since our return home we have heard that the
basest motives have been attributed to the friends
Of Incorporation, and iudustriously circulated 10
prejudice them, in their attempts to relieve their
town Of the burlhens under which she labors
through wing misrule and nismanapement-
They have been charged, we learn, with the de-
sign Of repudidting the Town Debt Now this
we pronounce, in its length, breadth and thick.
ness, by whomsoeyer uttered TO be base false
hood, without even the shadow Of foundation
The friends Of Incorporation, were principally
stimulated 10 act, with view TO prevent this
very misfortune, which is impending over the
Town. They desired TO secure fair proportion
OF the revenue cf The Ferry, which is principally
drawn from their pockets, (but wholly expended
in The county, TO be appropriated TO the liquda-
ton Of that very debt, which they are charged
with the design Of rSPudiotipg, ard which we
fear, under existing Circumstances, and wbig con
troll, will necessarily, be repudialed, to the eier
nal disgrace Of Portsmouth and her people, who,
i hey we're Independent, ard masters IF their