Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1847-12-09


toad fram iabaaaa lhrsasf Southwestern ! Virginia te
tue ! eanessee Inn
/ am happy 10 INFORM yon tint TN Iames River aud
kauaAha COMPANY vii cnmplete Ia Canal 10 lis III
minus al lineianan. affbln the esiIniali : desIn II IN
neee<sIty Ia esinnrnl Z pm llis r%e1lri, nlfarh VII III
iafd 3ei5re yau, a. II s merely speculative ahd asks ~
le~ legislation. se Do. \ ID -
Ia the e1h day ii March, lsi1, lie Legislature pas
ed III ACT In the ealehsi NJ u the Louisa h,firosd. l"'
lst see4ion whereof authorizes sud Company II tncfeise
rs ca1r ii SICK IN sum ri ! Z,blfo. If the PURPOSES
therein eAfressol. Ind Is a,tdlns thai sud t9hpant
claimed ttia staift al adapting auy tinie Il n4ighl pffi.f'
and that 1t Aas I.robal, lnlendei IN adopt tia fouie 10y
Charlottesville the Il ard II Phfi = Aefhs aefinrti II
lleIf duty Ia inliana1z S fongly AMI cIeafly lifelf opinion
against the rsit al said Coup my To Ike tlia' dt'rctinn
1 his sep was taken, fni only IN carry nnl tie supposed
Irliey aud IN tntlau. ol the General Assembly. bn1 alsI
~looprrate as notice Ia SAID Company aud 10 rrlsai. stock
holders thai they need mol expect the ca operation al ilt
Board Of Public Works. md ll1tthey might Truly I'm.
dcfsiand then relation To tins question:, the ttan' and The
i"glslatd r..
On The 231 Il September last. the ST. ehloldrrs IN
general meeting assembled al Louis court llnnse, aud. a'
MAS feared, adopted the ronie by Charlottesville. On
the JAY oi November, The President ri SAID Conita
ny submitted an application loihr Is rrl n Public " ark
inr a snl,sctp ION To- the stock II said I omPtny, which.
after duo consideration, was derlned, upon tile ground
that they had no authority Of law Ia make slcn sntsrrp
hon, apPfIsfd officially as they Were oi the route which
had ftru selected fr The extension 4 sad work. There
had been a pr. Vi MS advertisement u sui Company. lhai
fourteen miles oi said extension Would be lei on the I'D
Of November, aud bids We invited accordingly. Nut
wfl5ranllhg the refusal u The Board 10 subscribe ~ sad
! Company, Notwithstanding The President thereof wa. IN
formed lh1t The diff inltv SHOULD be referred Il the Gen
eral Assembly. he proc.cdcl not only To let oat the part
advertised, but five miles. as am informed. in addition
thereto. Ihis esfrlefllnary h1sie, nad'r the circntn
Stances, followed by an immediate commencement otihe
work was Designed 10 acan re, as learn, a vested night
10 he State subscription. To cap the climax # tins
IugrNpIlalS conduct. a notice. was duly served TN the
B 3arl of Puzzle Works, calling upon that body 10 show
cause, on the goth ulilno, Why \ unndu1aus sh ,uld not
be aN arde1 AGAINST Them, VIII h Is sui pending and m
Determined, AM IN relation 10 which II may DO requisite
for yan Ia take slne action. TINS proceeding IL The
highest maral evidence liat hi, Company Is conscioa,
HAT IN their selection OF HE rante, they have departed
from the spirit and intention ufthe law, as we'll as the
true intent 1ad meaning ot tie General Assembly; that
they have nothing 10 hope from your favor. and that lleir
only chance of obtaining the corporation Ut The Stale, Is
through tho judgment Ola court nt law.
The Board Of Public Works, throughout this W hue
diff nlty, have had no other desire dian Ia perf5rn their
duty and 10 execute the law. They gave tins subject
an early aud they believed a thorough examination; some
ii their members patiently listened t, the ylewsot dlstin-
oulshed men, and the Board finally called for the assiS
lance OF The Attorney General. 1oall the views and
informant II thus collected, they gave the most careful
consideration. and lhclt conclusion WAS that they had no
authority OF law 10 make the required subscription m.
Without ,hoseve lNelli " uprn III s sulge i respect
fully refer you To the report of the Board of Public Works
wherein w,ll be found. If d, nl rreitly err. atall and
complete vludicatlon of that body against uultst a.per-
sions,as well as ample evidence ot a firm aud tl htnl ad
herenec 10 their trusts and duties.
As To myself, have long t Ii deep interest IN the
extension ot The Louisa Railroad on the line indicated III
lis charter. Nhra in tic Senate Of ' Virginia, aidedin
the legislation IN iuTtherance of thu object; and whed
honored with the chit mapistraey Of my State, adiering
to tins policy. awaited myself oi the first opp rtunity To
press and enlarge upon II. could mol, thcreip re, wlh
ont concern, witness the efforts that were makinm 10 per
vert the law. and 10 sink one of The must lmportaut enter
DIS = of The State mic a mere local lmpreytlnent. and
trt bound Ia exert all The Influence at my comn1nd To
defeat tlIs design. and II overthrow the eAceptlunable
and unsatrj9lIc Struggles which were makiap Tor is ac-
romnllthmcni
lhr y nIi Of ttuhlir Norks WAS created ly law for The
pntoose Of CARVING ont the views Of HE General Assem-.
tlv' aud whenever n difference Of oaln,in arises ~ l.,
hos views, the pow.t lo settle it should be reserved to
Won alone. The ~ refiino on The parl Of the Lou sa
n abroad Ediipany i, 1he FIRST lhat has been nnacrlak. n
IN 1hls Sfgle. add 1rnst ynl nIlI. by the raal,lte ler
ix1,lI,n nroyide that II {, IN he The last Of rs kind liza,
shall br entertained IN a court Of i,su g.
Nv nm ocf g., f Ibe last session ,,,ss,l March o3ny lSl-
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