Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1847-03-11
FoR THE Wure.

FoR THE WING.
Mes'rs Editors: The writer has soon communication
published in the Enquirer of the I'd instant over the sigma
urc Of Citizen" giving a startling account of volen,
attack upon private and public property by set of awes
men, IN pulling down of the dams the line of i'm
proTemen of the upper Appomaltox Company near the
village OF Jamestown, in Prince Edward. Now Messrs
Editors, tale Is good until the other side heard That
there great excitement in Farmyile in CONSEQUENCE,
OF the act Is rue but there has been much greater excite
ment in the vicinity OF the dam, for considerable time
previous. IN consequence OF the destruction health and
property Tbs writer will now endeavor give few facts
OF the In the st place. the IN the case are NOT
only the most respectable in that whole community but
0toerovng peaceAoe citizens, many Of them good and
Acceptable members Of the various Orthodox Churches OF
our country, and Certainly responsible and men Of
property, and amenable the laws OF the land But
the writer promised of the facts the case Some
years SINCE las the writer informed by Of the pa
ties most inIured the principal the company
Piled to MIR Elisha WOodhn for permission to erect dam
and TO cut canal across his land few hundred yards be-
low Green Creek consider able sueam on which there
was much valuable land, extending than a mile thai
belonged TO MIR Woodhn and Mr. Fitzgerald He Wood
fin, objected saying that II would destroy his land and M
feet the health Of his family. This willy agent insisted that
he was mistaken that the injury he apprehended would
yer be realized and If he would the erection of
tue dam Nc, That the company would pay than the
damages he might sustain; and that after the of the
dam, the company would the Jury; that he, Woodfn
should have trouble upon that score; and that after the
dam was erected the could then better determine the
extent OF inIury-al OF which good man. as Mr. Wood
fin known 10 be- appeared reasonable and rights he gave
hls Consent, and the dam
locks built report says than this honorable agent boosted
o having oVereached the unsuspecung old man. and in
stead of getting the Jury promised resisted the verdict of n
intelligent jury could be raised in the county of Cum
berand because, alleged the damages were excss
svc TINS jury Obtained by the application OF Messrs
Woodn and Fitzgerald aud nssessed the damages nj som.
$780, which Is now generally conceded To DO moth
ing compared with the full extent Of the injury sustain
ed by the parties injured Their verdict aside or
quashed by the court; another jury was. it correctly re-
membercd, cmpannelled, and returned verdict upop
le We cfed So hgap
been laborng with their Witnesses attending every Quar-
iery Court tor nearly ten years, expense OF some
$780, and this souess corporate body, the Upper Apo
matioI Company Cor least their principal agen boosted
OF having overeached them. The writer of this lives some
or Id miles from the place, and like many others thought
the cutting down Of the dam RASH He the request of
Mr.. Woodhn visited the injured lands aud he will now
say that although ne has had respect and
for the laws Of the land yet he thinks that there is law
above ell other awsthe law OF Of Nature (se preserva
nonl which ia the st law OF Nature that presents ef
bold elein this During the last Fall those families
In the vicinity OF this drowned land Gay so 200
acres) visited with fever such an extent there
enough who well to attend the sick The
writer will least say, Messrs. Editors that If you were
for yourself. you would think il comparable TO
the "AntRent Of New York; but feel assured that
you would think that good men IN the county might do
all that was done IN removing public nuisance. Ii NAV
DO asked why the matter was not reached m u legal
way, by lodging presenment as public nui-
sance IL is answered, that time 10 be
lost the season fast approaching when such bo-
dy Of staguant would have poisoned the atmos-
phere, and no family within five miles would have been
safe from its influence. IL considered first by
ny good men great outrage, aud there considerable
excitement until n the circumstances became known;
but all % now calm, and tho writer thinks "Czon" IL
mistaken in supPosng tina; the Company will attempt to
enforce the laws for II they strike even with tho
parties injured, they would do well do The nav-
CATION j. considered good II better by cutting down
the DAM and If tul and eyenhanded justice
ded the injured andhoders the the verdict
the jury would not reimburse them for their loss now
though the dam is out OF tho way.
The writer has motive in this communications but a
desire that justice may be accorded the parties lilo is
not interested IN the Company, with any Of the parties
inurod not related any, either, and with many Of
the actors has acquaintance; but feels believed
the whole community feels and thinks that tho case was
on extraordinary case, and required extraordinary means
10 be used.
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