Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-08-08
TO the Editors of the enquirer:

10 the Editors IF the enquirer: ,o,o
WAsHIScros, August Z, 1910
have duly noticed the movement OF 'Ht
Board Of Directors of the Richmond nai'io1I
Company, in reference to their oSeroeal"e a"l
oppressive rate of toll of those VINO 'faoe Oh
trlycl with the Louisa Railroad Company, as
far as the Junction Depot. This being 90
nestle as well as public question, me sooner
&c stockholders get rid of the present manager'
of the company the better for their interest," a'o
also for the public convenience aud, AZ Inc same
time, the profit Of the company, have been
dong all | can, and that IS no small Guanlity
for the restoration Of the mail service. car
do SO longer, while the present officers are ~
power II appears that their only ann OF
management is 10 embarrass The company, cu'
off travel, and destroy the usefulness OF The road
by preventing travel and transportation al ialf
equivalent, what is paid on otter roads OIL Tue
country. The best aad surest way, Messrs
Editors, is TO get rid oil the present officers, one
and all and see il more liberal and accommoda
ling men cannot he selected TO manage the con
Germs Of The company Surely there must be
something wrong, when friends and foes are
equally unsucc, ssfu in their efforts 10 change
the present policy Of the Directory.
dead calm in matters Just now. The vote IN
III. Hous, on NJ, Claytou's Bill of Compro
mise. has deransei everything, and We are now
awaiting Developments. Mr.. Clayton made a
most powerful speech yesterday in defence oil
the committee and of his action on the report
no made. 1t wna mastery argument and one
that told upon his political friends in Inc Senate
Mr. Clayton is moo. binary man, and when ms
feelings are enlisted for his country, ne IS every
incn the patriot. heard part of his argument;
it was cheering tony feelings 10 hear him on
the dlreful effects Of not settling this question oil
slavery, now and forever. MIR Phelps ot YER
mont defended himself nobly for the part ne
az ted on The committee. The Green Mountain
b VS. will not discard him for saving The Union
lie did we'll in debate, AMI told the Scnot. that
il he was sacrificed, it would be "for the
Union, now AMI forever" And so say we: the
Union open 70; all, circumscrbed for none
The Savannah appropriation being now
stricken from tho civil bill, here will not be
much delay on its further progress through both
Houses -unass, indeed, the bill should be lost
in conference between the two Houses; as un
derstand tn, polite and lin d Stephens OF Geor
ga SAYS he will have the same appropriation
inserted in he bill for the Savannah river as it
stood formerly; if SO, il is desirable that the bill
may be lost, and that the whole responsibility oil
the embarrassment may be ascribed to Whigge-
~ as it is, ard Whiggery as it ever has proven
itself 10 be- nothing for country, all Tor spoils,
embarrassment and party. sincerely desire
that the bill will be vetoed, if that measure is
suffered 10 nman in the bill. So Tar rs ! am
informed on he subject the bill will pass both
Houses, but should it not be dsested OF t'tat
item, if it psses, it had better not be sent 10
James X Pdk for approval. The Wings had
better get tn, two thirds vote at once, fir the
one is Just asikely as the other. in becoming
law.
Should the session be prolonged, as hope it
will be, the lestion Of the Territories can yet
be settled, ad amicaby settled.
By the wa, was told yesterday that MIR.
Japney Of Loidoun vii oppose the Lone Star"
at the coming election. Ii this is true, and "Pty
It's lis true, MIR. Pendleton may hang his harp
upon the willow for the renainder of his day;
for TO use lonely phrase, "he has cut b own
tnroaI' by hisyote, and downright dereliction Of
duty to his constituents, in his support of Mr..
,Sleyeuss motion against the South AMI against
the quiet Of lie Union. But we snail sc.
Mr.. F P. Bair, late official conductor Of The
Globe, is out in the Evening Post of New York
in all Of Mr.Nan Buren, and his principles =
Mr.. Blair sayshe was "inyeig ed into The Bal
tlmore Convection. Being nori-e in political
economu, the C izens of Maryland should have
not selected such an inexperienced delegate u
express their views on Democratic measures
much less in ihsselection OF Cass and Butler; as
he, through pol.eness, will vote for the nomi
aces; but, as TIN Moore Of Fleet street says
damn me howhc hicks Them with his feelings
for Mr. Van Bu,en If Maryland approves Ct
her delegates "pwing one way, and looking an
other" can ,al you, Sirs, do not.
Yours, NED EVANS.
THE following is the extraordinary letter re-
ferred to. We cannot admire its logic or lis
ethics.-Enquirr
SILVER SPRIsc, July 81, l543.
10 the Editor Of the Eren rg Post
Dear Sir: Grd from an edtoria! article in
yonr paner, lhata friend has drawn differences
from letter Of mine, which lis context will
not warrant. Think that the wrong done New
York, by the chcane which silenced tie voice
Of the Democracy of that State in the Baltimore
Convention, tales from the nomination Of that
Convention all authority, save with those indiyi
dual members If it who were present, and did
II. then reno.nce it, 1t was NY intention 10
; 70 abandoned it, but the circumstances to
watch you have adveried in your editorial go
tice prevented became palticePs criminis, BIZ
participation IN The proceedings TO the close,
and cannot row plead my own wrong 10 exone-
rate myself. | shall vote the nomination SIM
ply upon punctllio; my heart is with Mr. Van Blu
rem and bis principles, and shall not hesitate
10 say of him and them what think, nolwith.
standing my inyeiglement in the Baltimore Con-
yeution. Yours. +. Z. BLAIR.
DEMOCRATIC MEETING IN CULPEPER
COUNTY,