Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-02-13
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THURSDAY, signed "Fist Jnstitia" and head,
"Eastern Ext.asio,.--Loulsa Raiiroad"
II The wti,,r 81 that article will take The ,ioub.
TO examine the act OF incorporation o: The Lopr,
Company, passed February, 1886, ne viii Ii
that lie Company vas Incorporated "for the pu.
pose ui making raj road fram, some pin B,
+" the line Of The Richmond and Potomac Ra,lrooI
sin The neiglborhood OF 1aylorsp,lle, passing b.
:" or near Louisa Court House 10 point 10 n.
county oil Orange, near the Eastern base 81 Il.
Southwest mountains, and tor The purpose n
extending the same, should the company here
q by Incorporated al the commencement; OF l,s
" work, or al any time afterwards, deem il al
"visabe 10 10 So, in The direction OF the Bin.
Ridge mountains, or across the same 10 oraee,
I" The tc1cn OF HdTT sOnburg in The county OF Roc.
" insham" All, therefore, thai The wtiler q,
"F,0t .Justitia" has said about the Louisa RAJ,
road Company having Thought proper in lie
first instance 10 stop their road al lis present poiil
OF intersection with the Richmond. FfeteGics,.
burg and Potomac road" and the unreason.
ableness OF the Richmond Fredericksburg a.i
Potomac Company now directing 10 its extension
10 Richmond il will b. seen tails TO The ground.
The road, as incorporated hv the Legislature, Va,
eyiderlly a Jranch 10 III" Richmond, Frct!erics,.
burg and Potomac Railroad. rs such, Inc seek.
holders OF the lauer company subscribed larsey
10 t. feeling satisfied that they were prolecte, b
Ia. guarantee clause OF their charter a~sinSs
parallel road between us punt OF besinninA (rC,
is temporary terminus, as Fla. Jus.uia woul,
have il supposedly and Richmond Whil,ihe
I privilege wa l-lt oren ni extending the road in
Inc direction Of Hdrri@nburg, il will be perceig.
ell there was no such license given n is elt.rn
ert,em,tv, in The direction Of Richmond
/ Had such been lhr case il is evident rha, The
i stockholders OF The Richmond Frederick.bu
and Potomac company So TAR from subscribin.
! 10 The work, would have opposed the act OF il.
! corporation as one ountsnancins an nraclion Of
/ their chatter by authorizing a second railroad lof
"a pm tiGn NJ The distance" between M CITY n
! Rtehmm.G and elty II Washington" against
which hey were guaranteed.
| The Richmond Fredericksburg and Potomac
/ Company, are entirely content lhs, The qae>lion
! 90 use the language Il Fiat Jns,iIa) shall be
viewed, Jutgci and determined now as II "
were an original question, a 10 The consruc
lion Of the whole road from lis western erml.
nus 10 The city u Richmond" Viewed in ih
aspect, does the writer oi Fiat JusIila really &C.
/ iieve lnal The legislature would Tor msmem
"as an original question" (.ren Caring III
guarantee clauss Of The Rishm1ud, F'rederieks.
6a7s and Poiomac Company think OF incofPc.
raling company Ia make = railroad iron tii
joos IF the Blue Ridge IN CAGri,ttsriAe IL Gof.
doasuiLc, hence TO Me .juntt0H ami hsaee par.
aAl 10 ihs RicAmond, Fredericksburg and Polo.
mGc ratl,0ad Ia Rlchm0nd? II he will look ii
he map he will SIC that The very idea OF such a
road AS an original work, is preposlernu>; ina i
would be 100 miles ioDg (be'Ween Charlottesville
and Rlchmoni) in overcoming distance o. 70
mites AMI that Iftne income OF such road Us
an Independent work) would ever SUSAN H. a ii.
rect line u railroad between Charlottesville AID
Richmond is impcriousy called 'or 10 AVOID he
Tax on transportation IL thirty miles VI unrcccs.
safy distance. To Railroad between Rich
moad and Charlottesville The stockholders a The
Richm, nj, Fredericksburg and Potomac Cum.
panY will never u.ier word II objection They
would not even complain il The Lesi. !a,uI
should grant to the Louisa Company The priv
lrge o. extending their railroad by direct line
from LOUISA Coipt H,uss t, Richmond and
shout; contribute three-hflhs Of tho cost of IL
construction, although they would thereby lose
al The benefits Of the Louisa Railroad as
branch 10 their own, which induced many Of
them 10 subscribe largely 10 il; bit they feel
authorized 10 stand on their chartered rights
when it is gravey proposed u ,osrert Us
branch roG4 INTO competitor Jfor Their DUN trad
and trar l.
The President and Directors OF the Company
are advised by able counsel Of this State, and
by urists among the most eminent Of the Union,
" that the act Tor the extension Of The Lo lsa
:. Railroad 10 the Dock in The City Of Rich.
/" mond, is IN manifest violation Of the charter
/" OF the Richmond, Fredericksburg and P0o.
" mac Railroad Company, and in direct conti CT
q with the legislative guarantee contained IN
1T thai the rights aequir' under this qua
ran,ec "can be judlcially eulorced'-t that it pre-.
vents GOih m. condi ucion and use of any rail
road between Richmond and the Junction: such
a road being railroad for "a portion n Tie dis
tancs' "bstwcen III City Of R.ehm'nd ami The
City Of Wastingo on" and being calculated 10
dive-l both local and through travel from lie
Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac RaIl-
road 10th Of which are secured 20 he COM
par,; being travel "botwsen the one ely and tie
othr;' and that as egards the through travel,
the argument Of "Fiat Iustita, =" that the com
pany may prevent lis diversion by charging
the same iarc from the City of Washington
/" TO tho Junction, or point OF crossing OF the
+" two roads, as from that city 10 Richmond
has no weight. because, on this supposltlcn
they are necessarily obliged 10 charge les, Than
they are authorized under their charter on pas.
sengers between Washington and Richmond or
III the language Of the guarantee Clause, ale
compelled, .in order to retain such passengers. TO
reduce the passage money!
The Slo kho!dcrs of the Richmond. Frede-
rickshurg and Potomac Company mean To re-.
on this guarantee. They will deeply resre.
the blow which will be gwen to the JOINT took
>y,le u in Virginia, should the bill now bsiorr
the Legislature, giving the aid of tie State TO
tie proposed extension become law. If il
should, il will be in vain for the State OF Viz
ginia again 10 attempt 10 enlist individual en-
terprise With or without the state in the on.
siructi of her Improvements. But whether
The bill lasses or not. having expended large
sums in The construction OF valuable work
under what they believed and are advised -
roairGct with The State, they have an abiin,
confidence tina. their rights will be protected
both BY the courts of the State ard the United
STATES A STOCKHOLDERS.
February 10, lS49
Photographed Tor the Baltimore Patriot
NEW YORK, February l0-5, 2. ~.
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