Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1849-06-25
APPOINTMENT OF ENGINEER.

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APPOINTMENT OF ENGINEER
We confess our establishment at the onslaught,
made by the Wytheville Republican, upon the
Board of Directors of our Rail Road Company,
for doing act the policy and necessity Of which
were admitted on all hands, viz : the immediate
appointment Of an Engineer in Chief. Accus-
toned to regard the Republican as Jealous ad-
vocate Of the Improvement, we are at a loss to
account for this very equivocal manifestation of
its friendship. We cannot readily .imagne any
course of remarks better calculated to inspire dis
trust, and create prejudice against the Board Of
Directors, than the following:
eve have 10 object what consider precptafe ac-
ton the part Of thu Directors the frcical nrporation
called the Lynchburg and Tennessee Railroad COMPANY
in undertaking TO appoint an Engineer and assistant
ploe for this great work The Directors were five in
number, if we not mistaken they appointed by
fiction subscription of 250CO company that never
had an hour If pure life and could expect TO have
such life. They knew that there would he other stock
holders III the new incorporation to an Immense amount
and that these might desire voice in 50 important
procedure they knew that the State intended to be-
subscriber f three ths in the construction with the
right 10 the appointment of three ihs Of the directors
and they knew that fumbling, and mumbIing, and
Stumbling had gone u the way as it progressed into
law. hat an of figures and OF quantity gross
that the verles schooboy ought to have detectedt
along benre the wise men, the guardians of the bill in
its passage into law, and that it has be taken before
ano her legislature for amendment before the intention of
all as to the States quota of subscription be obtain
ed"
The wrlter,we must suppose, simply ignorant
OF the facts OF the case ; we would reluctantly
Impute deliberate and malicious misre presenta-
ton. But the friends of the work have right
to expect that, when he makes similar injurious
aspersions, he would take some little pains to
know the facts of the case
There is such corporation as the Lynch
burg and Tennessee Rail Road Company The
Republican ought to know that weeks ago, the
Stockholders in the corporation having that
name accepted the new charter and merged
themselves in the Virginia and Tennessee Rail
Road Company, of the stock of which the State
had taken three fflhs. He ought to know, fur
ther that the Board, which elected an Engineer,
represented stock not to the amount Of 125 900,
but to four times that sum-
We find in the last Patriot vindication of the
Board, SO conclusive, that we adopt it in lieu of
any thing further from our pen on the subject:
The original subscription rendered necessary by the
act OF ncofpratlon not fictitious, the Republican
charges but made in good faith by responsible men end
was considerably than l25, 600 the time the D
rec'ory was formed. At meeting Of the Stockholders
held last November after the preliminary survey Of CAPT
should proceed 10 put under contract fur ruction,
early day as practicable, such portions Of the work
lie means OF The company would justify. Shortly sub
sequent to that meeting, the Legislature assembled and
authorized subscription, upon certaia Conditions for
three lhs Of the capta stick Of tie company on the
part OF the State. The conditions accompanying this
subscription were accepted by the Company and arrange
mentS made by the Board Of Direetoso carry out The
resolution to which we have alluded 'Ehe first step of
course. was The appointment Of an Engineer When the
Board performed his duty, they represented far
cca corporation" Che LynctbWg and Tennessee with
Fiction subscription Of sl25O0O but the Vrginia
and Tennessee Rail Road Company, with bona fde
subscription Of about 5000 600. Suppose the entire $780,
COO; emitting us to the States share had been subscri
bed yet the State cud not have appointed It's Directors
until the annual meeting 10 November. Would the Re-
publican have preferred long delay /? Moreover we
may say for lis information iIa, the appointment as maIe
Is entirely agreeable to thse who will represent the State
IN the management Of the company. We may furth.
state the able President ohe company has been urged
by many of those having interest in the matter of the
Republicans section Of The State to serd forward an
Engineer al once to survey the roue and locate the road
We think that upon fuller knowledge of the facts re
Republican will that the promp'itude, discretion and
energy with which the Board disposed proceed
with the great enterprise committed their hands, de-
serve its commendaion instead Of its censure'
+ Bvt,Lt. Col. Bragg was married on the 7th
inst, in Louisiana, to daughter of the late Rich
ard S. Ellis And, whilst recording the triumphs
of Hymen, we must not omit to mention very
remarkable and, prehaps, unprecedented one,
which occurred fortnight since in Georgetown
Mr. Dodge, wealthy citizen ofthat place, had
four cb idren married in one day. Two sons
were united to two young ladies Of the place;one
of his daughters to Benjamin Perley Poore; Edi-
tor of the Boston Bee, and formerly the accom-
.plshed Paris correspondent of the Boston Atlas;
and the other TO Charles Lanman, literary gen
tleman, connected occasionally with the Press,
and at present Librarian Of one Of the Depart
ments.
NEW ORLEANS. =" i
We gratifed to state that the efforts 10 stop
the Creyasse, lately made under the direction of
Messrs. Surgi and Dunbar, were attended with