Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1849-10-01

candidates if the presidency Of The James R;vs, =.
kanawha Company. aud added. that if they should .a
pom, you their proxy. and wished you to vote "a, RI
bandnran'' that You wished them To instruct you to da .
a lew days alter ! returned, called on Capt. JOHN A.
Otey, President Of the Council, and stated To him W., ~.
mat you desired me TO say, that, IL il was the pleasn,a r
ue C"unci' TO apPoin. you their proxy to represen, Them
W the approaching meeting Of the Stockholders Of ,ha
James hiver and kanawha Company, and wished NV
10 vote for Col. Boodurant, you desired them 10 ins,,y,
you 10 do 50. do not distinctly recollecl tina, ,ti
Capt- Otey you would v"te on your own stock "a, A. A..
Osborne; my impression is | did moi, and that was s
vented from relating 10 him the whole of our conyerx,i..
by his engagements. at The time, and by the fact ,h., I
regarded your desire for instruction (f they wisbsJ ~.
to vote Tor Col. Bpndurant) as distinctly indica,ino ~.
declaIa,ory OF your preference for Mr.. Osborne; NJ n
and Col. b. being al that time the prominent ~cand;i,,o.
Tor The office. | do know. on testimony aot 10 be on.e
toned, that Capt. Otey, in good faith, commnn;dsa,
what said 10 him TO the Council, and thai ,h.y 80
in reference to the matter with full KNOWLEDGE If r ."''
preference for MIR. Osborne over Col. Bondurant.
! recollect mentioning 10 one other memhs, g.,
Common Council, the substance Of our copversa,on :" {
Richmond, aud the fact Of your desiring to he ins,,na,l
to vote for Col. Bondurant, fit was their desire ,ha, to
should receive their vote, and am well satisfied tb.,
your preference for Mr.. Osborne was Qenerally L,oM"
IN this community for several weeks preyious >, ,.I."
Mason's election. ' ~ 'ooso
Having complied with your request, | nigh, here cI,.,
this commnnicalion;bu deem i. due to truth and ! ,oOs'
lated. '"'u N
A lew days after the death Of William h. Cbiuendo,
late PRESIDENT OF the James River and Kanawh, e.
panay. l suggested to a gentleman residing in RicbmonJ
ano extensively engaged in business in that CITY the noms
Vi MI. CHARLES +. Osborne, as a gentlemm well on,E
he'd to discharge the duties of the office vacated hy H..
death n Mr.. Chittenden. This gentleman conco,,oI
entirely in my opinions of Mr.. Os6orne's ouali6c,,ions
and we called upon Mr.. Osborne, and asked permiss; on
10 meh.lon ms name TO the Stockholders as we might
meet them, and ais, to The members Of the RoarJ oc
fnolc Works. Having obtained Mr.. Distances y
MISSION 10 make this use OF his name,t the gentlemen ahova
alluded to and myself called at the office of The Roa,I
ol ruo"c WORKS, and finding them in session. Mr.. o..
borne's name was brought before them by the oen,len.n
VINO accompanied me, and, as we both understood. thew
('he noard OF Public Works. approved of his elec,io1
and declared their willingness, at the proper time. to ex'
press that approval officially. Having, as we supposeJ
secured the cooperation of the Board in the election Of
Mt. Osborne, we conferred with the President Of one of
the Banks; he likewise concuHed with us in our views
OF Mr.. Osliorne's fitness for the Office we wished to have
conferred on him.
Al this lime desired a friend Of yours to see youon
The subject, as knew that you had for some time acted
as proxy for the town Of Lynchburg, and was a s,ockhol.
ger IN Tie ) Il. X. Company in your own ripht.
In a few days after these occurrences, | learned liza,
the stockholders would he called to elect a President. am,
''a' 'hey would not hold Their meetings for some sixty
or ninety days. Consequently The subjec. ceased, for the
time, to occupy much of my attention, and had mn
communication with you in reference 10 it until The
month of April, when the conversation FIRST referred 10
took place.
1t is proper ! should state, that | had no k~now)edce
whatever Of MIR. Osborne's connection with Mr.. DENNY.
defalcatlon until il became a subject Of newspaper discus
81 N, and | feel well convinced that you were equally un-
informed with refeience to that matter, at The time Of
our interview in April, and, indeed, until the time his
name was withdrawn and Judge Mason became a candi-
date for the office of President of the James River &
kanawha Company. Very respectfully, your obtdieut
servant.
F.. B. DEANE, JR.
To Judge VIM. Daniel, Lynchburg.