Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-09-25
TO TtIE PUBLIC

10 various communications addressed 10 them
on the subject If the action Of the Stockholders
Of the James River and kanawha Company at
their last meeting, they would endeagor 10
throw together al the information they had
been allie 10 CHAN.
Without making any allu-ion 10 Tie action
OIL lie stockholders on The other important mat
lers submit ed to them, tie editors proceed Of
once 10 state the vote on the election of a Pre-.
sldent TO fil the vacancy occasioned by the death
oil Mr. Chi tenden. A result is shown of s4l3
yo.es Tor Judge Mason, and 1856 for Col Bon
duraat IL Is stated that the votes iii favor of
Judge MASON consisted in part Of that of the
/ slate proAies-Messrs Crutchtrd, Peylon and
PendleIon, giving vote of 1850, of the proxies
OF The Bank of V'rglnia-Mcssrs London
Price and Thomas, giving vote % zoos; and
of the proxy of Lynchburg giving vote Of
353. The belief is expressed that there was q
party lnimical 10 the continuation of The w.ter-
line, and that OF that party MIR Osborne was
the candidate-that some OF the friends # the
improvement became alarmed, and thought
there was danger of the election of that GEN.
temau-,hat MIR S 5 Baxter. VINO held large
proxy vote, was of that number-that to avoid
sIch result "thcy were willing 10 take Judge
Mason, whose opinions were unknown, on III,
ground tia. one mho might possibly be their
friend pas preferable 10 orc 1clo was e,t.in,u
their sEsmy-thal they therefore, joined the enc
mics OF Tue improvement who were equally ig-
norant Of Judge Ma on's opinions, in securing
that gentIemau's election !" The editors pro.
coed 10 say they are gratifed to bear tina
the enemies OF the canal will probably be dis
appointed in the expectations they founded on
Judge Mason, and that lie will sustain the poll.
cy heretofore advocated by the original and
fact friends of The improvement. With regard
to the State proxies, after stating that neither
Of them held any stock in his own right, they
comment on the law permitting the Sac 10 be
represented by those having no personal ine.
resi- i'll the success of The Improvement, and ex
press the billet that il was framed ty the enc
mics of The improvement with View of killing
oil former President of The Company TIE
| Bank proxies are dismissed with the remark
that, lhey we hear, considered themselves un-
der some sort Of obligation 10 Vote with the State
! proxies; but Of what particular character, or
how il originated, we are On, advised'
| The balance OF Judge Mas jn's vore was made
mp as il appears from tn Iis appended 10 tine
| EDITORIAL, OF me woes Of he following gentlemen,
so.ne oil them acting a. pGox.,s, and others repre-
| senliug their own sock, 10 Mi: J.srph Alien s
- ~ IL
Cloplon, A,eIauGcl Du2ai, = K Grauan, Il A
| Ines, Rsbe,t u S-ui james vi Wicsha 10,
| JOSE h Il Anderson, Thomas Bucn:e, Jr, and
w e CaIin. o. Upon the Woes OF non- Of
hrse eentlemen = aay commen' made, rXc.pl
@n,t has been beiu!e slated with respect 10 Mr
| Baxtef
!, IS stated that the " ot the PROXY OF Lyuch-
| burg ex.i,ed much .u!pri.e- there had been
| an understanding that Tue fricnds Of The caual
waud ;htpw 10 o1sacl. 10 IN: way Of The soulh.
y s.etn Railroad, aid that The people 0! Lya' h.
nu!s would not Oppose ihr extension ci the canal
and i..al, in violation o this m.In icfsianfiGs,
! tne proxy ii Lyn holfg had attempted Ia pa. H.
| 10 Tie r.. siteacy III The j X & X Company, a
scni man, Mr. OSBORN. understood 70 cs ri ter
ly cppg;sa 10 the sriensioa ofMe casal The
ediuIs STATE, ho"cytf, 'hal in-y "ate assured ~
gentlemen rom Lyrchbufs, tta' TT pr7ry mifrc-
present. . Tie III hes cf tts ops Of that io,om =
that rery n Sc mayor ~ notgrtousiy desired The
| ELTON of Co, Bon Hrd,.t aud mat ,s:.le was ~
| lnrs ION I'll tie fer Thy taen proceed h ill.,
| saja c hat tie codfSa vi he proxy was llff Itn-
ctd BY me olsr.crnt IN that he had 'nhcc had A
pDiI.lc:l canvass fnr the Srna,e wsh G u. Bon'u-
! ran. IT, which tc was deira;aa I'D that BIS
her 10 law, Mr. Eicl RAD had difference
Win Mr. Jcs-rh Cabc'i Tacy conclcd ] b.
LEAVING The mater 80 the peop!e of Lyncabutg
whose honer and good i4nh are invGlge1."
The numorr OF me Wig containing the edi!o.
rial, the >uts ance OF wnlch i above Sci iuf;h
reached Lewl,ours, when was there attending 4
session Of he court, on In TIN Of July. On my
attention beng called 10 il, addressed letter II
me eiio:s, in which, after rcilng The objection
able passages in their editorial, | proceeded I,
safe The circumstances attending my course anc
my vote.
stated thai had advocated the election o.
| Nj Osborne wills he was a candidate; and tina
htd done so under the belief, that he was in Ia
| yor oil The .eylensivn oi The canal" as lar Is Il
Covinst to-, ana II lcavlas the Company uncom
m,ed as to how the Improvement slon!d lie pro
ssculed-that | hal sought Information as 10 ~
opinions, from gentlemen who supposed knew
them, ami had been informed by them that suci
were his views. denied all knowledge, or be-
Lief 10 the existence OF any pledge given hY IN
people OF Lynchbutg 10 The friends Of The Jane
| River and Kanawha Company, 10 aid the later il
the extension OF the canal. | also stated IN SUP
stance, that a iew weeks before lhc meeting o
the stockholders Col. Bontnranl and Nr. o.
borne bein. among The most promnen, c! th0s
III nomination 10 I'LL Ike vacancy in the oillce .
Persistent pt,he Company, had come 10 tn con
ciusicn that the interests OF tie Company Woup
most probably be best promoted by the sclecuo
OF Mr.. Osborne; and that ii present al the else
iion should, as an individual indicate my Pre-
terence by voting Tor aim-,hat had acIed rs III
proxy Of ne Common Council and OF a nnm5c
OF The Individual stockholders OF Lynchbnrg, 4
The meetings CT the company Tor some years pas
that anticipating that should be probably Il
appointed, and deslrous that heir wishes ,nou!
be fairly represcnei in he approaching cleo iof
requested a friend from Lynchbarg who va
soon about TO return home, to maize known NJ
views 10 the president oi the Counci, ard suc
Other members as he nigh, meet wiki, and I
rsqIes them, hat il they desired their Vote
b. given for Col Bonauran.. they wonId el'he
appoint some other person than myself Il
proxy, or il they preferred 10 re-appoInt int
hat they would accompany The notification
my appointment with instructions as 10 IN
vote they desired 10 be given thai Mr.. Dean
he gentleman above alludci 10, = on III
return home, made the communication as r.
guessed, end that soon thereafter meeting Of IN
Ccuncii was called, a; which was re-appoinc
as proxy- and AT which motion was made I
instruct The proxy to vote for Col. B0EdGran
and tailed that in a few days after the meeiln
above mentioned, | received letter from IN
President OF the Council, notifying me OF my ~
, pointment-aEd that in a short time thereafter
also received the proxies OF number OF niiv
dua stockholders enclosed in blank envelop
, iuflher salcd that in The letter OF the Pfes;de
OF The Council, no allu>;on was made 10 The a
ponimert OF a President o. the company, A.
that ia mo-, previous "a In q. c io9, Gscei'
. any communication, verbal o: "ti'len tom an
sceka,l'cr in reference therco, ol,el Sac cop,'
-. i pa. cectinc, 81 IN. G uHcii above m.i
.ione!, which had beeu published in lie Line!
. burg papers
On lac 18Th d juiy the Common Councii
Lynchhur2 unanimously alop!ci preamble a.
/ certain resolutions, in which, after recina TAI
they had seen with surprise the article in Il
, Wing. Il the l3h, before mentioned. Tin whie
. ih- wler IN Que aspect o h: case stated
h'm. CATS 10 question liz coed iaith OF he n9t
"pit q; Lynchonrs. AID i'll another 'smalz,
" with unjust aspsrs,ons The course phfsnsi
"tneir proxy, by the >usgrs ion Inal wes Ilti.
"enced by unworhf mu.i"es,' they
, "R >oigei, That &hli, the peop.e Of Lyme
burg presen, nav b.. AL a SO belize a!
I in favor oi tie extension oi he canal, We {
- noi lcI called upon, 10. Ourselves or on btha
{. II the people of Lynchbn!a, 10 make an7 sue
pledge; anu il, al any lime heretofore, IN PEI
g. M. .. LYlch9urg or aby one vi intii n,