Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1850-01-11
To tie Editors Of hs Enquirer.

| 7ohe Editors Of he Enquirer.
HALIFAX, JAN. !, 1850
Gentlemen friend handed me last evening nj consie-
rble distance from residence, the Enquirer o the 2ls
Dccnicr containing report Of The proceedings OF Il meet.
ing u hc Stockholders "f The Richmond and Danville Rail
road utterly false and glOuadeS in every part Of il that
relates 10 me, that feel bound ask sufficient spac,
in your paper Ia make such reply your correspondent
think hl deserves have no idea that The Eiior If thc
enquirer had inclination ncucemcnt isrrplc
sent lne III any manner, ~ am unacantcd with either
them, and unaware HAT any action Of my past liz could
have given lSi cause ol offence either them and can
hhrdf bcir'e tha inc author OF the piece signed ~
LOCKER On he really IA reporter Tor tho Enuuer
though he endeav"r'd Ia sail under Your colors What he
sa.s "l Ar. fnrnoys nomination III NIr. Tunsta is ric
50 far ~ remember H. nnr iay after Mr. f. took his
SCAT rose as stated for The purpose Of correcting an error
into which ATr. f. had fallen viz when he said that .lI.
committee on the Presidents and Chief Engineers REPORTS
md fully endorsed the conduct of The late rsiicu, for th
hsi Twelve months, which The gentleman
would MOI lave made had h been present when thu lcpor,
was read Then stated distinctly that the committee had
report ay"rably upon several of The recommendations al
IN President and that there were other portions o his re-
r !" whch tn attention ot The committee part
ddiy gwen a. they Gtre considered having relation
la tne business concerns OF the romnanyIai the commit
did not consider part Of their duty Ia pass mon IN,
,odnct Of the President during the ycar-hs report oniy
together with that If the Chief Engineer layn. been refer
red Ia them. Mt word having the slightest scmblancc
1T IAN aitark upon my own report fell from me; and ii ~
LOCKER TN were present al the time cannot conceive how
he could have made such mistake. Mr. Bouldn rose after
had taken my seat, and said that far hc had acted
with The committee ne had Understood that they approved
unannpusly oi the Presidents report though he was moi
with The committee except "n "Wednesday night Mr Davcn.
port also said that he understood that there luminous
approval on the part ri The committee Presidents rcpor
l'ut that was NJ" tho question all, that was raised By
the remarks ri Mr. Flnnrnoy, which was had ie commit
tro fully endorsed the conduct OF the President for the las,
twelve monhsF II Mr.. Boulin gave the chairman Of the
committee any eide lhrlsis they were unknown as such
and "ntltnehcr ITO believe that he intended any thing
of the kind.
"l.ookcf On next says, "'har Ar. Chambers made al
son foa conversation e"con himse and o the Dircc
tors that brought Mr. Clifford his feet This is MOI cor
Mr.. Chalmers alluded To debate between Two of The
Directors and others perhaps taking part in which he under
stood Mr. Clifford saying thai the Directors had forty
tncs much power The President. This Mr. Clifford
denied though the Director from ptt>ylyana must have
understood him did, nr he combaitd the idea and
said that that reducing the President Ia Il mere cyphor
suppose that Mr. Clifford alluded Ia the power o. the Pres.
dcni when presiding Al the meetings al the Directors
hope that Won will do me- the justice rive hi, STATE
mcnl Of facts do The truth Of which appeal 10 every zen
,nan presently publicity through your co.umns shall
not feel myself called upon 10 notice any further attack from
anonymous correspondence Very respectfully,
ID on lIERS