The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1852-12-01
To the Editor of the Dispatch,


Sir: On Thursday next it is proposed TO take
the sense of the freeholders of the city OF Rich
~ ond, SIS to the proprety OF the Common Council
eff the city subscribing $4,000 to the increased
capital stock of the Richmond and DIT nville Rail
road. This proposition has been for weeks pub
lisn I'd in the city papers, and has until now excited
ne known opposition. 1t was supposed that those
opposed to the prG position would voc against il,
but no attempt had been made to influence the COM
munity against it-but now it appears that on the
of the election leading journal, one distinguish
ed for the talent aid ability with which it is con-
Quoted has in leading article taken sides against
it, and upon the grounds that it 'would be well
"to assist the Central road to 100000 before il
"grants another $50 900 to the Danvile Company
All Can say, is, that the propretors of the Ex-
aminer, tae editor OF that JOURNAL cannot posi-
bly, be anxious to liberal subscl iDtOn on
the part Of the city to the Virginia Central Rail
road, than is your correspondent-but must pro.
against the fate of the proposed subscription
the Richmond aud ID anyiile Railroad being made to
depend uuOn previous one to the Central Road
ami beg further to remind that journal that it
would be as fair for tie friends of tn Richmond
and Danvilie Railroad in the Legislature, to defer
supporting any appropriation to the Central Road
until the State had done for the Danville that with
which it has highly fayored the Contra namely
built II miles CT its read and appropriate for long
period Of time in addition, 500 600 per apnum:
as for the freeholders of the city of Richmond to
decline their support of the Richmond and Danvie
Railroad, until the conlug ncy contemplated in the
Examiner had occurred-to wit, a subscription to
the Central Road Of quarter Of a million
The city u Richmond originally subscribed an
amount equal to one.third of the whole capital tina
had to be taken by others than the State-and in
that she demonstrated her appreciation of the pro-
posed Danvile Road and her own sa gacty and good
sense.
Subsequently the capital was increased half q
million of which $780, 0U0 be raised by others
than the State-and Richmond is asked to take OF
his sum Only one fourth.
Pittsyvania and Henry have just taken $50 coo
Amelia county, it is confidently expected will take
he- proportion also will Halifax it is hoped anC
believed, and cannot credit that Richmond will
now fall off in well-dong when to that which was
but ex Ierimental she subscribed one third of its
private capital, and she ia only repeat asked
to take but onefourth OF the additional private CAPT
tai, when the experimental has beer converted into
the practical"
One word, end one only, ss to another remark in
the Examiners article lit is asserted that the length
of the Central Road is 400 miles, the Danville $50
The former coming to this city from the Ohio, the
latter from Danvie.
To this can only reply, that long before the
Central Road and the James River and Kanawha
Conpsny's Road, dor the Central Road is to stop
at Covington or Clifton Forge) extended to the
Ohio, the Richmond and Danville Railroad will by
its connections, have reached Mobile and New Or
leans
take 10 notice of silly hand bill that Is circu
lating in the city to-day signed, GA Freeholder
and Tax Payer OF the City of Richmond" first be
cause it has not even the printers 10 the Cir
cuisr and secondly because it has the folly Ito
no harsher name) to speak of the Danville road as
the "defARet' read, of the correctness of which
every citizen of Richm md can Judge as well as
Your obedient servant, G.