Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1853-11-29
TO THE BOARD OF PUBLIC wOks.

To THE BOARD OF PEIIIC WOkS.
see from the newspapers that yn propose put under
contract fifty miles OF the Eastern :ron Of hovlDGion
and Ohio Rail Road, early in The month am also In.
formed that you hoy decided t0piing whs Ia caGt
The Monroe route Ii This be- ru q hope II ay not bc)
permit say that, considering circuniances sup
posed exist You will subject ourselves 10 charge OF
precpitaacy ut least If not oil palaty. Areyou now in
possession Of The Report OF The Oe Engnee containing
all the facts necessary TO wise al uel decisin on the re-
latiye merits of the routesl do not assr but sup
pose you not and how " undertake 10 decide
question so important 10 The publ nterests without iu
and accurate Knowledge Of n thlacs2 Has he Engineer
reporled That the Monroe route shortest Ia equaiea dis
lancet that il supplies The wuntoi the largest sec"ni q"
that it is cheapest in costs OF celuron an TRANSFORM
toni IL mol, you are certaln asumng e'ponsiunHy
warranted by The duties doyed on you, and which
must lead TO much popular excnen in The uans-hIIeeha
ny counties.
do intend discuss the atve merits of the Green
brer River and Monroe routes not prepared 10 do so
is il important The Otjec have in view on are
clothed with high powersmu broader and more absolute
than l. had been member uhe last Legislature, would
have accorded yuu dcsiflO pass no censuro on mat
body but smP 10 express aE,Inon. The main onsc VI
your institution 10 secure udcous and Impartial ds
bursemcnt OF the Internal Imynnenl Fund for the benefit
of the Stale trust that You'll regard that oo]"ct us
primary one The rone whid am told you have adoptGd'
10 me nudcious evenere The shorter and cheap'
er; which, am told ia lhact You will lose The ira
vel TO The principal wateringce in Virginia from Whcn
no email revenue was eXpccteO be derived uu VIII cu'
of by far the most producvuoitions of Greenocr Fay
ette Nicholls Pocahonas aolher counties contiguous u"
them How can the people hese counties aPPfoach
road over the cliffs of New RI? And what DO you gam
Nothing that can perceive b small part OF Mohtoe.-
Allow me- under these cclslanccs suggest inc pro-
prety Of reconsideration We no connection Whatever
with the Of the WhiGulphur Springs nor any h
in with hem feel assured that the ira
vel TO that watering place, II road be conducted " u,
will realize larger profit heriter the entire anc VI
both Monroe and Greenbrier.
write hastily, nnh Win other view than i 10 t'"u, ~.
you pause and ponder 1c success OF the WORK may ma
depend, at least for The prtnt on your decision lux
large portion Of the counties nich you oil on Inc o
of your ne may, II lhrown,o excitement, hazafo
tercst 10 warp my judgment. am friend OF the Improve
menti and being so take lhebertv Of telling you mere
BREAKERS AHEAD
FRENCH pRoTES AGAINST AMERICAN
recent nprer Of The ConsEfhftomt,tti , y
Paris, has long article ie laws Of the unllea o
aga,nst runaway slaves aad nc barbarty WIN ", 81 rS
are sometimes carried into e.cuon II does n"' Say
indulge in hnpc that any aument that il can use w" p
crate sufficiently to produce, change but II Is OF op
that II the journals of Euot were constantly 10 s
public opinion In America tight be sufficiently excilea
call for course Of proceedB very different from lnal
is now pursued. When it sinown tina, the runaway
OF The French army made BY conscriplion' @ a'e hs
Ike ~d oeass, and puttt death by ordel VI h boml
caught-when II is known hat Freuchman ~ho s'.ou
dare to sell an unlicensed auauac ia subjected 10
punishment than any provided BY the laws y, . ,hg
States for runaway saveserhape may be lhoush' u
the journals Of The United Safes might ecprocate me h
service the Constitutional proposes 10 render ns nut ~
that caee, we fear the Ameican Journals Won ,osT
charitable labor since they snud probably never DC
10 emerge from the French Post Ofbce Efcn DO =. 10 -
New York journals conveyed by OF the late s'easl
were 10 consequence of some mysterious Superior %
taken from the hands of the Post Office carriers .!
just as they were about to start for he1 oeNs5
tanned until the afternoon Therefore, we appIeheI
the American journals would be utterly unable 70 repay
kindness the labor of love chaabY proered oy he 90
stiutionas they prohibited like ne ffench
ira
ofcous intereddIIng with those of their neishoo-l4
r Courier and Enquirer. .'a