Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1853-08-23

nv viii rerire from the active service OF nus eusen re-
naming one OF her Councillors u o'a'I ~ " " "''
3a.nIgs + Nix ESQ., chief clerk ct The ihaat on 'n
,, cmmissoncr of Indian Affairs IN the absence ~
Col Manypenny, who eil MasnlnS s r,;,n country
upo' 49,, STDsEKeErgRs-W are inclined 10 ne'evc
that has concluded 10 rrPon, SoseH N Fnc,sc"
n ri rh,I nrIphia, naval s'on-kerpet a. 'sa san, y, -,
~ ~ md - Tyson Esq. Of BcIks county, fa 10
| b, the naval atorc keeper al fhladeiph'a.
FOR he Enquirer.
NEWSPAPER controversies not accofdan: WIN III"
a, ., III. convenience OF farmers; but Tie recent al
, ~ ihs Directory of the Brooke Turnpike 10 me pup
ic r.ou,.s reply, and, however rcPusnaht "e 'asH we
inns, n,rIrn H. our rlulasnce adn'l1ra We hcfh On"
10 yndca:e our logic and expose he 'aiaces q w p"''
tory. 49,, ,,, c,,,pI,uls oi their
-,t. ~ i,s !, confined TO rclghborlod Of 'helI I'M
provclent, improvement II can be tltI ~ - -"
declining tai. The rnad The tr"h 10 ult' uc , .'
I'M. ~ tbr;r tolls corfeppoud exactly III extent win We
r.v.l which touches it, The itrhle! ""ost ""s'n nas
i M. hills of Louisa The slashes .! hanOftr mas
i,rUs oInuiai.;cd that wien The cIel iehei ana ulieu'
~ M. ;,er was ovcrcuuc lie had TO pay ieaVy toiI
thrn about 10 RlcI n"nd, thai the 4h"'l turnpike
witn il. rNorI.ant charges was n niue 81 n" ise 10 n
f., hr ,ou1 certainly hau! the iclo" tavern I" tich
unnd load which he had brought IRON" o'"oc u Heo's
ar .uaIruylc The distance above Inc iupi"' i"o '''
n,Y veil .u,.r that they obliged 10 be adr"l and We.
y .r,Ius M. o.cnin II roads whi.h w"nIi enable
r d.iau, traveller avoid IN improvement winch IS
nut aiealer burden 10 his purnc tia'i . ettl u us
Ln p much fits. assertion oil Iar, oS is act''hr
| Directory. 80,
Tie next which .ai notice, reIars {" what we cali
uy,, co,ruis but wnci thu Drrc;nry lclicliiouHy he
rn,,.u:r Iumpir. charge. These gont!nmcn seem Il"
mt. llr,ly,s upon their skill in logic and lcm nov:
ledge aw; and as ihse annual contracts are ~ 'u" ~"
u.rc, Il, all parties Il. this continually we must suppose
ibat ., "er ph2a u boih III thrI discussion " t''h
bu IS ih what IL! W. now see liief Fai' 1"h@
si,.l lin." tw!.n they mad ni"l"pGR Oh arg ''"
=, ~, ,,,v ,hruuph lir Stale practise grew up found
ed on no ,Nrtrs. rnrract, but dictated nY c""non ''c
nirncc and depending merely IN snrahce, VI allowing
ufho:cts N llir hc'shh"tiio"u ~ %" '"' ' " " 'f
/ ing ciGai.", &c .o
niences grow up? Must have been by mutual csrn
An! IA J. ccnscnt, 10 matter no" Indicated uS VIZ"
contracts made? Tho Directory can gel IA" Lam '
Tho iacl 10y consulting their c"nnar aud one o thr1 mas
hern long enough officer ui our highest coo '" h'Vc
MIX 90, w that ilxim OF Iusprndcnrr Bal thtie was u"
~ press these Cases, say these pf"ua tsppuu
re -, IN, lp., al obligations lnIcct How Then were the
,,c,c .u.uni. Oi these lumping c.arges arrived AT
Must it not have accn BY cypress hsErc"'nn'i way y
what authority could Directory male n,ap'ny Gaarge
p,yrs lc. no such power They could not ny any ant'"
" tina. gives them single Traveller on r' l'i
that he slodd pay N i!S sd al thr yea iuPhS .'s
for his Of il. All that the t1nld say Is Una. NC NUN
do il. and when hr consented 10 The pf"NGii II was u" A
press contract ,,, ~ -,
n another part Of their address the Directory tay a
( these persons asscsstd WIN an aggregate
] & IN 10 prr uunuu," t>y ..tat authority was this
.unaI assessment made but thu consent 81 'se Ss'u
W,rn . arrv makes specific charge Tor ir use % az
property aud The "t!c: consents !" pay IT, "sas n'u
lawyers have irrricie untrie"d mat m AP.se coat
was lrinrd between lien and those WI" "ou'u es'ansl
the CONTRARY must &" 10 work by ohe tte' 'ih '"e
lnyic ara up.n uhcr principles than these OF law"
Hayn. exposed these ialIaoes {" iact ahn frasVhn% ana
dsah;c public If any delusi''a !" "iG 'hey ''s
nav. led H.. MS hasten thu merits OF ms controversy
b.twaen parties whose true interests are act h n'u"
and whose contests may Bring good 10 neither. g
The DIRECTORY aay 'ilc books Of The company sh"" h
II, l., ~ January ls2s to the ST January 1929 an ngere
ync OF bnut As per the par 'a'2 {" Inc SOU PC
ms ah9u! per per annum u lnlsHAe-' y !! eAac
WA lie G!iod from 1885 10 ls39 shows an aggregate
\
ms,,k, II upwards Of nine, While Tor IKE period com
mrneinn with January, lS4O the aggregate Is fecu 'eu
10 25 Der aud Tor the last I'VE years ia" a'"""heu "
less than IS per cc,! or thIre per crn, per n, o s
car value vi the stock. Here Is another inacrhacyi ior
if IL be ciyidcd by live, II VIII give '"I' an" "'0 minus
for the annual dix dcnd
Hul ,nounh appears i,ou, This extract 10 warrant sefy
different conclusion that which lie Directory secH 10
draw iron, H. From their showing they have In II
,ear. s,rc,, Inv themselves The proElublr,
derived aggregate OF 1851 per cent upon the par Valne
of their capital stock Their outlay has been returned To
then, IN one third of period within their purchase select
ed by lncuIvcs. What their profits were during tnse
hacyon DAYS eu he road went into operation and lor
many afterwards When II vas he che ans, a,o o
the emily the city OF lilciinoI: from large POI,
lion Of and the ruIle OF all The asel through
the State, North and Sonh, they have mol thought NJ 10
tell u.s. the probability IS .llt !tc ROAD mas Palu LOT stli
five times Ii has FULLY rcluuncra"d lis builders and
served its public purpose in lis day and gcnea'lnn The
period Of IL great utility has passed II is in he declining
state" and Will be numbered with the things which
we're 'Crmpcn. lines of rail rouiG interfere 10 diminish
~ profits, ami r', travel ard transportation from dis
| tame
erred the facilities the offspring aud the
means The progress If the The stock III The road
| has deprecated ~ per cent!
Such The account the Directory give o. Their roai and
they might have added tlat Ian. vi The present holders Of
il, bought thai depreciation and what do these mod
est ;ntn wish under these ccunit anccsf Why, in
their own words "hc Directory perfectly willing, land
they venture 10 Sreak !r the company TO surrender the
road cost G. 10 regulate the tolls rs IL cover The
expenses OF road and yield six per cent the par
| lue Of the stock ! !!
Now .r-c arc ogrinns and say they far from design,
log injury atoni the cnmpanahts "yrt they urr
our simplicity their road In liz declining state in It's
pccunary and u'arian depreciation, in lis obsolete char
between wu railroads cutting on llS distant Trade ana
tayeycs, they Ucr ili- worn out and hchlnl..hc
ihing, its prime cost, which has hten five times paid
,rIn ANIMAL charge OF SIX per cent p. value
reduced 80 They may indeed, DO perfectly willing do
this and limdy Itself might assume the acIui-
cscens: Of their Stockholders; and wc willing perfectly
willing To leave il - The public Ia which they nave appealed
dacid. upon Tie character OF their propoaal is il lair
that a.!giburiinnI !it!s end travel should be taxed
supply the deficiency tho a"pdnys cnirrs accustomed by
the dminutiou Of ta. distant transportation, which, if
chiefly swrei the receipts chiefly injured the track The
road l. fair that besides the pay to e State
It's ra roads, should another TO the Brooke Turnpike
Company supply The deficiency they occasion it's
nuel Han ;c like been done for Stockholders in similar
falling dccsy under the influence Of The
great and nYrrsaduwng works ul the world1 Or the
tnrnpke- from Rlciuund and towards Petersburg.
has sunk lntn county road and tue other has
~ road along side i H. DO The Of the Llle River
the FauqucT, The Washington and Baltimore Turnpkrs
dream OF Supplying The rcrenlr, cut oil from them BY
petiug rail roads by their respective ncieht0r-
hoods! Suc ina.inntiuus bn, 1.-THE stuff thai dreams
made Of. They cannn be entertained by less
than lucic IN a widcawakr world. Such would
an; country. The "t such property
nit 10 that iac By which many crushed under The
great wheels oil 0greos The turnpike 90 down like
the stages which used 10 travel them and the wirh
accommodated their passengers 1t is pert :" the risk
inve1irun ta Improvement. lhai il may &c super
cri " better; and there nothing in The charter
o"ke Turnpike Company, az IN The peculiar merits OF it's