Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1854-10-27

Ne publish, by request the following eommu-
icatioDaddressed.to the Penny Post, Richmond
by Nj. ), G. Staples, of Patrick
PATRICK COURT uousE Oct. 10Th, ls5l.
70 the Editors Of The Penny Post
DEAR SIRs In your structures ON the com
p,unioatinn which appeared in the Norfolk B,a-
con over the signature of "Sam Patch" publish
ed in the Post of the 9th inst, AN alluson il
nlade to m g The author of statement, viz: "the
resident cf the Central Railroad had addressed
t. me communication inviting my attendance
at the White nI,hur Springs Convention in or
der not to help the Covington aud Ohio Road,
"hnt TO kill OFF, The New River branch OF the
Virginia and fenne escc Railroad" Sam Patchs
letter and the Penny Post of the 9th inst. reach
ed me u few days since at the same time, aud it
at occurred TO me- that Justice to the Presl-
dent of the Cen trail Railroad, 10 the author of
Sam Patch and To- me, required rs well the pub
hcation N Col Fo ntai ne ; letter, card To the
puhlic, stating what did say. Col. Fontaine's
letter handed to me soon after my return
home, after All ahso nee of some weeks, while
WIS busy making tn e necessary preparations for
trip to the Nhte Sui phur, and was answered
On the day Of its rece pton. do not know that
| | should have thought of the letter again it's
! contents, had not been informed by gentlemen,
| friends 81 the New Xiv er branch that letters had
| been received from the friends of the Covington
former to attend the WI lite sulphur Springs Con
vention, with an assuru ice that liberal course
would be pursued toward that project, and that
| propositions of eomprum, Sc would be offered in
| the Convention. repar ked that IT appeared to
| me somewhat strange thai such communications
| should be sent TO the friends of the New River
branch project, at the SAL ne time that n letter
| had been addressed to me b " Col Fontaine, the
! President of the Central Railroad, requesting me
to call IA meeting Ia my count y, with the view OF
sending delegates te the proposed Convention
and informing me 'that the ndS ct the Covng
ton and Ohio Railroad deem ed II important to
supercede the New River project, as that i'm
| provement never could secure To Virginia the
! Western trade" informed them at the same
! time that | had answered Cod. Fnntalne's letter,
saying to him, that learning that II was proposed
to supercede the New River branch improvement,
and being an advocate of the adoption OF 1t in
| stead of the Covington and Ohio Railroad, !
should respectfully decline calling meeting for
| the purpose Indicated This II atement was
made by Gf mistake poi) to ia mes +. John
of Bedford. Francis b. Deane of Lynchhurg,
I Francis Il. Mallory us Norfolk, aud Bowling
Clarke of Campbell. Mr.. Deane asked me if
WAS clear in my recollection of the contents of
Col. F.'s ietter' told him Il was" and in
deed So positive was | in my recollection of the
language used by Col. Fontaine. that | should
not have hesitsted chad it been necessary to
have been qualified as to my accuracy
When the communication over the signature
of ''Sam Patch and your structures met my eve,
| examined for the first time sinee its receptions
Col. Fontaine's letter, and ascertained las will
appear by reference to copy OF the letter below
that ! had mseuoted as well the literal language
used by Col. Fontaine the nature of my an
| swer.
As to whether not | ann borne out in nv
statement by the spirit and meaning of the letter,
| leave that to be judged of by an intelligent pub
bic after an impartial perusal of its contents.
| send you this card for publication in your
paper, that strict and even handed justice may be
done to all parties concerned, with the ASSURANCE
that / would not Intentionally be the means of