Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-04-10
RICHMOND AND pASvrlLE RAILROAD. '

Asssrs. Editors "A communication In your paper
to-day signed NJ, objects to the election OF Mr. clifford
he Is foreigner had supposed that the question for
me stockholders was practical one, addressed TO their
interests as stockholders 10 this road not political one
gentleman who had given sufficient evidence Of devotion
to their interests and who i In their opinion tho best
qualified person for the Office. II not so and such
person Is TO DO prescribed although no has given every
possible evidence Of his residence In and at
tachment to Virginia, except becoming technically ci
zen then, the principle Of Natrs Amsrednisn TO DO
adopted by the stockhoders and applied to every Office
ana employment whether political or not This Is Native
Americanism In Its odious form. The writer oil this
knows that Mr.. g. Is In feeling aud interest citizen, and
he has some years since taken what is called the Virgin
Ia OATH Your correspondent NJ may DO very sincere in
stating 1t as ground Of objection to Mr. Clifford that he
Is not citIen but looks very like prctext to urge
against him now, when there chance oil his obtain
ing an Office to which adequate salary Is attached al
ter the stockholders havo repeatedly shown their conf
dsnce In him. by electing him the office Of Vice Pres-
dent from tho time Of the first annual meeting till the last
meeting OF the company, when that office was abolished
IN pursuant OF the code; since which, Mr. Clifford has al
ways held the Office Of President pro tempore until Mr.
Tunsss desth when he appointed President by the
Directors As Vice President President pro tempore,
he'dschaged the duties OF President whenever the Pres
sident was absent without having the salary OF Presi
dent; on all such occasions the whole responsibility Of
the chief Office fell upon him. Whether he discharged
those duties faithfully and ably let those speak Who are
most familiar with the affairs of the company And now,
after Mr. Clifford has been for many years an active
stockholder and officer Of the company Is discovered
by some very patriotic citizen that, though DO was good
enough Tor Vice President, acting President, no
can't be elected to a ssaried Office because he is not
citizen Mr.. ford placed in the line Of promotion
by the repeated Of the stockholders, and they have
always manifested their confidence in him. To withhold
FROM him this Office which the just need Of his
tive and faithful services and for which no Is known to
be well qualified account Of the suggested,
would be- humby think, grossly unjust and unreasona-
BILE II be can't be President because he Is foreigner,
that ought have him from being
appointed director and Vice President.
Nor eau Il be an objection to Mr.. g., as NJ. seems to
think that after his successful mission England for the
purchase OF iron, the stockholders voluntarily voted him
pecuniary compensation for it. That of the stock
holders equally honorable to both parties aud il al
fords additional testimony Of the high opinion enter
tanned by the stockholders Of the value Of Mr.. GoIds
services TO the company. n.
April 18th, 1854.