Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-07-27
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-. 4 CARD-!n an article which appears in n"
- advertiser: columns OF the Inquirer of Ih' -
i,,p,r bcn!"d capitals. The Mail Arrans.n"n-Tn
Pos: i-s',r rncr mi President Robinson al.d which
,.uf ris r copied from III" frclcr!c.bur: News, an
III. f., made urru!:u the conduct OF IN" Grunge ami
A.xrnlrin Rail Rod Company. IN the premises. nd "a
.rur'crzr their wHn;in. IN good faith and IA
violating certain pledge, heretofore made IN entering into
,hc nruc IN conjunction with the Virginia Central Rail
Road Company for the transportation OF the Mill between
ws-hin. ton m Richmond.
II is lac to tho rnns- and Alexandria Ra Ros! Com
py,y tina. simple statement Of hc;s should be mhit IL
order thu, their may b. correctly understood. md
ta impartial public may whether or not that Com
pany obnoxious 20 the grave charge thus PreerrcG
:rh. allegation is founded the proceedings OF Rail
R,nd Convection which assembled IN baltimore in Hay
s the history Of which. far ms the Grunge and Alex.
au;r;s Ra Road Company Ia concerned is IA E,Iows:
circular addressed 20 tie President ard Directors
Of na Company, inviting them u attend General Raj
Rond Convr;tioa be- held ir Bait more the 18Th May,
1851 the purpose Of ncmnraGing Congress against
trc r.luct proposed by the Post Master General ii
compensation for cnry:ng the m"ls and 10 lr"-rnt 10
them all the statistics IN relation 10 ihr ,u'Jrtt
This iuvi,aca to attend - General Rhi! RCad 'onFeE
ton elected no particular inquiry on tho P'i' "' hc
Orange and Alexandria RaiI Road Company Al IL" tiE'
Of the meeting o.. the Convention the President o me
Company Mr Barbour lay pro.rsc wiki IN Attack o.
fever md unable ts attend to business VI" OF ~
Directors SIR iIornrr did attend the Convention but WIN
on, power authority 10 bind the Company ana mainly
from mDvos Of curiosity 10 see what was GONG On ina
the .nuttcr received in this light apparent from Tho
TACT thai no entry appears upoa tee iH.' %. .r 'o'
many IN relation subject nor did Mr. Homer cve
submit am report OF his action in the Convention lt'
CouG,y Uusider aud locker ON, 80 Tar as nf
ron; mil and higher compensation we're nrol'
ed and were only then interested III maintaining eS ms
rate. of compensation tor local mail service. Ih- de
cl,ret object oi he Convention wes TO mcmorn'Ic Con
r,.s srhnt the passage Of bill which looked 10 refhc
ton OF compensation for mail service ernr'Hy "hrn n'
! never passed. Sud with IL in!ure the proc"rh!he
of the Convention, Of cOurr'. were 'np'rseuru ai'
bccs,ue Of no effect That they were 81 regarded a.
! ,fn.. vii, wrro directly in:cTe.tea, and hc:r" pnr
| Elephants in the proceedings o. the convention
abundanv provcd by the !Ec' that thers rs not rom
n,ny nov trnpsportin. the Southern mail from Wlimnt
ton North Carolina 10 Montgomery Alabama, which :r
more than S0 per mile for double daily nh service
while one Of thu mort impcrtsnt oil tho georgia lta
Roads. toi which Mr.. Cuylcr is Prr'ider'l II Is Tnae
stood only gets $50 ;hs service Judge King. Pre-
den, o. the Georges Rail Road Company one OF the con
,,;ttce appointed memorabilia Congress by the Bali
more Convention and who did sign, aud pcrhaps. wro
tho memorial in which less compensation than 500 pc
min represented inadequate TOR inc tGrout
mail twice daily, offered 20 perform the service Oh
road AT the c,tin. Tor S2J per Hr And ye WI
,hes. facts staring ans The rce who chose u mai
The inquiries. the Oran-enni Alexandria Raj! Road tomp
nv rrsvely charged with violating pledges. and nreak
,aith They entered into pledge, and conseqh"n'i
could violat. none When Congress declined 10 lcslsla
the companies participating in the Convention at Ra
more RENTED To their original positions, and
explanation Of heir willingness 10 take lass for the trhi
po-taon Of the mills than they had declared ndcGnat
Ia their resolutions is very obvious, and perfectly c9Gsi
with the transactions Of every day l'e !nniF."n
are willing sell article, TO perform
price less than what they mny consider iss actHni "
because, the ra,esasked and'giren fafy 90"
ir;ercs. 50 10 do .,,,.p,s
The article OF the News contains other -, II
fncs which might be easily shown out tne Gyanre Al
communication is simply TO vindcnse 'r bSrre Of la
Alexandria Rail Road Company from the ena in mnk
np acted in bad faith toward. other e3n"es; ner mil
contract to carry mail, for ess than Til
and not the field Of nsT,p%pe . ncOns
good people of and Local IN
s III: h5 9
h,ve undertaken TO Gerry another NM, .;..
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Al s1qssYitSpRI4 RAIL ROAD COMPANY
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