Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-10-26
From tn. Richmond Whi;. Oct. II. !

We have thou ht but Just 10 General Richardson,
since, owing to absence from the city, he will BE- una
BILE 10 reply IN tim. 10 reach country, IT, the above
communication of the Hon. Wiilnushby Newton, to
publish the following testimony of the worthy Prcs-
dent of thy Society having reference 10 the services
rendered. by General RirhnrdSnn and the compcIr-l-
ton received by him. We copy from his last annual
report Ia the society
IL have another duty 10 perform, and have done.
II is 10 render late valuable, devoted nn most ci-
tcicnt officer oi this Society TINT Just measure of
urasc vet due him for the part he b0ro y-ar hgn,
in the work OF building MP Your Society :ur III" ngr-
cv he had in the successful Accomplishment ut what
had for forty years before been IN VAIN attempted
to be realized.
NV official position enabled mo to know, better
,hnn any one else could know, the dulles aud laburs
performed By each officer nf the executive depart
mcnt vi the Society, acting under my direction in
fact the operations Of your Commissioner or General
Agent were scarcely known at hll Ia Cny other mem
Der OF the Executive Committee than myself; and il
ha. happened thar, whilst others have Received the
credit and honor due on account Of their HrrurIou-
conduct he. whose effective and devoted lahpr- rank
second those of other officer IN the executive DE-
parimcut of the Society, yet remain 10 be mace known
lca. to many member. OF your honorable b"iv.-
And Us "it i never too lac H. do right shall here
speak ont that | do knuw.'
"By reference 10 the report of thu Executive Com
nltIcr, submitted N ynur last annual meeting. It VIII
bc found that the appNn,r mi ol General Agent,
| ur COMMISSIONER .ld been ,lcrMci I" be II mra~u.c
absolutely rcCCssH ', IN Sr'i"f 10 "lift me speedy
| buiIdn. up III the Society. Having initiated that
.ncasur. also appointed the Genera! Agent, IL The
| person ci ten. Wm Il. Richardson, which appoint
me- It was Afterwards confirmed :: The IXrrH;irc
Committee aud cnu G,-,rt, w;irdI fear oi contra
d:,.liuir, cvcn hv ihns" WHO ever ready n J.,
''wsu after ih, event." thai ia Consequence oi the
nbiIiy and ;inir:n;: zc, wit. wc:. has agency
conducted, 1t proved 20 b" one Z" the man lever, ~
u,L,,~ ri winch We impaired The first SuoCCssHi
| mpvr,n"a, 10 the wiiy: machinery niiau Society.
81; has been tn"us:II AZ! sat hy some thu; he
General AGENT was n!y Pa Tor lis ~ rlc"- ly tn
| commission received IN m"n"v collected. lhir !
know - be us mistaken a. i. i hu iu>i N'rw al the
mHiic-; and confidently -ih;r that tia; officer
i,.t by III" neglect ot h's private brsnr-s hn
he rccciv"C whilst iab"rn- Tor tho Society. Beside.
the iaiars ~ sIc!I Il man. in sucH cause, aa! IN liz"
noble sp:i: VIII ch animated htn came: !. L measured
or repaid by money. ] happen. 700. "a know t!'.,
whilst "a utur.s who s5.v,. the Society had each
some ample mcau- vf support, and experienced IL"
material 'acrncr OF their rriva!c AFFAIRS II was Ac
alone vino, throwing himself generously Into the
work, garc up Tor the timc, a'uiuai everything ci.",
whilst Canrassns i&rG, portion ot the SAFE. hdcd
| by WIN. u. Richardson Jr., nj great cost pf tame anI
labor, making wiGcy XII tn" purposes aHd ,I cc-
ri the Society en'istm-: members aud iiiemoiber-.
securing stock nn. articles fpt exhibition, obtaining
ia. aid nf the newspaper press roncIatic the raj.
"oad and other transportation companies, spreading.
his poncncr, too, over tins Whole State through
| All acquaintance ~ wide IA il was luiiuentiul, nn!
never firing in i!cse ",rs, even L. the last. And
can say that these efforts formed EuSt essential part
at the system ri executive operations Conducted ma
der my directions when caused Your first exhibit ON
to result i'll triumph, and which led 10 Your trs:
great annual meeting