The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-06-21


Il l. 1robsbfy Known to most Of IL. citi.sns Of
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representing 70 the City Council certain sissdvsn-
tsses srlsins nom the proximity Of that sssae,h.
privisse ssanted to me ls42 to carry the mana
facsurs OF sosp snd candles 10 that locality Pc r.
voked. How fhst procedure has termina.soI. sns
public have doubtless learned from the puoileneo
proceedings Of the Council at their meeting on MOE
day ast Before referring to the cireumstsnces coE
nsetsd with the inquiry to which ssa, I. eb nv
f.ctory has been In operation, not vord o. COM
plsint has been insinuated In regard TO It, Nor
would there be. am confident. had not this casmi-
ty come pom me- Then, aud not till then. were the
objections conceived which led the Council to per.
pstrste with manifest gnsto the proscriptive sct
cases. that body referred the petition to aspseiai
committee Of five, one of whom, in his pretended
zeal for the convenience Of the sv,neso
10 the petition. without waiting to hear any testi,
mony from me upon the subjsct. From that time
looked with certainty tn result which followed
II was epresented to that committee, in my behsl
by gentlemen of high standing, me- ar th 20
called nuisance. that in only two instances within
noyancs from that factory. while in every instance
that passsd similar establishments situated
en- the public streets, they experienced offensive
In the teeth of this statement. I hsve been ruth
Isssly forced to abandon my business to seek iocs
ton beyond the limits Of the city. while others IN
con petition with me permitted to pursue thei
business undisturbed within the corporate limits,
nay in almost the very heart of the city, desire,
In contrasting the course of the Council with ref
erence to myself and those others, 10 otscls1m a1y
purpose to do them the least injury. believe that
no O conyersant with my eisp ostion would esteem
me capable of n1icting any injury upon neighbor.
My object in presenting this contrast, Is merely to
show the extsnt of the injustice peIpetrated upon
should certainly avoid aliudns to any ohe moro es-
peciay since the parties Whose position cite in
contrast with my own. had no agency that am
aware Of in bringing about the injury which has
been perpetrated upon me.
1t is we'll known that long before any valusbls
property erected in the neighbsrhood of my
factory, pursuing my business il that iocalit5;
and strange, the parties who were in this instzn
m1st camorous and active in bringing about this
proscriptve ban, went to build without utteIir
single complaint far as have learned Ia regard
to my factory. was myself of the first to erect
valas bic property in close proximity to il. and az
now be SEEM its value we'll that of all I'D.
joining property has increased rather than diminish.
cd. as the petitioners and Council would have it,
The OF the latter in this transaction is uu.
fair and unjust to say the least of it My factory
was not in fact, entirely destroyed Most OF my ap-
paratus remain undisturbed and unirjured. This
boilers remain precisely In the position they had oc.
cupied before the fire, and am in fact at this time
manufacturing portion of my stock which was res
cued from the flames | am doing SO, however SUBJ
ject to strict Limitation of twenty seven days and
this grace was extended only upon the representa-
ton that the stock my hands would 10 to ruin
not manufactured. Indeed this privilege was grant.
ed by small majority, and there were some even
who were opposed to giving an hour for this pur-
pose.
am not aware that have ever deserved such
treatment at the hands Of any individuals in this
city. have the happy consciousness of havr done
the part of q good citizen. If my course has been
otherwise am not aware of it. If have acted
smiss have done so unconscicusly and without de-
sign. But perhaps the Council aud myself differ with
regard to views of propriety, and probably what
to ia fault offence. is to them serious mat
ter While their action seems to SAVIOR somewhat
Of prejudice, would fegn discard from nv mind
the idea that any public body, holding important
administrative trusts would permit their prejudces
to opsrae in matter like this, involving such seri.
ous disadvantages to family. Indeed, 1 feel con-
WINGED that there are some members of that body
who would not suffer Themselves to be governed BY
any such feelings; but how far that presumption Is
justified in regard to few who refused to give
me twelve days, nay, twelve hours, to manufacture
and thereby from ruin little stock that remain
ed after the fire, 1t IL for the public to judge This
betrsys spirit not usually characteristic of
legislative action-more especially 10 regard to ind
OF some little liberality under such circumference
would be far more becoming public body.
Ifwithin apsriod of thirteen years no complaint
has been made whence 1t 10 to be presumed that no
cause existed certainly evil could follow the con-
cession of privilege to manufacture aud thereby
save from ruin little stock which was rescued ffom
policy of some few of the members in this regard,
that the extension of this privilege for twelve days
tho factory 10 located.
confess feel deeply on this subject. 1t is doubt
f4cture pound in Richmond, for feel that would
be doing an injustice to my family to enter upon an
Improbable speculation beyond the limits Of this
who posseis all thes advantages of location within
the city. I have, therefore, no alternative left
except TO sell out and quit. The public may
feel assured that have not made this resolve from
choice 1t is alternative whish the action of the
Council hiss forced upon me-the interests OF my
Mesnwhile / feel that this course hss not the sauc
eion of large portion, perhaps | might cay the
l.rgsnt portion of the citizens of Richmond and in
that consciousness feel somewhat reconciled to nv
fate. No will doubt that it 10 to ms source Of
sincere pain and regret to be compelled at this ad
vsneed age remove from the land which gave birth
to my children, to settle anew in some distant re-
gion, there again to commence the battle of life
strange and un KNOWN as though had arrived in the
not feel 81 much the disadvantages OF the enter.
prise, but with age there have come collateral draw
backs which materially affect my future prospects.
These Reflections no less than my severance and
that of my family from the society of fends who
are dear to III. produces an effect upoo my feelings
Ia Providence Who knows but the circumstsncs
may result to my advantage.
lnde pendent of the other disadvantage a loss of
from $500 to $4,000 will be entailed upon by tn Q
of my working apparatus, and sh ouid suppose
If the Council had aay other view than my pjary,
they would at least have compelled the parties at
in that loss. But why do l refer to thisl The same
of Justice which aotuated that body in the
instance will ne cesarily operate throughout to my
disadvantage. The act originated in proscriptive
spirit 80 will it operate to the end submit these
facts to the PUBLIC It Tor them to Judge whether
have net bsen prescribed.
je 2l-lt EDWARD McADAM.
To THE PuBLIo.-Observing under the
head of the Local Department of the Penny Post of
yesterday. respecting stabbing s,ir at til Shake
psare House, In justice to myself will say fe W
words Of explanation. The last sentence 10 piece
in question, resds thus the dispute W as At
its height between auckland and Cline, one of ths
proprietors OF the house. Mr. Bradley. said they
should not fight in the house. but they could In the
back yard if they chose, remark he should not
have used but one which he did under excitement
at the tin Q. The Mayor raid that this was strange
conduct from man wbo knew that q station house.
aud justice Of the peace were not two hundred
yaIds OF"
say that at the time of this fraeus, my bro.
ther 4. Bradley, WIS alone in the house with TIM
exception of the parties in question: ana could not
leave, unless he to close DOORS and the scei.
dent mt ht have proved more fatal then il has.
Asregards the notorety of the Shakespeare House
before became proprietors of 1t, have only to
ssy, that since it has fallen In hands, we have
endeavJred, to the best of our knowledge, to have
every thing quiet aud orderly.
Hoping our friends and the public will vie " this
matter in Its proper light and give the credit that
10 due Us eaiy, return them thanks for the
patronage bestowed on Us heretofore and ask for a
continuance of the same.
10 N-It GEORGE w. BRADLEY.