Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-04-02
ADVERTISEMENT.
To THE PVRI.f(


If the Appomaftox Depot. This effort made
in n portion of the comfy mote from my house.
aud in n nrighborhaol with which have but
little communication. II was in consequence at
this that some time elapsed before could ascer.
tain precisely the npres"i"h he attempted tn
make against mo. On court day. III" Win ln>f.
wa. informed bv DIR. i F. Bus, Of the p rport
Of Col. McDennnnn', statement nj l'cPri"-t's
-nlr. ~ tn same time De- bH-- -ald t" me
that Col McDrarnan, after making hi site.
mrnt ut si nit approached him DIR. 81 anu
asked lin willl he thnughi of th" matter. l'r.
Bass replied by saving that. "Nr. Ne-ts stand
ing was Known Ia tm tCel. MeDD a. wei - +"
himself. aud that IL thought better plan '"'a
have hoon h. hive selected some accession AZ ~
he fAIr Wr-t wa present and could ht'r M
opportunity If defending hirnsrlf.' I" 'h- f"l.
McD. remarked TINT, ''ae intended doing III 4 al
noxt Court" Col. MrDrarnnn FILLING (" ii" tho
leaves only The alternative oi d Tending my
position through the press.
am charged by him VII "ciandsStin'ly' at.
tempting to get him (Col McD,arrnon) disPlnced
from the p">fion III Agent nj the Appomn'tox
Depot, and influenced hy personal hostility to
him md not the public good--and that have
tried To m,kr false impression on the Directory
of tho South SIDE Road against him. think !
caa show. from induhitable testimony, that
neither # them ne true. To tho prof:
Immediately after the locnion of the Depot
and The appointment If Col. Ma Drarln"n II
agent, n petition was sent to inc with three sigma
tures tthry large tarmers.) attached thereto.
with the request that would circulate it and
procure other signcrs; the purport of wlch was
t. Obtain The removal of the depot, AMI a. stated
To mo, hy one of the >igners whose certificates
to that effect | now have in possession, to get
the agent removed. believing no good would
result from said petition, declined taking any
action in the premises; hut from that time to
I tod
against the appointment of Col McD., rs aG' ut.
among large portion of the people interested in
said depot.
beg leave 10 call attention to the following
statement made by me. and to which is appended
the certificate of Mr.. rannc. president of the
$. s. Il. K. Company. Mr.. p. B. Wills director,
and Mr.. l.. G. Wall, superintendent:
during the past year having business in
Petersburg which required my attention often,
| was frequently Requested ny my neighbors and
countymen to mention their dissatisfaction, a,
well rs my own, to tie present incumbent of the
Appomattox Depot, tn the Pre- -ident and Board of
Directors of the South Side K. X. Company-to
which solicitations they CHE President and Di
rcctors) would say nothing definite until some
time about the lst Il january. this year. Meet
ing with one Of the directors of snd company.
Mr. =. b. Wils,) with whom Travelled on my
way hnmo. tlnd he on hi, way to Lvnchhurg)
the subject OF the agency Of the ApponnttVx
Depot was again Introduced and | again men
toned that the patrons of the depot were still
dissatisfied with the agent, of which he (Mr.
/. B. Wills said lie was dpprisfd and said the
matter onght 10 be- afttadtd 10. and asked If
knew saahe man whom could rec pnncnd
told him did not. lie then said II could
find one he would like for me 10 recommend him,
which promised to do do not rrcoect that
] thought of the matter more than once before
about the l,t February, when being IN thr office
of Mr.. Noodsnn, at AppomnttoS Corrt House. IN
company with anoihrr gentleman. when | men
toned whnt Ind passed between ysrlf and Mr.
Wills in regard to the ng"ncs at tho depot
They men;i"a"i the name Of vomg mum they
thought snitab,c. bat afterwards Mr.. \. Nc
browning was named, tWho Happened - be n
the Court iion>r,) and was consulted upon the
subject, aud who sand he would accept the stua-
ton if appointed. | then told him that it would
he best to get an instrument of writing, recon
mendng him to the Board of Directors: t"
which, Informed him. he could get signatures
nj next Court. On the next day he came to my
house with general recommendation from Mr.
Henry +. Boeock, Clerk of APpomnttoy Court
This, Mt the time, thoaght sufficient. and
. closed it tn Mr.. Wills. and asked him a. l.,y ii
before the Board of Directors, >nyng tn him. in
my letter, that Mr.. Brewing wished 10 know hy
next AppomattoX Court il he could get the sitna
ton, a4 he wished to TAXI School in the event
of his not getting the appointment. Not hearing
from Mr.. Wills by Court | told Mr.. Browning
that was gong 10 Petersburg about the middle
Of the monh md would inquire about the matter
of the agency then if he d>irpd it, As promised
called Oh Mr.. Wills 10 learn what had been
done with Mf. BIS application. and was informed
by him that the time heng short to APpomattox
Court he had not been able to attend to this bust
ness, and bad made no move since, expecting
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