The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-10-17
To f. Fontaine, ESQ.,, President

K ,xs-SoF THE VA. CENTRAL r. R. Co---SIR: In
Sa-A the Richmond Dispatch" of the 9TH inst
there appeared an article your name, headed in
the following style-"To the Public! A Most Inn
pudent and Unprecedented Fraud and Falsehood!"'
of the R.. F. and 2. r. X. Co, with attempting to
practice fraud the public by means of talsehood-
As the principal agent must be THE chief of sim
ners" in your eyes, and therefore the duty devolves
upon me repe your unjust charges So far as that
of fraud is concerned, respond that If fraud con-
STATS in advising the travelling public ofther interests
if il constitutes fraud to insist that the r., +. and T.
line can and does transport passengers between
Washington and Richmond more agreeabiy, i'll shorter
time for less money and with safety than can be
done your clrcuitons route via GofdolsVlllo,
them sir plead guilty to the charge of fraud Bat
still the potent facts that your line Is forty Va miles
longer and your of passage several dollars high
er than ours, stand recorded against you. The old
pfoyelb that '!people living i'll glass houses should
ne YER throw stones" has rarely struck me- Sir with
with more force than the present occasion. You
have been swift to charge traud upon others. would
suggest as Il pertinent enquiry for your righteous
mind whether your company has not been, and not
now, most zealousy engaged in an unlawful atttnpt
infringe upon the chartered rights OF the H. and
?. line, soemnly guaranteed by the state OF Sir-
gLa Has not the highest judicial authority of the
lard convicted you of that fraud upon us Does not
YOUR present advertisement, published by your autho-
rity, the of your accredited agent state
moi yithstanding that YOU will continue tho offence
And have Won not at this time agents in
Alexandria Washington and Baltimore daily engaged
in the present prosecution of this fraud upon our
rents! Verify sir constrained to respond as
Nathan said unto David Thou art the ttraudulent)
man."
So far az relates TO your allegation of alsehood
our part in stating that the mail ue and in dis
lributing handbls to that effect the lines North OF
Washington. we denounce It, sir as false, and hurl
| back the charge IN your teeth. We care not who
your informant may have been He probably was
travelling a free ticket and hence his uncommon
keenness of The fact Is far from any such
statement having been made, so soon as the transfer
of TIE mails from our line took place, handbills and
cards containing the announcement distributed
the hotels and other places of public in Bal
inn hy kreb there Inc liz
circulated them in Washington and Richmond. |
defy proof that any other than the following
handed passenger by any agent for u.s.
"SoTICE TO PASSENGERS GOING SOUTH FROM
WASHINGTON.
The Old Mail Line, for Travellers, via Alexandria.
Aqua Greek, Fredericksburg Richmond. Petersburg,
&c, is the only one by winch Through Tickets and
Through Checks for Baggage can be obtained. 1t is
shorter by IS miles than any other to Richmond
being 81 miles by steamboat and only IS BY railroad
III all $50 miles between Washington and Richmond.
The steamers of the first class and board of
them ample time is allowed for meals whilst the pas
seuger, being within reach of his baggage thus al
lowed the comforts of a hotel during his journey
The beautiful scenery of the Potomac, combining a
view OF Fort Washington, Mount Vernon, &c. renders
the trip down the river one of great pleasure.
The Night boat is provided with good accomnoda-
tons for sleeping, and, like the day boat will stop
Alexandria on the way down. At Aqua Creek, pas
sengers take the Railroad TO Richmond. on which no
traveller has ever yet met with the slighe injury
Deliver your checks to the agent and you viii find
your baggage on board the boat. On leaving the De
pot in Washington, be careful to enquire for the
ubus of the Fredericksburg route. which is ALWAYS
be found the left of the allev, you pass out
the Depot. This care is necessary to avoid impos
tion Through Tickets can be used on any otheI
line By this route, ONE HUNDRED MILES RAIL
ROAD TRAVEL IS SAVED between Washington and
Richmond.
The following Through Tickets can be obtained Oh
board OF the splendid boats, Baltimore, Mount Yer
non and Powhatan:
ITO Richmond. IS 80 To Weldon.........s7 OF
ITO Petersburg 90 To Wilming ton, N.Cll OF
M. BOWEN, Agent.
'WAsHISGToN. d. c.. Aug. 2ith. 1862
In conclusion sir we would state that the artful ut
tempts:of your company aud its agents, to steal ou
travel and msiead the public, only excite dis
gust and derison. The advantages of line
potent and powerful admit of successful com
petition the part OF YOUR. The sole result OF YOU
acquisition OF the mail contract, unless the State
Virginia checks your insane course will be the certain
bankruptcy of your Company also of the Orang,
and Alexandria Railroad. Your attempts to convinC,
the public that is their interest travel IFS mile
over badly managed and dangerous roads cost o
| 81 rather than $50 miles over all uneXceptionabl,
line at cost of $3.50 land for much less even OF
through tickets viii prove futile than Your et
forts 10 tasten fraud and asehood the agents of thu
| r.. F. and p. r. r.
| e regret, slr, that we have been necesstated T.
such pIanness of speech towards an official occupyn
assal u.s. agents, for other reason than faithful
discharge OF duty to our employers and decent sens
| of self-respect demands that we should not ALLOW
| your baseless accusations TO pass by unnoticed.
am sir, with whatever respect NAV be due iron
| those you have mlsrepre sented and mali gned.
| Yours, NJ BOWEN
| oc lb-lt Chief Agent