Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-08-10
From the Richmond Examiner. Aug ,.
EAkE,-IIEADS" W. MAIL BAGS

"SNAkE-IlEADS" W. NAIL BAGS.
Tie Fredericksburg and Richnl"nd Railroad hns
recently been running sort at Malay muck NJ the
Central and Alexandria and Orange Railroads, the
Postmaster General the Post Office Department. and
the Democratic Administration nt W Washington. IL
strikes right and left, and as Indlscrlmnaicly as
Irunsrn uuun.ea:cr--lt has filed the advertising
.nunr.s the editorial cn!umus, and the contributions
cnrncrs of nearly al he papers oi lower Virginia
with It's Remuneration and uHspnring abuse OF Two
rr.ot railroads. Il iaithn Postmaster Gcnerni. AMI
OF tho administration ut Leading p"iEicnI party
EorLrornnce with this company having ceased 10 be
,;r,rr ,l,, violated and disrcgnrdcd rights of the
community demanding redress, We make no apology
f,r .yprIng our columns to the defence OF the persc-
cutcd and the injured parties.
since the transfer of the United States nnil ~ tho
c,ntrnl and Alexandria railroads, the career of the
Richmond, Fredericksburg aml Potomac Railroad
has been Il long s:agger-iis history mingled chap
ter of snake-heads, insanity auc!sc,y aud selfish oi-
y. n. c,,., r, do
cjs;on of the Supreme Court settled, in The opinion
of tho public the question "l the relative merits Vi
th,. two routes 10 Washington. No considerations
but tnnsc "f honest duty nulo him select " hat is hI-
uu.;;puahlv the sntrst and best route for the trans
mission of the United States mIli!. He exnlnncd ana
travelled we learn, over both routes: aud selected
the Central and Orange anl Alexandria railroads.
TIN. pu.tnaster General made. last Spring, the
discovery w!iir!i every human oe'iS ~" t"''e''I
with the Anu;a Creek Sunkc kc-hrad Railroad In!
made mnuih. before, that he route 10 Washington
nv tie Central and Orange nnd A'c1hndra railroads.
wa. in every particular and essential superior 10 lh
n,nphibious route VIA Acqun Creek lnosc Young
and pcrrtIy successful rivals ot tar Old road Alpr"
ed continuous land route, entirely free from s'la"
head, aud usthn,aiir StecnbO Incy paSse"
through much finer country, were Dettcr cquipPr"
had sIron-er and more speedy locomotives, heavier
ana better rails, and better arr1Geuchla' ''i liz
rtcie old iogy Fredericksburg ROAD. :,
.syAKr-uE,Ds AND OLD STRAP IRON.
Considerations of humanity und due regard to me
value of human life also, no douut' GoVerhe" ti'e
Postmaster General i'll transferring Inc lha rom .'c
old route Wherever DID strap iron Id used upon the
d;lnpi,ated and old fpgy ruads OF tins country,
there. is more or less danger from "snakehe6ds.
When Won lenst expect il, the deadly bolt comes Win
whrr nnJ a crash through the hunr OF the pnssen-
ger car ind skcwcrs you like sptted pig or iuosed
turkey.
vou are filing with sweet NONSENSE. wheH presto. a
iiaholrnI .unk -head snaps at once the thread OF
vuur DISCOURSE and the young ladys thread OF le'
throuph the top of her bonnet ana Eoes crash
Ing through the roof oi the car. Now, the inaters'
oui OF which the .snukc-hcad Is formed, nbounds
mon I'm, A,luia Creek road The dangers from this
terrible species Of Aqua Greek serpent are gra'es.
On nm old road where the strap iron is worn thin BY
,,,a and the locomotive is driven with greater speed
M is necessary on a mail route, than elsewhere.
l.-CUsr.
Iftbc demands of the Aquia Creek non-residents
baI b.cu ucceded to by the Department. what would
the mail service have cost between Rlchnond anu
Washinrtonl Examine the items of the bill
1900 per mile for l30 miles OF Aquin Creek snaKe @
heads and wheeling steamboats,, SoS'ooo
Way mail at 500 per mile, for la miles .. m,
nv the Orange aud Alexandria road, lo'.VU
Estimate from Alexandria to Washington, -''oO
s5S,lOC
-. 1850