Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1857-01-09
Trr ..N,s ,.'s~zr A.-r7 x:van,EA c!A!y!:

JI!F I:Trh TX z, I'M 49,; Z - -. -t--'i-
- i;s Eia5r8 + H. Eg.n''tr
Gentlemen Il no:cr, :. short tim" since, Ell ar, ,
,ic'a in the Richmond Wing, sigred observer
which c,mm"rl,c ": Ihr ~ ihnIH' f'i ", :" Wv
President ~ he jams. i yer md N"na"hs I"'hps'
rv "ubseryer" sta,ed that by ;ht cnty cdiru1n',,'"
he We. enabled 10 make py the reports furnishes" h'
through lonn.gr oi n.~ckagdlSt paying Tue I'%he''
raj. ot toll! lad dcc!escd, dung me pa-' wv" se"a.
80 G9a tua5-wiCh, II the tolls now Charged, anoun'
To the sam of SS1 ,6uD and al tie rate "h".n w
server sgvs recommended ty Il c"hlhi"eo ~
the Board o: Trade, would he SIS. iU9. .o,
| was disposed ~ doubt tae conclusions Of "
server" and sill doao, # there has beon 40 sreh
decrease thror; tunieEe; yet rs he remarks ,o "
is The only conclusion d, which one can arrive lro'n
the report. 1,uso
norlce in the Amended Regulations OF the james
River aud kanawhs Company, PAGE w. tha' ~ =.
the duty Of zach togatherer, at the close % tss,s
month, to transmit 10 the Secretary ut me eo"Fa;
without delay classified statement Of the assreeate
amount Of tolls received by him during the "iontn
and of tbs tonnage which il was rere'Veu, n.u t;
each rate Of toll IN the TariE Now presume M,
regulation ia for some purpose; and II ior any, " wv"
be to enable the President through the "
furnish such report to the stockholders, Dolh PRIV
aud public. ,,hoo.,.r >,
Had such report been furnished then e,,
az well Others could have seen ~ once "ne'G .ae
deficiency existed and it probably might nave oe.n
an easy matter To have regulated INC tarIH oo aa ".
regain it, As is presume, the Board OF Directors
are no; even aware Of hom the tonnage mas iailen s
far short of lS54-which page 2lo CT the repoi!
shows to be 3U9S7 tons--and certainly not "hele 7"
has occurred most. =, n. n:
1t seems 10 lne very proper that the Boara oi VI
sctors IonId have such statistical information con-
stanlly fore them il order TO regulate thelr ar 81
as 10 produce thu largest amount ot revenue =,
.Obsery.r' seems 10 be Of opinion that the South,
Side Road has Diverted this trade from te Caha auu
propos.s TO show that the present polcy vi the james
Iia cDmDAuy
the M tonnage from the Canal but also 10 rehaer the
carriers on the Cana! less able 10 compete WIN tne
south Side Road in carrying doEH touhage anu Pto'
,ni.es 10 make some suggestions as to the way 10
nroduce a permaneut increase Of the revenue oil
IN. Canal. No doub, every friend OF the improve
ment will DO pleased al such result anu II the 81
forts of him. or any else, SHAH tend 10 accomplish
it, their laburs will not be vain. Therefore, wait
for The SUGGESTIONS. LooKEROH.
PUBLIC MEETING IN RICHMOND COUNTY
Atm meeting OF the citizens OF Richmond couiiiy,
held AT the Court House Monday, the 9th day OF
January 1857 on motion, solomon D Hut' Esq, WA
called to the chair and j. X. JeffreS was appointed
| Secretary.
The following resolutions were adopted:
| LIT. Resolved That this meeting proposes that the
people of the Eighth judicial Circuit hold Conveh
lion a, Tspahannock, Oh the day after the fret Mon
dav in February for the purpose OF nominating
suitable person to be voted for as Judge Ut the sa''
Circuit. No.,
I'd. Resolved, That three persons from zach Ma
gsteriAl District of THE county be appointed do oee
gates 10 the said proposed Convention.
Whereupou, the following gentlemen were appoint
Ia, Ds,ric;-John C Mitchell, T n Balderson snt
VIM Carter.
VIM NJ VI Crabb.
3D. District~E n Bra1ton, A o VERIFY and u |
! Braxton. ,,
Lyell. ~,
ed 10 the delegation
Resolved, That +. W. Pendleton be- requested tc
communicate the object OF this meeting 10 the cerk
of the several County Courls in this Circuit, and t
request the operation of the people of sald coun
| ties. ~,
Resolved, That these proceedings, signed BY thu
Chairman and Secretary, be forwarded to the Rich
ond and Fredericksburg papers E Tor pnoSsion
j. r. JErrRIIs, Secretary
PUBLIC MEETING IN KING AND QUEEN.
at a large and respectable meeting OF the citizens
of the lower part Of King and Queen County hello
AT Centreville on the u day Of January, 1891, m
Robinson Esq, WIS called TO the Chair' anu L. D
Montague chosen Secretary.
The uhject OF the meeting was then explained oJ
Mr.. L. 5. Goserty, and, on motion, II was uhanl
mously
to prepare petition TO tho next Legislature, relative
10 the disposition OF the free negroes vi Virginia.
The following committee WAS appointed by TIT
Chair, viz James S. Bristol, Rndsrick Bland, JAS
A. Goulier, L. $. Gogerty, ind L. Is. Montague.
On motion OF Nj. Gogerty, the Chairman wa
| added 10 the committee.
Or motion nj Major Bland, 1t was
Resolved, That the proceedings Of this meeting b
published in the Richmond papers.
! On motion OF Mr. Suuon. the meeting adjourned
WM. ROBINSON, Prest.
! L b. NoSraGuE. Ssc'y.