Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1857-05-01

friends. There s class of men Of whom The nissa
has become proverbal, "Save me from my tr,e,t-."
And the best evidence which / can gives ot the sl.
cerity at my good wishes TOR The snccess cfIFe>Sn
Ioad' Is to guard this enterprise against thtfe WIG
1Iemp1"n'us like prociaming in their loadeS voira
"s .nry are lts only true fri-nds-sre vet
. Wostoe winch every sensible and rejecting man
IS -. exhibits Them to impartial eyes in the g'
ot lts worst enemies.
CHARLES JAMES FAULKNER.
WINCHESTER April 90 1857. r.
we do not see that we could add ANYTHING IA he
force OF hr. Fauikner's exposition. 1t is, INDEED,
overwhelming. What earthly connection has raiA
road in Virginia with the puS!c domain iu lows or
Arkansas7 What lands would it bring into market
and enhance in price Indeed no benefit Of ,bjssc-.
is pretended 1t is the mail serrcc that 20 be pro-
NOTED, or rather, which 10 20 os paid for In adverca.
But Why make this service a charge on the pubic
lands Have mail contractors ever been paid in
public lands beforel Why not, as Mr.. Faulkner well
inquiries, ask for money! Why disguise the nature a
the appieaonl Why ask the grant to bs made al
IdRdsf Are railroad companies incorporated for rur.
poses of landjobbinsl
But again: A great complain, is heard abort t,a
unequal division of the public lands. Justice 70
VIRGINIA" is the cry Of uncompromsine parry mon
who aspire 10 ride into Congress the land question
es u they alone were willing to do Justice tO Viz:
their ideas of justice into practical proposition
The bill above is go presented however, Mr.. Nc.
kenze has contributed to the stock in tred .; -
party IN the present canvass; and Democratic
ddaie for Congress is sought TO be defeated Uy l..
Now We ask, what would be the 'yYst,-e 10 Va
gina" OF division Of public lands among the seve-
raj States. based upon the ratio of their respective
rail roads! The success Of MIR. Mckenzie's saucme,
would of course, involve such result. Virginia
has seventeen rail roads, New England has one hun.
ri ha 1neri Na,y
York has hfty-six, Pennsylvania thriy.siX. Do
want :u2. division as that! And, 10 c0Iei'!er j. ss
Question Of public policy and statesmaDship-w .t
eudless hrolls and public disturbances we should
haze II 1oi outside corporations We're allowed IL so
icto sovereign states and take up ana hold great bo
dies OF landl What ruinons depreciation would .:
once follow OF the public lands, If 80 vast quantity
were brought into the market by needy cou.panes.
anxious 10 realized Mr.. Faulkner says the arrro-
prietions would be than three times the wu,1
quantity Of land sud since the foundation OF our GOV
ernncnt Emigration to the West would be smu
lated to madness; investment in Western ann. oX-
cited to the highest pitch, the lands in the old Sr:",
would rapidly sink in value; aid unniate disss;c.
Overtske tic country both East and W-st. II III.
country is already suffering these evils 10 *
tent, is that reason why they should Ge given te.
fold force! Shall we convert FIRE into cont;agIa-
ton! freshet into tloodl
Mr.. Faulkner not only shows THE echeme ;iI'
brought into the canvass against him. (" be
ly unwise az u matter Of public policy, exWemog
UNJUST 10 virginia, and utterly lmpractlcab!e oi az
tanment; but he shows how exceedingly unfortunate
and impolitic not to say wrong, it WAS to ccnuec;
the road with party politics; to bring it in ee
ment OF the canvass, and to operate against that par
ty which ia dominant in the State aud the cUun.
try, and through whose favorable disposition ia
help must come, if help shsll come. MIR. Mc.K-n.
zie says he has nothing to do with this question
as party question. Yet he comes on the r'age 2;
the bidding of party man, distributionisr wh"
ardently aspiring TO Congress, and looking oct :or
haii hia ailrna Wit ,p-,
great party, and that party not his own, considers
perncious; and thus throws into the scale sgas he
Democracy all the hopes associated with the compile
ton of his road. He doe. this, although it rlust
deeply prejudice the road with that parry whose
favor it depends. The blow thus struck. fall yar.
ticiary on Mr.. Faulkner. The Alexandra L"ud.nU
and Hampshire Rail Road, les almost entirely ~,'h
in his district. IL traver1rs the counti's of Loul"ur
Clarke, Frederick and Hampshire. Mr. EsukL,r
stands up under the pressure, however, in msaner
that challenges our highest admiration
Democrats of his D-;rict-we have many sub
scribers among you-inay wa not appeal 10 you,
spectfully bu, rnost earnestly, t. rally around %r
lhe eyes Ot the Democracy IN the State and i" loo
country are turned upon you. Let no heart burnines
paralize your eiforts or open the door %! Your u!
menf to The admission of deusiv- heresy. Rrrnrl
MIR. Faulkner by at least your ACCUSTOMED majority,
and put down forever the interference Of railroads ~
your pujitics.-[ 4ie:andr0 Sentinel.