Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1858-09-10

ri,i.rsd between the State and tha k!chm"nt V'9
Frederick sburg Company, or ~ question ot -
dealing between lnsn ana man, the Virginia o.,
Railroad Company have been permitted, By iIt;,;
delays aud apparently evasivs dccrrrs, TO co.,
spoliation for long time, on the guaranteed ROB-
and pIOt;s ui the Richmond and Fre,i-ricI A.
Company. know that you will agree with m, H.
no plea at exp-dI-nry, or pretended Necessity :
iasi'iy plan robbery by one con-equent Oh thu
pudiali"n OF blnGing contract by another. .JuJ
Gr.r. III delivering The opinion ut H. SIpr-n. Con,
say: TIN, IN" rrsbrInfSAis wH !O, be ail,r,d n
curry tic passengers h0csi,nc btTs,H ne cl, of r.
mondaAd ne c'iy ot Washington rs adaUieG audi.
deny any intention OF go exercising their franc,
~ T., interfere with rights securrd 10 comDL1isor,
Again be says: "The net nj 1873 autnorizin, ;.
extension of r-spcndenr-' road Is silent AZ 10 s
grant OF power Z" transport passengers 20 a. 10 int,
fere with the pledge stCeH 10 the compsinapts ti
sufficient tor The decision ut The case b-tor. ia "a
that thc grant III authority T." respondent. 10 e1,.r
their road do-s not PR iup tr the OJiig1ou ~ ~
cOakr0d contained IN rhe 3Sh section of Tho ~
prainaurs chatter" Still, again, judge Gr.r s.r
"On The contrary the preamble connected with =.
section t,he 81 hl shows that complainant. road u
expected 10 form part oi the main Nnrth.rn g. Al
Southern route between fhe city Of Washington s.
the city OF Richmond, and the ,aincemsnt held nm.
those VINO should subscribe Ia it, stock wa.
D1iy Ot fy0HsD0rt,ng passengers on th. rous srd
all that /. piede or u1yantert fo ihrpl or inland
40 to BIZ by the net And finally he d.c,r.. 80
ing, therefore, the question 10 the propo,.i 90,
atrucfon ut thu contract rights guaranteed IN m
compIansnts ny Tins section ~ their chart-- IA Il
Seiiisd rheR proper rIss arises We are Of ,n,i,J
that rhe State Court did not err n refusing 10 -uin
Respondents from constructing th.ir 70 al nee rdny
the authority OF The net I" liza 27th ~, M.rch lSs|
and thai sst act dos mot .wpJlr M Obligation 4
me c"n'roc' matt nth N" comp'0'Ra,i> 10 the 3,
section ot their act of incorporation "
From tins II inrontes'iby toiicwa, that thers Or,
"a . a LEI III tur her nf
Court al The United State, who wa. not ri opip;-
hat She good tain Ot the State oi Virginia Va,
p'dgrd 10 the Richmond snf Frederick burg conn.
~. 1" project ii-n nsanrf thr Louisa ar HirciliI
Central road III the c"ntra"; msdz by the State wsh
rhe cninpiny III the ssh section of the net oi n,o,
crs"n. :" lar III The transportation ol pa.s-nsc,.
concerned.
it'd, on examining the record OF tl.e case n.
he .Judsa 81 he Superior & uri at Chanc-ry ,o,I
he RICHMOND Circuit. while rc,u.ln! an uiuuc,0r
.gsl,s t- construction of TIE road. -sys: "Iise!
mMfed by NIL, that the guarantee cOntsin-d in h.
~ h section .; the charter, secures 10 the F:-i-
rckshurg Company the right to transport al p,l.I
SINGERS pasS'ag along ne l:Hs Of Ne roqI hror.,
| ont Ms rsOse s.ctem; ind sm OF opinion, thai I'll
just aud proper construction ot that rrcon, TAX @
IL altogether, they also Intended .u b- secured II
the right 10 transport all passengers passin, avt
the line OF their road tor any portion u Gi.'snc,
Who in the absence Of any other rn road CONNECTED
with this, wUaId find il convenient IL Use il a. /,
means Of travelling" In the siswer put in by n
Louisa Company 10 the bill fled by the Fre:.rck..
burg Company 10 erjoin h- construction OF the road
| between the Junction and Richmond the Respondent,
declare under oath lnn!:
Upon this enactment il ~ obvious tO remark Al
| the design NJ i, was t. establish n Northern stl
Scu'hr!n route by rail roii, and 10 protect the rad
road company in The 49, 'yn.n' at The profits ~ ,.|
route. aui give them The exclusive right :" AL he
p.s.-ngrrs travelling fu aud from The Cay OF ket
NfShlnEfDI; IA
hereafter shown. and the t-rm between in the y-
Ambe, and in the }Sih sec'ion really ..s 10 st
from That il does not forbid th- obstruction Il
any other rail road between Rchm iud and Washing
ton hui only io bids thu construction OF rail fo
which hall carry Passengers passing from Richmol
to Washington and cjc r,sg manifest in .hs term
of the section; for not terminating with the decla
ton that rail road should be constructed for I'd
whole. or any portion nf the dlstancs,' the sect d
prnc...i- To define the kind "i rail road wh'ch
intend-.., Ivy adding the probable eject ot VII ]
would be- 10 GImlDlih the number Of passehgers ';sJ
yelling bctwrrn the one city and the other upon lid
rail road authorized by this act, or 10 compel I'D
company, in order 10 r-;ain such Passengers, Ia 'sI
dues the passage money IL il clear. then, that I'd
Leg 'siarur. retained hs right 10 authorize the end
-truc;ion at any raj rohj which did not all win
the drinitlon at '- Act rs, tor instance, roa. "a
trans port coal, and ROAD To- transport prodUC. 81
any kind, any G,hrr t,,igM man passengers sfd
-urh road might De- inad- 10 run IN n parallel I'D
Hih tiIr road oi fhr conpIn'nas tor ~ whole O.
lance.
10 the bill f-d 10y the Louisa Company. viii \
vi.w vi obtaining dissolution ui the -pecia IL incl
ton granted 10y the Supreme Court OF Chsncety, u
the CASE, they explicitly among other thlu.. a
u ground Tor disaovng III. Injunction. bean 4
your orators do uo propose I" carry upon their rOsd
amy pa-+-ngrr- gong from Richmpud aud Washing
,un ar from Washington Richmond ar any f. ehd
when psss-- IN" Richmond anI Frederick .hur {
Rail Road" a.. Und-r these circumstances ml. !
not tn. stockholders a.. the Richmond, Fr"t-rrs.
burg and Ppunsc Company, here aud rl--wbrrr. n1
isr il TIE Vrglnl, C-nlra! Raj! Road company -hou
attempt To carry passengers Dr,w"sn Richmond n
Wa hn.iou, III fh" isce at their own recorded n in
s,nna. Dnirs o,aib. Ar IL Is conec.ou-nr-- al l- :
"hg Atoms aud duties, Hat tie conveyance" 1t ~,
pa4s-ng r. by them. would b. both III violation :"
faith u The Stni- aud ip- tlgh's "i the Fr-d-ricE.
hury Company url.e4 me Courts 81 III" S'E'c ~
board oi pin'c ,.TrkF, II nr;-ss..y sh"u.! prom
~ intervene To prrvrnr u. Bur u appears that II
from positive nr;na b0Ho Hff r"dr"es being gst1 4
Tor rh0-e crying grievances, the Fredericksburg
can obtain 10 proper remedy while Tia work OF y
nation go-r Increasingly on
You observe, THAT the circui.ous route beiw-l
Richmond and Warrington. winch, according 10 w
Ty!si's informant, now .niurug ID. Fr-drrick-tr
Company. has growI "nt at the necessities al nj
STATE, aud becau-" Pfrs"ng-rs s,i"ct thar clrcu
Iutr, By w4y q tf.d-rck-nurg, ws canLut s.- sa
lie p-fg-s o: Virginia ar. v.o,rr-d"
J. this s"i j. ii not clearly Ia 'ihe power al .
au hUTiti-s aud The courts OF tn. State pr-vru't
adoption of arrangements 10 invite ana diver b
travel between Richmond and Washington from ~
direct and natural route, ito whicn, by soel1
pledge al the Stale IL ls secured Ia N. lees contt
able aud rircuoas rou'-l ! ailud., bv the ira
drr0H ,UasHts, 10 'lhroUgh" Tickets ~ rsfDcd rf
c0,npHruG with the local rates IN The Orange 81
Ahxsnarn ani Virginia Central Rail Roads. h
rt,rr' nf which must necessarily b- - diminish 4
number ot travellers pacing between Richmond ID
Washington 90 III. fredericksburg Road. The
Of this Illegally competing route h-Hg cvctm'
seems Ia me- mn rxs.g-ra;inn "f III. wrory, in4-'h.
sven this puhiir sccammodsu"n cannot be Urc
in favor OF allowing II. competition Tor irAy. be ii
accommodated ny ine To:tr To which il h. Piled ~
Certainly u sTIKeS lie l.as that can b- a-ktt ID
the authorities nni courts vi The STATE IL that ttyI
will not allow spet1i indUccm'u'. t. B.. held "u; \
Northern AMI Southern travellers 10 l"ave thu or-
route, to which the travel p!edged, for another AT
more crcuitOus route.
You observe ia Conclusion "that You do n"t -
any very intirnSt. con;Iecon between the Jr-.tIo
which head Mr. Tyler sett-r and tbs sub .ri d-cu.--
therein think that htii- further reflection "
can-e you ~ view this matter differently.
lat, You will admit there may he y repn:isiion I
othcr pledges, bs-d-- obligations To- pay money.
~. Tn. stat. il the owu-r ot three ii;h- al ne
st"ck ot the Virginia. C-n'rn, Ornng- and ArIaniii
Rat Road Companies. which m-k" thes" "hTongl
rck-t- IL open and nin;j-I violation u: her gn"!
Boar! III Puhiir Work.. The ag"rt ~ a." state y
supervising ih- pubic work. IL wh'rh n" Sat" 8
interested, appoints Tire, ont of five of the Drec'on
ot eech at tie above comp tnla', II Wi m nrtiy M
reasonably be- suplo.rh mat Ihutc tickets are not oo
i-cr-d Ia Ivy them.
81, The Board oi Pih'ic Works IL The agent ri III
State, tor procuring TOMS Tor purposes ct mprov-
n,enr. aud II is o"rshly calcnatd ~ imptr cont
J-ncB in thoss lUanl, il there u esa sensi'y 'hsa
there should be in regard to the faith Of the State oh
the par, II those through whom i's Obligations hs
incurred.
do regret most sincerely 10 find there IS 40 meg
foundation for the opinions ut rh0s- III 'hi' cI;y "n
cousider that The State oil Virginia has moi dsst in
by them, and think it more than probable that M
opinions entertained here tha subject. have pre-!
vented demand which Otherwise would hive eIs'ea
for Virginia securities. The true c0ur'r Under ru'
circumstances i, not 10 eDdesvOr To prr'nad- "t
selves that no wrong H. being done. but ~ lar asp
sible to prevent and repair The wrong.
NY attention has been called 10 my "'i'en' ~ 'f'e
Mr.. Lyons letter, and TO the answer o tie 'Hgh,
Central ksi,rOad COMPANY, tO the bill o complain