Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1858-03-05

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government will not allow me to land, aud rs can
not get anchors shall have to without them.
The United States storekeeper bere has furnished
with stores enough to reach the United States.
don't know whalsort of scrspe shall have next.
j. Is. DusHAa.
| For Ms Enquirer.
THE CENTRAL RAIL ROAD AND THE "DIS-
| PATCH"
| l have been mucu surprised Messrs. Editors, at
| the article which appeared in the "Dispatch como
days since, touching the charge. upon the Central
Rail Road, and was equally grsed 1T the counter
article which appeared in your paper; for the voice "f
the press is heard at all times with great respect IN
| this country and sometimes it ID almost oInnipoleni
for good or evil When wisely, firmly, and prudent.
y, il il raised against popular prejudice, It accom-
pishes much good, by restraining the people for
sOber-second thought, when they almost invariably
perceive and sustain the right But when 1t raised ~
behalf Of error, and to swell the cutlery of passion
| or prejudice il ia indeed omDipotent. Prejudice be-
comes fsnaticism, and there is sober SECOND
! thought. The post OF an editor s one of great re-
sponsbity, therefore, and hi- duty ot the hisbent
order He should therefore, be WISE observanr. And
we'll informed man, independent and patri"tic.--
Such, have supposed the editor OF the dispatch
be- and knowing. withal, thar he is amiab- aud ne-
| rn his attack upon the Central Rail Road Com
! psny for increasing its charges, surprised nr.--
What else could the President and Director. d."
The State has subscribed largely 10 this and other ip'
ternal Improvement companies, and thereby crested
large debt which has made II Deces.ary ~ impo-,
| such heavy tax-s, that nothing has a. yet been
done, and little, fear II anything, will be done
10y the present Legislature. TO continue ard complete
the great line OF Improvement to the West, upon
which the ultimate regeneration OF the State depends
and without which all her works must remain in a
lspguid aud uuprh able state. Without the aid and
| benefit of the trade which will be brought from the
| West aud Southwest, Virginia direct
trade; and without il her lines of Improvement car
| never yield much profit
The city of Richmond has also subscribed largely
| md fhpr pF inn fnpnf
rhe also has been compelled to impose taxes oner
Gus that her growth aud prosperity retarded by
hons OF pIA GUifp paethpHJ &g0G tue TACT ihsi
stockholders and most OF them not even the Interest
upon their debts. Under these oppressive brr'hrne
the State and the city must groan until the companies
in which they have taken much stock, pay divi.
depd enough at least meet the interest upon lie
debt which has been created by the subscription to-
| the stock.
perience has shown. How, then, ID II 10 be accom-
plished7 I answer only by raising the charges i"'
ransporaton and such WAS the opinion OF all the com
( panies lately assembled by deputies in Richmond
for so by solemn resolution, they declared There ~
M other conceivable mode by which tIr company
can obtain an increase OF revenue aDt The Question
il, therefore, when truly put, simply the question ~he-
ther the stock in the Central and other companies
shall remain unproducve, and the burthens oi me
State and the city continue they are, forever; "r
| shsl the charges of transportation be raised and
confess that cannot see how there can be Two "pn
ions upon the question, by any man who u ei'i"r
tax payer or friend to the internal improvements "i
the State and the final development o lts resource
| Where is Richmond upon that question: appre
bend that she il standing as unit except our worthy
friend Cowarcn upon the side "t Justice 10 Drrse'
and the State aud in favor OF such charges az VII" AZ
least pay the interest upon the stock debt And WI"
| are the objectors! The pleasure seekers, the bus'
ness men, and some of the farmers
| As TO the first, dismiss them with very Few words,
though respectfully. They are the people who have
least right 10 complain and whose complalnt- ought
TO be least regarded; for of all people they ought To
| pay most who can afford to travel for pleasure
They pay for little elss except their own graihcaon
and as class they contribute little to our works "i
internal improvement, except by using them. ihe
men of business have no right to complain, for they
REQUIRE all of their outlay in charges upon The cu-
TONER and consumer, and the profits which The Ger
tanty and rapidly of rail roads enables them 10
make: for il is now ascertained fact that sf"hnt
TRANSPORTATION is preferred to any other, by buslner
men, although is at frat more costly than any Other
Steam therefore, is rapidly taxing inc pacs OF saas
ON the water, and suppose no business man wouc
think of bringing post coach, or a road wagon IL
competition with il. How stands it then with the
farmer and psnterl Ought he to complaint and if he
does, ought his complaint to be Needed! WIN ~
respect for him, and sincere sympathy with hIs occu
patton, l answer no. In the first place: Let me ask
him whether any charge which it is proposed to
make against him, for transportation oi nus produc'
by rail road exceeds the halt OF that which he waf
subjected to when his produce WAS hauled ny wagons
Tie will answer no. Aud yet, he gets mode of trans
por,atiop IN all respects superior TO the Old one
quicker more certain and saer-and ought he not iI
be sati.isd if for this benefit he pays only the hal
of what he paid before2 Nay if he paid little more
for better service than he paid before, ought he
complaint Does he ever sell his good wheat a. low
a. his bsdl Does he ever sell his prime tobacco o
the price of lugs7 Never. Why, then, should hs
expect to pay no more tor good article lhah oao
one7 And that too when it Is still in his power tt
take the bad one, If he pleases; and II ne takes t'
good one, it is because he nds it to his interest 10 dc
so.
1t would seem to that these considerations, ough
10 silence complaining farmer or planter; or as agen
sral rue thew are lust But when to the cOnsIde
rations already stated is added this farther one, 'ha
every farmer and planter in the neighborhood oil
railroad has had the value OF HE property increased
from five to hundred per cent by the road
il seems to me- that he ought to be willing to pay anc
with pleasure, six per cent only to those who have
benefited him to the extent Of 25 or loo per cent.
n But our good friend of the "Dispstch suggests
tina, the profits Of the Central Compsny may be IN
creased by decreasing the salaries OF it, officers
Fie on you, Mr.. Cowardin! did not expect th'
of YOU. DO YOU really think that good work can b'
had for bad pay IL that the rule III your Once -
Are you really for starving or Sma,nk, tne
money makers, or the wealthy farmers and planter
Would YOU really desire TO reduce the wages OF th'
mechanics the conductors, me engineers the super
oa;nsd by in Would you drive out of employment
such man as Dodsmesd or such president a:
Fontaine, who. with honesty, zeal, ability snc
, fidelity, unsurpassed in any country, has devoted
himself to the services Of the company, and wher
YOU have done 80, leave the work still unpro6tab'
IN money, and bankrupt in confidence am SURE
you would not. JUsTIcy.
FROM WASHINGTON.
WAsHiSGTos, Marcia 2.-Despacnes received 3;
the War Department from COL johnson. indicate NJ
insuffeiency Of the present means at Fort Laramie
to transport provisions to Camp Scott and It W.. De
necessary for these reach him by the let OF June
Gen. Scott has, therefore, issued orders tor 2oo mnie
teams OF wagons, bs concentrated at Fort LeaVen
worth, with the utmost despatch, 10 transport com
missary stores from Fort Laramie TO Johnsons camp
seven companies of cavalry 10 escort them fhher--
the train to start as early the 10Th OF March lr
consequences of the known intention Of the Mormon:
TO intercept Marcy his return to Santa Fe. orders
have been cent there to the commanding officers &c
furnish the escort.
Col johnson says no incident Of importance has
rrsaspred since the last dispatches The troops are
10 excellent health and spirits. but many are frost
bitten.
SUICIDE.-W. r. Dickinson, postmaster at Com
promise, Hickman county, Ky. committed suicide d
few days since by taking opium.