Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1862-02-18

2eading proposition is AZ iut.spendea. s.etst-.
! 20 xhica The saa:,e:,ans s c;read.a. ,;;5,ss 90.
sappiy.
!. Mr. SHfrrEr.-! haze but sing!. -,:.;s, Z s..
srskc IN regard TO thst proposition.
II deei seem to mu that /! wcu!:. :.a:e e:
Select oi MOS: dangerous sr.; 1s::s;i;:c..3S.
schaTacter upon acts Of irco-2ciat!c:1
I Whenever she Legislature passes ~ AZ: ~
incorporation, it co:&:7s Ges:sd righs.; s9i L
! roc empower the Legislature 70 !n.eTf.7, ri,,
s:hem atic:, yc'i empower them u .i:::;77ay
Crested risbts.
4 Sir. STrAEr.--l would say 10 lhs suai:. cr,
3lrcn Northampton, that ii be will corsGi! -
! 3pases OF on: S:sto 6toks, DC will H.. ;cs.
hers hse 40: t;een charter grsnte, J.. ~
airene:". Assembly s:Gee the :i1pt;a: :: -.
last Constitution, warh 'idSs -, ronta.-5 u.,,
/. provision Us taat 'iiera - sersr,:; !.2
road. cCrpjlatica ~ whcii ..t37..i.ss 4:s.s: .
7cs.rct;o'; ard :i.G, yc"y r:.,: =. :. fs,,,.>
en- :a'crcoal - -. ..ast-i : s..s..,,l r.:
z thcIe NAY :r t"-.. ':! :.7ic', :: :.r - ,..i;;
sthat Iht '.Gnar-. i7..a:,, should s;t-a.:
{ create: pI.:l!":e@ ;han a.:. cac;-n.;a.:s.. >.
hst ue2su,t: sn'!, therefore. !: 10 70. ;t:a.
) hat il ~ 3:i,2S;rf :" ':t;a? H., haaG. Ct -:
5General Assembly hy sIrr.,re :env!s;':r ::
hat kind. There is no danger I'm: ,ce cscrs
,entat!cei :. he people ;yo,ij.i s7yc t,-u.:
= way the ?eGis n The pcope Tilh0u; st::S::tsa,
! scur;:: il ia vs. :! Eese:7asi ocr-or
! I, N =t~... hoiIc tn: ,'T= e-1,icc ,si.. -
,c incorporated into IT, fGn;ls:1en:a: ,rs7. 4,
II &c ;G:G away s.! res.TrG.i loy:c: fI2-, -,
s9cne:.i Assembly in ,:a rse:a's i4;c.s
: Mir. EIEHyR-Afy fricu1 :tr@. S5,yt:i, C47
sSufFsEy.l says that ii ia6 ;,-cVisioR is s4Sc2!-
ID. it vii! s!"o - :hs G7-r-n! Asseuhiy ;tas
power Of dlves.iag tno Fesled rights o! cG77o,
/ o:cIa. Allow ma +" ST. ::.et * wna:e y.
sPs5! :c', parcel o! lis Contrast. a., rtcc.-
) 9ce "aa!2 De 10 ialrireemoa: e rs e,ra-1o;
! or Inc Legislature II 30 wist was rZps:ticn:
! I'D just. Allow me- 10 saw 20 Ey friends p.
,otaa s:irs :hst sons OF Tbs most Distinguished
siur;a;G il taa United S!a:es, aucES wdcn Tss
ito:g" 4. na!!as, ulain;aire,, tbs 7;sat 9; :.s
I te9:s,s:aTo &c amea1 Or cEange any ac. 6: "a
J :sr:@ta.;on !ha. r.y be passed b.? Legs,
i've sc3e:nb!y. have nsSor S9aa 80 Isl .c.-
,ci u aiGta;n that al vested r;Gh:s oug5i
3' :s1gc1:ed, Grd i is il consequence, !
;ac36ss, .: ;ne general respe.5 shic;: Ti:yi-
IG @ss :o7 r:atcd r!st,:a thG; a..S n:- ticra;.t
tho tacr.! inieu;.7 :S:s: asS h,eu 2e72a:...ats.
10y tau Baltimore nas: Gc5 I:-!i.chc. Gesuc:..s
apo" ilaT cti1cgs.
have hseE .a.a ~ sou.i.1.=n .:s, .asi
9FE!anv ha: c.s::.;.:: Iicra .boiisene;s Z tas.
,@c:."a i tie S:s;a -ad produced s;7ou7s.
:">s:ing il iaror OF lie Northern ocriicr c.
.h=au oaao United S:atca inaE saY o:na- cs.ss
:hG. Aao ezie:ei. i gepteu.5 iron thai $50
3tion @! .,io ..c:o rs :aic ms So a: u? sa.:;
ind lear there ara other corporations rncs
nave exercised similar pernicious s11cen-
:GDo0 the minds cf og1 people,
II r9piy &c sGa gentleman iroa lsuE,4.ss.
/ iii. S1raS-l ri! oriy SGT, :nat i, sas oss-.
the aa:>c: " INC Ge1e-si Assembly 70 cssaev,
::T'= p"'r": g; !c'el: 2.t caanot sSrase -v!!:a
:::.,o s:nh.airt1, tast ihs Genera. AcSazS:y e
iFir.Ia'. :.as at e.! ;ials; i,oar yjsian: <
Iglis.,:i:g !1e r1hi;e il::arss:s, &C. bs7s ;u=f
's:7aE i:li 10 csse oi shs Baltimore $40 Gc:c
r,ii.oaa IS an sviaciiss that shs Gena7ai A:,-
ss:rbl: did not .ahe cara q tAe ,a;ecss.a g;
tao GoG.menveait:.. hJ' .assrTing sso ro7s1
TE!aa propose - .s%.scTn 10 them ha1s
irailro.. :c!DparJ. TN! understand i: Is sbso~
;ul.
II the sTsucicn. ii LOO .;sa!l2aan :7oC eu-
gu5t:. Mr.. STrAR:,i DO !ruc, That the GoDeTG
Asscg.uy vii! sl"ays take cara Of tho in.ercsis
o? :he Commonwealth, and mete out iussics &;
!:T2Ty party, thon there Ia 10 danger q u.
:,s..e-a AssarnbiC's exercisrg this pows:. ey
!.a!:: ;nh!h;.inn upon power. i! ycu choose =
:iC consider j, il Il manner ;nAt I'll .au-e tEe
!Con:rlo: c,oaith or individual ;Eco-Ior.tocs
IS ;t.. u any aspect in which j, is vieTa!, !.
'2H!, !1ovcn;e the General Assemhl: ::ou
.&3:2, ;aiu=.ice 10 tbs Commonwealth. i.-!DE
:iais : u'!ss precsutior; and ane iha; oass:
.tG m adopted.
s::. E.,y.:cao.l have Examined ms casS
ito: :-.,.;rc much interested IN lt-.a :ec!.ss::.
to Tho Baltimore anc Ohio Railroad c!:ar:e-;
..and found that i: proTides ;hst tho GelcTai
;Asseubly shsll haTo re powor to rc2sAi snJ
;of tre provisions c! the charter, prcg;dei
.hoWe-er, that theg shall not interfere Ti;:.
,any VESTED rights Jcder that charter.
Nov, Sir, regard this as one amongst .So
:Rost Important questions that has been baeo:s
This body. 10 control the corporations g: tbs
Com s2ouSealth that wield SO mitch paTs:.
:an;; exercise such so influence upon tns crcs
:pe"i:s Ct tbs people, In my Judgment, Is CO
cj ;E$ iGGat important Question. TIN: con6 =.
,oefnyo this body.
Why, sir, lei Mo say 70 yGu Inst 5arfsis g:
:hcnr have been transported from Cincinnati
iuron the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad as
;less ce!s to the city Of Baltimore :han they hase
sirom my oEn toSr, strange as it may s.E1b
The elor! on tho part of this company TO s!tsi1
,hc :-ade OF that part Of the Mississippi Vslla2
nas been 50 great that they have taxed tho loei
coInmerCe Of the State in order 10 attain 4j..
obj:c,.
And Thai hss been the result: Why, &,
President, should like 70 81. dcTu and tsiA
TO yor sloT!y, and :eli 20. sheu! lie S7:ov.nce6
(which .:y country hca hai 70 endure * .ho
ihaads oi that company. But cannot 80 L,
lime .-ou!d not permit I esTs endesTcr~t
nc get the Legislature Of T;7gir:s to isse =
leu regulating the freigS,s upon tho HsJuEors
and Ga!o Railroad, anc upon al ether I.D.
roads in ;nls Com monwes!th. snd have beeo
,?id mat tne common lev Issches Laat T=
G.ye closs corporations, and that We ha7e opec
ocr2orssioas, but this tc2J hss the pcvsr h
regulate thess corporations by B ccr2atuuonsi
anecdmea!.
81 President In my region OF country, ~s
u1aerstand this Baltimore and Ohio 2sil7oad
;Co1esDy es foreign corporstior; end Il hss
oeen ruir :ezeign 30 US during this Vs.. = hss
hesa - tic people oi @y country death s1I
| ~snt to 80. ct it il SOD: to.r-
Z m,aa g es! I: l. Gentleman nay dods.
lbs question az they please; ha. he ::Ga IS
'co1i:.g =haE rs question HTli hare 50 .5e no.
i do nc: :sE iais Goa7sAt;oa &C oona-ca:e .ae
Baltimore cnd OHIO Eaj!-cad. aa: desire iS1:
!rhcy shall put * IN The roTe. o. tee re2Tessr-
l.sl7cs Of :5e pco?i. 20 DO so. !: &c 5e ascar
isa-y :o77 .A:s protection of Virgins
5iT. President, i IL trss TIA. Enal sce Ek
itiuoce ali Ohio Railroad wac bsiag cnnsEIc.
led Though c.:e country, ,cosi lends we're wo-ts
sc13 re. zcre. AID why: Because they tn:o
TRANSPORTED coal At reasonable price; sa:
When they completed their road &c Wheeling,
land came in competition with the Northern
.oa,,, ior tre Western trade, they increased
the ;o!!: -: :e: freight, and coz! Land: fa &:
$50
var: 10 give The Legislature power 20 n'a'
,r4i Al! nc corporations within Ina 5t-'o'-
/ VI asna7a: ia Virginia Legislature passes sH
;aoI i: :.corporation. I: corrers 1Poo tos CO..
po.ara oc5v pert Of the eovercign ccTs2 ct
J the 3u..e, end i~ent 20 control tnat 5oTsre;s-
1ueg.r gant INC General Assembly 70 haps