The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-03-13
From the Richmond Examiner OF Saturday

From the Richmond Examiner of Saturday
FAIR PLAY-THE ISSUE BETWEEN THE En-
PRESS COMPANIES.
earetb the lovers of Justice and fair play, and
this journal has known no period wheh II was iio
The advocate of both. The articles published III
this G a%4 Ad rE 1ne EExrreS
were prompted by spirit OF fairness ana liilpclICu
by those motives of candid dealing whlch r'tI
actuate us and any one who lnslhualts au?ul !"
the contrary is base and cowardly caiulhhla'9i'
Wehave no private or corporate schemes 10 auNo,
cate we make the interest of no man, nor set %
men onr own: we aim directly ut the public good
and advocate that which, in our own Judsniel
seems likely to promote the welfare o. ec Whole
community and not q minority OF 1t. TO say that'
in "nr strictnrrs upon the organization known as
the National Express Company, we nave peer. ~
fuenced by unworthy motives that We h"te -
nored facts and given way to preJn1iGgA - TO- TO-
despcable to call for more thanan emphatic d"-
NAL In this spirit we have to alnde TO an dn'Tr
tisrmpnt in some of the city papers over lne
Signature of General Johnston, President OF the
National Express Company, which contains d
statement so extraordinary, and statement 80
Significant, that we call public attention to both
We have so often stated the facts connected with
the liberal advance of money made GE .ie n%"s
of the State for the purpose of rebuilding ana re-
stocking them when competHly prosra,ea ny ,m'
bv this liberalty, have gained the entire conn
dcnce and good will of the railroad companies
and are entitled To the thanks OF the entire popu-
lation of the State for thus enabling these colpa,
MES to open and Work these arteries OF trade upon
which, more than any other means, depend the
present and future prosperity OF the common
wealth This advertisement would nave the pun
he 10 believe that these railroad companies nave
made grants to the two named express companies
Which are exclusive in their character, than which
nothing can be further from the truth ANA III orucI
to enable the public to JudgeWe VIII state ina. eIo
elusive provides that railroad companies shall hot
voluntarily grant to any other express COMPANY pan
he The right TO carry express matter over the
various roads upon other or better terms imam are
granted to those companies and s' o @f e loTSI
ter's in all respects 1t viii be perceived that SO
far from the clause being eXcus,vS IS ioma nsn
maxims of equity that 4" equality is equity" and
the object is to put all parties similarly situated
upon the same footing and any different provision
would strike at the foundation principles OF equity
and common law of railroads. No fair dlslnte.
rested, unpreludiced mind can Iail 10 see tna
in contract of the kind that must exist between
railroad and express companies must proceed from
quarter in which fairness and justice are Dllhued
by self interest and in this case II l. made because
the National Express Company, in defiance OF me
plainest principles OF common sense, nave Under
taken to commence a business a. rivals OF conpa-
MES with large capital and great experience, With
out experienced officers, and without obhging the
fame of its generals and the wei known sympathy
and f,trore with which its existence commenced,
to supply the place OF these two Indispensable
affiliations for the successful prosecution OF It's
As might be expected, this company finds that it
cannot successfully compete with its rivals ana
having signally failed in its efforts to induce the
Legislature al it's late session to enact laws preu
dica to the railroad interests, well as damaging
10 the good faith of the State in order that 1t might
fetter the Adams and Southern Express companies
by unwise and hostile Legislation, Is brought TO
confess in this advertisement that 1t must dlscon-
tinue its routes" "and conhne itself 10 INES upon
which there is no obstacle TO fair competition
Where routes are to be found more iully open 10
fair competition than in Virginia il is hard TO say,
for the millennium of railroads has not yet arrived,
and ii will be most difcult 10 ma any Ioute olI
,,h
is not more than match for military fame, mex
perience and ninety five per cent OF subscription
10 i've per cent of paid up cash. III we owned any
Of this precious stock we should follow the exam
pie of the legendary rats, and quit ship SO evil
Now for some facts concerning the National Ex-
press and Transportation Company. IL has, we
understand, recently undergone an entire re-
organization. The principal original stoCkhold-
ers have become so much dissatisfied WIN the
nismanagement of the affairs of the Company, and
of the way in which their funds were being dls.
bursed that they preferred to forfeit their stock
rather than pay the further instruments on their
subscription, which was being SO loudly ana per
sistently called for. The control OF the lnstitu-
ton has now fallen into the hands OF new parties
And what has been their first act The appoint
ment of Mr. Benjamin tackien as 0enera, sup9hr
peremptory and immediate discharge, without
moments notcation OF s.ghgngs 81 tne G ,6eir
own, are left at this untimely season OF the
year without employment, which many OF them
abandoned to take positions so tempahgs onenea
nent in this company, gotten up, so the orlgl-
majors said expressly to give employment TO the
brave soldiers of the late Confederate service.
Aud hoo many brave soldiers has it given employ
msnt And how many sleek and pampered adven-
turers-who never heard the fire OF the enemys
guns, and who were enseoneed IN bomb bomb proofs ,ps
companyy We can give, perhaps, the names OF
some Of these nice. kid, gloysd gentry n ot ne t
girs It's situations to the poor, imPoreriShed sol
dtes hs lad 'ost and suffered tor ms ,s e@ e
South soould haze Supported ,eth more ordor
than The RIcHMoSp EXAMINER. Vas Mr.. Ffckiea
IN the ioar, or did he make his million 81 dollars
w blockade RUNNING
Ii the National Express Company can dispense
with this regiment Of it, employees In A day, why
were they ever appointed aud employed? This
OF facts ought to satisfy all as to what the
fouthern public has to expect from the National
Company = organized 80 il was trumpeted, to give
Work TO southern soldiers and afford the Southe IN
people an opportunity of patronizing o company
independent OF those . bloated monopolies +" who,
having served the public faithfully, were to be
wiped out, and give place to the new lavoriie;
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