Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1868-11-20

'oNari- me ~ with me and have never
i'ern fed or yaftsRed hy him, or th. "Origi.
np Stackhtider P.s>ihly, as the writer
Of the ,muiuticsiiun 10 wturh | am rcpl,
'"g T. awst- thd h. could NOT br blinded
BY hiarH~y, 6c., o. clurs., others cult h..
No such attempt was ever made upiu m.
That ! have 70 ~ a guod deal over the Va
& frnu. r X | am free 10 sdmif, AID |
have 10 the slightest "hj-ctiuu that n may
known aad tskr this uccasinn to say
bat if " Annhrr Stockh"lder" hal rem
4 red one 1.-THE Of the service to the W. &
Tenn Rail o,ld Company that tie present
-di Urs ol the Virgiinan have fion the TIM
he i,s spsdr 81 ear b was thro N no in
IT, construction e. the presaut tims, h..
w"uId h-iustly -n'itle ta tree pass Nv '
he road during his natural lite. repr-
zen ed TOR several years the stock of other
o. oph', and for two ur three y-ats SUCCESS
lively | was o.. oi the proxies Of he count,
II Washington, ard am pl, aSed tn know
hat | acquired some Influence iu the cleo
tiOBs, hut never miI epresrnted any stock
tor which | held a proxy. Last year re-
tusf ! p oxies that required me te voj-
C n "a. my convictions. have The
right To my opinion as to the short or con
sniidat-d iiu--, ami IN end tp entertain IT,
aud write aud say what please in regard
~ IL, aud to th- m n4eenent uf the consol
dated line, If that mtnag-mrnt i, not t. 0
hUly and finltleSs 10 be qnestioued. II i,
not material to M that the consolidation
phlicy was endorsed toy the legislature Il
NtrRinia, aud il ebd rsed hl the E4 tern
plrtlon ct the State. | stall thiuk aud juhg,
Tor mytet. In ref ge c- TO the chuking off
at dead hrsd-," | have only n remark,
aud that is obly references to uhe OF E."p's
Fades, where we have an acCnuut uf nb
,fimai being .d,vuurrd hS h'rs A paSser
~ pro opposed t' drive them of The auim ~
pr1t,str.d, Saying - Il you drive them #,
Il will on give place To "a more hung, v
sRum" Gu" Another St"cknpd DIR " IA
f,tm th- reader, ct the n W. hnw many
"d-ad head, " reside ia Alb ugi IA alrn, 2
have suggested 40 tal,ehOnd nor snpres sed
iny stu that it Sas important the pubic
,hould know. tirn MahOne c, rtainy ha-
tdanrr.rs en- ugh 10 trumpet his praises,
Wit out expecting the Abi gim Vrrginian
To falsity itss-lf 10 prasing that which We
isapptOve. W. have not desig red, at any
lime, ia opposing consolidation, TO utter a
wPd that wnd affect the IN rr.st- of the
rosd DHung the winter OF l866-h7, We
fore ore go refer TO the numerous tailur, 5
failures to mtk4 cOna-ct1u, for fear Of ,nr
iaring the Z ,td, and only referred to thes--
failure rec-atiy 10 rep y to communications
ihat APPEARED ia he BRISTOL News and
Grrenvilie Union, when the reference could
iu the road, with the travelling g public, nn
possible inju5y; aud it is ut true hat, as
-at,'d in smother ptrtnf "A SIS" lett-r.
Every haul turned of, "r train run off
ythput rxplsnttlod nr inquiry a, 70 cause,
IS ftuh uiR recorded w,th a csn>oriuu-
htt ~. dtt,r - n
~ the kud h IS ever appeared IN the COL
amDs of The FirgimAn, 4 have no reeoliec-
tiou o II.
We mplsined of iniu tice done original
Neck"lders, u winch " A. s." replies afte-
his 5wu Siyl.., aud To wmcn ,f,r the r-ad
,rs of the News, and asks If " belonged 20
'hat n..f,riu IA, ~ class Of iHdIsidut 81 "
rhr editors Of the Virgiua an i4nng twr
shares uf >tock. for tnh ch they pad S2On,
(but which they subSeqaentiy s''id j S6'ch
ventnrs nSay was more than A. ) !"
% k his anil our tbpity ing mJtred.
d. 1T knpS whu sid th' ir Suck tO th-
new stockholders. Co i,olid ,ti III or anti
consolidation we're no LuUugIt of when tue
larger p irtion wa sDid.
"a S" isks "ShAll the Va. aud Tenn.
c,ad he c"n,r,lled ny an overwhelming ma
jonty iuclniing uriEinai and new stock '"ld-
r., nr shalt iIs futnre destiny he co tinnrd
N fhe hands ~ a hopeless minority, unhe'
" ose p cul,ar gaard n hip the ,to' ot IN.
road rsu DO SO from pr t. nominal S2O pei
SHARE Will Mr. Barr au-wrrg'
san OvrrwheIuilg mgj lrity" certainly
has she right t. enutro hut thtt It has no
uut been aSc-rtaIned that ''an uyerS htlm.
tng m jnriB" approves cuDsoliialiou. l.
vas no. "a hoprlrss minorIt!," that ran
d ,wn the sock Of the ruad ''itum par u th,
n,mina, 920 per share" Whrn the subject
e con .nhdaIlon was fret sgitsf-d the sIUcs
Il lh- read Was wmtn over $50 per share,
nj It is, the "overwhe ming majority" that
mas run II dnwu tO SIS pr share.
"a s." fu ther SAYS; "rne VirgiRidn
would have its readers briirve that IL Is sii.
lng 20 give cpisoidario a fAT trial" We
pavr given consolidation far rial, ani n
The la Fl II rates nIw IA ,p-raiion will MT
prove that every shipper o. produce, stock
aud suols, living On the Va Tenn al,
il not oppressed, We wid do Gen. AAhJ0e
the Just ce To rstr CT.
We give below another quotation from
"A 81"
.'Evpry article published in or out Of the
SIat- against the rOAl or its inagemeu' ,
is gwen prumiueut place Ia the NIrgiuan,
uotwithstandinE many uf Juem are untru b.
tul, aud highly detrimental To the property
IT the road, and every Interest connected
iheregiih, while on the other hand every
.thsug favorabie "a the ruad Is siudiously sup
prp,srd la une Column We discover Mr.
Bars slreil-ss s.licitude Tor the State, aud
ms patriotism Ouzvs out cOplOusly ON the
~ i-ct Of home trade and The buddh & ~
al Virginia clties. | am blinded by H. pat
riat,c outpnuring, aud have 20 put ON M
"spscs" 10 see the snake lurking IA tue
gras, uf a leading editorial M the same "a
per, which advocates TeVvr'lng 10 lh'
smart liue policy, lhe Throwing Of All irrigh
,ni travel from the west ard lou invest on
At a SIDE dour, over the Osange road ia
B ,ltimure in word, cutting Tue 3 eat ia
snlar vrin OF our Virgula cities, destroying
.ne half II the great railway Hue Connect
iug snnthW-st Virginia aud tennes'7e WIN
,hr s-acoist, and pouuug thr ~ealth "i var
xi1i4 Into tho ltp IT Maryiani. Aud y"
NJ. B.rrstys ho IS n favor of giving Geu
N ahune ttr trlai -
We deuy the truth Of the allegation that
.'avery ariic.e pabrsled IA nr "nt oi lh'
Stsee ngaiust Tho 70 al ur It's management, d
.igrn a pramineut place in the Ni,giuian,
&c. WHAT We t,nhl ,h,-l We believed {" O'
rue, aud " "A s. vii & We single nen
hat he proauu ,crs uatruv over his proprl
Signature, ur oiht.rNise, aud We DO not sn'
aIn what wa have puolisned we Will re
lract pushoiy, a. pahnciy as the co anu
of the Virgiaiaa, or A,gs, can make 10 pnh
I lie W. arc no s~sr,'ui suppress NJ d"y
thing fruorabls 10 the Rodd. We have pa
on our 'specsn in order TO make the discoS
.r, bat have failed. Il gvArlng out tt'
I road. spgnrs, cas- aud hxturrs OF the Va
/ & Tenn. Road 10 Treuperate tae prnstraI
fau.n.s at Jh- S "a hside aud Nori"l
and Petersburg ROsis Is fAyora6le &" th
10 ,,,agsmeut Uf ,he Va. aud Tenn X 'a
lhrn IL is in pFusprr"us co"aHl"n'
Transporting imnionso qufnntrs "l eot"
ov,r ih- Va. aud T.nn. RAinotd at ne Co
Of traltsportaft,R, in ordrr o. al ttv drpls
| - . n.ra nf INC Snnthslin nd y It ]