The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1853-01-29
WE THOUGHT AS MUCH
We make the following extract from the
Baltimore American of late date

Baltimore American OF q late Oote
ASEAsrERS SHORE RAILRoAp.-lt will be
. en- that bill has been introduced into the
sr,.la,ure OF MARYLAND for the construction
49, railroad on the Eastern Shore. From
some limitations during last autumn, 10 Inc
New York papers, we expected this move
mon, nj an early day. A railroad through the
connties east Of our bay, can be oil very little
value to the dis;rict IL traverses nor can IL De
expected TO recompense Stockholders d u 10
designed for the convenience OF our Eastern
Shore friends alone. Nay, we doubt exceed
ingly whether any persons from that section
are iihely to risk their Own capital 10 large
extent in such an enterprise and, with all our
means Of information, We have been unable TO
learn that any of our bankers, brokers or spe-
culators 10 Baltimore, are patrons OF the
scheme. Fit ia intended to form the basis OF
a ''fancy stock'' for the amusement OF Wall
street, il might become harmless playthng
10 all parties, except the "bulls" and bears.
Yet we are rather impressed with the idea that
the bill in question has more reliable basis OF
action and is substantially designed 10 inter-
cept the Southern travel and trade IN their
transit Northward, as to take them from
Norfolk to New York direct, through our low
ercounties, without allowing Baltimore TO be
refreshed by their wholesome visits.
We have no objection to enterprise any
where. Ii is the lite of competition and sue
cess. Nevertheless, it is the duty OF the State
ofMaryland to aid as little as possible IN cut
ting its jugular vein at the earliest possible
date.
Ii is stated that a strong effort will be made
10 carry this project during the winter. There
are many ways Of carrying bills. we are
anxious to see which will be adopted in the
the present instance Ducks, oysters and ter
rapins, we suppose, will open the campaign.
There will be good living for an indefinite
time. But, even then, we doubt whether the
applicants will not feed exclusively on hope,
up to the last day of the session, and then die
ofaantion or disappointment, whilst we be-
come alphabetically corpulent on their venlson
and turtle. "Great is Diana OF the Epbe-
SLAMS"
We hear nothing now, from Baltimore, OF
the ''dog in the manger jolicy." That was
designed to tickle the ears of Virginia, when il
was an object to Induce her to throw away her
birthright, to make free gift of 10 Balti.
more, reserying to herself scarcely enough to
pay for mess of pottage. Upon the very 6rst
application to Maryland for privilege, such
as was granted to Baltimore, she raises her
voice against IT. We always knew it would
be SO. We always knew that after she had Sc
d3ced Virginia into the surrender of her west
ern trade, she would be the last to extend
similar privilege to any other State.
There have been persons in our councils,
seemingly wise men, certainly men esteeming
themselves wise, who have rendered them
selves somewhat famous by maintaining the
policy of intersecting our county with rail
roads in all directions, and driving the pro-
duce into other States. These persons have
mainta ined that it was for the benefit OF the
country, generally, through which such i'm
provements passed, and that that ought TO be
consideration paramount to the hope of build
ing up our Virginia towns. These persons
have, in general, been the especial friends of
every scheme that could benefit Baltimore,
and they have been strongly backed by Balt-
more herself. What do they think of their ar
guments now? What do they think Baltimore
herself must have thought Of thems They
see that as soon as the chaice is commended
to her own lips, she turns her head from it
with disgust. She assumes the arrogant posi-
ton that she, and she, alone, is entitled to tap
Virginia. She is sort of Peru, and we are
her Lobos Islands. What becomes of the
''enoug h-for-everybody" men? Have they not
word to say, now that Baltimore has repudi.
ated their logici
If the Legislature of Maryland should re-
fuse to pass this bill, we can conceive of no
words sufficiently strong to express the i'm.
measurable gulf of infany into which it must
sink. 1t has, BY wheedling, coaxing, and we
know not what other appliances, succeeded in
persaadng Virginia to allow her passage into
the very heart of her wealth. When Virginia
asks for a reciprocation of this unheard of ia
Vor, return of not tenth part of what she
mas glven-when she desiies that a few
miles OF her territory may be penetrated by \
railroad to carry passengers more directly to
the North than they can otherwise 60, she re.
fuses. She is willing to take all-she will
give nothing. We are speaking or the pre-
ing gotten every thing from Virginia, she enacts
that no man shall 60 to New York except
through Baltimore. If there was any thing
wanting to complete the black picture of self
ishness and want of principle which Baltimore
presents, it is furnished by the fact that she
has never thought of running railroad to tho
Eastern Shore of Maryland, whereas, the only
trade which she has allowed her TO monopo-
fiEe.
We have always been opposed to allowing
any State to enter our Commonwealth for the
purpose of carrying off our wealth to build up
its towns. We have always believed tina,
oar lines should be run from West to East to
drain our great Western Empire, and disgarge
il upon our sea board. But we see no reason
why Baltimore alone should be favored BY ths
transfer of all our wealth to her. As mart
flour marts are all to be beyond our own State
she bears no comparison whatever with New
York, and never can. The only plea 70 fayo
OF baltimore, urged at the time she was knock
ing at our doors for leave TO take our all. ,b,
had any sense in il, was, tina, the greater the
number of marts, the better Ter the producs,
That plea is especially strong in favor of NJ,
York, the greatest mart in the Western Ham
isphere.
~ dispatch from Philadelphia s,,,ss The,
the case of Neal, charged with sbd,c,;n.
slaves, has been postponed. The iuays ;n,
mated that he would NOT 20 behind ,be e.: