The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1853-08-06


by thousands. Why not let them be counted
by scores Of ihousandsi Every thing which
attracts visi,ers lie bene fetal TO a State. They
all bring money, aud they spend it hare, OF
course, adding, every one of them, his mite to
| the wealth of the State. In the mean time,
| there is no limit to the means Of accommodate.
ing visite in the great Western Empire Of the
Old Dominion. Let them know that they are
coming, and they can provide for them. though
| thew be as numerous as the locusts Of Egypt,
and as yoracious too
"-as when the potent rod
| OF Amrams son, in Egypts evil day,
| Waved round the coast, uT-cale ed pitchy clou1
| Oflocusts warping on the western breez.,
| That er the realms of impous Pcsraoh nung
Like night, and Gkened all the land Of Nile"
Our legislature holds in it's hand the wand
| that can conjure up crowd as numerous, but
Of a very different character, every year, in the
mountains Of Virginia. l trust il may be its
pleasure TO try its virtues as soon as possible.
Alter long days staging from the Warm
Springs, we arrived safe and sound, though
sorely fatigued, in Staunton, about O'Clock on
Tuesday evening. We found our friends, Nc.
Chung q Peytsn, up TO their eye lashes in bu.
siness. Their house was full to OVERLOOKING be.
fore we arrived, and we added four full coaches
| to their numbers. We had not been very long
in before we received tremendous accession
| from the Eastern coaches. | found Judge
Mason and Major Ellis from Richmond, among
the visitors. / think | hardly ever saw SO
large pile of trunks in hotel be fore, and
hes in hot aIa
| in my day. This house must be doing tire.
mendous business, and really think the pro-
prietors deserve it, for have never. seen one
in which traveller was treated with more uni
form kindness, or in which his wishes, or even
his caprices, were treated with more indul-
gence. Warm advocate, as | am, of the Cen.
trail Railroad, | almost regret to think of the
injury which it will do our friends, who so we'll
deserve all they receive at the hands of the
public. l trust, however, ii will be more than
made up to them in some other way, and feel
very certain that such activity as they possess
will not sit down quietly and count over its
losses, while it has 80 many resources open to
its exercise.
On going up the mountain I took occasion,
in company with our friend Sturdivant, of the
Era, and several other gentlemen, to get down
and pay a visit to the western mouth of the
Blue Ridge Tunnel, though could see no
thing after got there. l merely wished TO
have it to cay that have seen it. Knowing
nothing about the merits of the question, l of
course can say nothing about the complaints
made against the Eng ineer with regard to the
tardy execution of the work. 1t is, however,
a stupendous undertaking, and it is probable
that its difficulties may have been moderated.
One thing, however, hope to see done very
shortly, and that is the connection of the bridge
near Way nesboi ough, about which so much
has been said, and which is SO indspensably
necessary to the successful operation of the
road projected by Col. Elicit, there is another
man restored TO his proper ti,le,) across the
gap. | had hoped to see the cars running to
Saunton during the winter, and | am told that
they will thus run, provided the bridge in ques-
ton be put up. hope Col. Crozet will turn
his energies in that direction as soon as posi-
bic. In Waynesborough, where we took break
fast, learned that Alexander did not exagge-
Fdte, III TIE iSd5t, Wlej ne gave SuCu dn hlnus'
ing account of the excitement produced by the
arrival of Col. ellis black horse. the Colo,
mel is just now the most popular man in all
that region. They would vote for him for Pre-.
sident, if he would offer. Tomorrow. Nothing,
depend upon it, makes railroad SO popular,
as the sight of the engine in motion.
When we passed through Charlottesville l
learned, for the first time, that there was a
grand Convention of Temperance men assem>
bIed there. That accounted, in some degree,
no doubt, for the unusually large crowd which
| saw about the Railroad House. Among
them was our friend Alexander, with whom
had about half minutes conversation, and
was just about entering into regular chat
when the whistle warned him to 60 ashore, un
less he wished to accompany us. | took din.
ner at Gordonsvile, an excellent dinner it was,
too, and was glad to see the worthy proprie.
tor so well patronised. arrived safe and
sound here among my friends, took an excel
lent nights rest, and this morning sat down to
write this letter. And so endeth the chapter.
H. r. P.