Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-04-29
To THE EDITors OF THE LrscmnuHo vrnorsrAs

| To THE EDiToEs or THE LYScIBuRo yiRGt,r,x
gentlemen The failure of the Legislature TO mako a.
PP'TP'lhioh 'or me Covrgon and Ohio railroad is m.d
tue tene oil much vituperaton and abuse of thosa Oh
we're mainly instrumental IN producing that resuI, II L
auopoh oil uniform gauge from the mouth of the Cbes
ipeahe 10 the Ohio be the consequence Of that prc M
best interests OF the Commonwealth will be promo,a 4
the end-Although il NAV seem unfortunate ~ =, ~ =
lay should be nteposed ia pres ng tbi. great t,nrt ill.,
u rah"ays 70 speedy completion. II would seem In
eo'oe, mat Virgins, with all the experience OF o,he
states 10 proht her, should msnife,t so much apatbv T.
relation to the subject Of Uniformity OF gauge non Iii
great line OF railroads, the most important mot om ~
'ny IN the State but in the United States one ;I
which the Interests Of the Common earb ara mo-, ;
mntely connected. ' must 'nl
without entering here into the discussion Of the ,s,,
we merits oil The hive feet guIgp M comnsr.d ;,h a.
| - i-E 'Ieh gudge, shall in Il few consecutive nun
oers enurHVor 10 lay before your readers soms re,sa
showing Tue Importance OF the railway from Nrsn,L .,
Tue omo-ahd the consequent import inc. OF svoJi,,
';ng Una. wouIa IN the least impair its efficiency
TOT the iiDnt 81 trade AID tray ell destined In pssa Il
cannot refrain, however, from remsrkirg ne = -
tna' the example OF the great railway rom New Yrk y,
oay' ~ 'd' nom supporting the gument in favor NJ
tue narrow gauge Of ieet 2 inches il onlv nm ,
t"' III ii'or oi the paramount mpnranc. of rho ur;t
'n'ty OF gauge upon THIS great YIrg mia line Tho i
o boston 70 Albany, "a we'll FROM the latter ctv 4,
e "e' ahd North parts OF the State had already hoo,
'''u dow" upon the narrow gauge. before mi. p,.,, |
was commenced; and there wa4 no nI,s,n,,i,s -. "
tuOpt tue same gauge upon the Hudson X yer r,ilroJ
uherent policy would defe .tei the v.rv ohio, ~
'N'""'HShOii huu tHtCtuhIy have
upon tue central railways OF New York to tho civ NJ
noslol' Ii 10 presumed tat il were not for b,e.Li
ss mere Is not an INTEL gent engineer in the Sat. NJ
o" ioIN' ous VINO would have preferred wider pnuye
han that adopted this Hudson River He'd TS
hnosIh River, 80 present., actually ptey.,t. co,,,,io
Oet"eel tms great llno and the central lima aC .J.
10 ouSh the ate-Jetitis undoubtedly the ultim ~, do
gu either To tunnel or bridge the Iulsop an a. ~, go
IN cars FROM New York 10 Buffalo wthnu, l,s,ti, ~,
No snch necessity exists 10 Virginia for imnn.n, ,;
uPou her great central line, aud proceed In
- '' w. i"pprtahce Inperitiyely d,ninds untrorm
w u" gauge over the ehtite from Norfolk IN ,b,
ono' ana that any Other view of The cass In n,.. -, Wv
o"nouate any sectional interest or any other r,Iv :,
oesues ts great trunk line Of the State would o u,;,
wealth. s''' vi tue COMMON
ine suppuon OF Uniform guage on this ere,, line nj
'a""ay would most rirctuay a,test tho Gd,v nt hoe
no, II'''"",, VI viii not see, that the commercial
Po'Pey OF INC St,t,, aud her cosa lent eev ,,io on
nel present. humil4trg condition. DEFENDS unon con,,
,iI"h uP" per own noble htbor tho trade OF the Wes
portion Of the Union The suicidal polio,
| w., ',"Vh'u, winch would pursue n different couts.
an' n-'cid OF co cenrAtng trade and t,,vcI v,si, d.
% o''' cause me SINE TO pas over her own terrific
-. OVef states with the etnUuuents of a ysu
naue "rch belongs TO tue Cd DJninior IL most NJ,
,, '"' great OBJECT the importance OF conrpn,ratro
VIC commercial energies Of the State upnn NorfIk sce,
% w. 70 nSNe Ceen lost sight OF; and one would suppos,
80 s'' 10 her railroad legislation, for the last ter
80, Ovg" mi'hy solicltous to provide for the prn,
p'''y "' Baltimore, sud the more northern citiss ,,,bo
s promote her own advantage. Such police n ne,s.
~ " ,lucn longer will produce disastrous results Ia
,'o'u nler'st', as have resulted her commercial
Interests ~ her Overcoming attention IN PJ,,t i,,,
o' 'ne last hali century, ard which, In the ingaagc n
ore o her dsi grsIei sous has given her a.
amorg her sister sisters-u all that concerned
/ "e physical, Commercial and social condition
10 presenting this SUBJECT to the atteutjon NJ ,o
' may repeat What ha, been often before sail n, v,
Yen, out a. nothing important TO tho wboIs .,a,
H" HBns understanding Of this matter the ,tu,h Iii
oearrepeaung-and n by my humble eHE,t,s o., 81,
pu1e attention and awaken enquiry In relation u /,
shall have accomplished my purpose. " W
] AN EASTERN vIRGINIAN.