Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-04-07
EdlroIIal Cnrresnandsnte.

| LrScHDuRs, April :, 1854
| But few years have passed away since change was
decreed with all beneficial effects suppl.nt the slow
and imperfect commercial and social advantages of thi.
with other communities. Like the fond recoections Of
old household that is about fade from the
presence OF those who have preserved IT, tie eelirg
with which and then old citizen will lament the
departure of the quiet times which before moved
by the agencies brought upon much Of
public communication. tear of sorrow falls and
for the days when noble old lined the banks
of the James where the sturdy canal barge and the
fiery locomotive hold ndspu,ed sway. What change
Virginia. and much of Tennessee, had only the little noun
tain bdie1u= and convey the capes and to
bring hher the fabrics and importations made for the
comforts aud luIures Of people No shrieking whis
tie announced the arrival hen-whether the little bark
propelled by the power Of two men, eighted with
valuable cargo not No "nose and confusion" no
hustle attended its discharge beneath the SHADE upon the
gravely margin OF the stream. Specullons we're not
matured in day hour, now, and but few then
believed that the great beyond the Aeghanes
receive transport the East tbs rising
ard going down of But all this and more have
come psss liberal and public spirited community
realizing the benefits Of we'll adjusted schemes Of i'm
proved highways
improvements In the width of tho canal are to be
made above and below the basin. The upper and
the most needed enlargement of the channel will be
where it Is thought the Alexandra Railroad con-
nection or bridge will inersect with the city The
lower Improvement be continuation Of the present
basin down TO the South Side Railroad bridges. These
chnges public good and the active business on
canal have long required, and that immense
tonnage is being daily thrown upon by Of the
Railroad a proper anticipation will settle down on the
improvements being perfected at the earliest practicable
dag.
The hbu,ments aud pillows Of the southside railroad
bridge nearly completed, aud 1t will DO long before
the framing will be upon them.
The plan, accommodations and whole arrangement OF
the Depot of the Virginia and Tennessee railroad have
been well considered. The grade some distance above
the depot IL rising All dscending trains detached
from engine when IN half mile othe depot the engine
pros, eding rapidly than the ts prop
place, which Is separate building from the depot when
the on the power obtained by the descending grade
gently run into the depot where elegant accomnoda
tons meet the passenger Thus safety aud every desra.
| ole object is secured 10 the traveller.
The facilities for the reception and deposing Of through
tonnage 10y the canal could he arranged with
expedition. platform forming prt Of the bull.
ding extends its entire length over the c,nal where
ea hods be receiving aud dischargng If necessary
At the time. large stationary engine at the South
ed of the building drives the machinery by which hi'
entire operation is performed This improved mode oil
dispsng o. very heavy feature In tran'b pment from
mode Ui another, 10 all iuer
rste0 tue gist pr-2lbc Delay bTinRH WVnn Ws tuu
ence advantages thatmu't dsibgSe the public mind Of the
a'dnc.s IN the future which has been gouerallJ
quent upon ttAns'ipment heretofore.
Using to the d6 ul,es Of making the excavation and
: hls IN the AleghSuy mountains from slides du
ring the writer has been impossible TO rssch Christians
hurg With the cars early expected. These obstacl
are nearly removed when extraordinary hindtan
ces to their pfnRress will have u be encountered Al
the iron necessary for the entire road 70 Tennessee s Il
band aud Is beng daily dispatched Up the line. q.
|
Tng DURlTioS ov THE wAR-In regard to the duration
OF the war in Europe, Mr.. walsh the intelligent cor
re'pon len. Of tho New York Journal Of Commerce
s'y':-
In returning from walk luat now. encountered neal
Il the Palis Royal Senator Of my Acqufintance-an Ad
mifa exp renced IN State concerns IsIprcsscd 10 hin
my hope that the war would not endure beyond eli
monh' IT, London, the Ministers called In short AnC
sharp; and the President Of the French Legislative Body
In his address Of last week trusted that would be vigo
rou rapid and decisive. The Senator answered. NO
I. OF my colleagues tho members OF tho Government
really expects that will end in siI months ag
Inc when II will end According the declarations Of IN
Df British Cabinet the struggle with Russia for h
That the idea Of the French Emperor and the pr "a
rations both sides Of the channel we're proporopate
Russia had strength pride, persstency enough for pro
taced dauntes resistance; the Czsr had been potent
conversiiive; he could be equally more
destructive Vas reminded Of Samson: when he hs
shaken the pillars the house le pom all the princes;
', killed more at bis death THAI he ned killed in his III
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