Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1854-02-08
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RICHMOND co. ., Cof>e
b To your readers the subject Of greatest Interest,"
before the Legislature in the last week. was the
Covinoton and OHIO Railroad. lis friends forced
a vote on Friday, which showed that it needed
sixteen more votes TO pass it. But some OF It's
staunchest friends were unavoidably absent, and
it is understood that the additional number neces-
sary to carry il is only about eight. artf13
The result on Friday did not much surprise or
Discourage its friends. was known that on the
first vote few ofthe tidewater delegates would go
for it. whatever some Of them may do hereafter
The Lynchburg interest Of course voted against
il as plumpIy az the most stolld anti-improvement
delegate ever did against the Lynchburg lines
heretofore when the votesof the Central improve
ment were so essential to the very existence of
the Va and Tenn. Road But some of the dele
gates on that road will not vote for this improve
ment ever, until it is made directly tributary to
their own localities; others on that line havingob
tanned everything their counties want, suffes ana
surfeted by the aid OF the Central votes now s''
in sullen silence and vote NO on all Improvements
.Doth the wild ass bray when p nam aouhuan'
grass? or lowe,h the OK ovens fodder!
And The Northern delegates, whose votes would
have been sufficient, q was also understood, had
in , cancus meeting IN the evening before deter
r,;ned 70 vote body against the Covington bin,
hoo,soa e.s 9th, some Gifts friends had seen ftto
ainst one scheme of most doubtful merit
:: lie Northwest. Their motive is manifestly to
levy black mail off the Central line. They hold
off in body and demand of the Central to vote
for their bills, per as neS, and no questions to
be asked Their schemes may be for ought we
can know, strictly on the farm plan,
still we must go it blind lose their support for
any bill however meritorous Therefore to pass
the Covngton bill we must pass with it all man
ner of schemes. in the words of Hudibras-
''Whose honesty we all must swear for !
Though not a man of us knows wherefore"
But your delegates think they must represent
their constituents by resolving to vote for no 9th
or improvement bill until the Covington and Ohio
is passed. tits not only first in importance but
first in position the calendar, and is entitled to
be passed first IL is only in the event of its pas
sage that they regard it necessary to vote anything
more to local schemes. Until the Covington road
be constructed to complete the system ofinternal
improvements and bring the Western traffic to
our Eastern shores, the mere local schemes are
sufficiently provided fort meet the local demands.
But if the Covington and Ohio bill be passed. thef
it becomes necessary to extend the Canal and tI
| Central Railroad, and the Norfolk Railroad az
local Turnpikes to connect with it, and alsdo
make appropriations to increase the efficiencIof
other lines to meet the increased demands pom
them by the immense traffic brought by thisery
| Coyington road.
Such is the stubborn determination of 9th del
egates along the line of the Central improyineht,
and their constituents will at least have p salts
faction of knowing that if the Csvingtonad ONO
bill is not passed, neither are their taxeincreas-
cd. But it is confidently believed tn the bill
will be passed and that without the n;essl'y Tor
general 'log-rolling combination; e dread OF
such result will bring votes enoyh to It's aid
from the East to secure the bill. Itl.l DC recon-
sidered, and perhaps passed befo your paper
goes to press,
Otherwise all other bills for iernai improve
ment will most likely be killed as fast as they
come up We expect to havssomething like
uecaro"" 'oi exhibltlen. by " last of the week.
Even the Central Railroad III will share the
same fate ifit come up; and ait is about last in
order of the important bills, thebest consolation
we can give its friends is in the uds of the con-
solng promise of Poypheme to Oysses-"You
shall be deyoured last" C.