The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-07-10


.nu sentiments of the Fl ast and the West--in de
clopng the resources and increasing the wealth Of
.ne " west-ln opening new fields for capital and en-
lp'lss. nlspp ss ne spoke too, Of the more extended
pun OF connections with the Western Railroads
ana ana Win the great Pacific sc,ieme-the grand re.
sun tnat would follow for Yirginia-and the man.
ne, y would assist in promoting Southern CONNER
p,sr ps .naependence have not single note of Mr.
brsf no,;s speech and therefore can only take this
After be concluded, Mr.. BuawEIL. Of the BaIt,.
more fafrio was called out; but we left him max.
lng an apology and declining TO speak. What
!urtner took place i cannot say but shortly after
the cars departed heavy shower 81 rain fell which
bration 80 oo1 s..e Seo'
The day was excessively warm and the multitude
were even more thirsty than yesterday at Chris
nea9osourg e There was no spring near, and a pair
OF norses were engaged hauling water from a dis
rance; but it did not come fast enough The people
usseised the Ice wagons and got handsful Of Ice,
wn1cn tney eat as a substitute for water This not
su'ncins they assailed the tender of the locomotive
and II becoming probable that that would he
Drained and there being water station near, Col
1iLL, toe superintendent of Transportation was
forced TO take firm ground and keep off the thirstv
of with .s =; ,.f-- 4 y - - ~ So-'
Just before three we put off amidst the shouts of
the crowd. looked about for the old fiddler who
naa accompanied us from this side of the mountains
and who played necessarily as much for his own
satisfaction as that of others but he was left behind
was sorry for it. He helped infinitely. by his earn
eat zeal in fddling and the vim with which he
chopped up reels and jigs, to amuse, suppose, a
great many besides myself. He wore q red Santa
Fe hat and an old fashioned blue coat, had thin
face and Roman nose, and was about sixty He
drew the bow at no time more than three inches
and handed down to US all the old reels which put
life and mettle into peoples heels fifty wears ago.
regarded him with vensration ] ventured to call
out to him ''go It," and do hope the old man may
continue to ''go it" for very many years to come
In returning, observed with much interest that
noble stream, New River. 1t has an appearance
OF great boldness ana volume. Where the road
crosses it the banks are low. On this side there is
quite plain; and upon this level the river the
great Central Depot of the Lynchburg and Tennes-
see Road is in course OF construction This s about
halt way from Lynchburg to the Tennessee line
There are to be very large work shops as well as
car and engine houses at this depot. 1t Is also pro-
posed to have conveniences here for taking freight
from boats In the New River, for the Improvement
OF whose naviga tion there is scheme afoot. The
New River is said to have a greater aggregate
volume OF water in twelve months than James
River. 1t is certainly very beautiful stream. AS
it approaches the Greenbrier River, however, the
number OF falls increase, and there is possibility
OF navigating it except by locks and dams Its
Improvement would be valuable one, as it would
furnish much freight both to the Tennessee Road
and the James River Canal when that great work
gets 80 far, as hope it will.
Petersburg sent more delegates to the great Gel
Lynchburg. Her citizens are very active and zeal
GUS in pushing their interests and their trade and
commend them for it. wish Richmond was as en-.
terpr1sipg On the route thither, they distributed
immense numbers of cards of every branch of bust
ness, including even Fisks Burial cases-a sort of
funereal reminder that was not exactly in keeping
with the temper of the expedition! |! | learn that
agents OF petersburg grain merchants are In the
South West buying wheat of the farmers-that To-
bacco merchants areoperating the same way in To-
bacco regions, AID that in Short stone is left un-
turned in the effort to advance the interests of that
enterprizing city. ~
regret thatin my excursion to the Western ceIe~
brations, l did not meet with the worthy and eff
cient President of the Lynchburg and Tennessee
Road, JOHN r. MCDANIEL, Esq. ] should, am
sure, have had a much more agreeable time of it.
and had much better opportunities for the obtain
ment of matter to give interest to my correspon.
dence, which fear is very barren
In conclusion, | will add that the Lynchburg and
Tennessee Railroad passes through one of the very
richest portions of Virginia-whether we consider
its agricultural or its mineral resources-and that
vast commerce s to be poured into the East from
that quarter. trust Richmond, who has assisted
by corporate subscription to build the road, and
who pays more than one-eleventh of the State rev
enue, and therefore dollar to every body else's
ten of what the State puts into all the public
will receive a fair share of that trade am sure
at the same time, that she expects it only on the
principle of selling for the best prices and buying
for the cheapest If she can't give the best prices
and sell for the cheapest she can't expect the trade
But take it, she is ready for the field of competition
on this scale. She must, however add to this due
degree of activity and enterprise. Old-fogyism
won't do in these days Young America has taken
the field, and success requires activity as well
sagacity. Adieu. C.