The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-04-05
RICHM 0ND, VA:
WEDNESDAY MORNING, APRIL 6, 1884
SPIRIT OF THE PRESS.

tish government that our coasting trade should
be thrown open to British vessels, on the ground
that by abolshins its navigation laws the British
government had established a "strong claim 10
equity" to portion of that trade The Post thinks
Ibis claim would by no stand the test of in'
vestigaton in court ofequity. Our coas,ing trade
isworth about $500 100000; while that of Great
Britain is worth nothing or next to nothing. Now
equity requires that where there is a great preft,
there should be corresponding consideration; and
the only consideration offered in this case is free
participation in the coasting trade of Great Britain
Jonathan is not quite so green as to throw open
70 British enterprise commerce of three hundred
millions, for nominal share in paltry trade
which our shipowners cannot afford to engage
In. The Post has several other editorials
The Mail quotes from the Baltimore Patriot an
extract which is significant of the fact that Balti
more has an eye upon our internal improvements
and is determined to turn them to her own advan-
,age if possible; and in commenting thereon the
Mail says it is duty to guard visilanty against
any farther encroachments by the city of Baltimore
upon the legitimate trade of Virginia Baltimore,
not satisfied with having already fully onefourth of
our trade, now begins to lay claim to more-and
actually expects TO divert it from the Central and
from the Tennessee roads, and to make the whole
railroad system OF Virginia tributary to her wealth
Such cool proposition, the Mail says, only be
attributed to the inflated arrogance and selfcon-
ceit of that overgrown city. Baltimore has no
claim TO the advantages of our railroads from any
aid ever furnished by her to their construction; and
If she supposes they were constructed for her ben
eft, she will find herself most egregiously mistaken
The Mail has no enmiiy to Baltimore 1t only asks
her to confine herself within her own bailiwick-
and thinks she ought to be satis fed with the Vir
ginia trade which she already has and not be con-
graduating herself upon obtaining more, which she
says truly "has been attended with no cost to
her
The Examiner heads an article on the Cutting and
Breckenridge affair thus: "The quarrel ended
but the wound not yet healed" The Examiner con-
tends that while the occurrences between those
two public servants in the House ofRepresentatves of
were public affair, and proper subject of popu-
lar scrutiny and commentary, the world had moth
ing to do with their transactions out of the House.
The beastly appetite for scandal exhibited by
| the New York papersis taken as an illustration
Says the Exsminer-"The caitiff who would peer
at night through key holes and window-panes into
the secrets of the domestic chamber is actuated by
a spirit not more depraved and mean than that
which leads newshunter to dog the heels OF gen.
tlemen involved in delicate and serious difficulty
duplicating honor and lite in order to herald their
conduct to the world And we must say that he
who turns willing to the infamous revelations
of the first of these characters is not farther sunk
In moral debasement than public whose appetite
for scandal makes the news,hunter's avocation
in such matters as the in question, profitable"
The Examiner then predicts serious results from
the angry debate between Messrs, Breckenridge and
Cutting. What was before, as between sections of
the Democratic party, treated mere difference of
opinion, has now ripened into hostility of feeling
The division between South and North upon the
measure over which the debate transpred-which
was before yielding to the influence of reason-is
now widened by stubborn passion and pride.
The HAig has another long editorial upon Free
Schools, in which we observe the opinion expressed
that the great obstacle not only to system of Free
Schools, butt to every other patriotic and laudabe
enterprise in the Commonwealth, which requires
public money, is the logrolling principle, which
has obtained ascendancy in the legislature.
The first article in the Enquirer is outline of
Mr. Disney report on the public lands. The second
article alludes to communication in the New York
| Journal of Commerce. by New York merchant,
| proposing that the Chamber of Commerce of that
city pass vote of thanks and appoint committee
to receive subscriptions with view of presenting
Mr. R. NJ. 7. Hunter with gold or silver service
as an expression OF gratitude for the efforts which
Mr. Hunter has putsforth to pass the Warehousing
bill. This the Enquirer says is only an additional
evidence that our distinguished Senator is catho
lie and able statesman While he is extreme in his
devotion to the rights Of the South he is ready to
render benefits to all sections and all cities We
also observe in the Enquirer an article on "Vir-
ginia as Book Market" Virginia 1t says is an
excellent market for books, as OF the Northern
people have abundant reason to know: and sug-
ges,s in conclusion that if some energetic goahead
man, who has plenty of money, to conduct pub
fishing business, would begin operations forthwith
in Richmond, he might reap ample reward for
his investment and toll.
STEAMBOAT DISASTER AND Loss OF LIFE-The
N o. Picayune gives particulars of the loss of
| the steamer Monroe, while on her way 10 Yazoo
river. On the 27th OF March, between two and three