The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-01-30
THE DAILY DISPATCH.
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RICHMOND va
MONDAY MORNING. JANUARY 80. 1854.
SPIRIT OF THE PRESS.

The Uaiz, of Saturday continues the gauge dis
eussiou II regards the objections OF the Perry
Post TO the foot gauge the result Oh Jealousy OF
rhe Southside improvements. Shoald the South
side localities consier themselves entitled to fair
share o. the advantages of great State improve
ment for which they are heavily taxed, they should
not be deemed unreasonable; nor is justice 80 to
construct that improvement as TO innict great and
nosi,iye injury upon them. SINCE the Coyington
and Ohio Improvement is State work, every por-
,iop of the people have an equal interest in it. If
the connexion proposed should have the effect OF
giving some OF the trade and travel Southern de'
aection it will certainly inure to Iirg'a'a towns-
and If Richmond cannot compete with Lynchburg
and Petersburg, let it abandon the ieid The bhSs,
however has no fears on that score. Guard against
the approaches and encroachments OF BALTIMORE
cut off those Northeastern taps at the mouth OF Elk
at Stasnton and at Gordonsville, by making the
the Central and Covington Road OF different
gauge and Richmond may safely DEFY all rivalry.
The Uhig is not welded TO the > foot gauge, but
supposes the wider gauge would be 'ntrinsically
better as all engineers repudiate the 4-ea-and as
the We feet would harmonic with all the southern
roads and cause break OF bulk against Baltimore
thinks it would be policy 70 adopt that This is
the important point
The Penny Post has an article on the "bedlnl
Riots written previous to the reported decision OF
Mr. Marcy to change his policy on the reception OF
Bedini as diplomatic agent of the court OF Rome
| The Post takes the very correct ground that the
mobs were an outrage, and that American people
are much scandalized at the conduct OF men, who
have lied this country for protection IN offering
anEinsult to public character who bears dlpio-
matte relation to this government. Whatever
Bedinis antecedents may be, TO insult him s to of
fer an insult to cur own government.
The Mail refers to prediction made some time
ago by that paper that after the koszta excitement
had died off, the hero Of it would be found pegsing
shoes in Cincinnati, or hodcarryiug in Chicago
The result has verified the prediction. Koszta has
been begging for clerkship at salary OF five dol
lars week and his reputation, like Othellos oceus
patton, is gone. The Mail draws comparison be
| tween the lionizing OF kossuth and Noszta-the
former OF whom managed to flourish for while
and gull simple people into the belief that the
money they gave him was 20 assist in extending
liberty, while in fact it only wentto line his breecbes
pockets and the latter scarcely excited nine-days
wonder because he mad no salient points about him
both great bunbugs, but the tame Of neither rest
| ed tn any substantial foundation. There were
tailors enough in this country TO make Kostas
putation Tor him. but they had no materials to
| work upon. &.-.
| The Eaquirer comments favoraby upon the
| sage Of Gov Hebert, OF Louisiana, and especially
that portion in regard to the condition OF affairs in
| Cuba Taking into view Lord Palmerstons en-
phatic instructions TO Lord Howden to urge eman-
| cipation upon Spain as preventive TO American
annexation and other cIninous signs now manifest
ing themselves, the Enqntre!ca cannot but see ground
for fear that things tending towards the evenia
/ al result Of "Atricanizing Cuba and -raking her
! a Jamaica or Hayti. Governor Hebert is there
| tore right in urging that Government sho.td
| keep its eyes open and prevent the danger The
/ ENQUIRER, in another article c0ngrstulates It's
readers on the result of the Senatorial election in
| Georgia 1t shows that the Democracy of that
State are made of excellent stuff and stand by true
Erinciples although they may differ as TO men.