The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-01-29


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TIE UAH1 sDlOT a Nj i
IoSn1y NnRNINn 11Nr1Hv 3 ia1
Tux JANIS RIvER--It has been the mis-
fortune of James River to be assailed for
long time from many quarters, and with ma
ny motives. II cannot, great ~ are its per.
sormances, accommodate and obliRe every l
body, and some very visionary people con
mercial channels are 50 much more impor-
tAnt than James River, that Il ought to be |
universally renounced; while Others regard
II a q miserable rival of their fsyorite bro.
jects. or an enemy Of their pet towns and ci- |
ties. Il II therefore abused without me..
sure. and every ipnoble epithet that can he |
annlfed 10 a river il directed nj II his do.
nounced for iss bars and for ia hands ana
also for ;ts muddy water "A &c Thar vara not
the sign of the richness Of the country
through which it runs. and "a II the very
mud which It bears along ware not 10 en-.
rich the lands it overfiows. What vouh he
the Nile. without its mud. mr. the M;s,;sa;nn;a
This abuse this r;a;cp,a Ia No aouh, st;mu.
lated by the dopped obst;n.cv of the J.ma,
in Continuing 10 ,un a,ono nth -. roo.raa,s
inc ourr.nt end with * - -. e..
Az.
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.......I-.. $500 ;.
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~' sn0' VIZ W :, aAy AJu'y nu' 'ney
s "'.A ~ ,o' VA ''o'' 'o' .A0
preSen. a. iess.' ie' II aions. Ihey are hke
ne "iuo" "auuian WIDOW "aahan
.o'ea my unoIe Aooy' my uncie iooy olo no'
aove "ioo" " aonian' 90 all tuat WHO"
"sunAn nau W oo was 10 20 ON loving my
oncie AoDy' OF 70 LOU II alone. widow Wad-
man "ouio 90 neither the one nor the
o'nef'
soihe'iineS happens that new idea or a
NO" sonene III politics or improvements
now eAPeoen' ior progress, Is presented
unuer circumstances "hch so commend II
Puoao a.'en''on' II NOT approval that ior
no "' Do'on'o' INC iasnioh VI 'he oay'
anu oiu 'ninss anu oio lucas 'hat connict
WI VIII are utterly o.sregafoeo or oespised.
"n0n Inc pup'io niine 'aAsS hoio Oh any
'n.ns ~ 'n,s MANNER 'ine aione can uhoe-
0oi'e anu oring !! oack 10 lIs SOBER JUG
"'. - VIC pU','' nnu VI Virginia soiiie-
'nins hAe .ni' mas oeen gong Oh Win regard
10 mo system oi puohc improvements 1t
co""encea Win violent preJudice agairst
'ne '~lneS HiVer lanai ana tnat MODEST OF
al our improvements was Tor time damn
60 past all redemption' ss 1t was thought ;
0ht truth crusheo 10 earth VIII rise again,
anu 30 ruin mas Degun 10 hit itself up and
AZ stil rising ABOVE the preJudices OF the day.
Inc great truth OF the wisdom OF that work
ana its importance to virginia. is rapidly
gaming the ascendant, and in short time
WIZ % iully re'esIabiished IN the Virginia
Ainu Ano neaf'' Ane ne" hgn1s III internal
Improvement next assaiied James River, and
now IN the heigns OF fashion to abuse
ana dehouhce that stream as the most de-
formed ana vaiueless that ever took its way
through any land But James River is des-
tined also to triumph over the prejudice
which has accumulated against it, and vindi-
cate its high claims to the gratitude and af-
ieoton of the State 1t will continue to wa.
ter tne lands and bear on its breast the rich
prooucts OF virginia, when its denouncers
have been forgotten. -
80. - Mn.. nv. en'el 'n'o any argument TO
49, v sm". Sa.ne :. i.ver can 90 me OLD
n,ovo .ha, r &C. 80. 49, ,'.le. - ~iil