The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-02-12
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The CineinsekI pa,Sess pubiIsh to feusert e me
committee apsefatsd II the Board Of hreeHn
Of the ohip I'd MisSfnippi> railsosd 70 - ne e
concurrence Of the CITY Council Of Cmcinnan IN
The recsns plan proposed for the immediate com
u,etsoo Of the road II appears nom the report
thst Inc rsaa from CIncianasito 81 Louis VIII be
-. sr.ar.x, and shirfy-eight miles acngs com
,ec,,nv the largest cities Of the West that 4 VIII
=. n; ,bs direct iiae of overland travel between
v.r... oregon California Missouri, Southern
,n;,,,s and Indians and the Seaboard that Il viii
80 ,hs shortest route from Cairo. not only 70 the
,.r.cipal Atlantic cities, bat even to Nicaragua /;
and finally, that IL win be link IN the future Pa
eifc Railroad. Aud yet Virginia, which, by her
covington ani Ohio Raiiroad, might connect her.
self with this great road, well the Ohio river
and the whole network Of improvements that ira
verse the great Mississippi valley Il cutting her
self OF, by delays, doubts and sectional rival
ries, from an opportunity which might make her
an empire Hst s-s1gs afa
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sHs Joseph G.. Cabell. 80 49,.
The death of this distinguished citizen viii rem
der republication of tribute to his character
and services, which appeared in recent report Of
q committee to the stockholders of the James
River and Kanswha Company, peculiarly appro-
pirate at this time In the language of that re-
port: .,.ss seq
ssThe day is not far distant when the name of q
man now in q measure lost 10 public view, viii be
remembered, with feelings of profound gratitude
when his labors, his exerons, his enthusiastic de-
votion TO the cause OF this great work win be bet
ter appreciated, because better understood when
II is pouring daily its rich tide of trade and com
merce into the towns and cities and seaports OF the
State seeking an outlet to the Atlantic, fertzing
and ,;uo all wis n
commercial navy Ii found riding at our wharves,
receiving their rich burdens to bear of to the great
commercial marts of the old world, and bringing
back in exchange the costly fabrics and merchan-
die of distant clirnes and people, when Virginia
industry will have received q new impulse, Viz
ginia ambition new direction, Virginia intellect
and genius new field of enterprise when her
merchant statesmen like the Medici of old viii be
found guiding and directing the fortunes of the
State; when past apathy and decay win be more
than compensated for by the success OF the pres
ent and the briance of her future-results that
win as certainly follow the completion of her great
canal as that they have followed the completion OF
similar great work esewhere-then, If not be-
fore, will the far seeing sagacity the broad and
statesmanlikc views the ardent patriotism of Jos.
G. CABELL be fully understood and appreciated In
Virginia Then viii monuments be erected to his
memory; then viii his epitaph be written, but on
the hearts of his conntrymen, and in characters as
enduring as the blessings flowing to her people
from the fruits of his genius:
Father oftAe James Ricer and Kanonho Canal"
Republics are not ungrateful The demsgogue
of the day may impose upon the people by excl
ting their passions and thus leading captive their
judgments, but such services are soon forgotten
such fame is perishable and passes away like the
morning dew. But the names of the men who de-
vote their genius to the erection of monuments of
public utility become imperishable Succeeding
generations preserve with religious yeneration the
memory of their benefactors, whose labors have
been devoted to their own well being Such has
been the fate of q Franklin, a Fulton, Clinton;
such we believe will be the fortune of Cabei,
whose name viii yet be cherished at the firesides
and in the hearts of Virginians as a household
word, and transmitted to succeeding generations
as one having deserved well of his country"
The sentiments expressed in the above extract
should find ready response in the breast Of every
friend of internal improvement and of all who
can appreciate faithful public service and great
private worth.
1t will be seen that the Board of Directors Of
the James River and Kanawha Company have
paid an appropriate tribute to the memory of this
distinguished advocate Of the great cause of Vir'
ginia tf