The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-08-29
AcKsoN's RIVER BARRECUE.
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Auausr 2sth 1ss1

Aueusr 2sth 1857.
IN my hurried notice Of the celebration given
!asksons River, by the people of Allerhany conr
y, there were many incidents passed by wb;cl
| may not now be interesting 10 your reader. !"
number OF letters were read from friends of Int,
na' improvement throughout the State, who hs
been invited but were unable to attend I ce ~,
| ~ give an extract from them: II ~ "''
| sohN y. heDANIEi, Esq, President of the yir
Bmia ana tennessee Railroad. says:4 81 e,,rdiall,
.h aaa'S with you in rejoicing at the completion o
ans uTsiaIs Central Railroad to gackson's River
que oi flrginia's great works. also most hearti
y unite with you in the hope that the completjor
Oh this work will be speedily followed by \ com
mencement of the Covington and Ohio Railroad
, ma.a an energy and zeal that will ensure the ear
dependent OF sectional jealouses II will he trni,
'Ndie work IN its benifeent results when once IN
| operation In connection with a thorough wats,
lane 20 the ONO, Virginia must and will then be
ehricned by the vast trade the West to an ten,
relaying her doubly for all her Efforts, -
d. RANDOLPH TUCKER, Esq, Attorney Gener.I
"Iiits thus II participate most cordially in the
satisfaction yon derive from the progress westward
% .nst oehirai ine which is destined. Mt no dis
taht day, hope, to unite the waters of the s,bic
wltn the tide-waters of Virginia. The harl,ors
await thai auspicious day. When the iron trail
across the soil of Virginia shall be laid for tbc
n~nsPort oi Ins mineral, agricultural, and mann
| iacturlng productions of her own West-and n,
the almost unlimited trade of the Western States
the ships OF all nations will crowd the ports of her
chesapeake waters, to: receive the tribute of he,
| cities to the commerce of the world. '
"As,a son Of Virginia 1 shall rejoice with vo,
ana ali her Children in the trumphs of that xn.c
ted era. The voice Of steam, the harbinrer of II.
ADVENT, the forerunner of commerce; has been
nsard with IFS startling cry in the wilds of the
Allegheny. Let the hearts of the peonle NJ tbe
| State be as the heart of one man. in counsel an
IN action, for the contamination of these homes for
the glory and power Of our Old DoIninion Ou,
commonwealth will then cease to be divided by
| her mountains into sectional iealousies A uni,
III the mutual dependence of her yarious Interest,"
unit IN sentiment and feeling, unit i'm the mem
ores OF her past, in its conflicts and its trumpbs
she wiii be- what every true virginan would have
her TO be, one and indvisible now and forever
" But this is not all. Holding the iron bond
which links the producing interests of the North
west with the commercial interests of tidewster ri
Will possess the key to the harmony and Der
manence Of the Union. She has been its header in H.
past history. Hereafter she will with her nol;tica
| weight, combine that greater power which com
merce alone can give, to direct human affairs bv
Its influence over the millions whose political opin
IONS are controlled and regulated by the die .ates
their private interests" "
Hon HENRY A WISE Governor of Virginia
wrote from bath Alum thus: II received your
kind invitation to the Barbecue at Jackson's River
Depot, the 10Th instant regret that it will not
be i'll my power to attend. The 35th is a day Mn
pointed for the assemblsge of an Educational Con
yention at Richmond, which am pledged to meet
Please present me to our fellow citizens of Allie
ghahy, ana assure them of my deep devotion to
their great and absorbing interest in the Central
Railroad. and its extension to the Ohio river, by
the Corington and Ohio Railroad"
Mr.. SAMUEL PRICE wrote from Lewisburg as fol
lows: Il presume the occasion of the Barbecue i,
the successful approach of the Central Railroad I,
| its western termination; to the point at which il
will connect with the great State Improvement the
Coyington and Ohio Road.ss Although cannot
be present: shall rejoice with you. Ny heart ha,
been long Interested in fhasa INN
throbs the more quickly ss they approach their
| completion.
The great object of large number of the com
mercial men OF virginia, is to obtain direct trade
between Norfolk and some commercial port in En-
rope, by meals Vf a regular line of steamships-
This object can be best accomplished perhsps cal
only be accomplished, by having the trade carried
to Norfolk from the interior of the country, b,
means of improvements, stretching their arm,
| through the centre and the circumference of tn,
State, and connecting her with other rich States
the Union. With these great agents Of trade apC
commerce. the rich and abundant resources of Vir
s1nia may be developed and brought to point Z,
commercial attraction, and the wealth of adjoinins
States will be made largely contributory to tn,
commerce of Norfolk. Then indeed, there will bc
| necessity for line of steamers to transport the
trade to market Give us the trade at Norfolk ant
we will have the line of steamers. Without til,
trade, the line may be formed, but formed only t
he broken.
"The Virginia and Tennessee road. now finished
VIII accommodate the Ir30e AMI dSvelOp the
sources OF southwestern Virginia. and will push
its powerful attractions through the entire State u
Tennessee, with a considerable portion of Ken
lucky, bringing the accumulatiOns of wealth gath
cred from these rich localities to the point of com
merCial departure The Alexandria Loujouu aut
Hampshire road, when finished, will accommodate
our northern border ana the Northwest, bringing
the products of those fertile regions to market ri
the head of the Chesapeake Let the Manassas
Gap road he finished to connect with the Cen
raj can iip paf hnts IA.
CoyingtOn and Ohs road so as to terminate il OF
the banks OF the Ohio, with the canal extended Il
CoviDgtOn and the necessity for direct line OF
steamers from Norfolk to some European port, viii
be not only apparent, Int absolutely imperi0us.
THE roads and canals will be the great arteries
and veins to send out and bring back to the same
point not only the rich and increasing commerce.
OF the whole state Of Virginia, but they will draw
largely from the States of Ohio kentucky, Ten
nessse. &c. Thus the cities bordering on the Ches
apeake will he enriched, made to grow and expand
their commerce and business and the whole State
ftrtilzed, and thus we not only secure the estab
lishment Of direct line of steamers between Nor
folk and Europe, but We have the line made per
petual.'
N. HARRISON, Esq being unable to attend, sent
the following sentiment:
THE Virginia Central Railroad-may its success
be commensurate with its importance, and with
the Jealous and untiring efforts of its distinguish
ci President"
Letters were also read from Edwin Robinson
Esq, President of the Richmond and Fredercks
burg road; Mr.. Semple, editor of the Lynchburg
Nirgnian and other gentlemen, copies of which
have not obtained.
On the down trip, after leaving Staunton, the
Richmond delegation adopted complimentary reso
lotions to the people OF AIleghany county, TO the
management of tie Central road for its substantial
constructions; and to Captain Dodamead for his
Kindness TO them, we'll ss for his skill and iudg
ment in experimenting the works. Doc
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