Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-02-08
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S .turday, in the case Of the Commonwealth
vs.. John Crawford, for petit larceny-he was
let to bail himself, in the sum of $50, and
security in the like sum.
10 the case of Andrew j. Fleming against
Allen & Simpson, for use aud occunatIor'
Verdict and Judgment for the plaintiff tr
S32j-in,erest and cots. B ent K kiUz r
for the plaintiff, and D. Funston for the de-
PENDANTS.
The case of Clarke Mills vs.. Samuel Strong,
for recovery of model horse, Boston, was
partly heard, and adjourned over uCtIl t.
daXat 10 o'clock.
THE STRAsBURG EXTENSION AGAIN.--A
Circular addressed to the Virginia Leglsla-
ture, has baeo issued, setting forth the rea-
sons why the Winchester and Potomac Rail
rold shon!d be extended t. Strasturg.
The leqding fallacy in the reasons assigned
is, that all the produce that reaches Alexar-
dria by Railway from the Valley, Is shipped
Northward say t. New York, for market.
1t is known to all men familiar with the
business of Alexandria, that large quantities
of -four, wheat and corn, are shipped from
taat point u EIroie, the West Indies, and
the British Provinces. The Argument OF
want Of Southern sympathy is simply rlii-
culuus, Is it is knOHn that the direct exports
from Baltimore and Virginia, 20 TO points
lere the strongest anlmUsIty exis ~ our
peculiar institutions. Were tHs nJtion car
ried out, we should find no market in Eng
land OF France for our products.
The great objection to this extension, an
objection which addresses itself 70 Rich
mynd, p. tersburg, aud Norfolk, indeed, to
all the East, a, we'll Us t, Alexandria, lies IN
the fact that with tie Manassas Gap Road
Omple,ed to Stanton, and thence to Salem,
or some poiut Oh the Virginia and Tennessee
Road. u right of way is practically furnish
ed 70 III. Blltim IRE aud Oaio Railroad Com
paoy, without the contribution OF single
dollar, through the entire length Of the State;
virtually placing the whole line Of our inI-
proveneuts from llarper's Ferry to the len
ne,see lne, in the hands Of foreign cJrpor-
alton.
For this right of way the Baltimore and
OhiO Railroad Company years ago offered
large bonus to the Statc-thc road to be
bul't with their own money.
r. make l,s excelsior would be gross
| uriustc to Alexandria, watch city has sui
s.rbed between SIX and seven hundred
| thousand dollars to the Manassas Gap and
| The Orange aud Al, xandrIa Railroads, to
s,y nothing of the injustice done u other
places that have contributed largely to the
stock of + !iiwny Companies in their corpo.
rat. capacity, and whose citizens have sub
.crbed rs freely, and who as merchants ard
real estate holders pay large proportion OF
the taxes which 60 to repay the States libc,
rality for its subscriptions 10 these works.
| TIE idra-of a sale ia Winchester of any
considerable portion Of the products OF the
Valley is entirely deIusory. By far the
r,r,,s, ,,,r,;,n Of all that reaches tlat point
passes directly through to a foTeisn city.-
d. .ho S,,.s,,r, ev+opsioo q still larger
-:,,o..;oo ,r,n,d 90 ~ R,,,;mors 40 the cars
'n.,,a ,,o, ma. tbro,cb W;rchs,ter with.
hrooL;n, br,k
Tbo c-ooosai c,,onsioo wo,Id probabl-,
s,ts,-ro tto ir,eres. NJ the Winchester and
p,,om,c Railroad C,mpany, but would
h,;o, m corro.nond;no beocf,s To Winches
tar IF nortiee in the Valley desire to send
taa;r rroduce tn B fillmore, it can be done n,
! los. rns, via Alexandria. than hy the exteu.
aim when made via Winchester aud Har
per's Ferry. Il. however. to control the
t,ads, the tolls on the Extension, the WiE
chester and Pctomac Railroad and the Bll
,imore and O,io K abroad, be reduced. so a:
n draw il over these improvements, nntwitn
,t,ndinp the difference of distance, it will bt
at the EXPENSE of our own works; and t
compete with this foreign corporation. II,
tolls on our roads must be reduced to poin
50 ruinausly law, as to seriously impair i
not to destroy the large interest which the
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