The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-05-25
The Roanoke Valley Road.

| Or. oTlS Il. MANSON, VINO, as our TeaueiS
know, is a warm friend of the extension OF
the Roanoke Valley Railroad from Keys
vile to Oarkesvlile, has gotten into con-
troversy with a commercial gentleman OF
Petersburg, on this subject. lie has an
swered his adversary and rejoined to his re-
p,v in an earnes. and able manner. His last
letter has just appeared in the Warrenton
| Neus. In the course of DR.. Mansons re-
ioinder, he alludcs to a sneer Of his adverse
| nv at this city for its vote, refusing to sub
scribe in a corporate capacity to the Road !;
and upon this taunt he bases the following
appeal to our people, which we commend to
their consideration
Richmond! Do YOU hear that Your
blnshes for yox and your enemy Knocks at you !!
If you deaf TO the jeers and taunts OF your en-.
emps Look : They shake the cap and bells at
yon! On! arouse, my old home! Not alone, not
alone this fertile, smiling Valley, bur whole State
calls upon you TO awake, aud look upon the trea.
sures placed within yonr reach!
Merchants of Richmond we call upon you to
aid us and TO aid yourselves! With the present
Road New York is nearer TO us than you are. ship
in a northern harhor deliver her load at our
doors, and citla6m cents f9r,carding commits
sion, before d box Of goods can be brought from
yen. Do you not see here the reason why cur
merchants pass by your market, Needless from
necessity, of all the inducements offered by the
most enterprisiDg amongst you With restric .
tiors snch these; with delays such as these !;
with tolls such az these, united to the burdensome
freights exac ted, and the annoying regulations
exstisg-you could not obtain the trade of North
Carolina. though line OF steamers were plying
daily from Europe to your wharves
Manufacturers of Richmond! Will you force
giues, our agricultural machinery, our printing
presses, and even paper our cotton cloths, and
in short everything which you fabricate, and all
that prosperous aud thriving people need. be,
cause there as gap Of 80 miles betwten as. "iii
you compel us longer to enrich the Northern
States, Who, "cod 10 cline as they are cold IN
blood" in return are daily ebcroacbng on our
| rights and forging letters for US. You may rack
your brains with inventions, but never can you
discover q scheme which will conduce more 10
| your onward progress than the one we ofer
"The Great City of Richmond, by vote of her
citz at the polls, refused TO subscribe tue mere
| pit,ance Of 100000 to the keysyi!le Extension!
| Mechanics of Richmond claim the rIgat, az
the son of one Of you, to ask you. Ofhim who for
| many loug years the only Architect 10 virginia,
was TO the young mechanic OF Richmond a"guide,
| q counselor and friend" and who know yet hVes
| in your hearts. | call upon those honest nearts
and strong arms, to aid Us to complete WORK
| which will unite Great State TO your City-a
Road which will place You within tve hours OF the
cottage where your OQ HleUu, sDelteiea HUN
the storms CT fate" will be ever ready to meet you
| and welcome you as q friend and brother We
want You here TO build up our State, which has
now fairly commenced the race OF progress We
want your architects and builders to raise up, in
place of onr combusiible and temporary buiidings
solid, elegant and enduring structures; your
painters and decorators and artiZans Of every kind
The doctor next makes a most gallant ap-
peal to the ladies of Richmond, 10 emulate
the generous example of those of North Car
DINA, who in their zeal for the proposed d.
rect line between their region of country and
Richmond, are exerting themselves most en-
ergetically and persuasively. for who can
resist the sweet voice of woman?) in the
cause The ladies' list of subscribers
says the doctor, "to the Keysville Exten-
sion is daily growing in length. They too
rant to 90 to Richmond. call upon you to
aid US, and when were the women of Rich
mond ever called upon in n nobler cause,
and failed to respond? Surely, you willinot
permit the ladies of North Carolina TO pay
all the expenses, in order to be your guests"
We hope the doctors appeal may not fall
unheeded. We would Re delighted to see
party of ladies in Richmond in behalf of the
proposed improvement, which is to open to
Richmond q communication with bright
land. whose commerce is extensive, whose
resources are great, and where are found
the loveliest of their SEX
"fairer flowers nevor tiocmed
la Soutsern SGD or gay saVaGnan !!