The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-05-18
IA ir;nnrtnnt SinitcF.

We call attention 10 the following article
from the Danrti5e Register, and earnestly re
commend it to the attention OF cur readers;
>re.rar1oN TO ORR PrBLIC AUTHoRirIEs.-
w Lrn The country is in danger, We are All
spt to think that We are caplhle oi fnaRlis
sugses tons 10 those iii authority, "hich' II
ar,ied out by them, would promote the
,snpr,l welfare" This Is very eEousabie
ryI~u II doe- not arise from the ridiculous
vanity OF imagining ourselves wiser nth
thry but from .tn earnest GeslTe Vi con tiiou-
trT in any and every way III our power 10
~ snccess of the noble cause i'll which we
are eInoAIS cd. . - ,,
-rpcifuily bat earnestly invite the attention
81 in,. proper authorities To the importance,
ia a y. IjturY pOiut ct view, not merely - Cur
0vn state but 20 the ~HItaeTG Cohledecaey,
| of the immediate CUmpic'lCH OF the iihe ot
railroad from iNeysvi!ir, on the Richmond ana
| nauyi!!e Railroad, TO ClarksNilie. Ut the juno
| non of The Dan and Stanton river. From
this latter uoiut there IL now TalIfpau conhec,
| tioLs with the RGleiEh and Castor Road, ana
| nv tLa completion of this, that max Wonio
| y1.n a CONNECTION by rail between Richmond
| aud 3rauchyille, on the road IRON taafiesIoi
| 10 AuTusta entirely INDEPENDENT OF that cy
Pe-eIshurg anu "elGoh- -,
| We uucsrs tand that there remains only
| about nineteen miles Of mouertie grazing,
! with very little masonry, 70 he do1e' mai Inc
| trta,a over the Roanoke 10 READY ipF tie ~
| :4rrst;ucturt: that the heavy cnbanhiheh 5
[
ready for the Iai!; lhata large portion Oh We
.rtsS-tt,s and rail are On hand, ahd thal tlt
| remainder OF the iron can be r. atlly pT1cnFrd
| Nov, that labor is sst king tnploE nlth a. q
trp..+rtto rate o. c0Inpen oatiou, = large C
| nav h., SPEEDILY Obtain, ed, and Wa ON mig"
| hp finished within six months.
No one can foIpsee how long this iniquitoh'
| var which has been forced upon Ii, VIII las'
| We hone AMI believe that success VIII : IeTo!il
crown the efforts of our gallant army
hut II il certainly the part OF WiSioin 10 pre-
! MARI, tor a long ana arduOus struggle. II "
, shall have 70 pass through snch 4 trial, an
ANY calamity shall b-fa!l the road fIofn Nich
j | ,ncnd 10 Weldon, this short road would prov
| of incaicullbe advantage, as II Would De ~
| route over which troops ana munitions
| war between Montgomery and Richuon
| world be TRANSPORTED Even without snch aI
t | rideut TO the other line. this roat "ould pt
I p.seDIiat service IN exporting Toe TRANSIT "
tween Virginia ana the SL2t-s SCUM OF hrE.
: Unfortunately lor the country, as "eIl I
4 for the Company, the sImSon "tlch n
svent Over the land, biightlag every hrtnc
} | of industry has not spared this snort bu' III
2 | rorraut connecting Iiuk and II LETT 10 dtisi
| rutircly upon its own resources, ms "of
n Ike every other of like character, VIII ha'
RS ! 10 eoccu;,lb We think that, IN view OF
now NittouGi Importance, such should not
Il ,h4 Gaze but that the proper antnOIiti
should adopt some plan 10 insure as Sltt'
com DtetI0H.
We do aot imagine that our views on a.
, military point should carry any great ~eiei
bur we have IL highest authority IN gu
Il, matters for thinking that this Is a vas ~ Il
a | uortaut line OF com tOnn!cation.
We again call the atten ton OF the State =
at | thuritles TO the subject, with the nope IL
a | .uey may deem II worthy Ut beng duly ca
/ silrISa.