The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-07-03

oituminous Goals, to the Ohio rivte." he
I" added, "that the present unconssitusionsl
and rebel Legislature Of Virginia are en-
+" deavoring to revive and execute the con-
tract, and that West Virginia may have
"been hoodwinked into the same thing
He desired to induce "New England On.
"terprise and capital to engage In tho coal
q" trade, and iron and steel manufacturing OF
"virginia, so that Lorls NAPOLEON snail no'
"haye southern rebels to conspire VIII
against our peace and prosperity; but
northern patriots to resist enc balk his
"machinations." The southern people have
become 50 used to imputations Of this sort
that their equanimity is no longer dis.
turbed By them. But it is strange how O
gentleman who displays in his general re.
marks a good degree of common sense
should be led into such madness.
The charter to Messrs. De BELLoT l.
one granting no extraordinary powers, and
one out of which, were NAPOLEON himself
tho corporator and entire owner Of the
canal, he could get no more than the pro.
fits upon its business. But nobody here
dreams that he has any such relation to
tho enterprise, in whole or even in part
The only earthly advantage that he OF
France ever could derive, or, We believe
expect to derive from this work is that
through trade by steam lines between
the Chesapeake bay and the ports Of
France which French enterprise has ior
ten or twelve years sought to establish
This is but privilege open to the world
and the enterprise to make it available one
worthy the encouragement Of an enlight'
ened monarch. 1t is kind of interna'
,ional commerce that all liberal nations
foster as mutually beneficial. The views
of Mr.. KELLEY are but prejudice--they
belong to the species of fanatical phantas'
maporia which are haunting the minds OF
northern congressman and leading them
into follics that are inhicting deep injury
upon the country, and fomenting rather
than assuaging the sectional aversions OF
the people.
We we're somewhat surprised to see that
Mr.. HUBBARD, of West Virginia, commit.
ted q great blunder in trying to correct
Mr.. KELLEY. He stated that the " con-
current legislation of West Virginia was
"not with reference to the sale of the
"James River and Kanawha canal to the
French firm named," but to an Ameri-
can company for "the completion of the
Covincton and Ohio railroad" Now, the
concurrent legislation Of West Virginia
was given to both of these schemes; and she
neither harms herself nor any other State
in having done so. We only fear nat the
cOrporators Of the canal want force and
foundation. We never were overwhelmed
with confidence in them, and would be
glad to be enabled to suspect Louis NAPo-
LEON of being concerned in this enterprise.
But we can't. There is no earthly reason
lot SUCH d SlSl'lCious II wv ieA" N''S ~'N> 70
his means or anybody's means upon the
ordinary principles that control chartered
investments, which in no way affect the
eminent domain or the authority of this
country, il would be blessed thing for
those interests which both Mr.. KELLEY
and Mr.. HUBBARD clearly show the Federal
Congress is neglecting!
While Mr.. KELLEY is throwing out his
suspicious Of this French company and the
people of Virginia, the body Of which he
is member passes bill securing to Sir
MoEroS PETo s. Co., Of London, privileges
that give them the control Of an entire line
of railroad from the Atlantic to the Mis-
sissippi. After such liberality by Congress
to q foreign company, how does Mr..
KELLEY reconcile it to his sense Of fair
ness and Justice to make the mere matter
of the incorporation of company of
French gentlemen the occasion for his
wholesale imputations9 Mr.. KELLEY is
worse than absurd-hc is prejudiced and
malicious.