The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-03-11
COMPLAINTS all Around.

series Of begging expeditions OF pilgrims to
Baltimorc-bcgging for help from the Go
yernmcnt of the Monumental City TO build
railroads in the heart of Virginia, and even
on her southern border, on the ground that
they were to take away from Virginia clt'cs
to Baltimore enough commerce to reward
,,e, for tho investment OF millions In the
aforesaid roads. Our friend of that paper
mich, have rested satisfied with his first
shsrp rebukc: hut, unfortunately for us,
somebody in Baltimore has quoted what we
said, and we arc again douscd with his IN
dignation.
Now. the acts of the "pilgrims have
no. excited much state pride, and nothing
hut success can compensate for the presen-
to,;cn Of the State in just the attitude they
presented her in. But we beg pardon of
The ljrg;nian and our friends the "pil-
rr;ms we cry your mercy, ALI of you,
AMI ask leave to "drap it." The less We
think of it the better.
In connection with it's second PHILIPPE
regarding the pilgrims" the Tirginian is
sharp upon Richmond-as being very self
ish. Well, Richmond has contributed as
much to build the roads of the State as all
the four next largest towns in the State, and
she gave 500. 900 to the Virginia and Ten
ncssee railroad. Yet, while no other city
save Lyrchburg contributed cent to that
road. scheme for straight road to Nor
folk. 10 be consolidated with the Tennessee
road, was concocted and accomplished
mainly by Lynchburg; and this city,
paying az much for that straight
road ms all the four cities alluded to, was
left by it in the cold, and had to take her
chances, under the disadvantage OF being
switched off, for trade and transportation
upon it. She is left with no single straight
line running westwardly. She has lost
much trade by the fact; while what she
has lost has not gone to other Virginia
cities, but has been lost to the State. The
largest city has been denied the straight
lines secured to the smaller ones. How has
she been selfish If she has been, she has
had a strange way Of showing it.
We are accused of being especially
Jealous of Baltimore. This We do no,
admit. We appeal to our columns to prove
that we have awarded to that city the high
est praise for her enterprise and forccastc
We have rcbuked the apprehensions of oul
own people about the influence of Balti'
more. We told them that they had but to
he true to themselves to succeed; that 1t
was not in the power of one city to defeat
the prosperity Of another in this country,
teemng everywhere with commerce. We
called attention to examples: TO Philadel-
phia. which. it was thought, would PC
tlwarfcd to onc-horsc town by the great
power Of New York, and, secondly, to Bal
t:lnorc, which in turn was to fall under the
malign influence of Philadelphia, and lin
gcr in apathy and dullness OH the Patapsco.
Both Of these towns have tiouriShcd nobly,
showing that for every hundred miles there
is trade enough from the West and South to
build cities OF great magnitude. So Rich
nonl may be the next in succession on the
Atlantic tide if sue hut cmulatcs the ex-
am;lcs which We have SO often held up
before her.
The I'irgjnjm is mistaken 1t was
another press that has kept Baltimore as a
milestone for its kccnness. We would
n,t lay Virginia ut her feet; but We do
not entertain an Liberal sentiment towards
hcr.
While settling accounts We refer to u
connecting link in the chain of these COM
llain,s. The Richmond Wig Of yester-
Jay liycs credit for benefits conferred upon
Hichmcul to the Consolidated Line, az it is
pleased to term the Southside railroads,
which are not yet consolidated, though
having the same man for president Of all
ii them. 1t is true that before General
MALONE was president there was
n leadsct made at Richmond by
the Southsidc lines; the hostility was
nnlisglised and bitter. General Ma
HoNE has changed all this, and We
believe il fair in his regulations of trans
roriatiou towards Richmond rs he can be
lat his roads are not working especially il
the interest of Richmend, and should not
Therefore, what Richmond gets FROM thu
Southsilc lines is from the force of her Owl
attractions as market and manufacture
ing city. Indeed, she receives this trade il
h spite Of the disadvantage of being switches
n of at an clbowed junction of that straigh
line which was built for Norfolk. We 1t
knowledge General MAHoNE's fairness t
Richmond; hut there is not a particle o
credit due to the idea of consolidation TO
the freight that comes to this city in spit
of the clbowed switch and of the dispatch
given to through freights to Norfolk.
We are not opposing consolidation bu
VIC would dcplorc any such dclusion al
would induce iancied security for Rich
mond in anything else than a straight roat
TO Lynchburg, and the transportation O
passengers from that city to Richmond il
three hours.
And now let us make friends, gentlemen
all around-north and south side. Let by
cones be by-goncs. Trade and transporta
ton arc in fair way for compactinG
themselves with reference to the maintc
nance of the integrity Of the interests Of
Virginia. There will be u road down james
river from Clifton Forge to Lynchburg, and
n straight road from Lynchburg to Rich
mond, and we shall all be in one consoli'
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