The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-02-15

Soho"bA1 oh0 kAuSusttt, ul1ll VIC
ton and Weldon railroads, be successful in
getting line through Virgnia, &C.. DC. P
would say that I have watched with great
interest and ajealous eye the purchasing Of
the Wilmington, Columbia and Augusta,
and the Wilmington and Weldon roads,
by Northern capitalists, under the name
and style of the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company. Already under their manage
ment, the trade Of our principle city, VIII.
mlngton, has been materially injured; it has
beena mere way station, and should this
great railroad monopoly be successful in
connecting its line through Virginia
the internal improvements of this
State, for which our people have spent so
much money and labor, will be SO injured
That 1t would take us many years to recover
from the shock !; in fact, fear that our peo-
pie would be forced to sell their property
at very low figure to those very persons
who were the means of depreciating their
property ; for the roads now left us would
become mere side lines, the present traffic
being taken from them. as Ue acould be
injured, so would the people Of Virginia be
s:njured. AS q saember of the Governors
council, ] was very 10th to sell at any price
the two great works, the Wilmington, Co.
lumbia and Augusta and the Wilmington
and Weldon railroads, and yielded finally
because we did not have the means to repair
them, and because feared they would be
made to work to the great disadvantage of
the other roads of the State.
lido earnestly hope that Virginia aotI look
sceU to her Interests and defeat the naachina-
tions Of this great northern railroad party,
thereby protecting US as aCeU as herself.
ONE MIssTEP NOW WOULD GIVE FooTHoLD
THAT NEVER COULD BE BROKEN.
am, very respectfully, .-...
4 G. L. HARRIS,
Superintendent Public Works"
OLD VIRGINIA TO THROW HERSELF INTO THE
BREACH.
Mr.. Speaker, does not this letter tell
tale? Old Virginia is again called on to
throw herself in the breach by the Caro-
linas as she was ten years ago, but for diff
ferent purpose; then to meet and keep
| back numerous and powerful enemy, but
open and above board now, to shield them
from the further onslaughts of this giant,
mercenary, merciless, and dark-lantern cor
poration. Yes, the old State which stood
the shock of battle for four long years, and
was left poor, devastated, and worn-out-
little more than mighty graveyard for the
dead of the two contending hoSts-she is
called upon to oppose her battle-Scarred
breast to this concealed enemy in the Tro-
jan horse
THIS ovERsHADowING CORPORATION, WHICH
HAS STRETCHED ITS BRIAREAN ARMS
north, east, and west, for hundreds and
| thousands of miles, and now seeks to cstib-
lish highway to the sugar and cotton fields
of the South through her territory, cutting
her lines east and west, gulping down at
one mouthful two of her first home works
of internal improvements, and to cover
with pail of darkness our now enterpris-
| ing and thriving little city by the sea. Is
not this sufficient why we should pause and
| consider?
MORE DAMAGING TESTIMONY TO THE PENN
SSHSANIA SESilsSsl.. g
Again In letter of January 18th, from
DR.. NJ. j. Hawkins, president Of the Ra-
leigh and CASTOR railroad, have been per-
mitted to read the following:
He states that the Wilmington and Wei
don railroad was purchased by Mr.. Wal
ters, of Baltimore-belieycd to be i'll the
interest of the Pennsylvania Central. First
purchased States interest, then stock held
by Trinity College, and sufficient other
stock to control the road. Mr.. Walters,
Mr.. Shoemaker, Mr.. Newcomer, and one
other were elected directors. Mr.. New
conner was made vice-president, and Mr..
Bridges president. The same parties or i'll
terest purchased the Wilmington and Man
chester railroad made MIR. Bridges pre-
sident, and Mr.. Newcomer e-president-
the whole under the same management
as the Wilmington and Weldon railroad.
They also obtained charter from the South
Carolina Legislature tor road from Sum-
ter to Columbia, which is under contract
to be finished early III the summer. They
are surveying a route between Columbia
their line to the latter city, unless they can
force Col. Johnson, president OF the Char
lottc, Columbia and Augusta, to lease his
road from Columbia to Augusta. That Mr..
S. Cameron and Mr.. Scott, of the Pcnnsyl-
vania Central, have leased the Georgia
road. They already have control of the
| Cheraw and Darlington, thus cutting oh
Charleston. lie adds that if this mammoth
corporation gets control Of the great coast
line via Baltimore, Washington, Rich
| mond, Weldon, and the consolidated con-
nectiUns south of Weldon, then
GOODBYE TO NORFOLK AND PORTSMOUTH.
In another letter from the superintendent
of the Raleigh and CASTOR railroad find
that Col. Andrews entertains similar views
with the gentlemen quoted from. He con-
cludes: "The people Of this State would
be glad to hear that Virginia had not lent
herself to THE MACHINATIoSs OF THIS PENN
sYLvAN1A RAILROAD COMPANY! !"
So l repeat, Mr.. Speaker, that we are ap-
pealed to by Carolina, through her railroad
men, to stay the march OF this mighty
power, and not to awake to sense of our
danger, rs they did, when tits too late !; not
to be deluded by the representations of
mammoth cities, towns, and hamlets spring
ing up like Jonah gourd, in a single night,
along this route. In my judgment, sir,
Alexandria, Fredericksburg, Richmond,
and Petersburg viii not be improved
one iota in point of population or
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and they will only be reminded of the fact