Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1871-03-17

which they may or may not build up
their cities and towns. Who can do
more? VIII the "Ursa Major" of
Pennsylvania throw into their laps
purses of gold, simply for the catching
of the bags? Or will they OWE their
lines TO draw freight from beyond
Virginia, through Virginia to Phila-
delphia? Who believes that the Penn
svlvania Central cares dime for Rich
mond, Petersburg. or any other burg
! in the State, beyond the mere right to
I have and hold charter for a Railway
/ 10 connect their lines, west and South
/ to draw from the Virginia Air Line
and its connections west, the freight
passengers and trade, now concentrate
+ ing on this great thoroughfare? No
1 one but a fool could expect foreign
CAPITALISTS, whose wealth centers in
/ PENNSYLVANIA, to build roads for pur-
noses foreign to their interest, and sui
! cidal to all their former business con-
fractions. The Penn. Central have
/ done what money alone could do
! Taken from Richmond and Petersburg
all that was left them by the Va. &
Tenn. Air Line. And the Legislature
by giving them a through connection
via Charlotte to Chattanooga. And At
ANITA will enable them to form through
connection with the South and West,
that will deliver to the Penn. Central
The freig hts, passengers, and tonnage
now paving tribute TO our improve
ments. Another legitimate seeu~hce
of such regulation is TO empty the
trains now cr0wtling the Va. & Tenn.
Road into the depots at Chattanooga,
Atlanta, CovingtOn and right
through Richmond and Petersburg to
Philadelphia. Who is there in Vir-
ginia that would not rather have all
this freight trade traverse Virginia 401
miles to Norfolk, thence to New York,
or Baltimore. rather than to Radical
Philadelphia?
Would it not pay more to Virginia
stock, Virginia landholders anu
cities to employ their cars and roads
400. miles IN hawling all this great
freight against 300 miles 400 after East
ern trade? In word, would he not
be richer by the latter operation, than
by the short cut from Danville via
Richmond TO Fredericksburg and
Washington.
II our trade must leave Virginia,
and we have no money Or enterprise
to prevent it:-In Gods name, we
prefer Gen. Malone should land il
any where North, before touching
Philadelphia. Yes we would prefer TO
see il landed at Plymouth Rock, or at
Boston, tie hub" of the universe,
before we would see it unshipped in
Radical Philadelphia.
We have been more lengthy, Mr..
Editor than at first intended. We
will be pardoned though, when it is
remembered no fight for Virginia in
tercsts, in opposition to foreign inter-
ests. We prefer Gen. Malone should
run his through trains to Norfolk, (iO4
miles through the Statel and deliver
freight at any point the shipper may
designate, to having in carried over
! Georgia and North Carolina roads,
across the corner OF the State of Nir-
ginia to find a people who still bran
| dish the scalping knife over the heads
of Southern rebels. we prefer Gen.
Malone, because he is Gen. Malone of
! Virginia, to any Garrett or Pennsylva-
MIA Central President, and because ne
is for Us and they against US. We
know the condition General found the
South, Shaping up the great 'onsoli-
dated lines in Virginia., in three years
ago. Then were they not wr2ck, a
mas Of rotten old cars, and i pida:e !
bridges. Now, we see plying four,
five or six daily freights over the en-
tire road. His road is being rebuilt
from East to West-new depots and
sheds in course OF construction, and
we are not able to say, where Virginia
could have found the man who could
have done as much for us rs has the
| President of our great work. Then
shall we in our folly, join the enemies
OF Virginia Railroads, and set up hue
and cry against Gen. Malone to please
a people, who would not let us have
to-day, Il Representative in the coun-
ellis OF our nation, if they could pre-
| vent it. And to close, what have we
of s. w. Virginia TO rejoice at, when
Gen. Malone is beaten at Richmond?
What has our papers to rejoice at,
when a foreign foe strikes down the
only live Railroad now in Virginia, TO
let foreignenemy through the border
to ruin our greatest Virginia improve
ment?
We say to our press and Representa-
tives in the Legislature of Virginia,
when YOU find us a better man than
General Malone, then it Will be time
to ask us to dig his grave, and help our
/, Northern friends to bury him. We
care not fig which side of his head
! his hat sets On-nor whether it be but
toned up or slouched down, as long as
( he is for us and for Virginia, we and
the people of Virginia unbiased by
prejudice, will be for Mahoi.e.
JUSTICE.