The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-02-04
evening Stats Sn''snat.
SATURDAY EVENING, FEB. 4, 1871.
SPIRIT or THE MORNING Psnss.


men who are proposing to confer a lastil
benefit on this State and city by giving
a through line Of railroad to the Mort
worse than we would pcx-pockets.
scolds and fumes, and froths and foam
and calls them "adventurers" A vel
convenient word but one that has dol
bic meaning. They are, indeed, "adver
turers' and the very kind we need
Virginia, brave and adventurous mer
who are not afraid to invest their mean
in an enterprise which they have the fore
sight to see will be one of the greatest an,
most truly national improvements of tb
day. We wish Virginia had more of Jus
such adventurers, and that she had few
er of the other sort. We want men O
nerve and energy,-bold and fearless
who will venture all, risk everything, re-
CARELESS of the weak counsels of the era
ven-hearted and timid, who only take
stock in certanties, and never travel on
railroads or steamboats,, because they fear
the first will run off the track, or the lat
ter explode, and destroy their selfish and
useless lives. We will exchange all our
worthless old foges for these same ad.
venturers, as fast as they are offered ia
barter.
The fierceness with which the Whig
assails the popular work in which these
Adventures are SO nobly interesting them
selves--the regeneration aud redemption
of the State through the proper Develop
ment of our railroad systenn-shows that
it has the worst side of the argument.
See how calm and courteous the Enquirer
is. 1t keeps in good humor. It's tenn
per is even, aGable, anliable--like one
fully satisfied with the impregnability of
his position, the rectitude of his course.
and the invincbility of his arguments
knowing the power of truth, aud that it
will in the end prevail. The Enquirer.
we know, has the best side of the question, |
from these good-natured signs, while the |
rage of the Wing proves that it finds it.
self advocating either bad or losing
cause.
Then, too, the Wing has been appointed
to that side, and did not take it from
choice;'andIwe know how hard it is to argue
against, not only our judgment but our
sympathies We make up by show
of rage aud pretended zeal for what we
lack in argument.
The Wig, too, ntimatos that the Penn
sylvania Central is using money to carry
its point. Well, why not have another
investigation ? Last year you accused
Senators of accepting brides to vote against
consolidation and in the interests Of BaIti-
more; but an investigation failed to show
that any such means had been resorted to.
We might, with equal justice, declare that
lam onIo MnCro,J,, 81, | ;
and Peter Y. Daniel are using money to {
buy up the General Assembly in their in
terest. They have, according to all ac-
counts, much longer purse than even the
Pennsylvania Central can boast.
And the Wing has had its zeal suddenly
awakened for Norfolk and direct trade.
That city must be built up So we say
but will Commodore McCready and Mon j
and the Fredericksburg road. ;
give Norfolk direct trade with any other q
points but New York, Philadelphia and !,
Baltimore ? Is not Norfolk made by them ;
a mere wharf-a lag-station where a G
receiving and forwarding clerk could do
all the business, and one warehouse be all
the buildings required? Ask Col. Will ,
Lamb how much they have done for Nor
folk and direct trade. !,
The Enquirer, in reply to the article in r
Wig, asking, "Shall our cities
our cities be dwarfed into way-stat ions 2" !.
says: a.
We agree with our neighbor perfectly, that Ii
'sthe provisions of nature must finally triumph
over the power and oontrivance of capital" Il
and hence we feel assured that were the Central u
Pennsylvania road to oion every railway from IL
New York to New Orleans, on the coast line, q
The could not damage US. We believe that Al
The Atlantic, Mississippi and Ohio ia a natural 81
channel of trade, and SO of the Seaboard road,
rom which it cannot be permanently diverted :
,y any act OF device of man. The construction 7
If the Alexandria and Fredericksburg road 4
IAN affect neither of these lines, except to
,ause reduction of the tolls on the Seaboard p'
Dad, benefit to Norfolk, for trade will seek IT
capital by the shortest and cheapest route. of
The Chesapeake and Ohio railroad is also ia
Natural channel and its managers understand ga
ull well the value of short lines to deep water ba
IS illustrated by their present application to OF
he General Assembly for authority to con- =
truct branches.
In referring to the Whigs assurance that L
he Fredericksburg and Potomac company
ave been walked up to the wants of the -
ge, by the thunder of the storm which L..
bis discussion has raised, and if permitted no
1ould carry their road on to Washington, in
he Enquirer asks this pertinent question ba
Sohol What assurance can the Wig give "
hat there will be any reduction of fare or :.
1lls 2 What hope can it extend to painting n
that Mr.. Moncure Robinson will L
It this company out of his pocket, or remove
1e barriers interpossd BY bis Seaboard road at ba
Weldon
The Fredericksburg road, if permitted, will No. n,
rompty extend their road to Washington. If
hank God for the thunder and lightning dis
hich has led this company to give this as. rul
france to the Wig; but we confess we have dis
OF seen any evidence to assure us, and if the ]
.me policy is to continue in control of its :,
we think that even our neighbor
ould join in the prayer, "Good Lord, deliver
g." ru,
The Alexandria and Fredericksburg road is
hiadelphian the Fredericksburg and Poto. TO
lac road is Baltimoresn and PHILADELPHIA. !
That is the difference to our people ? a soI
1t all sounds very pious and piteous. Ha
he devil is certainly sick when be makes s se
lch saintlike promises. Better let him i
ie now that he is SO fit for heaven. An I'M
rishman once saw jew fall into the rv- by
{. As he came to the surface he called for For
clip. "Will you become a Christian, if | On on,
clip you out2" eyes, yes; anything you sue
ish," cried the Israelte, who was fast j.