The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-03-18

and re-survey lands, put them in the mar
ket, and publish the same in this country
and in Europe This could be so used as
to become vast relief to our own people,
and afford to others an opportunity to get
cheap and pleasant homes.
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THE LATEST PHASE OF VIRGIN
IANISM
1t is amasing--or must be to man up
tree--to hear General Malone pirate
about his Virginianism and vaunt it as
superior to that of the nine gentlemen Of
Richmond who are opposing him in bis
efforts to shut out Richmond and the whole
northern portion Of Virginia from the
trade aud commerce of the South. "Upon
what food hath this our Caesar fed" that
he hath grown better Roman than us
all Let us see what his claims are to
wear this new feather in that "same old
hat" He controls line of railroads which
run directly through the southern portion
of the State from east to west, splitting it
in twain, and atfording but few facilities
for the inhabitants of the country through
which it passes.
This road begins somewhere out West
as near the Mississippi as it has been able
to get thus far without impsdiment, and
pursuing almost an airline terminates at
the wharf of McCready's "Old Dominion"
steamship company in Norfolk, which is,
of course, another " Virginian institu-
tion-at least in name. Names are con-
venient catch-words, and we all know
how readily every denagogue seizes upon
them to misload the unwary and lure them
to his uses. The "Old Dominion is a
magnificent name for line of steamships
owned in New York, and every dollar of
whose earnings goes to enrich the owners
in that city, while scarcely anything fur
ther than the petty amount expended for
ginia.
This line of steamers has been one of
the most burthensome aud grinding op-
pressions, Virginia in all her sulferings has
been cursed with. 1t has taken millions
from us for tribute, and given not one cent
in return. That's its Virginianism, and
General William Malone stands as its
godfather in baptism-and god-motber,
too, for that matter. Indeed he has be-
come its wet-nurse, its "mammy'--its
very slave without hope of freedom.
His long serpentine line of road is merely
the feeder for this terrible Hydra, when it
should be the Hercules to crush it out.
And this is his Virginanism
It is the most liberal, dsinterested, and
unstrained quality of the article we have
met with in our experience in the old
Commonwealth. 1t gives all to New
York-every farthing saves not even
a penny to itself! Was there ever such an
absence of selfshness Why, even when
the citizens of Richmond have started
line of propellers, by which they could
carry freight to and from New York at
one-half the prices charged by this Nc
Cready- Malone monopoly, so entirely
Vrginian is General Malone, that he re.
fuses not only to give to his own people
equal advantages, and to allow free
competition, but rules them out of the
''ring" altogether. And why? Because
his line of Virginia road is run not in the
interests of Virginia, nor even in the in
terests of New York, but to keep up Nc
Creadys steamers, and fill the Golfers of
their few owners.
Again for an instance of his Virginian-
ism. Moncure Robinson controls the Sea-
board and Roanoke railroad, which feeds
the Baltimore Bay Line, and helps to swell
the receipts of McCready's freights, also,
with the surplusage. Of course, it is to
McCready's interests to keep the trade of
Eastern North Carolina in the hands of
Moncure Robinson, and he, therefore, when
the trade is threatened, pushes Mahope's
brigade to the front, to prevent the flank
movement now being made to break his
line at Weldon. The General comes
grandly into the fight as we acknowledge
he ever did in real action, ,--and under the
false battle-cry of "Virginia to the rescue"
seeks to betray Virginia into tho hands Of
her enemies "Sampson, the Philistines
are upon thee." And yet some people
think that all that is good or true of Vir-
ginianism is covered by the slouch hat of
General Malone.
Oh, it is precious plot-a most damna-
bic conspiracy-to destroy the future of
this noble State merely for purposes of
selfish gain Have the people no rights
that these all-devouring ogres will spare
them ? Must everything be done for
their impoverishment that these outside
and inside giants may thrive and wax fat ?
Give to Malone, McCready and Robin
son this little line of road from Richmond
to Petersburg, that they may be enabled
to cut the communication between the
South Atlantic States and these two cities.
and farewell, a long farewell to all our
hopes of commercial greatness We shall
he emf off forever from the already rich