The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-03-06

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VIRGINIA NOT TO BE PARcELLED OUT BIZ
Il ALIENS. 4
It is the fact that the president OF the
Atlantic and Mississippi road refused
to get possession of this road In any way
except through q fair vote Of this Legisla-
ture. He was offered the, control of this
road-nay, 1t was pressed on him--but he
indignantly spurned it, saying that though
1t was a desirable connection his road
should go down before he would have yir-
ginia road parcelled out to him by an alien.
This statement / am directed and authorized
to make. Further, he was offered not only
the control Of that road, but the road from
Richmond to Washington. BE spurned all
these offers. These statements are made
on the authority of one who, is responsible
for the facts stated. Can we suspect this
man, who has refused these offers, of being
the man who would run road against the
interests Of this State? .-.g "a
+ LAST. SHOT FROM NIB. PoPHAK.
Mr. PoPHAM said. from information that
he had, all the negotiations, If negotiations
they could be called, that ever took place
between General Malone and the agents Of
the Pennsylvania Central was mutual in
terview between that gentleman and his
friends on this floor, and that the proposi.
ton was not Indignantly spurned. He
asked who was Mr. Arnett's authority for
the statement. .t..-lt.
Mr. ARNETT said he made the statement
on the authority Of the president Of the
Atlantic, Mississippi and Ohio railroad.
Mr. DANIEL asked who made the propo-
sition, and by what authority.
MIR. ARNETT said he had not the informa-
tion to give; the statement, he had made
here was by authority, and all these par
ticulars might be ascertained.
MAYBE THEY WILL, BUT MAYBE THEY WON'T.
It had been said that if the Pennsylvania
Central wanted the road across to Peters
burg they could build it. Well, If they do
that, they will have to spend their money
| in and for the benefit of Virginia, and not
gobble up an improvement already built
1 with the States, money. But they knew
| they would have to get u charter first, and
that would not be an easy matter. The
Legislature differed with me about the
charter to the Richmond and Washington
railroad, but they cannot differ with
| me here. Then the argument was used
that we wanted a new and competing
line Well, they bad to get charter for
it, and we have this safeguard : that they
will have to get charter for q road from here
to Petersburg, and will never be able to
buy the present road from the Atlantic, Mis-
sissippi and Ohio road. 1t will be Virginia
/ road, held in the interest Of Virginia, and
not discriminating against any Virginia city.
1t will be swayed by the imperious law OF
interest, which binds it to Virginia by ties
that are indissoluble.
Remarks of Mr. Wood, of Halifax.
MIR. WooD, of Halifax, said he owed an
apology to the House for again occupying
its attention upon this subject; and were
it not for the fact that he had offered the
amendment, been identified with it by the
members who had spoken in opposition to
lit, and that through his own imperfections
it had been assailed, he would not tax its
patience further. The members from
Bath (Mr. Popham) and Campbell (Mr
DanieD had been most prominent IL
these assaults. The former had ever
introduced "reminiscences of their forme
political relations, and told quite a.
amusing story about bolting from caucu
in company with him. 1t was quite true
and the member should store 1t up as
, lesson that he had never been quite safe ez
r cent when he followed his (Mr. Wood:
lead. [Laughter.] ...... ...-....
/ FABLE OF YE EAGLE AND YE ToA-TITs.
The member from Campbell in the courE
: of his remarks said he. should not attack
D dead lion, as he termed me; but nowhel
e in history or fable do I find the record of
dead lion having been assailed. But the
). is a fable which my friends from Bat
: Campbell, and Richmond would do well
;, remember. Once upon time-l recite
a as the fable begins-an eagle-and by Il
It eagle I mean to illustrate my spread-eag
= friend from Bath [laughterE some tor
l. tits discussed how high up they could fl
It 1t was agreed to try it, and, all being read
= the eagle scared away into the sky. Aft
mounting higher and higher, away up In
v the clouds, the eagle thought he would lot
for his companions, and peered down t
3 wards the earth, but could see nothing
u the I'm. Turning his head, he was astonish'
e to find them snugly perched upon his oV
& tail. The king of birds angrily shook the
10 off. and banished them forever from the u
II per air, commanding that they should new
10 rise above the fence again. And unto tt
r day tom-tit has never risen above fent
It The application of this may be found in ii
debate, The eagle from Bath, on looki
IS round in midair, has found the tom.t
< from Campbell and Richmond seated on
e tail (prolonged laughter], and Pll guara
D. tee that hereafter those tom-tits will ne1
+ rise above the fence again. If they ever
IT he'll be sure to pop .'em. Loud hughte
an INVALUABLE oPPoNENT-THE HERO OF T
to ~ LOST CAUSE.
n. Rut. sir, the gentleman from Campb
T, did not astonish me by his opposition.
friend from Bath asked me before KIN
I'd the position of the gentleman from Can
OF he'll If I thought this amendment would
:, adopted, and I replied that 1 hoped I
IN House would adopt it, but was not certa
90 But to-day, sir, after the opposition OF
r. member from Campbell, have to say,
be that am now certain it VIII pass. 1
opposition of the Hero Of the Lost ca'
,nates the amendment certain.