The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-02-21
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dclphIa and the Northern Central Company
alone shall reap the benefits. Their policy
is to take every ounce of freight possible to
Philadelphia. Away. then. with the faiIa-
cious proposition that Virginia is to be
benefited by the admission of foreign CAPT
tai on any such terms. Let true Virgnlans
unite to show that -.s.t -,.-
| THEY UNDERSTAND THE scHEAER 8.
| The speakers experience had been that
although much was said about our need Of
northern capital, and the anxiety of north
ern capitalists to come here, no northern
capitalists really came here with any other
idea than that of Ea y
PUTTING MONEY IN THEIR OWN POCKETS.
IF such capital is to come here, let it come
on our own terms, not theirs, for our in
terests are not coincident with theirs.
THE R., F., & P. r. B. sLANDERED.
As to the Fredericksburg railroad, he did
not appear as its peculiar champion but
he did wish to see justice done it. He had
never heard that its charter had ever been
VIOLATED IN ANY PARTICULAR.
No such complaint had even been made
by Its directors, by its stockholders, or by
the people of Virginia.
THEY ARE ALLOWED TO CHARGE oNE-FoURTH
MORE THAN THEY DO CHARGE .
for passenger transportation, and yet a
great outcry Is made about high rates, and
this is made pretext for overthrowing its
rights and placing it under the control of
foreign monopoly. It was also charged
that the Richmond, Fredericksburg and
Potomac Railroad Company had refused to
make connections with the Danville rail
road. This was refuted by the testimony OF
Mr.. p. V. Daniel, Jr., the presidents gen.
tleman whose veracity no man dare doubt
over his own signature. This refutation was
published in the public prints days ago,
and the president of the Danville railroad
has not gainsayed the statements made in
Mr.. Daniels card. If the charge is true,
the president of the Danville railroad should
come out and say so, and until he does so
1--we are warranted in
ACCEPTING MR.. DANIELS OPEN AND MANLY
STATEMENT,
and believing that he has not refused to
make connections with the Danville rail.
road.
Mr.. HESsLEY also noticed the charge that
the Richmond, Fredericksburg and Poto'
mac railroad had been run in the interests
of the Seaboard and Roanoke railroad. This
also he claimed had been refuted, as had
been every one of the covert attacks upon
this much-abused corporation.
SIMPLE JUSTICE.
i Justice to the Richmond, Fredericks
burg and Potomac railroad required that
these dcnialS should be made known, ir
; view Of the secret assaults that are contin
, ualy made upon it. 1t comes with baC
grace for Virginia Legislature to endeavol
to overthrow this corporation, to which il
guaranteed peculiar privileges, and which
: has never violated the provisions of it!
charter.
| In conclusion, he said that he opposed
? the bill
Il AS A vIRGISIAN.
Convince him that its passage would re
splt benefcially to the whole State or either
of its great cities, and he would cheerfully
give it his support. But as at present ad
vised, he could not resist the conclusion
that it would he detrimental to Norfolk an(
, Richmond, and in the upbnilding of north
ern cities at our expense.
WHAT JACKSON THINKS.
: Mr.. JACKSON, Of Prince Edward, mex
spoke briefly, claiming that the granting o
this charter would do Virginia wonderful
amount Of good.
BOLD AND ABLE SPEECH.
Col. ARSETT, of Clarke, followed Mr.
Ilensley. He said:
1t is with reluctance | never before felt
that solicit the attention Of this House
Nay. more, In consideration of the fact
that we are rapidly approaching the extend
cd period Of our session; that we have al
ready spent ten days In discussing the
merits and demerits Of this bill, and thai
we have great number Of bills Of public
interest upon our calendar that must be
disposed of before our adjournment, it il
with an aversion almost insuperable that
. offer some reasons additional, | hope
cumulative they may be considered-in op
position to the passage of this bill. Still
Mr.. Speaker, that aversion am enabled tt
conquer by the conviction, mistaken it may
be decided, nevertheless, that the enact
ment Of this measure into a law is
FRAUGHT WITH ILL CONSEQUENCES
, that will prove commensurate with the limits
and coeval with the life of this Common
wealth. Intense is my opinion that wher
we snail have taken the step which the
friends of this measure fondly hope vii
place us upon the pinnacle of progress and
, prosperity, we will find that instead OF the
f stable summit of such glory and grandeur
we are upon the
CRATER OF A vEsUVlUS,
which will swallow up all our present de-
velopment, while at the same time, from
its fiery jaws, 1t belches forth lava all over
our State that will wreck and ruin all il
rests upon-aye, ruin it beyond redemp.
ton. and forever. Therefore, hunbly ask
this House to pause and ponder before
they pass this Rubicon, lest our mconsid'
crate action shall prove, if not TO us, as
terrible as did that of Caesar to himself
The loss of all will certainly create to Vir.
ginians, as did his to the Romans, the sac
Iifce of their liberty and peace. Most
earnestly does this request appeal to Us
when we remember that this bill, if not
conceived in fraud, was at least
BAPTIsED IN LAwLEssNEss AND WRONG.
To ascertain what should be the action OF
the House upon this bill, let us recite its
provisions, ascertain the mischief, if any,
to be corrected, examine the remedy pre-