The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-11-16
The Three Great Works.

.doe,en,ns Of James river from hieh-
Nd IN tho sea TO fifteen feet AZ 10" ''"''
tho building of the tunnel and the " .,' ~
,o,ow Rockets, and the anneH"''o 49,
Manchester to Richmond, are the 'me -
80, ". rorts for this year. The last - o.
49, .ccomp,i, huent, and Will DC his.
,'',.od The other two Involve ehea'
T1hn.. but they are timed. Inc oheS'-
'a, ond OHIO road is to be completed ~
F." o.,nhcr, aud both these laoofs IN
w;Hlmoud must be accomplished oy 'h"'
.;,,o The first through freight trains upon
,ns road must pass through the tunnel anu
5.,;ver their freight to the vessels and the
.o,cious new wharyes, and the vessels tha'
receive It must 20 out to sea without oo
s,ruc,iou. This must be done Wltnou'
failure. Richmond Is too poor to be suo
,ec,ed to the injury OF blunders or failures
Of any kind In this vital matter.
The annexation Of Manchester will pre-
sent new attractions for the introduc1ion "
sailed labor, az it will afford con'el.e"'
residences at cheap rents TOT opei "'' w.
and mechanics near the centre Oh ou',Io1'
II will give the busicess centre VI 'N'.i.
,uo,,d increased accommodation, because ~
,.fu rive TO that ceLttc the bencnt OF
circle nf which it is now deprived. 4hese
,av,Dtaces are advantages to Rtcnmohd'
sI1cc the increase OF wealth ana coinulci-
cisl and manufacturing power OF the locality
viii be diffuscd il all directions, enhancing
the value of property in all parts OF Tue
c,rn,ra,ion. WhJ would be so impractical
,to a. tn DENY tha, it would DO beneficial
f. Richmond to have an immense popuia-
t;on ON the south side OF tho river WIN
froc massage across the river! Would IL DC
less beneficial to have such population on
oua side Of the city than on another
and would it be less advantageous TO IN
cIude such population within the city
limits than that 1t should live outside those
limits!
The including of Manchester within the
,or,d,r;es Of Richmond will cause an I'M
nrovsmcnt Of the territory on when
!, s,,ndS that cannot he made by tue
Manchester government, and the IN
creased prosaelity and enterprise that
would follow annexation would muse
additional vigor and prosperity throughout
the corporata limits. The vital energies oil
TIE BODY corporate must DC as d'hus'e a.
the vital fluid in the human BODY. anu "i'
Tie fears OF partial benefits are groundiess'
:ad suggested by prejudice rather tnan IT,
Il .c,ion aud intelligence. Richmond on one
.norc is Ike O hvl-loaf, or one blade OF Il
mir of shears, and yet more IKE naE
I.iralvzed on ole side. There rs the apscnee
q symmetry in such condition, ana lhe
want OF symmetry implies both tie want
ot strength and beauty.
The lroposltion, in itself wise and hcne-
feet. is urged with unanimlty ny our
Manchester friends and were ever 4 peo-
nc kept out that wanted to come INTO
,q,,m with their ncighbors! when our
lrr,hrcn of Texas, flesh Of our flesh ana
h.uc Of our bone, asked for seats at the
Cln.iy frc,idc and plates at the table II was
Tie most Idle OF things TO attempt 10 Keep
th.m out. The great HENRY CLar-a man
q. the warmrst national impulses anu TIC
ms, generous Of the great men Oh his day
c.gs constrained by the narrow-Wlnded p)-
i;gi,;aus To take timid middle ground ny
exercising his sympathy for the Texans
white declaring that If any "rcspcctablc
psrlion" Of the people Of the United states
were opposed to their admlssloh INTO tae
Union they ought not 10 bc admitted. rms
defeated Sir. CLAY, who was then Il candidate
for The Presidency. He couldn't stand up
,.1iust TIC iTrcpIcsSible, generous impulses
winch we're So conspicuous in his own life.
gnr pc0plc welcomed the Texans. And SO
y,u Tie pcop!2 of Richmond welcome Man
E. ester.
Ghe three great works now well.deter-
mined upon are Frightening tho eyes ana
faces ut the people OF Richmond. They
bring MS TO the turn in the road that opens
to us the bri.ll, fields Sllded with the sum
SHINE OF the future of this city. We be-
!nyc there Is more OF hope and spirit and
rc,olu ion in the people Of Richmond this
div than there ever bus been at any former
time. Particularly are the young men
b1s. ant With confidence in the near future.
Upon them we rely for the building up "l
the " in its grandeur aud power. we teei
especial confidence in the present young
men Of Richmond. No city ever boas'eo
more Intelligent, Drawer, or more eon'
SAINT and energetic body OF young h'eh'
We glory il them.