Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1872-11-12

that is unity Of action on all subjects
which effects the interests of its section
and soathside Virginia, which are now
so intermixed as not to be separated
without damage to both. So west and
sonthside Virginia comprise more
than one half the territory and popu-
lation OF the State, and yet by reason
af intervening circumstances both can
be controlled by the northside, when
ever sufficient inducements shall call
for the exercise of the power. IL
what interests it, the northside is an
unit hence it has neUer any difficulty
in effecting its will, at the same time
il preserves its political organizations
intact. Might not the southside by
which 1 mean 10 include all from
Norfolk to Bristol south of James
River initiate, with profit, the exam
pie of the northern division?
The late canyass for Presidential
Electors has brought out before the
people host, who deem themselves
proper persons to be considered of,
when they shall come to select can
didate for Gubenatorial honors. / have
heretofore named several and to give
all the benefit of place in the Bristol
NeiUs, | would mention in addition,
GilmOr of Richmond, Berkeley OF
Prince Edward, Walker of Westmore-
land. Hinton of Norfolk, Goodwin OF
Portsmouth. Bowen of TaZwell, Da-
Wis of Carroll. At the late State Fair
| talked with a great many persons,
from all parts of the State, and L am
confirmed in the opinion heretofore eX-
pressed. that the ticket of Kemper
of Madison for Governor, and Walter
Taylor of Norfolk for Lieutenant Gov
ernOr," will command more u1atUerSdt
support than any other named.
The Pennsylvanians are arranging
for a mighty struggle to bring Virgil
MIA under the dominion of their con-
troll, and l learn are trusting to the
Southwest for their main support. I'm
abashed by their false pretenses two
years ago, whereby they deceived SOME
by promises of mighty aid to the con-
struction of the Norfolk & Great
Western road along the southern tier
of counties of the southwest, and 9TH
ers with the lively hope of the extern
sion of the Shenandoah Valley read
through the northern tier; they are
prospecting southwestern delegation.
under solemn promised that they W ii
be to your section, the good fairy, dis
pensing rich benefits in their wake,
making the wild places to grow glad,
filling your mountains and valleys
with the ring of busy thrift, shedding
peace, prosperity and happiness on all
within the range of their iifiuence.
They even have attempted to practice
upon the aforesaid ignorance of the
people of Scott and Lee by promising
to build the Cumberland Gap road, in
| face of the chance of exposure that
the last thought in their bosom would
| be to damage or endangcr their pres
EFT connections with Louisville and
/ Cincinnati. L am glad to know that
! the intelligent people of these counties
realize the fact that no faith is to be
| placed in people who promise but to
| break their promises, and who under
professions of kindly regard of friend
ship conceal purposes fatal TO the best
| interests of long cherished hopes of q
! brighter future to Virginia. The fact
! is, as you well know, that the only OF
| ject these Pennsylvanians have is to
| get transit through Virginia where
! by they can realize TO the fullest extent
| the manipulatiOns of their Bureau,
aims, interests and objects are palpa-
| bly, not to improve the condition OF
| Virginia, in whole or in part, but to OBJ
tain control of all her leading rail
ways, as they have done IN the other
! Southern States. and by system OF
! through rates and running arrange
ment force commerce along their
lines to the Northern cities to the
prejudice and damage of our own.
| This is what Mr.. Thompson, Presi-
dent of the Pennsylvania Railroad
says in his report of 1872. And Virgil
mans are called on to aid these foreign
bloOdsuckeTs in their attempted piracy
on their State. These people absorb
the property of others, they do not
buitd railways, but gObbtc up all they
find ready constructed, suited TO their
purpose. They should be known
hereafter as the GOBBLERS.
We have the ring in the nose of the
monster, and should never let it go.
We have an opportunity of building
up by other means Virginia cities 10y
allowing them to go no further, II
the Virginia legislature shall cstop
them, just where they are, Richmond
and Petersburg and Norfolk must of
necessity reap the benefits of the i'm
mense products which the GOb5ierS
had arranged to pass through Virginia
to Baltimore, Philadelphia and New
York. Can there be found a South
western Nirginian in or out of the
Legislature, who would be willing to
sacrifice the interests of our own ci-
ties to those of aliens inimical to their
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