The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-03-09


wash in his richest land, caused by the jun.
inc Of \ rcn or bulwark OH the edge oil Tue
onnos;te shore to hold the mud drcdsco l'o'''
tbc he'd Of the river. Not one man III :, y
thousand would have supposed that s'''"
would have hccn the effect Of the col's''" y.
ton OF that pen; mud yet the proo' L "
contcstiblc. :. ,,,,~cd by
Wen, Richmond finds herself oa''''s. ,'an ny
-, ,.,,,o,,.s an the southern siioiG'
What will she DO: The laws ih.' me, ,n " r
.oo, ,ho shores OF rivers from su.'' ~"
~, ,.;, hc = ycry nice question Tor 4 c'"''
"', =, ,nv FIR il could Interfere with inc oio'
y. aar..,cc,;3ns for thc purpose OF COLI
',n ,,,,;c,, would be on both sides OIL Tie
r;yor Richmond might consider WactNcf
.hc would 90 to Inv OF resort 70 counterfeit
;nr works. 1t is probable she would prefer
Tho ,attcr course, and then would begin the
.,nnc of antagoniSm for mutual advantage
and mutual injury in tie effort to .coniinc q
current which must have its onward WY
aud which will carry destruction "Ncic'ci
IL IS 100 III tltIl kISlle'iNo'
How different would it be Ii the "toie
river and its shores were under one adm'tls-
trotion. The improvements on both shofeS
would be constructed for the good OF ooth
and for the general welfare. The resources
that otherwise would he welded III sooo
decree for the purposes of antaSonlsm would
l:e concentrated upon system OF WORKS 'iN.'
wo,,,d alike protect both shores and furnish
,ho lest means for the accommodation OF
commerce.
There are numerous other questions aiicc'-
;nr wafer rights and trade and mere ponce
which will be fruitful of a"erSlon anu c.''l'-
nishuess between the communities.
When we look at cur narrow river anu
think of the demands for space and wharfage
that will soon bc made upon it, VIC cannon
see how any man can be de!uded INTO the
belief that every foot Of space from MAYO S
bridge to the island Of the Falls plantation
will not lie needed. Why not place TIC
whole under one municipal Government,
and thus avoid conflicts and antasonlsnS, ana
Tins make the shores in the highest degree
useful and commodolls Tor commerce!
Let any man tooli>hly dcride tie Man.
chester side if lie will. lie will not live long
beforc he repents him Of lis error, ana nc
be public man, his repentance viii DC all
the more painful for having erred III Ills re-
snor>,llc relation to his fellow citizens. We
ourselves know of some things which would
start}e them from their listlcss decisions;
but VIC cannot make them public now.
How any sensible man, in view OF all the
facts, cain oppose the expansion ct Richmond
50 as to take both shores OF the river unocr
her authority, we cannot for the life OF Us
sec. There is not ono respectable argument
ago;ust it, While the volume and weight
of tie very mary in its favor Should pc
strong enough to ovcrwhelm all oppose
ton. If the question he considered, IN
deed, with reference to its merits ana not
with reference to narrow-mindcd prcjudlces
and the idle fears of avaricious persons, TIC
.,,.,nd measure will be comsummatcd III less
than month. Oh if we could get rid OF the
dead weight Of contracted notions and small
town prrjudiccs, and the suspicious OF the
penurous men vino live in grains of mustard
seed and vet have rooms for rent--It We
could get rid of the interference of all these
with Oil pu!hc policy and set the city free
what glorious Gay it would be. The first
f:ci.-:t train from the Ohio will DO great
slaughter amongst them, and few years
If a real live commerce will wipe them out
Of existence. The generous spirit o! YOUTH
I'll ENTERPRISE will triumph over item.