The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-02-14
Sreat Day for East and West!

& Great Lay loI Less GILL;
Yesterday was great dry indeed-efca.t
sfor East great for West, great for virginia.
mud great for Richmond. The first through
freight train upon the Chesapeake aua oaio
railroad from Cincinnati and the onio ar
& rived in Richmond. The event was ee'e'
h,,ted by the dring OF cannon, the wilistanS
!: ~ anc4nes. tire ringing Of bells; parade and
PROCESSION. military and civic; public speak
inc: the general OVERLOOKING Of public en-
thusiasm, and an outburst Of public rejoicing.
All these but feeb!y express the grandeur
and consequence of the occasion.
A new route has been opened between the
Eas, and the West, and yesterday we bad
the tangible and indubitaoIe testimony; OF
the fact. We received from our brethren OF
the Yves, products of their industry and their
frst proiler Of friendship and commerce. II
was the beginning Of reciprocal and bene-
: fetal relations so long worked for, sighed Tor
and prayed for, that it was necessary 10 DC
believed that it should be manifested lii
substantial form visible to the naked eye.
Each man now excaims, "Mine eyes have
sbcheld, and bclicTe. Peace and good
]. "will between East aud West!"
Ihis consummation conferS upon East
and West the greatest blessings. But It's
advantages ere yet broader and deeper.
They spread over the whole nation. The
new road unitcs the great arteries Of the
West aud tho East upon the middle line OF
latitude Of the Union. 1t will develop the
resources and increase the power Of the M.
tional centre, and thus increase the vital force
. and cohesive power Of the Union, and insure
I. to Il prolonged existence.
The Improvement travels along the centre
of that magic belt Of the globe which pro-
duces the greatest amount Of wealth and de-
ye!ops tue greatest mental and physica
power Of man, while it presents the icwes!
distractions to its unintcr,ntted excrtiop
. Therefore this great Improvement has an un
limited field for development, and all its
benefits will DO Of the most efficient and
progressive character.
Along the line of the road, and far west Of
its present terminus, will the country grow
and increase in manner heretofore un'
known. The integrity Of the interests of the
Ohio, and the Kanawha, and James River
Valleys will lie thoroughly guarded. Will
regard to the magnitude Of those interests
see what the Committee Of Commerce Of tht
House Of Representatives Of Congress has tt
saw upon the great central water-lnc. It vii
. be found In our paper this morning. The
railroad will he inadequate to meet the de
rnanJs Of those Interests, and even the grant
canal talked Of in Congress will not be able
to N Ike up the deficit in the means OF trans
purtation for the products of the great lane
of plenty of the Union.
The trade that hugs the mean line Of the
Ohio aud the great rivers central WIN
will avoid alike ~" nhs.sr,.sa f.'s 0! VIII
ter and tbGlallia Of summer. The people
s...-ss ne cities that are upon il will be more
favored than any others, and by bending
their energies to the increase of commerce.
The development Of AIT, and the encourage
1ncnt of industry, they will soon stand fore
most of all the Union in the grandeur and
solid benefits OF their achievements.
Richmond tenders to her western sister
cities aud tho western people the Land Of
friendship and the pledge Of good faith and
brotherhood in mutual commerce and social |
intercourse. The day is suspicious, and the
good that the two sections may do for each |
other and fol- the Union is inestimably great |
and n,1ud