The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-01-29
RilIlmond iAispattIl.
scg- THE CIRCULATION OF THn DIS
,AlCn rS LARGER THAN TIE CONFIRMED
CIRCULATION OF ALL THE oTuER DAILY
SswspArERs or THa CITY.
WEDNESDAY 49,: JANUARY %. 1873
lCommnnicated.1
VOICE EEOss THE people,
Pro'eud st al rs, Rc5irsen9 OF al.

sinia. would like 10 ask the Legislature
what makes it necessary to take so musf
ra;as 70 prove the cssc made in Er. Rag
lands petition against Mr. Robinson; and
wh7 IT llas permitted persona! sntagonisms
70 assume suoh proportions in matter sl
nut!ic policy, that both newspapers and peo'
rle seem to be going of on q side issue. treat
ing the case as il it wsro o suit at law, dock
cted under tho style Of R0gland OF al rs
Eob,nsons OF al, What care those In
,erestcd in Il, as public question
seriously affecting the welfare OF large
sna suffering portion Of Virginia, whether
or not Tr. aaznnd oucs attempted to sci
lis stock to lir. Robinson. or whether ht
hss one lawyer and Er. Robinson three, ol
which has the largest, ablsst, Or most attrsc
live lobby; except 10 ask, as they compare
old tinss with new, Why Ruy such accom-
nanimopt 10 needcd to convince the leEi,la
tive Judgment OF the SouEdns.s OF certain
principles fred long ago with automatic ser
.aintr7 To some Of us it seems strange that
apart from tie peryerting influence OF purely
sectional and therefore unSouud ennsidera'
TORS. there san be t1o opinions a. to The
p.o3ricty Of granting the latitien OF the Pc
ic!shlrg railroad Tor right OF way from
Weldon 10 Washington tc be obtained by pur
chase, construction, or consolidation, rs II
may happen. The TIVE routes at present
connecting tiese poiDts-the one through
Richmond, Az ali-rail line. but broken, dis
oordant, with ak links--ths other, through
Sortulk by rail and Steamer, IN harmoGion'
coopera;ien. These two routss, tie oAs ar
iA'cssr, tie other series Of disiocassd fise
tiyns, Rrs necessarily rsseis, fDr they trans
Nd act n
conveying tributaries to one and thi
same sss 81 conveying recipients. Bal
wEen vss it ever heard shat oat
worked teen in Any ethe: than Ito eve in
iorsss 80 mcpopclisl7 Ts require proc
OK tint weua hs 10 require ons to demon
,s,7;e that's n,na's hsari and @ shsro vii
lis treasure be siso Can ts in swe places s.
The sans tine. Comm on-Ssnss kas ita
a1oIus al we'll rs Tathclaatica.
The points for our rulers to look st is how
Jy impartial means, to forward both ths
bubli: Interests Involved, and 10 prevent
either from being saer1csd by men who, a'
it is lsir to Judge all men, may be pre-
>umcd 10 he willing to sacrifice either TO thsll
own raeIuiary advancement. And the read
ieo, way to do tha. would appear to be . sp!il
monopoly i;ta aompetitioH--.. O.. TO have
NO conpolia. lines sf transportation in Ia
.,cieEGsiIt and rival hands.
So sinrie dces all this appsar to me that
| Only wonder how tie Legislature has hsc
lie patience to hear the management Whiss
SOW controls both lGss attempt 10 -tultifl
i.aelf aud hoodMink them; for the s!s1e
ments of purpe.e aud intent appear 10 coz
ilict with all tie records OF It's Management IA
and with oys:y principle whick nosld .u,d'
!. husin sas r,ar.
Bus what me the intsrssta to bs protected
II The matter in hand were simply ~ pre-
mo:e the fortunes Of Nj. Rasiaud. q resi
dent capitalist, at the expense CT neu-rssi
dent capitalist, ! should probably have ro
thing 10 s;:.. though would naturally gym
;,aiAizs with my fcIow-ciizcD. But Mr.
i;psian8 il, III thy view, mere iDstrunon
20 pGomu'c with Iiis noncy, for fair coin
;,eG<tlien, III a risk which ~ assumes, Tie IN
lercs!. or Virginia. Wi!iin. to use hin 2.
such, but III q fair and just way, find that
% s&y no:l:ng ef what hs will take inso AIT
through VW%il;s fropi outside, lie proposes
10 do on ti:sitI"un:h@rsi route what thui
will greatly rc,ivuud 10 tie benefit Of th,
unuuiry he traysrsss. lis proposes to giy,
to Us, whe have never had il before
& quick, connected, ail-rail freight aud pas
%epXcr ren,e 10 paint frela Thlsa the Sam
aySTeln ga be indefinitely eItsudsd. Now
i is as Isis. pre- ebaals that tie character o
nur sfriei!l;ursi productions will he VsT
mu5ll changed for the better by such Cell
liss for market as this arrangement will 81
ford, and sn impulse thereby gives whiel
will hs lnura sGol Q to The s.,lintry "a serSs;
.Eun 10 the stockholders oS the read, IT,
proportions being sa the value Of tie tllia.
. tie freight it pays.
tbs change Of production / esaUme to b
,!oyutsG to the saresls have brought dow!
Tie p!iacs oi the ola staples Of Virginia
aud saeir culture Ecy, under the draw bask
credit, impoverished coil, aRd 6Zsd domes
;.c habits, b.iuEs little or no remuneration
10 Virginia r;gliels. The completion Of TIN
Ghesayeaks anG Ohio railroad will introdus
Il still sharper competiiioa-l baye Eear'
already Of oats from Chicago On tie Rich
mouu Corn Exchange and then chang
IN ths character Of CIR productions bsc2me
,iia'. As wherever this change has bee
attempted it has icon marked with nattel
ing features Of sueesss, it would seem b;l
propel to encourage it by quick Transports
.i2n; without winch, indeed, in the sass O
many articles, IT esuuot take pSss. Wit
tuis access 10 the LssE markets we may o.
poat Immigrants, who for the most pant n
uars s,nRll farn,s and varied agriculture
4ad ihs sg.in quick SALES. Now, subGrd
natirg tic policy Of this railroad sharte
wholly t. thi2 class OF Interests. as aise 10 IL
other and better understood classes Of CON
merci;tl aud manufacturing Interests, ! woul
decide tho matter on s..eu issues; aud b.
granting the charter 10 a party WHO saRno
possibly work it more against such IL
.crcss3 than 1t is notorious Nr. Robin
son lay siways done, l would do that muc'
towards putting our OWN people, capitalists
producers. and manufacturers, OH ill equi
iootiu. with Foreigners. BY 50 doing i
would not occur TO me that l was doing al,
injury 10 VI. Robinson, whom rs publ!
clrilcr-for tii:it is III! tli;.t any Of them are
| would leave in tbs enjoyment OF egua
rights With others, htIl shorn ef il lnouopoi,
which lie caul.vt claim as franchise. =
eourss should expect him to remonstrat
ana to die hard. Sut what Of tbatY 1t i
his r4ts; the Laws ef trade haya dsarced hi
deTntall "seoner or latsr,s aad Wsu!s
u.ake it "soosyr.' Such course, wholly
in the line Of puslis duty, nasuld lot Re
gard az in the slightest degree unfrieaGly t.
ar. Robinson, WHOM, personally, l NIGH
esteem. 1t would be Us u!uSh in the way .
rsgusy legitimate business rs licensing new
hotel to compete with the Exchange ans
Ballard uouse-twe competing hstsis asp
combined ia one interest.
Another motive would have, which Il
the term be not obsolete or suspended IL
yireinia) ! would style motive OF states
rlanslip. The most careless observer mus
have long seen that the character OF oul
Legislative representation has changed; thai
vast corporations with wide-spreading lahu
cuce, sometimes dcspoticaliy exercised, lave