New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-02-20

unto God most high, Father. son anu hoiE
Ghost will we ascEibe honor and glory !oF-
ever. Amen
In the absence from illness Of tie Gov
ernor, Lieutenant Governor Marye Eecog-
riZed this work as national highway, IS
a means Of commercial and socia! reunion
OF the several sections Of the State. He
regards it as work which must draw N
closer and more aHec;iona:e bonds the
great States who viii employ IL Among
these States are those OF Ohio and Illinois.
but recently The uos. Formidable enemies
Of Virginia.
The Hon John /. Baldwin. ore Of he
ables: statesmen. regards this road as a
work whose consequences can not Ne es-
timated by its mere connection c. Two
grea: rivers. He says:
We fall far snort OF realizing the true and
| full scope Of the enterprise when We dwarf
| Il TO the dimensions 0. our own STATE. 80
| matter how great we may consider her. -:
| course. rs FirgIn,.ns. Virginia - nearest our
| hearts, and in everything the first consider
alton with Us naturally ana properly Is Low
will she be affected Bat we must not stop
! there. There wa- a tine when was con
! tent with NiTs mia only, and with Virginia
! as she was. 1 was a love: o. me gGod OId
times: was satisfied with things as they
were. and desired neither change nor
| progress. But the Wal has forced ~
| into the grand march Of material adj
v2ncement, and as see that We are bound
| 70 adapt ourselves ~ circumstances and
make the bes. OF the situation forced
! HpOn us. fee! very much Ike the p.ous
old Quaker when he .cund that his church
was about ~ supply ;Csef with an o!-
! gan in spite Of him. Said lie, al Yen must
| praise God by machinery, / want You
10 have a good machine Cheers: So |
| desire. Il we must JOIN II the common pro
! gress of The age. tina. We shall have nrst
| class machines. want the Chesapeake amt
| Ohio 10 furnish Us a good and great organ
of transportation, that shall he equal, az
| least, 20 that possessed tv any other con-
munity. and that shall! enable us TO make
| Nirgini. the equal OF any other State IL
| material prosperity. Ihat is my first ana
most ardent aspiration. Bat do not con
| tine myself 70 Virginia. l am proud 70 say
| that have a country thas love, and that
! l desire osperlty 20 abound II all her Dor
| ders. am not OF those who look upon the
| federal government simply DIS something 10
| be despIsed. and ihpossi bic overthrow. Il
Is % me an objec. OF affection and respect.
| and look upon the Chesapeake and Ohio
| railroad as no mere State enterprise, nut Is
a national work. destined 20 accomplish
| blessed results for al! parts Of The Union
Evidently that man buIlds to stand. and
not to fall down or be pulled down. Colo
nel H. Walter Cabell said:
We are met 10 rejoice over the completion
| Of this great improvement. tnat reun!tes
! Virginia with the great States OF the West,
S.l a., .',,,l,
! State may well rejoice over ;he completion
| Of his great work. which is so soon to raise
! Us 10 cur former .ank among our sister
! States.
General Joseph I. Anderson took "a
volable view Of the commercial coLse-
Irences Of this road. which would afford q
vent hy shorter rail 70 forty thousand tons
OF Western produce. only one-fourth Of
which went TO market. He concluded
with this liberal sentiment:
But discard the narrow and foolish IDEA
! that we shall control tie whole trade OF
| tbs road that We shall here close the ave
! nues Of commerce and shut out az :Ae
! world but ourselves .rom thc benefits of
! this ROAD. lie: = fl! u an. flow Oh. Il i
! find channels eas. CT Us OF I.orth OF US let
! i -. and let rs n"- be cast Gown by the
! notion that we lose by VIVA, benefits others.
| No. Let rs have railroads III any d!rec.
! :ion-NoIth and South. East and West
! everywhere tia. parties can BE .E09ceG %
| invest :he.r money and ..i.a 4, SOaGe.
! ,Ch"cVs.
Mr.. Schwanzentero. Q: Cincinna.i:
| Let ne assure yea that the future o:
| Richmond shines bright and promising.
| The Greary el".ds which have :este: Owe:
| y": Tor :he past six Or seven years are
! breaking away, an! he blessed Southern
-rn WI! soon give - IN, warmth and
| blessed Ugh. as III :.Lrs III yC:-. Permit
| me. in the name OF 'he neUpie q. Cincinnati.
! VI" have long !ocl.e.t for :lis blessed hour.
| 10 extend to y0u tIe nam. "t fellowship.
! They VIII constantly strive. one aId all 70
! :r;.tbcr Your Interest II every way ana
! shape.
Upon this celebration and these senti-
men,s We offer an important comment:
!. Tie Governor OF Virginia was a fed
er.i officer during the war. The Lieu
tenant Governor and the speakers quoted
Were ConteGer&tes. General Anderson com
| marded brigade. and, IS owner 0: the
Tredegar works, supplied ordnance. shot
and shell for the CoItel.e,a>y IRON first 10
last.
,. TIE sentimen: ci these eminen. VIZ
girians is that union, fraternity, industry
and material development. will soon raise
Virginia "to her former rank among her
sister States.
8. The railroad Which proposes such
results has been built by Northern men,
N with Northern money.