The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-05-20
strikes ne the whole question is settled. tia.
it is the shortest line TO the coast, that II l.,


West here need, in order to accomplish the
object for which You called this convention
together. no man who Investigates, the sub
.lcct can doubt for one momcnt: and while
VIC III Virginia desire tu sec other sections
81 the Union supplied with these great WA
'crwass, VIC cannot forget, frlIow-citiZcns,
That we III Virginia are entitled TO Il little
more OF your consideration. perhaps, than
any other; not only because we offer YOU
superior route, hut because twO-thirds OF
these gentlemen sitting before me to-day are
children OF the daughters OF the great STATE.
tGrca! apr!auSc.l
Fc'inw~ci' izrn>. YOU have been IN the
hatl;, tot >iilcc Won have been sitting here,
Int! when yoU were elsewhere. at the Ma
ll"u"l Capitol. ui extending all 10 rivers
aud hlrhnls at The North. The amount YOU
have appropriated to southern rivers and
harbor> and improvements has been en-
trcmely mragrc. 1t is only within the last
year or two that anything Of ans consider
able amount has been appropriated to the
Improvements OF the rivers and harbors, and
any mterna' Improvement in the South.
am not >a!in" that TO you now for the pur.
ro" ot finding fault. but have heard senti-
ments uttered from this platform which |
KNOW, ami which the whole people OF iir-
GINA honor to-day. and it was this sentiment
that TINS convention assembled in--no Sec
tlonal spirit but it, designs and its objects
were ~ broad rs the limits OF tits great
country, and that every part was 70 bc cared
Tor Ike every other part. APPLAUSE.
VIRGINIA RESPONDS TO THAT SENTIMENT
to-day. ani - does the entire south! and all
we ask 4. Your hands j., do by IL - the
Nor IN IL lI
Is any one pluciplc that should he regarded
and held sacred by an oath in orr form Of
government il j. the perfect equality Of
states. IApplarsr,J Fcllow-ctizcns, VIC
strike hands with YOU upon that line, and
all Wr ask Of YOU is equality with you at th,'
North and You ut The West. TAppla,lsc ]
Give u that. open up that waterway. Re
vlHc this old mother state; and, statesmen.
give her new HE IL the blldin. OF This canal
Will give her; and while you are doing this,
benefit yourselves, trllcw-ci!izcns and you
benefit the entire country. [Applausc.l
fclIoW-ctIZcn>, this one question of cheap
| transportation. to my mind. is but one OF
| the Numerous questions which this congress
must solve. and these questions are So inter-
| laced that you cannot take hold upon any one
| OF them without affecting all the others.
! This Is the question of cheap transportation
Tell me why it j. ;hat the Charges upon our
| railroads have been so cXnrhltant that the
| people Of Illinois and other sections OF the
| West are rising up almost On Htu$*c and pro-
| testing against il: tApplausc.l Fellow
| citizens, il i not BECAUSE the railroads are
| entirely an aggressive and lInSrrupulouS
| monopoly; that l. not the callsc Of ii en-
| tircly. While il has its Influence and It's
| effect, i; is we'll for IL when we come to con-
| >idcr the questions to consider them i'm ali
th"jr bearings and in every li@ht. one cause
81 these high charges on railroads is he IL.
sui 81 The immense cost of building these
railroad.
Th" condition of the co,lntry--thc cundi-
ton 81 our iinanccS--i> such that To build Il
| railroad to-day. or any time within the last
i've Yeas. costs twenty per cent. more than
| it ought to, and that twenty per cent. ba> &c
h" made ny in these extra charges.
No". do not desire To- enter upon any
RAID rroS RAILROADS..
| believe. 50 far ;> possible. in Keeping them
within the limits of The law, and il then
charters lad been properly guarded when
| they Were first enacted, YOU, gentlemen. and
! The legislatures of The States, would have III.
| Gitclr n!urr power OVER them than we have
| now, and would iavG the ability to curl
| lhrrn ~ hpncvcr lhcy attempt to ovcI-tr.' lii,
| Iimi>.
l:ut Will, | do not desire to enter ula'i
| a,tN ;ftI against railroads. do desire and
! tie people expect from them the itIlhImrU'
| Of ti:cir duty according To law IL public car
| ri"i- anal transportation companies. Ap,
! pIill>c. Aud ! desire 10 Zee the country
enter upon what seems to me the cointnon.
-rn-" notir OF accomplishing tn" reduction
| of the>" tariff nlmcly, the opening up ol
III" only cheap Hlcdc of transportation,
which j. walcr transportation. IAppau>c.
open ur Your highways TO the Cult OF Mex
leo. br"u up your highways across the
AIlc-liani,>. Give Us The Atlantic and Great
Western. through Georgia. believe il i
Irallrd--'unnrctn% III" Cuo>a and the .tEt-
river and the kauawlIa. across such Il line a.
YOU At the North deem most advisable that
YOU should have. open up these highways,
and yuu thereby afford Il check upon these
gentlemen if they seek TO he too cyactn@
upon he propir. I'm that way You will solve
the question: and | believe that to be the
only way.
But, gentlemen, forgot myself. ] really
believe that | Was entering upon speech.
Iiau%i!tcr.l | had forgotten the presence |
wa IN. gentlemen. II i, Your privilege to
talk aud mine 10 listen. !;reat arplauSc.]
PRESIDENT.
The remarks of Governor Walker wrI.
most enthusiastically received. aud at their
| close he was unanimously made President
| for the closing dav.