The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-10-22
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or faith. Her example was never more re-
spected nor more influential for good never
were more anxious eyes turned toward her
10 see how she will maintain herself IN this
crisis. Within her limits You see every man :
person and property and rights protec'eu
and respected; violence IS we'l'n'sn un,
known. Education il extending surely anu
continuously. Her African popula'io'. DC
cupy as high q moral and personal pos'.'o"
as has, probably, ever been attaineo " 'n'"
race. ..ssr So. ...E tn, =,
You gee yourselves not rich, but WIN aS
,ood cause for thankful and hopeful happi-
ness as any people ever had. ooht'as' soul
condition with that of your southern s's'ef CTS
now in the coils of the Republican party,
and vou may without hypocrisy you
ought to-lift your hands and eyes to heaven
and thank God that you are not as o1nel
neonle You have, as re have often stated
before, a decisive advantage in your geo.
graphical position. You hold in your hahdS
a portaye by rail or water between the waters
of the West and the Atlantic which Is oeio"
the frost line. always open, alwa!sacccssio'e'
Which is the shortest in America, which has at
It's eastern Virginia haxbor, the best ana
finest on the Atlantic seaboard of the Amerl-
can hemisphcrc-a harbor too far southto be
obstructed by ice; too far north to be subject
to pestilence-a harbor safe and easy OF APP
proach from the sea, and stretching by lis
feeders far up into the heart of the land.
This portage is the cheapest, most certain,
and natural outlet Of the great basin OF me
MissiSSippi-the drain of the great valley,
provided by the Creator. Sooner or later ne
waterway of the James River and KanaWha
canal must be completed. Sooner or later
the food of western products must break
through and rusli to the sea By this cha mel.
This is one Of the short cuts Of the world,
like Suez or Panama, &C., "a highway aD'
so!utely nccdful tor the demand OF mankind
in saving time and cost in transportation
which cannot be dispensed with in the in
tercourse Of mankind. This will ultimately
be opened, but only by combination OF
Virginia with the West.
The whole interest of the North and EAST
is utterly antagonistic TO it--utterly opposed
to having the james River and Kanawha ca
nal completed, so as to divert from them and
their cities and ports the western trade, and
to make the West independent Of them.
The Republican party is controlled by the
North and BIZ New En.,aud, and so far from
aiding this work must necessarily be hostile
to it. Put this great interest into the hands
of this party and you will put Oft for long
duy its accomplishment. 1t must be built
by the money of the South and West. II
ever we get congressional appropriation
for it, in good faith, it will be got only by
the union of the votes of Virginia With the
West in spite of northern and Republican
resistance.
Virginia now holds the key Of the posi-
ton in the great struggle already initiated
between the West and the East; "a struggle
for wealth and commercial Independence
hence one source of the anxiety of the Re-
publican party to get possession of Virginia.
Let Virginians keep the key, control this
gateway of the continent, and be in position
to take care of her own interests, and to make
Virginia the Empire State. -..s. '..
People of Virginia, will you give up all
this to the Republican party without some
good reason-substantia reason, based on
truth and fact-clearly defined, and proving
bv incontestible evidence that the change
,oiA be best for you and the State? Will you
be deluded into apathy, or trapped into ac-
tive union with the Radical party, and sur
render the State to them confused or scared
by blank artridges-hived, like bees, with an
empty noise-deceiyed by mere assertion, by
vague and general promises to improve the
State-cheap promises, based on nothing
promises bclied by their own history and by
every probability? Will you forget the old
adage, "Let we'll enough Alone" until you
see that you can better it,. Will you deny
the Virginia truism that LF-DEPENDESCE
IS INDEPENDENCE" and abandon both in a
helpless and unmanly leaning on the word
of unauthorized and uninterested parties
on the baseless hope that, if you vote the
Republican ticket, by some mysterious hocus
pocus the United States Government, or
somebody or other, will do for you what you
ought to do for yourselves? That is, develop
the State by steady, systematic, prudent,
and unceasing efort-by honest and liberal
legislation, just alike to creditor and debtor.
These spasmodic fits or panic-stricken sur
renders are not the way to do it. Capital
will come to you if you will make 1t safe and
surely protected, for its profits here are GER
tain and great.
Let Virginians develop Virginia, using
their own energies patiently yet untiringly F.;
giving cordial welcome-nay, an earnest
and grateful welcome-to all who will, IN
good faith, aid them; making such doubly
welcome if they will cast in their lot WITH
us and become Virginians-o brethren oy
adoption-but in any case Offering tnem
safety for their capital, profit for their IN
yestments, cooperation, sympathy, aud en-
allsheir enterprises ; q sincere
and hearty personal friendsh'ptowaro then'
se,ve, and their families. Remember that
God helps those who help themselves. ,'a~H.
'.Nowalet us, in conclusion, beg of you two
thines.e-viz., ne,'I 1.''H"i >--'-'!"aah ."
: First Thaty on will not put itoutiof your
lower to. help yourselves by your own! eff
forts. '"'' 1''@' -
Second. That, you will not be persuaded
to put,it intotbe power ofthe Radical party
10 help themselves out your pockets and
taxes,".t III T.Jt4. .",'o ,BlI HrV -rH (