The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-10-04
VINO, Party will Finish the Canal :?

Winch FaTLy VIII 4 AAhA9AA sAA~
I, is urged with great pcrSistcncy by inc
Republican rarty-and is in fact the ""'S
scrnhlancc of respectable reason assignee
in favor of tho election Of its candidates.
tina, It's success in November next VIII III
sur, the renovation" of Eirginia-thc ue-
x,lo,,nrnt of her resources through the
CONJUNCTION Of the James River and hanaWha
canal. They claim that ii will also insure 'he
attraction 10 Virginia Of capital and cuter-
nrSc from beyond her borders; thaS IL WIZ
give confidence to those not now Tc>iaitiS III
-hc state. and will draw 10 lis iniiniSra'lo"
,r;,i add large and valuable element %
,voaith intelligence. skill, and energy TO our
ponu!ation: and that it will give m impulse
"a trade. In short, i; is said that Virginia Is
.sy,e . that ,hc Republican party Us thc
Marty of progress :: that our salvation Is win
that ,r,r,y alone: and that If we will but give
ourselves up to them-if we Will but give
them possession of the State-they will ere
ate anew Virginia. replctc with all the
life and business and riches Of - the most
favored nations"
This is but bold assertion. Where IS the
first shadow Of ecidencc to support IL
Where is the proof that they have The VIII Or
the ability to do more for the substantial liil'
,rovemont of the State than the ConScrya-
tives will do or can do: Don't let Us DC
taken in by mere words, though bold ones.
As TO the ciU, we can see no sign that the
Conservatives are n whit less favorable 10
rel Enforcement than the Republicans ;
h,,, then. mere artiiinJmcSS won't effect the
o(icc..
A. In pt,hiy. what can the Republicans
do more than The Conservatives? and how
wound they 20 about il: They reply that
.h.v yould secure The aid Of the United
S;s;,s Government: that is, the expenditure
of.hc necessary nationa, treasure under con-
,.yas.oral appropriations. MIR. HUGHES
G,....I. rnon This theme in his pubic
..,.,,.b,s
!, i but RIGHT thai Mir. HrGnEs should
.,,.,, -. >,.n,, htSis tl,e Republicans have
fer. .,,,;r ,.,6or 70 us of aid from the United
c.4t.s government. Is the National Go
,.o,.,,,,,t in the field Offering this l!'bc to
;.,r,,o,,,o orr Stale election: Does Mr.
y,..r,. sro,k by authority: Can he and
III. ,,,r.v con,,on,,F thc national wealth :
,,,..t .,,n, - hand not 70 lie cancelled, re-
,.n,..1 or ,.,,dad which can be cufoyccH-a
h..,,, ~ ,,c5ro cvccutcd or made hv re-
...,..,,,, .,,r,;os h,,.;no. authority 70 Lin,i
,,,..s co,...,n,o,t to create =
49, ,,,.,o,, o,,, cr.,,;. nj thf ,,ation :
.,,a-o .-c,,1s,,o, sneak for the rest OF
:, .,.., 49,, os.,,,,, ~ hcrond reasonable
:, .,,, ,,o o,:,or sections or the Union
No., ,,o;,, s.nators and representatives iii
,,,,.,r,-. ,ill .,nsco, "a vote the appropria.
49,; 81 ,;,o 1r,itod st,ins revenues 10 thc in
.,., ;,,,,roro,ro,. of v;rcinj, 10 build 4
,;l'hu.,,. .nros, VIRGINIA from he,.
. n, nort - 1or easier, mort which
,.,,,Id ,;v.rt tro trade and trayc, of the
,.u,., w., rro,, BOSTON and New York and
ph;lde,nh;, 70 Richmond and Norfolk:
70, no look at this for a moment. Nir-
,,,;., h,s M advantage of incalculable value
IN her geography and topography. On her
western and eastern borders the navisab!e
waters of the Mississippi Valley and of the
Atlantic approach each other more nearly
;ban at any other point north OF the Gull.
rrhcn,rtaoc across Virginia is the shortest
Of all-but twenty-four hours from water
10 wafer and it is the first one the termini
of which are practically below the frost line
This j. the natural drain or outlet Of the
great Valley. Short, quick, CERTAIN anu
cheap transportation TO the sea Is now the
living question of the West 4 great game
las begun, and is to go on between The
North and the East on one hand, and the
West on the other. The stake is the trade
and freight of the West. In this game Nir-
c!nia holds the winning caru.
Now, the Republican party Is esseh'"!lS
the party OF the North ana tue hA'l its
strength lies there; 1t must court It's aio' Ii
mas the numerical majority. Does amy Que
dream that this party as 4 party would hclp
- build THIS highway W oi''n 'no "'>'''n
D f->,, th.s. n