The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-08-11
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baltimore Spectacles.

:, ;oL,s inst now, 1t accuses the D'Spdtch OF
,o.l;py through Baltimore spectacles, whist
&c for itself it is going to "cl'ng TO F'rs''
ri.- faithful to :be last" TIE Whig Is the
n,ninchinc aud never-failing apotosist OF
MALONE, the man who runs express wagon
IN Baltimore but none in Richm"na-toe
man who not only carries all the trace ana
travel that he can influence away from VIZ
sinis, but does no: allow either tins trace Of
tbi. travel to touch Richmond the man
who is damaging the business OF the nef'
chants of this city TO the extent OF hunoteos
AZ thousands Of dollars annually by refusing
q allow the Southern Express Company 10
,un over his road the man whose road is
mere bo' shovel with which to shoot height
through Virginia TO New York.
We do rot believe in the Chinese theory
OF commerce. We arc not silly enough to
suppose that city can be built up by rails
inc q uall around i, and trying to hamper
commerce by unHise restrictions. We are
rot japanese, 10 suppose that we can have
e;,y here at the head Of tide-water If We do
not allow the produce that is brought hltber
10 pass on if it is not needed here, and the
passengers to go through if they do not de-
sire to stop here. Weunderstand the Wing
10 be opposed 10 perpendicular line OF rail-
road through Richmond which shall make
close connections with the southern rail-
roads and carry all passengers and freight
through that do not want to be stopped
here. K imagincs that to sford such facili-
ties 10 trade and travel is to "siand by Bal
,imore Interests" Now, il the Wing is really
ol this opinion it ought to oppose the deep
erins of the channel OF the river and all
other measures which may be undertaken
FOR the faciitation OF the commerce of this
place. II did right to oppose approprIatIng
any money to the Church Hill tunnel, stree,
according to its theory, trade and travel ought
nos 10 be allowed to pass through Rich
mond without delay, or detention, or
distractions of any kind, but ought 10
be clogerd with restrictions and hamper
ed by railroad regulations which may
compel them 10 build up Richmond. Upon
The Wings theory, we should have railroads
leading into cur city, but none leading out
Of il: and that city which affords the fewest
facilities for the passage Of commerce ard
travellers through its limits should be the
yost prosperous. Surely, if it be unEiSe to
.,Dw trade and travel TO pass freely and
rapidly through Richmond on the northern
and southern lines, it would be equally I'M
wise TO allow them TO pass freely and rapidly
through Richmond On the eastern and west
ere lines and it follows that the river ought
10 be flied up and the York River and Fred
icksburg railroads ought TO be destroyed.
But the Wing will Of course deny that it
j, In favor Of any such suicidal, Japanese
policy. What, then, does it mean by such
expressions rs these?
"Of course as Baltimore has her eye upon
Virginia, and desires to get control Of our
railroad lines, in order TO make them tribu
,ary 10 her. 1t is only natural that her news
papers should seek to cajole us into surren.
dering that control. Such bargain as 1t
would be for US We would be SO much
better off if re would only agree to strip
ourselves in order to pamper Baltimore?
What palmer proposition than this,
that if all the trade Of the Nir-
sirsfa cities is carried TO Baltimore, it will
be so much gained by them! This Is
the sort OF argument that might be expected
from newspapers that are endearoring TO re-
conclle Us 10 the efforts OF Baltimore 10 carry
of Our trade. We do not mean 10 rcpro3ch
those newspapers. for l. Is natural that they
should see through Baltimore rather than
Richmond or Virginia ectacles. But 1t is
hard, 1t is unnatural, il is cenSurable, that
the newspaper WHICH, OF all others, assumes
70 he the guide, guardian, and iflcnd OF
Richmond Uhe USpdtch), should look
through Baltimore rather than Richmond
.pcc.acltS and should allow itself TO tie be-
yuiIed into Il policy which, II carried oul,
vii! make our Virginia roads mere conGults
for the conveyance Of trade TO Baltimore. anu
leave our Virginia cities 10 anguish and
die
VIDA. docs the Wing mean by the phrase,
strip ourselves IN order to pamper BALI
more? Either nothing or else that if we
allow trade and travel to pass through Rich
mond unrestricted by restrictions Of any
kind that trade and that travel, which would
otherwise 5e ours, will 60 10 "pamper Bal
tilners' at our expense. Is there mer.
chant in Richmond who supposes that he
ear tie up trade aud get rich by such means
as the Wing would employ 10 that end !?
Again, the Wing declares in eject that if tue
trade Of the Virginia cities is carried to Bal
iimore, it will ruin our cities. And il the
trade OF New York is carried to Liverpool,
it will ruin New York, no doubt, aud
therefore New York should burn all her ships
and keep her trade ut home! How stupid Is
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company,
which is not satisfied with being Itself a
.'mere conduit tor the conveyance OF trade
to Baltimore" but has established splendid
line Of steamers to run to Europe in connec.
ton with its cars, and actually transfers
freight and passengers directly from the YES
sells to the cars and takes them right through
Baltimore. Let Richmond be warned by
the sad fate of Baltimore, which no" has
three hundred thousand inhabitants and il
becoming a formidable rival TO Philsdel
phia and New York, and allow nc
men who see through Baltimore specta
sIes to establish liue Of steamers to run IL
connection with the Chesapeake and Ohio
railroad. Let us have no "mere conduits
for the conveyance of trade to Europe
Let us consume our own wheat, chew anG
smoke our own tobacco, dye With our owr
nd b,rl Il lfo, q