The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-08-04
Railroad FreightsThe Express

Is SO c0upSaely ie""'e'
prejudice and personal or any other SORT OIL
| par,i.anry that his sincerity and purity OF
nurnose is entirely above suspicion. The
reader will be struck with the remarkably
practical character OF the writer's views, as
| well as with The patriotism that pervades h's
letters patriotism that Is like refined gold,
untaintcd by any sinister purpose.
We give these extracts promincnf pace
in our columns with pleasure. They are
excellent for their perspicuity and WISDOM
They come exactly at the time Of great peru
to this city aud Virgins, and strike az tne
roo, Of the great evils which Legislature
of politicians, deficient in practical sense,
brought under the mslign influence OF
vicious appliances, has brought upon this
State. We beg our fellow-c;tzens TO reac
these extracts. They come id the nick OF
time The iron is at the proper heat; stand
by. and let the man who wiclds the slcdSe
strike the well.aimed blow.
| THE tariff of frcights on the raliroads
| and canals is the great question now IN
teresting Virginia. 1t not only interests
Richmond, but every county in the Stale.
1 admit it is very difficult subject to COM
prebepd. aud to manage when it is compre-
hepded. This gives to 1t its interest.
"The express business has become one OF
the institutions of the county. The people
| patrcn,ze it, and they will have 1t. NOW,
General MALONE has a perfect right 10 40
the express business over his road; but if be
exercises that right he must give the same
facilities that the express companies do. He
must collect the goods in cities, deliver and
collect and pay over the money when re-
oured, If this is not profitable or conve-
n,ent 10 him, he must atford facilities for
those who will do it. But 1t is said that
other express companies will not coopera.c
with him and give facilities TO him beyond
his line. This is matter between him and
them that the people cannot stop to settle.
They themselves must settle it; otherwise
the people must appoint an arbitrator with
authority.
"This nation is trading, exchanging,
reading, commercial people. They grant
freely, they pay freely, they arc learning Tue
value Of time, aud any person who attempts
to throw himself in their way will be apt TO
be thrown out Of the way. Now to-day the
great question for the future of Virginia Is
the freight question. Her tax-paying ab'i-
ity depends upon the CONNER cial ana manu-
featuring growth of her cities. 1t IS lmro>'
sibe for the man who has one thousand .ooi-
lars invested in business which only occu-
pies one-fourth of bis time to sell in cornPe-
titon with man who has ten thousand that
occupies all of his time. Then, if goods are
shipped as chcaply from Baltimore to Dan
vile as they are from Richmond to Danvllle
Richmond must 90 down, because Ba'tl-
more has the greater capital.
my proposition is simply this: | would
make all railroads aad canals coming into
Virginia carry goods, say from Richmond,
Alexandria, and Norfolk, to all points i'll Nir'
ginih, pro rata with goods coming from Bal
tinlore, Philadelphia, and New York through
these cities, and tue same going out OF the
State. might make a small difference for
very short distances, and if the goods went
out of the State they should be placed on the
same basis. This is right that belongs to
the people of the State, they being entitled
to the eminent domain. BY this policy you
encourage men to 20 into business in your
seaport cities; by the contrary policy you
drive every enterprisipg merchant out OF
your cities as soon as he accumulates enough
to set up in New York or some other favored
locality.
"Your great politicians may talk about
emigration. staterights, third terms, and
everything eIse-evcn civil lishts-but they
are all bosh compared with the develop
ment of the material interests of the State.
Satisfy your people iii the city and country
that they are getting the most for their Ia
Dor and cxertion and then they will pros
per. But while they feel that they are OPP
pressed by capital and uuconscionable cor.
porations they will not put forth their eXer-
tions.
But one Of the misfortuncS Of the times
is that these corporations buy up the best
marketable brains Of the country and Use
them to fool the people, and the poor mer-
chant who is shipping his goods is afraid 10
say his soul is his own. 1t is very COM
Portable matter, however, for talented and
popular Governor to lay back and smile on
all alike, and say this is the business of the
Legislature and Of the railroad boards. That
is not my opinion. The business of an
Executive runs into all the ramifcatons of
the public affairs, and it is his duty to see
that justice is done to his people, and nothing
short of this discharges the duty of an Ex-
ecutive. A popular fgure-head has his place
| by no means say your present Executive is
such; OF him l have high opionion.
"Virgnia is peculiarly situated, with her
three seaport cities the key to one-half of the
southern States. Yet her people are made to
pay the transportation of more distant local..
ties 10 the spectators in Baltimore, Phia-
delphia, and New York. Her great men are
bought up, and yet she delights to horror
them. have not the slightest doubt Of the
legitimate authority Of the Legislature to
correct these evils, and it only requires the
| determination Of her able Executive, backed
| by the metropolitan press, to make the State
a unit on this subject"
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