The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-11-15

sbis div had Increased hes. prospects Of par
t,c,pa.ing more widely Ia the interior trade
with the valley Of The. mississippi there vas
held In Baltimore q public meeting OF aaese
chants. ct which mnsh was ssid seons the
advances made by Richmouds her advantsges
ia the South American trade, aud saEges',
lions made MS 10 the best oaeans OF counter
acting the movements of Richmond. i
This we thought uaWsrhg Of q city whose
lchief prosperity came from her trade wlthi
-Yirg,nta, and whose lines Of connunieatiops L
Nv CONGREGATION Of. circumstances brongnti
about by the greed and devices Of sa NOR
corporations, bad put isam q! .. aroune Inc.
etrads Of this city, and interfeseas most sef
1,r;;ouslv with, her natural field Of operations
s s,outhwardly.a 1t did hook Ike scheme az TO
stamp the life out Of . community which had
suffered from ~expedsents- that 10 moorH
sense would have beenc tered unjust ~ q
,should row look upon the case Of this eies
as next to hopclessif we had not the most;
profound faith ii The general and gust pr'H-
tciples Of Providence which esoonerHor saeez
bring upon uit unjust measures, doing 1MRtrs
solafge populations to enrich few menops-
lists, q merited re.FisstieB.
- Baltimore shoalt be liberal and fair. Coz.
porstiors that haze been the creatures Of the
.Yirginsar Lawmakers should pursae arrest
policy policy Just to the people OF Virsss-
MIA and to her eapitaa, which Is her CONNER
cistheart.n In no way can they better pros
per than by strict regard to their sstssa'
tIons 10 the source Of their very being. W."
But, sii this aside: commenced this
article to express our surprise that thefgoard
of Trade Of Baltimore -shosH decline to
send representatives to; the convention at
st. Lsuis 70 consider the subject; ct the
Southern Pacific railway. The destination
to send such representatives indicates iudif,,
ference, II not hostility, toward such q road.
Ahyi why2 Does che net csh herself
q southern city, df SO, how can she
oppose the construction Of a;seu.hernanosd
to the Pacific? IL sheassxRes thst she de-.
elines to appear ,ss st. ;Losis becs1se OF the
apprehended personal bias OK the ST. sLsnis
convention, we wpRid ask how does Basti.
more know that that convention will meet
under the influence Of partisan feelings?
Would she absent herself unless she was
sure that she could control 5ite dn-snsh a.
case she would disPlsy-the desire ofsthat
control which the fear that others hadwoeAd
keep her away, We understand Ito be a.
convention that Is to consider the whole sns-'
ject and determine what plan or what rad.
road MANAGERS would be most acceptable so
the. South. ), Why shouldn't Batsmere.gS
totheconYention as a southern city, having
adeep interest In Southern Pacific railroad.
and desiring that it shall take the best course
for the good Of the South, as we'll as that d
herself? -..@s
For ourselves we abhor anything IKE par
tisanry in this matter, and think all southern.
cities should lie represented at st. Louis.
There is but one railway now from the AT;
lantic to the Pacific That way is subject to;
such serious climatic distractions that great:
injury is done to trade and travel between
the oceans: that road having complete.
monopoly between the oceans. Apd yet,
notwithstanding the distractions to- which
we refer, the exactions OF the monopoly im.
posed upon trade and traya are imp asing
the most oppressive tariffs upon both freights
and travel, The cry for relief begins in the
Mississippi Valley. and itshould be shouted
back from the Atlantic, especially by all
southern towns, which derive no benefit
from the present route to California.
1tfsto get this relief from monopoly and to
eqnalize the favors of the + edeFal Govern!
ment to the sections that the movement is
now to be made az ST. Louis demanding
route along southern latitudinous line 10
the Pacific. We'here want it. Baltimore as
a southern city wants 1t, the Union wants it
asa matter indispensable TO the sacred rights
oftthe sections to- equality, without which
there can be neither peace nor justice. 4 t3!t
TO us It is matter of no. importance who
builds IT,. Not ToA SeoRT Nor JoHs .G4RREr
can besours king. We go for the work as
just 70 the South and to the nation. That
company or that man that can present the
strongest claims for means and energies
qualifications that make the early completion
OF the road most probable-shou be favor
ed and preferred by true southern feeling.
regardless OF all personal add locsl partisan.
ries.' And we all should oppose the thirty.
nth parallel as the line of the read, because
that's not the most eligible line. and itwou.at
utterly deprive the South Of equality in the
routes to the Pacific. . 10. 49, s,.s Il!
Every truly southern community should
be represented at St. Louis. That eonyen-
,fios SHOULD be a truly southern body, as the
best guarantees for the maintenance OF the
rights and interests Of the South-the best
guarantee for the establishment Of equality
In the favors and the material aid OF the Fed.
erai Government in building the Grand
trans.eontineutal highways which have speh
powerful bearing upon the commerce Of ,she
patton. So s1'g s. s.
t # $50
we concur entirely 10 the REV which ssi
taken by our correspondent ia this city ell
inc meaning Of the NaW York Woysa's edi.
forial on DE-. HoaE's address. We hold that
" home ruleo aud 7. States rights Il are one
and tho aame thing. The World, afraid 10
encounter the odinm which 10 the North at.
taehes TO the phrase J. States, rights. u en-.
ploss The phrase home rule, 7, thus erfleav.
oriag 70 draw . line which never can nro.
pesly be drawn. This last sentence tells ina,
unVn y