The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-02-25
The Texas Pacific

the scheme for the S0utnern Facihc IL uoI
antaconistic to the South 1t is engineered by
q "foreign corporation vi. o, 1t Is not
virginia corporation and certain parties
not only defae all corporations not char.
tered by Virginia as "foreign," but regard
them as alien 10 interest. Yet those certain
persons have a great deal In the way Of al.
lance and cooperation with such foreign
eorporstions. We do not include "W.'
among these certain persons, but We think
he makes mistake in the invidous light In
which he seems to mention the name "for-
eign corporations" Sentiment is not pas
sion OF" soulless corporations" and is never
INDUCED against what corporations consider
to be their interest.
"W.'s" objection No. is not cold.
There is no conflict between the Pacific rail-
road and the Central canal. If there were
we should be sorry for it; because tue South
ern Pacific railroad Is inevitable, and II the
building of the water line depended upon
the defeat Of the Texas Pacific we should
despair of the canal. When we remember
that the southern route to the PacIfic IS the
best Of all. and that it is absolutely necessary
for this great nation az the only way oil es-
cape from the terrible northern route Wild
its hundred aud fifty miles Of snoW'sheds ana
"sky scrsping" summits-some OF tnem
near 5000 feet above the sea-we cannot
doubt that the southern line will be bullt.
We see It's necessity, we see its certainty
we SEQ that it will be located in the south
eastward to the Mississippi, that it Will have
connections leading 10 Galveston, New Or
leans, Memphis, and ST. Louis, ana canpoI
doubt that its advantages may be shared by
the South 10 the full extent Of its enterprise
and also to the ex ent Of the Influence OF the
southern temperature in the season OF o.
structive frosts in the paths of northern COM
merce.
II must be built. The South has not the
money. 1t is msier OF no momenIous ln-
threst TO us of the South who builds II; iol
whoever controls 20 great work will give
that direction to il which will yield the great
est nroft. The South should not fear to leave
The question to be settled on this basis. 1t
would not only betray feeling of injustice,
hut want Of faith in ourselves and our sec
ton were we to object TO That way OF settle
ment.
Asto "W.'s" objection No. 2, we do not
see how that is to be removed at oil. 1t j.
not likely that Virginia will ever charter
company to build the Pacific railroad, and
therefore any company that may build it,
would likely fall under tb, terrible denun.
citation OF being foreign cooperation" and
not devoted 10 Sc Virginia a I'd Virginia inter-
ests." That terrible malcdictlon cannot be
eyaded.
Generally, we would say that while il
would be perfectly idle, or what is worse,
dangerous TO US to make al issue between
the Texas Pacific road and the Central ca
nal, we can see how the construction OF the
road may benefit the canal and strengthen
the claims of the Countrywide nation, not
Virginia-for its construction. The Texas
Pacific lines-for there will be, besides one
grand trunk, many lateral lines--will cause
an immense accumulation Of freights west
of the Mississippi below th" middle of the
Union, and reqsre greatly increased mems
for their delivery at the Atlantic portS--of
which Virginia furnishes the very best. We
submit that this is a matter for considera-
ton. Indeed, the tendency of the great
project must uuquestionably be towards the
promotion of the vigor, integrity, and pros.
perity of commerce in the southern dipi.
sion of the Union.
There is no reason why we OF Virginia
should assail the project of the Southern Pa
! citic line We cannot damage it by crying
out that it is alien to Virginia. Ii is physl.
cally southern Improvement. Its moral
and political influence will make it an offset
to the Northern Pacific line. In this light it
will be judged by the South. Against that
Judgment the claim our correspondent sets
up for Virginia can he Of no force. The Gu
nal and the railway VIC do not regard as an.
tagonistic, and it will be found that they are
not.
As we have before said, we speak Of
this improvement as one Of grand impor.
ftance, especially to the South. 1t is nothing
| to us who builds 1t. We know not the
Sponsor of the enterprise at this particular
time. Upon bis devoted head missiles Of
every sort arc hurled with wonderful acv-
mony until we apprehend that there is some.
thing good after all in the man. We know
that more than ole company is seeking TO
occupy that most eligible Of lines between
the Atlantic aud Pacific; and the famous Mr.
ScoTT-somctimcs called "CoIonel SC UT ~
6pds competitors for the right-ot-wsy doing
him not great deal of good. But the fight
will end, when it does, in the building of a
railway by the Texas route from The Atlantic
waters to those of the Pacific.
We repeat what We said Oh former &C.
casion, that ne do not suppose any bill on
the subject will pass Congress during the
present session. We think that question set
tied. But it will come up again, and so con-
tinue to reSppcar until the Southern Pacific
railroad is built. Can i man doubt that it
is q Southern Pacific line when he sees how
very active the opposition it encounters in
the principal northern citieSS