The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-08-31
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The Enemies of the Country.

they arc enemies OF the people OF the South
by their approval OF the act OF the Presi-
dent in sending troops into this section to
force the people to elect HAYES and WHEEL
sR. but they show their hostility in many
differing ways. Here is the leading Repub-
lican organ in the United States, the New
York Times, declaring emphatically that
the Improvement OF the James river is "not
a work Of national interest certainly, or
one that need be pressed in these days
of retrenchment." II the improvement
OF the James is not work OF national inn
portance, then there is no such work in this
country. The fine steamers which run di-
rect from Richmond to New York give a
fat contradiction to the dictum OF the
Times. The vessels which load here for
Rio and for European ports also give testi-
mony to the same purport. The large
quantity OF oil that passes Richmond en-
route to Europe and the northern cities
is standing proof sof the national
character OF the work OF improving the
navigation OF the James. The people OF
Huntington, West Virginia, and the people
OF Western Pennsylvania who are inter-
ested in the oil business, could give the
Times some valuable information on this
point. The owners OF the anthracite coal
mines of Pennsylvania will have word to
say Oil this subject. So as to the owners OF
the coal mines and the lumber OF west
Virginia. Indeed, the assertion OF the Times
could emanate only from an enemy OF the
southern people. Amongst the hundreds
OF rivers to which the Government appro-
pirates money there arc very few better en-
titled to be included amongst those OF ma
tional Importance than the James. The
engineers OF the Government recommend
its improvement, and estimate how much
money ought to be expended upon 1t an
nually. 1t is recognized as large channel
OF commerce, and set down amongst those
rivers which ought never to be neglected.
In the face Of these facts the leading organ
OF the Republican party flippantly asserts
rs to its improvement ''that it is not work
OF national interest certainly, or one that
need be pressed in these days OF retrench-
ment."..
The opposition OF the Times is partisan
opposition. That paper is the most un-
scrupulous OF all the leading Republican
Journals, 1t will do anything to further
the cause which it advocates in the BEAST
BUTLER style. The southern States are
mathematician and should not, in its opln-
ion, derive any benefit from the Union.
The fact that Virginia pays more OF the IN
ternal-revcnuc tax than all OF the New Eng
land States combined. goes for nothing.
The fact that Richmond city pays weekly to
the Government much larger sum than
the Government eXpends upon her river
in year is not for moment taken into
consideration The taxes paid here enrich
the North. The taxes paid here impovcrish
us. Why? Because they are abstracted
from the amount of money in circulation
here, and added to the amount in circula-
ton in the North. II the Administration
were disposed to be just, it would aid us OF
the South in getting all the money that we
need for the improvement OF our rivers
from the Government OF the United States,
because we pay so much more than our due
proportion Of the taxes that common JUS
tice and decent regard for the teachings
OF political economy demand that ut least a
fair proportion Of the money collected here
shall be laid out here. otherwise the South
must become an Ireland in the course Of
few generations.
The other southern States can expect no
better treatment at the hands Of the Repub-
lican party than Virginia, which pays so
large sum to the Federal Government in
the shape OF intcrnal-rcycnuc taxes. II
Virginia has no river OF "national i'm
portance." neither has North Carolina,
South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, or Ala
bama. All that these States can reasonably
hope for at the hands of a Republican Ad-
ministration is taX-gatherer in every
county, who will transmit all bis collections
to Washington to be spent in New York
and New England. That party would con-
tinue the southern people in their present
condition of hcwers Of wood and drawers
of water for our northern "brethren."
The Times would no doubt like to see the
Democratic States pay the taxes and the
Republican States have the handling Of
tHCllls lts CoulSlLlltuOuS diiusloi W 1lNCk
which contributes annually respectable
portion of the immense commerce which
enriches the city OF New York shows that
it either writes in ignorance OF the facts or
would willingly damage the trade Of that
great Democratic city.
The fact is, the country can never be a
unit in feeling and interest so long as Sec
tional party remains in control OF the Gov
eminent. The Republican party is essen
TALLY northern party. 1t wasIorganized
as an enemy OF one half Of the country.
Its mission was to abolish slavery. This it
has done. Its day of usefulness is over. 1t
ought to die. 1t has well-nigh ruined both
the North and the South. It has deprived
the North OF the richest trade that ever a
commercial people enjoyed. 1t has wronged
the South whilst thus iniuring its own sec
ton. Let it die the death Of the wicked.
1t flags superfuous on the STAGE" and its
retirement to private life ought to be accel-
Grated by the boot of every honest man and
every true patriot.
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Observation-Disclosures waXed fat and
kicked. The possession Of money spoils
many people. Here is the New York Herald
declaring that it would not be surprised il