The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-05-26
LETTER FROM A vALETUDtNARIAN.
rCo--cs,ontcnce of the Richmond Dispatch.l


have at hand no particular facts to state;
hut infer from the sounds Of whistles, ring
ing OF bells, aud movement OF trains, that
the road must be taxed to the utmost capa-
CITY OF its present amount OF rolling stock.
Unfinished, indeed. rs it is--not single one
OF its western connections being complete
II has not the means to do the business that
now presses upon il. Suppose It's
WESTERN CONNECTIONS
some or all OF thcm--werc completed: the
amount of business that would be thrown
unon il would exceed all anticipation. j
ar, aware that the Chesapeake Company
makes the completion Of the western con-
ncctions Of their road = part OF the plan TOT
the resumption Of their property, and l
know that whatever be the fate OF the iran
chisc and property OF the company, the
cnmpletion OF these connections is indispcn-
sable to the road. and is indeed inevitable.
This fact is what affords me, as Firglnnn,
infinite satisfaction. For there can be no
doubt in any mans mind that with these
connections completed there will be an
amount OF prosperity enjoyed by this great
work that will place it among the first OF
railroads, and the company that may own 1t
amongst the most powerful OF corporations.
Nor do l omit Richmond and the State Ill
nv expectations 0: the great results that
this road will achieve.
l take it that Richmond cannot now fail
TO perfect the
DEEPENING OF THE LOWER JAMES
river to the proper degree that is required
as well by the commerce that may be con-
sidered hers now. let alone the vast 'oiuihc
that must flow to her wharyes by the mesa
pcake and Ohio road. The channel OF the
James sufficiently deep, there VIII he no
drawback to the western commerce that VIII
naturally seek All outlet to sea by the Chcsa-
pcakcNlonr the james. This commerce,
irrcsucctiyc of the trade that she must have
with so lar.c a portion Of the South and
Southwest. will alone be sufficient to make
her one OF the greatest OF the inland towns
in the Union. Tier career towards tins
destiny will soon be so positive and utterly SO
beyond the power OF the alliances adverse TO
her that they will cease even to he thought
of bv her. much less to have the means OF
DELAYING her advancement. How misguided
have been the councils OF the State that put
strength in these alliances to do injury to
Richmond ard equally hurt the State. 1t
was giving power 20 injure to those VINO
were geographically powcrless TO 40 good.
And ut their heads were leaders whose per-
sonal interests were made OF Such naShl-
tudc that they could not be diverted from
doing injury by any sense OF PATRIOTISM or
devotion to the public interests. so they
have essaycd all the time to deceive the
people and make them believe that they
1.-THE leaders, were doing the greatest things
for the State, when they were themselves
only retaining easy and influential positions
and filling their own pockets.
We have seen how persons in high places
have employed their influence to strengthen
the alliances and prolong the drain OF the
leeches that in an evil hour fastened upon
Virginia Richmond has been the victim
She has been weakened and retarded, and
now somewhat fingers. But rest assured,
the intrigues and tricks that have afflicted
her and married the commerce OF the State
must come to grief. There is not force and
life enough in them to give them perma-
nencc. And rest assured, moreover, that
4 certain way to destroy q monstrous al
lance is to strengthen Richmond; and this
Chesapeake and Ohio railway, with Its con,
nections completed, will give her health and
strength, and she will herself be able to
crush her enemies-no, not her enemies
merely with the motive OF being so, but ne
cessarily so, since their schemes for purely
selfish objects are fraught with injury to her.
But Richmond will not be left alone. Bet
ter and wiser councils will prevail in the
State itself. AS soon rs the standard OF per-
sonal compensations and professional fees
shall fall within the scope OF reason, and
Judgment shall thereby be left free to the
exercise of her wise comprehension, all the
denominations Of which Richmond may Just
w complain will dissolve and disappear like
frost before the sun.
These reflections fill my mind as, seated
upon one of the grand and enchanting
- ttnv1 hot oil,
THIS WONDERFUL LOCALITY,
I look upon the rapidly-moving trains OF
the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad. Ihey
are enough to excite the feelings OF those
less disposed to excitement than am. The
signs tell Of great events to come, and warm
up nv Imagination with regard to the fu-
ture. know that this latitude is the "iust
middle" one; that along it abound the
great mineral resources that engender
power; that this latitude nourishes and
cherishes the health and vigor that are
needed to develop these resources; and,
therefore, that upon this line will in time
appear the greatest proofs OF human enter
prise and the greatest amount OF human
achievements. Along this line, from east to
west, will be the strongest bond Of political
union that can bind the States together, and
that bond which will hold them together in
prosperity, harmony, and equality for an
enduring period. and will more than all
other causes not only represS any feeling Of
alienation, but defeat plans and efforts for
separating the States.
Pardon this long dissertation. Perhaps I
should for my own good be thinking more
OF the spirits Of health and beauty which
haunt the dear shades Of the
WHITE SULPHUR.
Governor Hoffman, of New York, once,
standing in the spacious portico OF the
White Sulphur Hotel, and running his eye
along the grand outline OF mountain scenery
that towers above the White, cried out, " ]
have found it at last" A friend at his elbow
exclaimed, "What?" "That spot of earth,''
responded the Governor, " to which the
tempter took the Saviour and offered to him
all the scene of wealth and beauty that was
spread out before Him il he would worship
him." The idea has suggested itself to other
minds, and it is not surprising that it
should, for in the world it is hard to find q
combination OF grandeur and loneliness in
nature that is equal to it. 1t is one that inn
poyerishes the language OF admiration, as it
certainly is above the power OF any pen to
describe. In vain have the descriptive
writers eSSayed to portray these scenes.
They are indescribable.
The work OF improvement and repair is
going on finely, and say but the simple
truth when / state that the White Sulphur
will be this season in better condition for
real comfort and for its appearance than it
has been any year since the war; indeed, in
better condition than it has ever been. The