The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-04-03
The Southern Pacific Railway.

The Virginia Senate yesterday passed the
following resolution by vote Of 20 to Is.
| In the House it was referred to the appro-
| PIRATE committee. We need not say how
thoroughly we endorse it. For long time
we have been hammerinc away at this
scheme. 1t contains within it the germs OF
new life for the South. AS Mr. HUNTER so
happily said, it will serve as a cord upon
which to string many new States to serve as
necklace for the South. We trust that
the House will pass the resolution by a
large majority. 1t is as follows: ......
Whereas the Government of the United
States has expended on public works from
the year 1865 to the year 1873 in the sixteen
southern and border States Of the Union
the sum Of S11 ,612, 06G.56, and in the north
ern and western States and Territories, and
the District Of Columbia, 1852, 4147S !;
And whereas said Government has eX-
pended on railroads, canals, and wagon
roads, from the year 1889 to the year 1873, in
the sixteen southern and border States, the
sum of S6,9S1, 00O.20, and in the northern
+ and western States and Territories and the
District OF Columbia $97, 723, 1908, thereby
committing the General Government to a
policy Of extending aid to system of in
ternal improvements, national in its charac-
ter; .. ....... ..
/ And whereas in The prosecution Of this
system discrimination in an uni Just degree
has been made in favor Of the northern
States and Territories, to the great injury Of
the southern and border States Of the Union !;
And whereas in the distribution Of these
expenditures by the General Government a
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norther States have the only convenient ac-
cess to the Pacific coast, but at rates so ex-
orbitant as to seriously interfere with the
ready transportation OF persons and pro-
perty over the only existing trans-conti-
mental line Of railway;
And whereas the economical adminiStra-
ton Of the affairs Of the General Govern
ment, the demands Of commerce across our
widely extended domain, and the necessi-
ties OF the citizens of the Union require an
open highway between the two ocerns {;
and, furthermore, by its location, while
benetiting every portion OF our country, con-
tribute to restore the prosperity OF the
southern and border States to the great
| benefit Of every portion OF the Union;
AND whereas it is conceded that no such
open highway can be constructed without
| the aid OF the General Government, or be
! prevented from becoming an oppressive
| monopoly unless under its control; there
| fore be it .,r' rs-.s'
Resolved, That the General Assembly in
| struct our senator's and request our repre-
sentatiyes in Congress to use their best
| efforts in behalf Of an application for a
| trans-continental line of,railway from the
Mississippi river. to the Pacific ocean,; ON or
near the thirtr-second parallel, in;the nature
OF a guarantee by the. General Government
| OF the interest on the bonds OF said railway
to such an amount us will secure its
completion; provided that the eastern
termini Of said railroad shall be SO
located as to enable, the railroads Of the
soutbera States to make Convenient connee-
ton Herewith, and that said railroad shall
not discriminate against the equal and free
transportation Of the traffic OF said southern
railroads, or give any facilities to any line Of
road north Of the thlrty-fourth parallel OF
latitude not equally shared in by those
south OF said parallel. .'"7d -