The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-02-08
The Southern Pacific Line.

Our Petersburg contemporary the lndeJ
disavows any such idea as that he contend
ed that the Pacific railway styled Texas
Pacific was not. southern because there
was no bridge for crossing the Mississippi
south of ST. Louis. He objects that the
line is not southern, because the company
under which it is to be constructed is I'M
der the direction Of northern men. So it
matters not about the location OF the road,
the indes cannot consider it a southern
road so long as it has northern president,
no matter whether the money and the ener-
gy come from the North Or not. That is 4
settled point with our neighbor.
Seeing our brave contemporary raise the
war-cry against corporation which has
gone SO courageously to work-having
charter, with IMMIGRANTS and five hundred
miles of railway right in the most eligible
southern route to the Pacifc-we have been
curious to see what alternatives cheered
him to believe that these important steps to-
wards an improvement so important to the
South could be annulled, and a new scheme
to build such q road could be projected, en-
counter the troubles and cost of obtaining
charter and Federal aid, and finally build
the road. And what is the hope OF our
friend? Why, simply this: that Congress
is getting more liberal, and under the next
Administration may be prevailed upon not
only toput an end to the present charter
under TOW SCOTT, and wipe out all obliga-
tons to it, but to pass the new charter, with
southern officers at its head, and southern
partiaEties to bias its management, &c.
This is supposing that Congress may do q
most unjust thing in annuling all obliga-
tons to the present company and consign-
ing it to humiliation. But, furthermore,
it is supposing that this would be done to
crafty sectional prejudices, and those the
most unpopular Of all preiudices with the
Nortb-southern prgudices. 1t is suppo-
sing impossibilities.
We can't think our neighbor wise in his
proposition for postponement Of the present
grand work for the uncertainties Of another
enterprise. 1t is mighty undertaking, and
involves immense southern interests. II
put of now, no man can tell when new
movement could succeed and get under
way. Meantime the South is laboring under
obstruction--her bright future would be
obscured and her delightful hopes crushed.
And for what? To afford triumph to feel
ings and prejudices that ,olk damn any
proposition that enters Congress Ueighed
dom by them. I
Our neighbor ustanticipate that he will
live to mighty old age to be so reckless in
bis desire to destroy great scheme SO near
success. He isaeyen defiant in his pre-
JUDGES, and nothing short Of an ensured,
unparalleled longevity could sustain him in
all this. We have lived long, and know
how fearful are the effects of delay and
blasted hopes. Even If heshould live SO long
"a privilege accorded to no very large part Of
the human family }, be can't afford to OBJ
struct great works like the Southern
Pacific line to CRAFTY partially for per-
sons because OF the place Of their birth or
residence, or cut OF their beard or cont or
pants, or color or shape OF hat This is
subordinating q mighty scheme 10 incon-
siderable eireumsfane es.t The South cannot
leave its fate to suel, frivolous conditions.
8 VIC trus, that our friend may live long 8
but unless he expects to live as long as.
METHpaRLAH he is not justi flied In opposing
anything less than the grayest objections to
8 Worl, that Isl important to the South above
all others that are projected. Even III he
intends 20 1--we as long as METHusELAH be
surely should have mercy upon his fellow