The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-04-16
The Texas-Pacifc.

II will CRAFTY the friends Of the Texas
Pacific railroad to know that Mr.. STEPHENS,
OF Georgia. is in favor OF granting a subsidy
70 its corporators. There is no other scheme
thst promises so much for The benefit OF the
southern States Of this Union. 1t is almost
incredible that any southerner should DE
onposed to aiding it. Before the war there
was an excuse for opposition to snch
schemes. The desire 10 contine the Federal
Government within narrow bounds, ana 10
nreyent the lavish outlay OF the publ'c 'rea-
sure for schemes OF internal improvements
was natural under the circumstances '"c"
exis,inc Rut now that the Govern
ment has expended hundreds OF h'''''n,
of dollars. OF which the South mas i"''o
more than her share, for works OF lh'c'n''
;n,rovemcnt in the northern section OF tue
ruiou. and will probably never cease 70 cA-
mend money in that section for similar puF-
noses. If would be inexcusable folly for the
southern representatives in Congress 10 &c
c,;ncto demand their share OF the money that
,bc Government may be able annually to
anpropriate to rivers, harhors, railroads.
canals. &c. The North will never refuse to
receive her share; and If the South
were TO refuse TO receive hers, sue
would act the fool. The difference
which would .be manifest in the condition
OF the TWO sections at the END OF half &
century should the North receive her share
OF this treasure and the South refuse hers
would stamp the authors OF sclf-denying
policy OF that sort as a set OF stupid asses
We have had enough OF such nonsense
in the South. The Representatives whom
VIC sent to Washington before the wal
pursued line of conduct in respect
Of these matters which caused the North
10 he far ahead Of the South in mr.
terial resources when the late civil wal
broke ont. Washington city owes nine
ten,ls oi its wealth and population to drip
- pings from the Federal treasury. The diff
ference between q section which pays all tn,
time and receives nothing. and sector
which. however much it pays, receives in;t
its Golfers q notwithstanding stream o.
money. is the difference between wealth ant
poverty 1t only requires so many years tc
render the one rich and increased in goods
and the other poor in purse, and the Object
of the scorn OF the section which has grown
rich off It's folly.
Yet the Texas-Facitic railroad will not be
Il scheme merely sectional. 1t will be :
great convenience to the North. Ii will be
merce during the entire year. 1t will not
nee miles OF snow-ShcdS and tunnels, MOI
thousands OF dollars worth OF snow-ploWs,
It will not allow its passengers to freeze to
death in the winter, nor burn up in the
summer. It will furnish Il safe, certain, and
expeditions mode of getting across the con-
tinent TO northern as we'll As to southern
travellers. 1t will make new States spring
I'D along its line, and cause what WAS once
supposed to be q desert to blossom like the
rose.
Richmond, Norfolk, Charleston, Savan-
nah. New Orleans, every city in the South,
will have what may be called direct outlet
to California and @the East" (as Mr. Ben
TON called it) when the TeNas-Paciic rail.
road shall have been completed. In nc
other way can Virginia ever hope to have
direct communication with the far West. II
she shall let this opportunity escape, she
will have nobody to blame but herself. Bu
she will repent it to the end OF her exist
ence. She will learn when too late tina
now is the tide" in her 'satiairs" which
"taken at the flood" will "lead on to for
tune" Neglected. it will never more re
turn.