The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-05-07
The Southern Pacific.

The raDcrS continue to discuss tue prooa- i
h;l;t;cs os the massage Of bin through Con-
cress to aid III the completion Of the icSas-
Pacific railroad. Il,iberal northern jour-
nails. which do not desire that the Soalh
shall reap any Of the benefits OF the Govern
mcnt common TO all the States, are always
read: to dcnouncc the proposition rs Que
that would bc unworthy Of serious conSla-
Grafton but fol the fact that it naS SO man.
friends in and out OF Congress! For III
stance, that lord nrNnEEAEi OF "''N''eS
The Nation discourScS rs follows:
.To attempt 10 whc6dlc the South INTO
s,,onort OF the Administration on 'nc h'S'S
~ srhsi6,es and high tariff is for tue hr-
,,,,i,,;c.ns s;nr|e suicide, because it will
nrrmancntly ALLEVIATE from them the sup |
mort nG which we S1cak-a support The
itrrrrth Of which has been already serious
L. im;3ircd Nv the conduct OF the late cam
,;oi,n. NOBODY need give himself the
sErhtr>t trouble in getting IN ? " hig rcNl-
Val. II The country wants the hi%S pack
il Will hayc them. Just as it vii! have inc
Fcticr:siSt party if IL wants tha! nut aS
long a il sees that Wing principles mean
the Texas Pacific job, and that the leading
.Gld Wing, i no o;hcr than Tom scott
we doubt ii ii will take mitch interest III the
movement.
Tie Tribune, however. which was once
strenuou>iy opposed to the IcXas-facihc
scheme. hu. which seems TO have super"
seeded the Times Is the organ OF tcpuoh-
can Administration (Dot for HAlEs'S did
the Times ever speak, now seems 10 have
buried the tomahawk and 10 be ready I"
cent Ike situation: ii Mr. HAYES is Tor
the scheme the Tribune viii not oppose 1t,
and ii lie is not Tor 1t the Tribune Will not
advocate il. 1t represents the South TO he
CRYING out as one man. "Girc Us 4 Texas
Pacific subsidy, and let parties take care OF
themselves
The Chicago Times also seems 10 have
become re corciicd to what we think it used
10 call the "Stcal" 1t admits that there
may b, reasons for constructing the road
but will rot admit that UNCLE SAM ought 10
foot The bill, or any part o. 1t.
The Wheeling Register sieculatcs rs ioi-
lows:
The chances are that the bill will pass.
L. is ;h, Prime wedge relied upon 10y Mr.
llavcS ipr iisrurtinc the Democratic party.
tn.re,y enabling him to carry out his
Whic-Hcputilcan plot. This being 50.
nearly MI the Republican members Of Con-
srtSs vii! suppcr; tie bill; ;nd u the Demo
erals VIII have but Il small majority. con-
cnrtcd action on the part OF Republicans
VIII ii itself be almost Sufficient 10 put It
through. and ii 4 very ieW Democrats vote
with them il VII! make the matter sure.
1T i almost certain that majority Of
the southern members VIII he favorable to
In" passage OF the bill. Al in that section
are much more concerned 1T this moment IN
rcpair,i" the waste created ~ war and car
pct-haw.er>' han anything else. II IS likely
that all If the Democratic party from there
viii look upca the construction OF the rail-
WAY a. Il great future benefit TO the South.
ii VIII give employment 10 many persons
row anxious for such. but unable to obtain
il. besides beng the means OF many thou
sands OF dollars being di>hurSed. Il will
be reasoned. too. Tia; rs the North has had
the benefit Of Government aid in the build
ing of the Union Pacific road it is but fair
that the South should enjoy alike adran-
tageS. especially as she needs them hun
Qred-iold more than the North did on ac-
count Of her losses by the war. These will
lie powerful reasons with great many
southern Democrats, and no doubt will
weigh with them sufficiently strongly to in
duce enough to vote with the Republicans
10 make the road certainty"
\ true saying, and worthy OF being acted
upon. The Register is not so blind to
what the material Interests Of the South
demand as are few OF our own people.
ii Mr.. HAYES shall advocate the scheme,
we shall applaud him as we did when he did
his duty rs 10 South Carolina and Louisi-
ana. Ee can perform no act which we con-
slider for the good Of the country FOR which
we will not give him due credit. AS long
as he advocates measures which we deem
essential to the prosperity and wcll-being of
the Union. we shall uphold his hands. lie
cannot go so far in this direction that we
will not follow him. So We are not at all
moved by the fears which the Register seems
to entertain. We are glad that we have
President who cares for the States which
GRANT treated as satrarics or subjugated
provinces.
The Vicksburg Herald uttcrs the Ian
guaSe Of the South itself. 1t says:
"This is one Of the benefits which Con-
eress will be called upon to confer, and
which we have right to expect, il we have
rightly interpreted the public sentiment OF
the country. and we can fairly claim it lis a
common and not rs sectional benefit alone;
as being national III It's benefits as well as
sectional, because it will be, in fact, but
completing OF the great system OF railroads
begun in the northern States, and ramiiying
the whole of that section Of the Union. As
part OF the national defence it will be in
valuable, and its value to the commerce OF
the North can only be increased bv the
growth Of that commerce, and by the growth
OF the South and OF the Southwest"
Tom SCOTT may come as an old Wing or
as an old Democrat; but when he brings
with him a measure which is calculated and
intended to make the waste places OF the
South fruitful, and to Gil her empty pockets,
we shall all with glad acclaim welcome his
appearance. The Nation may call it ga
job" but We will tenn it & blessing.
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