The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-02-07

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srrfnxns>h ofs Inc l.anhaA BIZ 9ss
Yesterday tae Rleknana And lIsghs a. 4
railroad BIN u as ORDERED 90 sss esesszsent
hy sas triumphant vote EsgHrrsTnH NEE
saYes To rwESyY-ElGHT 40 3.
The day was one cs great excl tenens.
Tne Bin Itself is Tie most Important tna. De-
beea prescntsd so Vim latEse q = % afs
y rfsis during var eSpestcnce- sors Ely
years. Ii had excited deepest inleress
81 The minds Oh On iRanaensc popusattoti sof
shs ssates-a ,,opasaGIon resi- Gin the most
valuable sad rsfsant region es the Colla.
Z & xuonweaRh iIelading the city OF asist-
y ss,aond, Tnis large portion OF THO PEOPLE,
together with egeey wise and unsiasscd cil-
8 aren sfs che GssninonWealth. were asepls
anxious that tbe should PISS. 1ees
Z S,onid reEailY sse hat shsiit and increas =
ar Dcp,slafSua snd YeaI ysoui soiio yi,ss e
81 ,uiiaing d railway along the .saIaes- kisses
Valhy, and bow the resource of she State
would be iucreased tthslcby: fcst aesesz y
I :apneared yita!iy impogfsnf tbst the road q
as,on,d is bun. Their ipatrietisn was
asoossd, and they aisslased fnth eaF Pc
!. support of she bin their gepressibse spirit
and xfuh5ic devotion. !, So sisg ID ri b
Frnu Tie 10th OF January lntie, yester-
day there hiss been . constant sttVggle on
one hand to advance the prospects Of the
q Dill, and on the otEscr 70 seeaid and isainate-
ay defeatit. The friends 81 the bull, as re e
have said, we're enthusiasti u fer the good; o.
Z. ahssnfe ana The rehef II SOME q BET sglest
u neouIe Who sbsYe for 90 Hlaayiye fingered
ssiasost iii despair ii the constau Disasters OF
: that inefficient artery OF cousngn alton
the Door old canal-.w with Il hich atheir for-
sxfnes were LIKE A We So ~ -
The enemies 'of the bin were persons
B biasssd either By ceonntahle preiadices'
aocal jealousiy, or fancied personal interests.
This description includes them all, They
8 struggled with an energy thst was worthy
lot some ncbier and juster .$,if &,
Yesserdny. latter the long and animated der
bate ..ef many days, the friends Of the bill
hoped that at last they might be permitted !;
10 vote and rest 4They were temporarily
aisapp pointed by The strategy OF annend-
lndents: With regard to these our regular
i Il tnroceedings give the account .i!.yg 7:
rs: :5s But pending these The friends q the e:
measure lost temperiand were for a time
!. brought to something like. confusion. 1n-
somueh that one Of its supporters wasupons
the pointio Of moving that; the bill be dis
misseds " Il ..ss !. IS S.I !.
The scene was exciting ina high degree,
sand the leading members who had been &c
Five In the discussion were upon the aoor:l
There were decided words. CoGHHb was
], clear, and BococK used some pure English;
Finally, noted enemy moved an amend-
meni, and this movement tended to unite
the friends of the measure. About this
fine Of iunctare Mr..Speaker ALLEN came
down upon the floor, and by his calm and
wise suggestions helped TO dispel the storm"
Messrs. tPoPHAM and BoHASAk also entered
the ring with their accustomed timely APP
pearance in "a conflict, and the supporters
OF the bill were quickly reformed and gall
s.lsntly.redecmed the fortunes Of the day. L
4 g z be previous question was demand Iceland
sustained, and at 3 O'clock gP! M the bill
! was ordered to its en- ssment By the hand.
some vote of y83 ayes. te 2S noes. rs = ! r,
- We know what Joy this news will gIye:to,
The hearts of thousands Of the good people
,,itof Virginia. We know what exquisiteisat-
isiactfon. the event impaired tQ'the people
OF this devoted city. who have SO long been
hoping aud 80 long been disappointed
who have been studiously cut of by combi-
! nations most unjust and subscriptions, and
who, itseemed, fWerea to be doomed to lin
ger ID obstruction and distress, tied to the
fate Of the canal.s:,s5s. ), 81. n
~, They indeed feel the Joy that liberty
brings with 1t to the long imprisoned
those who begun to ,foresee, as it were, their
death within the prison-wails. ~ stsF@
Its to them a happy.,a glorious, day. II
We may now look for the prompt pass.
age Of the engrossed bill by the House,
and there cannot be doubt that it will
have an easy way through the Senate
And then we look TO the corporators-1
!; men eof fame and weaIth-whose attention 1
{ has been directed to the fair James RIVER
Valley Of Virginia for its richresources and
bright promises. That they have come to
Invest money here proves their just appre.
citation Of: this valley, nnd thattbey will in-
vest it we, should feel assured by what we
know Of advantage of the most attractive
portion Of our Stare. They are shrewd
men Of remarkablef orecaste. 1t would bean
idle seli-complacency In ourselves were we
TO think that we can see advantages which
they could. saii;tof discover. Far from it.
They See better than We dos and We may be
iI,tlteftliey will! avail themselves ne fair
advantages which theyares aboutto acquire.
's arH' len they do this, What ioioWs9 A gen
'seral diffusion OF q lively confidence III vir-
ginia and an Increase Of Immigration ard
Investment, and a widespread improvement
/ in the Commonwealth ii
Let us hope that sthe bin dow put ia q
3 iaailitated cond itions will smoothly pass to
B conpIe tion, and then The work begins, 2
We may now feel a ligh t.heartedness and
cheerfulness that we have not known for
years. This important bill, we. are sure,
! will be followed soon by the settlement OF
the State debt s1and then, indeed, will the
bright sun shine down upon us all, aHd SO.
shine upon q people peaceful, prosperous,
and contented. - 80
Norfolk Vireinian Happy for One Day.
The Norfolk Pfrgi'sidn OF yesterday an,
nounces that the Richmond and Allegheny
railroad eill was virtually defeated. t.
adds: sssis I; Il. IS
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