The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-04-01


We really haven't the room to spare; Du'
as the West Poin, star thinks that courtesy
requires Us to publish the following article,
we give If. We should need sheet u large
as the London Times if we were compelled
70 COPY and comment upon every article
contained in our exchanges purporting 10
he REPLIES 10 our editorials. And rs We
cannot reply without putting ourselves un'
der an obligation TO reproduce reIoInder'
we let the stars article 90 without com
ment, except TO say that Cincinnati, or Parls
q, any rate. is rs large as we expect Rich
mond ever 10 be:
WEST POM AAD RICHIOND.-Th OtS-
match does US TIE honor to copy an cdi'0'
rial in a recent issue OF tue Star upon the
subiect Of West Points future, aud to COM
mcnt upon il. We are graifled to be able
10 say that in this article 1t is more liberal,
and shows more consideration for the opll'-
ions Of Others than it generally manifc>ts in
the discussion OF question Ike this.
We refer to the matter again for the pur-
pose Of calling the attention CT the DIS
match to tie fact that it misundcrstands our
nos,tlon, and while We are so doing we may
also call its attention to several errors, a. IL
seems to us, III itsrcasonlng:
FIRST, then, lhe Dispatch is mistaken in
saving that we express the opinion tnat
Richmond can never be great city. we
do not wish to be so understood. What we
meant TO say is that Richmond can never be
a 1redt commercial city tbrough James TtUer.
but that through West Point and York
rirer she may be. We wish 1t distinctly
understood that we have no enmity to Rich
mond. We believe in the future OF Rlch-
mond. We believe that she must always be
the citu OF Virginia. With her great manu-
featuring power and favorable location, she
ONLY needs speedy and easy access to the sea
TO make her indeed great city. This. we
think, she must obtain through York river.
She never can obtain it through the long.
winding, tortuous, shallow course OF the
James. All we claim and wish for West
Point i to make il the shipping port for
Richmond.
The Dispatch is unfortunate in is illus
trations. Cincinnati. far. az the Dispatch
SAYS, from the seaboard, IS great city, but
surely the Dispatch will not claim that she
is great commercial city.
Tue Dispatch refers to London and Paris.
Now, the Dispatch il better informed upon
tnese subjects than we are, but we think
we are right when We say that London Is
very near the mouth Of the Thames; and,
beside, while London is great city and has
a large quantity Of shipping, yet Liverpool
is THE GREAT shipping port for London ana
for all England. viii the Dispatch name any
ship of any one Of the great foreign lines OF
thi. country whose destination IN England
is London directr DO they not all land al
Liverpool: As to Paris, we think the ms.
patch will not claim that Paris l. great
commercial city. Almost all OF the conf
merce OF Paris Is done through Havre.
We repeat that our object is TO bulid up
Richmond, and through Richmond to build
up West Point. We will be perfectly salts
ted to be TO Richmond what Hayre Is TO
Paris or what Liverpool is to London.
Will the DjSpatch help us IN this direc'
ton? -.
,Just one thing more. The Dispatch says
Richmond has made West Point what she
is. viii the Dispatch tell us how Richmond
has ever helped West Point one iota! II II
Will. we shall tie under lasting obligations.