Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Wiroa-Week-8 Title A name given to the resource This Week in Reconstruction, February 22-28, 1871 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Megan Wiora Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource February 22-28, 1871 Description An account of the resource The battle of state pride and sovereignty, something that Virginia has felt robbed of since rejoining the Union, resurfaced this week, for the Pennsylvania Central Railroad Company is attempting to control railroad lines in Virginia and other regions in the South. Even though most Virginians view Reconstruction as finished, this railroad war that shows power struggles between the North and the South post-unification. The Pennsylvania company wants to control the road between Richmond and Washington, which would create great profits for the Virginia company in Richmond if they had control over it. The disagreement was taken to court, where The Fredericksburg, Richmond and Potomac Company was given rights to build the rail from Alexandria to Richmond. Although this was a victorious motion for Virginia, it created further resentment against the North and further feelings of feeling controlled. Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Transcription Any written text transcribed from a sound Manchester and Richmond.'As we are now sweeping decks and getting ready (or action, adapting ourselves to'the new dispensation, we should not forget'the important measures of a free bridge'between Richmond and Manchester, and'the incorporation of the two places into'one. The bridge is beyond question. It'will certainly be built, it would be a stultification of the populations of both cities'were it abandoned. That there has not'a free bridge years since has been a subject'of astonishment to every intelligent and'sagacious stranger who has for twenty years'visited this city ; and this fact has injured'the public reputation here with all observant and sensible men.'Indeed, long since the two sides of the'river should have been one city, and the'streets should have crossed the river: passengers traveling them as freely as they do'Broad street. The pleasure of the promenade along the streets that would be above'the flowing river would be incomparably'delightful, and great would be the addition'to the picturesqueness and beauty of the'general view by the animation that would'be imparted to it by the hundreds that'would find in that promenade both pleasure and recreation. Lighted brilliantly and'supplied with neat places (or the sale of'ices, it would be after night a most popular'resort.'This improvement and the union of the'two towns would very much accelerate the'general prosperity and the increase of population. It is only by giving to each side'equal facilities that the entire advantages'of both for manufacturing, for dwellings,'and for trade, can be made fully available,'and without this availability of the natural'endowments of the locality neither side can'be as prosperous as it should be.'The free-bridge-the incorporation of'both towns into one-the quieting of the'conflicting water claims-and the vigorous'administration of the local government for'the preservation of order, for security,'and for the general improvement, will do'wonders for the promotion of the grow th'and the manufacturing enterprise of the'locality. No place in the Union has such'advantages for manufacturing, and with'the facilities for trade we already enjoy,'with the addition of the westward outlets'we are soon to have, we shall find demand'for wide areas on both sides of the river,'and we shall here in a short term of years'behold a city which will be tho pride and'honor of Virginia.'Only let us be practical, wise, hopeful,'and energetic, and all this will be realized'as certainly as that we live. URL http://virginiachronicle.com/cgi-bin/virginia?a=d&d=DD18710228&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN-------# Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1871-02-28 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context WioraMegan-18710228-ManchesterandRichmond.pdf Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Richmond Daily Dispatch Title A name given to the resource Manchester and Richmond