| From the Richmond Daily Dispatch |
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| February 5, 1862 |
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| The Richmond Railroad Convention -- the
inside track, &c. |
| The Herald, of New York,
surmises that the proposed Railroad Convention,
to be held in this city on the 5th February, (to-day,) will have for
its main object the completion of an unfinished gap of some forty
miles, more or less, of an inside line of railroads between Richmond
and the South, running down through the western part of North
Carolina, and at a pretty safe distance from the army of Buell, in
East Tennessee, and of Burnside, in Eastern North Carolina. |
| Jeff. Davis, in his last message to Congress, referred to the importance of
finishing the work required to open this inside track {the
Piedmont RR}. But the chances
are now that the Richmond Railroad Convention will be too
late; for, in all probability before this inside line is completed our
co-operating Union armies, east and west, will have made a connection
across North Carolina. As the rebels understand the game, they will doubtless go to work
with some energy; but the odds are against them; for it is evident
that General McClellan already has them in his grasp. Let us watch and
wait. |
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