Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-12-15
From the Ciarksburg Enquirer.


The memorial inserted below was handed to u.s.
q Few days suce, by gentleman Of this town, from
what source It emnated we not aware; Reverthc-
less. is subject dear the hear, of every person
residing in this section Of Virginia. and ought be
by all who value the best interest Of the Common
wealth. We do hope The Legislature will. during
the present session do somc hing for us, by making
appropriation for a turnpike road from some point
in the Valley 10 Marietta or Petersburg: thereby
allay those jealousies and dscordant feelings that
now exists between the East and West or else we
shall be driven, through despair of ever seeing our
interests regarded, to seek redress in some other
way
Col. DAWSON, Of our Delegates from this conn
ty. and who has been indcfatgablc in his labors to
promote interests in this respect, has taken with
him memorial signed by about one thousand per-
sons, petitioning the Legislature to appropriate mo-
ney sufficient to make turnpike road from Winches-
Ii. ohisoh f nHi 81 Hihdrrsa to some pom. on
ties will also. understand, be- presented to tho
General Assembly PRAYING for the same object. We
will venture To assert that there two persons
in every hundred. residing in fhe Middle and Wes-
tern districts but what are m favor of the conteu
plated turnpike mentioned above Surely then OFT
hopes and most sanrune expectations will not be in
vain.-We have too great an opinion of the GA, RIO
tism and virtue that compose the Sepate and
House of Delegates to believe the contrary
1t will be perceived that the msmarial prays for
the Improvement Of the road from the PENNSYLVANIA
line. by way Of Morgan'own and C!arksbnre, 10 Ma
re;ta; and that appropriation Of $4,000 be made
out OF each of the counte Of Monongalia Harrison
and w God. to defray the expenses thereof
TO The Legislature Of pirginin.
Your petitioners, citizens Of the North Western
part OF Virginia call your attention the Importance
OF tho Improvement of the road from the PcnnsyIya-
MA line by the way Of Morgantown, and Clarks5ura
through the counties Of Monongala. Harrison and
Wood, i'll direction towards Parkersbure or Mari
ota on the Ohio rivsr-to the people of this section
OF the state. and to the citizens of large portion of
the Western States-his being the most direct route
to the Capitol Of the National government. PASSING
through the centre Of the population of this portion
OF Va. and over the ground susceptible of ma.
KING line rond-nnd important because ID would
afford additional facilities to the Post Office Depart
nent in the transmission Of the Mail. The present
bead o. that department having ractcd for tn.
carrying one branch Of the great western mail 10
stages on this lice three times per week. 1t would
also increase The facilities to the people having tho
line in procuring salt, either ut the en- stern or wes
tern termination II would also be atIord,np id to
portion OF the people Of Virginia who have made great
fectlvo road system On parts of this line the popn-
aton rs fhinly settled, and ma BE this road ne
deserves to he, would to them be heavy tax
we therefore pray that law may be passed ap-
proprating two thousand dollars the revenue OF
each ofihs said counties to be paid in three or foura
nusl payments to be expended this read equally in
each county
From The ". Y Gazetts, DsrenLey H.
SuIcrDE.--Aber. ten o'clock Yesterday marn;,o
James BWhr, Scotchman, aged so, passing % Mai
deD-lane. William street thrust his hand h,ouob
pane Of glass in the sbow-window Of cutlery store
seized case OF took one out, aud having cut
his throat IN the jugnlar vein. walked over to the on
pose side of the street, md fell the pavement and
ded IN about two minutes Verdict of the Coroncrs
Jury--.'ho came to his death by committing suicide
while laboring uader insanity The only witness
before the Jury, who knew him. stated that he
mad been acquainted with him in Scotland, and thai
he arrived here in July last that he had been enrs
geo IN exlensiye tobacco and snoff manufacture in
Ayr- and ~ Glasgow and that he left his family in
scotland lie further states, that he had mover coon
him since Inst July Till yesterday morning, when he
inquired for the British Consuls Office, whittier no
accompanied him, hut did not wait till the Consul
came in While there, he nquired--"Am dead or
am alive" No Information was elected before tho
Coroner OF tho CAME Of the change in his circum
stances or tho period occasion Of his Jerar
~ Understood Thar he hos been employed lately In
rope walk at Brooklyn. The body Of the unfortu
maze man was taken charge Of by Mr.. Buchanan
tue British Consul, and will be- deccnly Inferred
The person from whose store the razor was taken
oeng much annoyed By the numerous inquitcrs At
ms door, bit upon The expedieut Of freeing himself
rom their troublesome inquiries by exhibiting the
Instrument in his shop-wndow with tho fcllowi,n