Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-10-29
COVE .4.ND NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

The Clarksburg Enquirer does not seem TO lend 50
ready an assent to the division OF Virginia AS tho Wheel.
ing Compiler has done. The following are some of the
structures which the former makes the Io,h on the
proposition:
"Thr communication Of our respectable correspond
en' will, hope, receive the jsps ,sonate cons-
Grafton of the editors Of the Wheeling Compiler and Of
the citizens within the counties propo.ed 10 he cedad
The cesson Of the territory alluded to Maryland would
be reflection on aud an injury to the Sbie OF Virgin
ia that every man should wish 10 avoid II possible
The time has vet arrived, we conceive Tor n pro
position of the kind TO BIS male The ses ion OF
the Virginia Legislature, commences netr era in the
history and political condition of the State IT. alter
just rnatioa of wants and of our rights 10
that body, the Legislature should s continue to turn
deaf ear 10 our praysr then and not till then, will
we be Untitled in taking such step as the editor. OF
the Compiler propose. No; let he too p=ecipi.
tae-st us avail, the close of the next legislatures:
All then be better able to judge Of the expediency
she measure recommended. The inhabitants general
ly, OF the Western part OF vrsnis have jul ground
set i,high tim. for the State Gov.rnp.n to awake
from the dslusions that have long hound her III.
car OF sectional ecuI. Let her laws operate alike on
every portion of the State. Let her omen roads, and
afford facilities to every section OF the counry then, in
dead, may we reasonably expect that she will prosper
and resume her high rank ng her sister States But
should she still continue par.ue the same course ST
hitherto has, the Eitors of the Compiler NAV rest as.
'ured of cur corporation in any scheme that may
meorate the condition o. any section of the whole OF
the Western district OF Virginia.
"The cession proposed embraces the who'd OF fire
counties, besides parts Of three Others containing in all
population of about sixty seventy thousand No 1t
tie addition t, the STATE Of Maryland if maie who no
doubt, would gladly open her 10 receive the rich
boon, whilst Virginia might hang down her head aud
mourn the effects Of her bed ruinpus policy With us
as with others, necessite ma point de ioi"
tCcMNrUNICATEDl
"The Wheeling Compiler oil thu 9Th inst. announces
that meeting of he Citizens of Ohio county will be
held the hrs day of November next to consider the
erpediency Of making application TO the Legislature
Of Pirginta for the cesSion, to Ifdryldnd, of much
Of the territory of prgina tcottd lie North of n
die ,oes line from The South toest point IF the State
@ JhdrylGnd 10 the Ohio river The proposed line
would run some miles South OF CIarksbury and PAX.
srsburg, ADD would embrace, in the cesson, the entire
counties Of Preston ,Monongala, Brooke, Ohio, and Ty
Ter, small part of Randolph. and tina greater part OF
Harrison and Wood Counties 1t is difficult to Give
the particular object Of this movement, although the
citizens Of this past Of the State have had much cause
% complain Of tue policy OF our State Government {:
yet, at no time has the idea, for a moment bee ssi
ouily entertained Of separation from IT, this par
,icnsr time such hTedining must be iujuici US; we
should wait until tho Government developes is
policy and should its operations be less favor
stls to orr Interests han have a right to expect
ehsr means reserved fSr ne, better calculated to
sain object than the idle threatnns Is embraced in
the proposed expedieDt. Bad. very had indeed, must
be the administration OF our State Government to in
luce portion Of citizens desire to be annexed
10 maryland. A. b."
On Monday last, at the public Bid the Coffee House.
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