Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1839-05-09
VIRGINIA ELECTIONS.

kho 3tVituih huu 1tiSLthoHu dlsttIetsg ~ We rear
no danger except in the former. On the other hand
tho Wings contest. every seat lately occupied by a
vap Buren, man, save ia the Shenandoah and Ches-
terfeld districts, and We confidently anticipate suc-
cess in a majority of them.
The contest for the State Legislature scems to be
regarded with as much, ii not more. interest. Tho
Van Buren, party are preparing to put forth all
their strength with q view Of securing the aseen.
dency in the General Assembly, while the Why's
are fighting TO retain their command. The result,
although doubtful, is not desperate. The Rich
mond Wing confidently anticipates a brilliant White
triumph. while the Enquirer seems to be preparing
for an easy fall; and calling upon its friends not to
be discouraged by an adverse result this spring,
but to look forward to the next. for a clean sweep.
B1LTfSoRg-HsR PoLIcY.-HEn WxsrERx
RAN Roip,--The Hagnr.iowu Torch Light Of the
I'd inst, contains a very elaborate and ingenious ar
ticle, under this caption, manifesting, We think, a
spirit Of great jealousy an d unfairness towards Bal
timorc, and of inordinaie selfshness on tho part Of
tho people of Washington County, if the article in
the Torch Light is a just exposition Of their view.
and sentiments.
In 1886, the policy Of Maryland, in reference to
her Internal improvements, may be considered to
have been settled, by a subscription of six millions
Of dollars, to be divided between the Baltimore and
Ohio Rail Road and the Chesapeake and OHIO Ca.
nal. The battle for this policy was fcrcely confess
ted, and the friends and opponents of tho measure
were so equally divided that the aid of the Wash.
ington County delegation was necessary to pass the
law. This aid was at length given, but upon the
odious and restrictive provision that the Rail Road
Company should make fiagerstown and Boons.
boro points in their route, or forfeit, for tie use of
Washington County, ono million OF dollars. when
tho time came on for the prosecution Of the work,
w~estwaIdly from Ha~rpers.Ferry, the Rail Road
Company, after u tedious, laborioos and deliberate
investigation, decided that n location of their work.
making the towns of Hagerstown and Boonsboro
points. was met by physical obstacles of far more
Importance than the forfeiture of a million Of dol
lars, and a convenient and cheap route being offered
through the territory of Virginia, returning to tine
soil Of Maryland near Cumberland, was determined
on As the proper location, aud the construction is
hDout 10 Dc commenced accordingly.
The article in the Torch Light rail. at the city
OF Baltimore and the Rail Road Company for thi,
decision, concsaling carefully the a,certained fact
that this route through Virginia, as now located, is
90 much shorter, cheaper, and more easily prncti.
cable, as to justify its preference, even a, the for.
felt OF q million, and intimates that the location wa.
alone dictated by a disposition to avoid a connec.
ton with The Pennsylvania improvements. Now
does the Editor of the Torch Light imagine that
the people OF Baltimore are ignorant of the fact.
that, so soon as the Philadelphians are ready TO
push their Rail Road to a junction with the Balti.
more Road, Virginia will throw open her territory
and invite a competition for her trade between Bal
t'more and Philadelphia The only difference
will be that instead Of the connection being formed
"at Hagerstown, or at all events in the County of
Washington" it will be formed Mt Martiosburg.
"or ct oil events" in the County " of Berkeley.
we are at a loss to conceive what is meant BY
the intimation that Baltimore would have reaped
peculiar advantage from a formation of thi. con.
nection on the territory of Maryland, which she
VIII lose by its being formed on foreign and alien
ground in the State of Virginia" 1t is surely fair
toPresume that the rennsylvanians will connec, no
where, except upon fair and equal terms. The
connection never would have been formed. even
upon Maryland territory" for the peculiar ad.
vantage OF Baltimore; for the Philadelphisns have
a sharper eye to their own interest than to spend
their money for the benefit of rival city.
The whole maser is in a nut shell. The city of
Baltimore has embarked nine millions of dollars in
the enterprise,-The State Of Maryland nine mil.
lions more. 1t is said, and We elieve. not denied
that if the State subscription produce taxation,
Baltimore must pay two-thirds so thar it is argu.
ed, and fairly, it seems to us, tina, Baltimore stand,
Godfather to fifteen millions of the cost Of the i'm.
Provement. Lett be considered, in connection
with this idea, that other States, cities, and indiyid.
nails, have invested their fund. in the work. Whenc.
then, can arise the ~Propriety Of a requisilion upon
the Company to squander their funds upon n length.
ened, tortuous, and very expensive route. for
the benefit of Hagerstown and Boonsborol ANY
one who will look at the map. and observe the diff.
ference between a route from Harpers.Ferrv ,e
Cumberland by these points, and a route through
Virginia, mus, pronounce that a selection Of thu
former would have been unpardonable p~roliracy il
the disposition of the funds of The Conpanv. arc
the Investigations of scientific men and practca
engineers, in the comparison of natural obstacles OF
each route. moro fully corfrm The POSITION.
ExrLoslos AT HAScocK.-A heart-rending CO
'astroPhe, occurred at Hancock, Md, on the nigh
of the LIST inst. Mr.. Daniel Rush's store anc
dwelling were blown to atoms, by an explosion of
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