Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1843-10-31

w. We see by the Wheeling Times that shawls,
ct good material handsomely coored ond well woven.
are manufn iUred OF The esiabli-hment OF Mr. Ken
nedy IN South Wheeling; and The Gazette makes an
enersenc and reasonable appeal to the PEOPLE
thereabout 10 support domestic manufactures and
encourage the manufacturers Of Whe cling. We
hail with pleasure the improvement IN manufac tu-
ring oil The en'erprzing city Of Wheeling. and wsh
her and her people pfosp erous aud growing times
We offer tho seniiineni ia oil sincerity Of heart
Do,wi'hsiar ding The Times has been dccryins
Eastern Virginia aud the James River country and
earpng al the things done b, The State for Richmond;
oui The Times Is not the petple Of Wheeling. who,
We are snic are ssiuad by feelings better deserving
The name lUrgtnian. IL is needless 10 ofer a defence
against the Tunes. We would say. however io The
editor oi that paper. that the James River and
hana~ha scheme is Stale work ia ils character
and that he ought TO know enough OF the sentiments
and views oi the statesmen of the west To know that
they - regard ii-Richmond, too has paid more
iaan she viii get back ior many. very many years
10 come. TO this work-and the lIberaly and public
spirit she therein exhibited, should command for
her bitter feeling than that exhibited by the
Times and some others But we dessi-lo attempt
to reason away The prejudices Of those who are SO
hostile la this section. would, we appreheud be only
iaior thrown away. We only WA b that they
were more liberal. and congratulate ourselves that
the destiny Of The State is not ia their hands
Richmond Compiler.
We presume that the Richmond Compiler is
willing to do Justice 10 all. IL il is DESTROYS Of dorg
that 10 US. il will publish this reply 10 the sboye
unmeriied attack upon our motives and editorial or
personal course. In both. we have been, we hope
not Intentionally. msinlerpreed, by that paper rss
others, on previous occasions we'll as the present
Twenty one years ago This coming session Of the
Legislature. the people Of Wheeling and the adjon-
ing counties pelilivned The legislature for small
appropriation frUm the State Treasury, to construct
a road from Wheeling TO Clarksburgh. They. in
some form, have presented the subject beiore the
Legislature every session since. up 10 the present
time. Fourteen years ago, a convention was held
in response TO the demands Of all PORTIONS Of The
State except the iide water district. TO form a new
constitution. Thei convention Was based upon the
mCsi Unfair and unequal grounds OF representation,
In IL the first talent Of the State fought manIIly on
the side Of justice against power-power rrump pied
and constitution was a adopted by the Convention
and people. which receive the unanimous support
Of the tide water district. the unaIin Gus opposi-
lion Of the county Of Ohio. and but 23e votes in
district embracing thirteen counties adjoining it, =
The old Constitution less Objectionable 10
Western Virginia than the new because under its
rights. less likely suffer gross wrong, and less
certain Of The emily and oppression Of our eastern
neighbOrs before that convention was held.
Eight years ago. the present editor Of the Times
Became citizen Of Wheeling. with knowledge of
the unequal representation If The WesI. and he
Iherefsre made the proceedings IL the Legislature
and The ebaies va the Convention, his first study
In oil Falpably appeared the hand Of an oppressive
legislative majority laid heavily upon the west
He commenced commenting Ola the injustice Of that
course as well as pressing upon The Legislature our
ENTHUSIASTICALLY the necessity Of appropriations
such as are general in other States for public ruads
We began in peaceful remonsrance against the
unjust course Of the majority. in sinking millions
oi the Stale revenue-msre than sufficient 10 cover
the Stale With suitable roads, that would double lis
PoPulsIion-upon q work which. until il was compile
ted, wonld cOnfbe lis benefits 10 tile minority
constituents of the majority the Legislature which
would not be completed il ever, during the present
or next generation; which when completed. would
yield the Stale revenue and The people, except
along it's immediate borders no equivalent for their
money. In this. not only spoke the sentiments
OF the people Of Wheeling. but VI this and the
adjoining counties, and freemen everywhere For
eight years we have told The Legislature OF every
session, oy editorials, elaborate memorials, aud
peIIIiOns generally signed that they were doing US
wrong. and their characters as upright rulers,
wrong IN withholding appropriation that was
asked for the CONSTRUCTION Of a road co, necIimg
wheeling with The interior. The edIIor of the
Compiler himself remembers when we presented
PeIiion through our representative. to the Iesisa.
iure, signed by double columns Of names ,ha,
extended round the ball Of the house, selling forth
among olher things, that Ohio County had paid into
the State Treasury, nett. tea thousand annually Io
ten years, and had received from it not one dollar
except permission 10 retain one talfh er IN for one
year TO repair damages done by the Ii,Od Of 1882
The committee on Internal Improvement. then
admitted the Justice Of our claim and reported in
favor Of il. IL was killed by an oppressive and
unjust majority u the house. Five conn,ies were
refused the poor privilege ofrslaining one hal their
nett tribute 10 the Stale for Ihreo year,, for lie
construction Of q road that would open 10 Them the
interior Of the Stale, and 10 population, because q,
market, four hundred miles square Of as fine land
aS any in the adjoining counties " Western Penn-
sylvanis' thai another million might be sunk where
50 many had previously gene, to crafty the desires
Of The Piedmont district
Since 1910, We have manile'ily had in the west,
majority Of The population. and We have asked fDr
representation IN proportion. in al forms that men
"ey ask deal ear has been turned 10 ell. until
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