Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1845-01-21
we are SORRY ,ha, lhe Pnrk.r,hnrah

We are sorry thai the Parkersburph
0azette and it's correspondent show de-
termination TO quarrel with us ON The sub.
Jeci OF the Baltimore aud Ohio Rail Road
We wish The public 10 keep in mind tina,
'n's newspaper controversy is not one
of our seeking. We had purpose,y for
bone 10 bring the subjrc, bef,re our read
ers III forced TO do 81 By the unjust, III lib
ctal and unioundrd remarks of the Par
kersblrgh paper towards the people of
wheeling We never in our lives with
more reluctance made any observations
of controversial character, than we did
when We noticed Tins subject in our paper
some two weeks ago. BIT il. seems our
friends at Pa kersburgh are not satisfied
and from the flu,tcring we see, we infer
That what we said, told. Il is with
sun more reluctance that we again recur
10 this subject, for we have a s 1T of in
rnnsttve repugnance 10 doing vain thing
ms whole question is now before The
Legislature AIR. M'Lane. the Pre.,den,
OF the tail Road Company, one who boust,
OF d SIKH IN diplomacy with which no leg.
isia'ive body can cape,is in person at Rich
mond with legal ADVISERS COMBATING the
claims of Wheeling. Pukersbureh +,
there by her legislative and lobby dele.
gallon. And so IS " hceliny.
There the parties whose especial duty
II IS TO investigate, discuss and understand
ms subject. arc 'abring before the Cons
m'ttee and before the House with all their
power. w hat useful end is then to be ac-
compilshed by this newspaper strict
None that we can see. But If the obi,, I
u Inc farkershurgh paper and its cores
pondsnisis 20 misl.a and inflame The PEG
pie on the boosted line of 200 miles. then
we can understand why their newspaper
pellets are thrown about while those
VINO understand the subject, and whose
business II Is 10 un 'erstand il are al Rich.
mond,wiolding their heavy artillery. The
agitation oil this question al Richmond pro
duces bad feelings enough in all con.
science between those who would other,
wise be friends, without being i.ilamed
by newspaper war Of words.
We say 10 our Parkersburgh neighbors
that, we made no personal rellection which
any honest man ought to regret because
we made none width any individual had
righito take 10 himself unless tie shue f ,
we will also say 10 then that we see no
use IN newspaper or public conlrover-
sy, and always have held in conte.pp,
speaking or whiting to '.Bunkurn," We, we
have no objcciion to going before the pub,
lie with this question.
The writer for the Gazette saws. allu.
ding to this Rail Road. The rze in view
is worthy OF all the efforts Wheeling or
Pa-kersburgh can make" So said ana
thought Capt. Kidd, when running down
well lreighted lndaman. The prize, if
one II is, is Whoeling's already-f such
thing can be acquired by contract. Per,
haps our friends think that Capt. Kidd's
mode OF acquisition gives the better title
"Ihou shalt not covel," is the precept OF
nature and dirinity, and sorry we are tina,
we should live in day when these high
behests are disregarded. Men may dis
pute as they please about what the Raft
Road Company has done-but certain il
is that We can prove II before any court
and jury in Chrisiendom that this Gem.
pany did fix on Wheeling as its terminus
on the Ohio, and certain il is that Wheel.
ing and the people thereof expended large
and enormous sums on the credit Of what
the Company had so done. This cannot
be denied by those who regard the claims
of truth.
The truth is the Company fixed on
Wheeling as point long before 1888, if
men can be bound by what they say and
do. Anterior TO this the company, on diff.
ferent occasions and at different times,
represented Wheeling as point and treat
ed u as settled question; and that in Just
such ways as would bind an individual
and preclude hin from opening bis mouth
TO the contrary tor the future. And il is
not true. as Is asserted, that Wheeling at
tanned It's greatest prosperity in 1885
They who make such statements mast be
totally inisinformed-on no other supposi-
ton can we acroun! for such statements.
for We will not suppose lhem 10 have been
willuily nude. But il is true that ms ear.
iy as 1888 and earlier by wear or two.
a new impetus was given to the prosperi |
~ Of Wheeling, and lhis impetus was pre-
cisely md wholly owing TO The doines and
representations Of this company which
we have just before spoken 81?
Why, then, should this Company be
now permitted 10 take away tbs road from
Wheeling TO the sacrifice Of theso great
vested interests, and the ruin Of thousands
who invested their money, Dor. aud cred,
IL, on the TAI b ut the Go npnny? WoulJ !
the people Of Parkersburg be willing to
refund lothe people Of Wheeling what they
have expended IN couseq fence of this
COMPANY having long ago awarded the !
pyiseto Wbeelingi HID Wheeling miss.
ed tho prize we shoull have borne il 5
best we might, and certain il is, that we
should not, a|ier Tie draWing was over,
have been guilty Of attempting to take the
prize from our more ioriunato coompeti-
tors. merely because the manager and foun
der Of the scheme might wish TO draw II
over again iD order TO sell few more tick |
rfs viii the Company pretend that the
drawing lone which was wholly 10 it's own
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