Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1845-07-11
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MaRsua;t. County, July $, 1915.
Gentlemen: am grattcd 10 see the Stand The
Richmond papers have taken in favor Of wise
system Of Internal improvement They are mIct
needed in Western Virginia. | despise The syS
lem OF dog rolling 50 often resored 10. Every
scheme Of Improvement, should be decided upor
lis merits; and, as Firginan do trust this abo
minalle system will be secuted BY all future le
! uisIaiion; !, - Il dangerous one. II measure
cannot be sustained upon It's merits then il should
| fail
! Tie Clarksburs; no the Parkersburg; or, 10 be
plain The BALTIMORE and Ono Rail Roam Coz
veNrox lately held in ClaTksburg, has canser
quite terncnt in North Western Virginia Il
! has aroused MS all TO action, and you will find
from The proceedings OF a Convention 10 be holden
in MARION, on Monday next, that PARKERssrRc
and CLARKsBrRG do no, constitute The whole O
North Western Virginia.
Brooke, Ohio Marshall, Tyler, Marion
Mononsalia, Preston, and, in all probability
Taylor, and a part OF oil Harrison, will be repre-
scented in said Convention; and il am mol much
deceived, YOU will find from their proceedings a
strong growing interest in favor Of The WHEEL.
INC terminus.
From what can learn, the friends OF The Par.
kers6rg route have been very active IN urging The
BALTIMORE AND Ono RAIL Roam COMPANY to re.
cct The present law, giving them assurances Of a
Southern terminus, and more favorable bill IN
detail-that is, what they cannot accomplish d.
rectly Mey nil do indiycetiy-form an Independent
Company, and apply Tor a charter, from the
nearest point at Cumberland. as far South as the
mouth OF little kanawha. These Parkersburg
folks are mighty people, and, from the resolution
and tone Of the Clarksburg Convention, old Vlr-
c,nia must walk up 10 the mark. Little do they
know OF the sagacity and independence Of Viz
sinians, il they expect TO accomplish their Rail
Road scheme by any such means.
Were you not amused al the threatening tone
Of their Preamble and Resolutions ? Why, they
would have one suppose they could control The Le-
gislature and Virginia as they please. | had
thought The rcbuke some Of their "hot-srurs' re-
ceyed last Winter, would have made them more
cautious for The future. This thing of threaten
ing 10 diridc The STATE, and carry every thing by
storm, may doto arouse the passions and the pre-
JUDGES OF the demagcgue from the stump, but
they are rather grave matters 10 threaten the
whole OF Virginia with. No man is more devo-
tedto Western interest, and Western right, than |
am, and there is no man more favorable 10 Stale
reform, or uncompromising on those subjects, than
myself but can see nothing 10 be gained by
threats, particularly when we have The evidence
OF growing feeling in our behalf in the Eastern
nart OIL the State. we CONTEND, anu we mink are
able 10 show, when we can get calm and de-
liberate hearing, that the rights and interest Of
Western Virginia have been much imposed on
BY our brethren of the East and that our grievan-
ces ought 10 be redressed; but we calculate o.
getting this redress, moi BY force, but by nappeal
to Justice, and, as Virginians you cannot, and
will not, withhold this justice from us much
longer We should treason together" as Vir-
ginians, and submit 10 reason. JUST G. Ike
Tuth, is mighty, and must prevail.
How these Ciorisburg and Parktrdurg gentry
have ascertained that the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad Company can get better bill in detail,
and better terminus, is more Than can tell. /
am much mistaken in The character OF Virginia,
if she ever consents that this aN-porertul compa-
nv shall construct their work through the heart Of
the West, so as TO conflict with its own policy
its own interest and improvements. would
much sooner conclude, il they reject the present
terminus, that they close The door OF Virginia le-
gislaton upon them forever Virginia should
look 10 its own internal resources and advantages,
and be guided accordingly. J. for one, am get
ling tired of this exciting question. Sufficient
lime and money have already been expended by
the Legislature, in listening 10 the prayers and
wants of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Com
pany, 10 have caused them 10 come 10 some def.
mite conclusion.
am gratifed 10 find thai Your young friend
LYNCH has received an appointment from The E1-
cculive. II could not have seen bestowed on one
more worthy. Yours.