Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1845-06-10

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deemed most conducive to that great and i'm
portant object.
FRIDAY MoRSiSG, S O'Clock.
Inc convention met pursuant to adjourn
ment OF yesterday. The select committee OIL
resolutions, &c. through its chairman. sub
mittcd the following preamble and resolutions
Whereas, the citizens OF portion of th,
/ North Western part of the State of Virgini;
addressed a memorial TO the Legislature at il
last session, praying that honorable body I,
authorize an extension of the b. & .. railwa,
thro' their territory to some point, not lowe
down on the Ohio river than the mouth of tn,
Little kanawha River; this application to tn,
! Legislature, originated in q desire of the B. s
! ~, ~ Ia iAsr,s,itied 20 exercise ;
I privilege that had Heretofore been granted :,
them BY the Legislature, anl which was ac
companled by the annunciation ON their n,r
ihat no pecuniary aid would be required OF IN,
Leg'slature-a naked permission of the righ
OF way TO some point TO be selected by m,
company, above the mouth of the i,ittlr
hanawha was all that was asked. And tbf
i CI'lHehs Oh tnat portion Of the Northwest
j. uIiouen winch the said road was proposed IL
DC conducted reasonably supposed that the
! SuIe would readily renew permission
.''u' hoo o'ice before been granted, and that
too under an implied Obligation 10 contribute
funds TO aid in the construction of the road "
/ his suppositlon of the men,orial;s,s ,yas
strengthened by the fact, that the eyner;anca
oil this country and of Europe had ab,iudant,v
tested the superiority of Rail Roads as mode
Oh transit over The most improved common
ROADS and Canals. They tancied that the
,lme mad arrived when they would have q
r f---si - - -.
lands; that their ineXhaustiblc bodies OF min
eFal coal, now useless and reproductive
would Inc placed in requisition; that a new
impulse would be given to industry; that
capital would How into their country; that
their population would be incrcased-and
that their country, now comparatively will
demess, would soon fulfil the high DESTINY
that nature designed forit. They felt that they
had performed their duty as LOYAL citizens to
the Commonwealth; they had freely borne
their share OF the burdens; they had contribu-
ted by the agency of their representatives in
The " gislature, TO the construction of every
public work designed for the improvement of
DINER portions OF the State, and they never
apprehended fora moment that the Legislature
would reject measure iraught with such i'm
PortSht eenehts 10 Them, and which would
consequently add greatly to the financial and
political power oil the State, by the increase Of
Their wealth and numbers, and that too with.
out It's costing the State single cent. and
without the sacrifice of any principles of pub.
llc policy, or doing injustice TO any othe,
portion OF the citizens. But the ble
expectations of the mennorialists were sadlv
disappointed by the action of the Legislature
during It's last session; their application was
not only rejected, but it was rejected under
circumstances that have left painful impress
sion III the bosom of the memorialists. They
saw that fundamental maxim of freedom that
government should be established for the mn
tual benefit OF all the citizens. overlooked ar
dlsregarded, and for the first time thew learned
lhat portion OF the people might be interdic-
teo oy theiT government from the right of
improving their condition and country by th,.i r
own means. This astounding result has i'm
PEELED the citizens, whose rights have been
'lIus 9isfegafded, II not trampled upon. to
assemble ia convention to deliberate upon the
couise ulst becomes them TO adopt in relation
And whereas. this Convention now assem-
bled have endeayored TO ASCERTAIN unon ,vba,
principle Of public policy, or OF Justice or ~
inShts thelt application was rejected, by tho
iast Legislature under the belief that il win
pe IN iielr power. TO show by resort 10 reas-
on ana iacts. hat great injustice has been done
20 theGl, and With the hope that their wrong,
"ili De repaired BY the ensuing legislature
ana whereas, II is true that the Legislature
81 last winter, D. is lay, authorized The BAL.
timose ant Ohio Rail Road Conpanr 10 extsnd
INC read through the territory Of Virginia 10
me Ciiy Of wheeling bat without pcnetratino
ih'O the interior, 50 as 10 extend the benefit oI
ne improvement 20 the greatest number of tbe
cI'ilens oil the State. but restricting IL 10 tbe
outskirts or border Of the State. an act of lcg.
l.latlon unasked for b. the Comu,nv and q,
the time opposed as wcll BY the Conpony I'd
by the representatives. of TIE p,emorial;s,s.
And whereas, this Convention has learned
with surprise, that one Of the strong arer.
ments relied upon in the Lceis,a4grs ami +,
some OF The members of that honorable MI
was 70 tie elect that tlie application for the
Ilsill OF way Dy the Company, ought not TO be
entertained because the applicants were for
eish .ToI operation, ana as such ought TO have no
pr reg extended to itwithin the territorial
units oi the state, this Convention Wlpnose
that such an argdaent could not have been
urged Win sincerity or effect before q,cb an
enlightened body as the Legislature of Viryin.
"a. They suppose so because that Iegislatyr.
dia IN TACT grant permission to the C0nnonv
70 pass through It's territory To- the Civ nj
wheeling, aud becadse also. that the Cono,,s,,1y
lisulysd rs corporate authority from the Con.
ill1 iss,sIation Of the States Of