Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1845-07-11


Railroad Company should, directly or
or inilircctly, subscribe the Stock. Our
Legislature is scarcely so blind us MT TO see
that is only value in the eyes of itsprojectors
would be in its enabling the existing Com |
pany To tvade the regulations which the State, |
Tor wise purposes, has enacted.
In every event we shall continue to coniide !
i'm the firmness and Justice of our venerable |
Commonwealth. We are grateful for the care
which she has exercised, ia this instance. for
the welfare of the North West. We trust that
she will at all times graft every reasonable
facility for the completion of that noble work
which is the subject of our present solicitude
But we cannot doubt that, at the same time
she will firmly maintain the policy of the ex-
listing law; policy which is calculated 10
develops the neglected resources of an ihpor-
tant section of her territory, which protects
the investments and improvements Of our
own state. which is conlormable TO am enlarged
view loi he necessities OF commerce through
our Tue hepl,pi'c and which is just and honor
able To the Company.
Rosoiped, That we, the members of this
CONVENTION, representing in number and sen
uinent large majority of the citizens of North
| Wcstern Virginia, Notwithstanding many of nus
and those We represent were advocates of the
right OF way for the Baltimore and Ohio Rail
Road Company to any point north of the Little
kanawha. and in good faith advocated the
same upon the FORMER petition ofthe Company:
and the Legislature having by large and de-
cisive majority declared that the right of way.
should he grantcd only on condition that the
terminus theieofsh should be atWhesling believes
and are convinced that, il the Company accent
the present law and construct their road
through Virginia TO TIE Ohio at Wheeling. II
will promote the General interest and pros.
lperity OF North Western Virginia and not be
injurious to the improvements i'm other seq
lions oi the State, especially the great ccf,ral
. improvement, and entertaining these opinions
we hereby declare that we will advocate and
sustain the act of the General Assembly mass.
ed at its last session,
hesofpod, That n committee of one fro,n
7 each oil the counties represented i'm this Con-
: ventlon be appointed TO lay the proceedings of
the Convention before the Legislature and TO
5 take sucn measures as may appear to them
$ proper to carry out. the views here adopted.
G hesotctd, That each of the county tlelcga-
: lions here present. he requested to nominate
r and appoint committee of corrcspondeprein
each of their respective counties TO nro,,iote
: the objects of this convention.
The report and resolutions. on motion.
: were adopted-the former unanimously and
t the atfer with but one dissenting voice.
ihereupon, J. Homer of Tyler moved tic
following resolution.
fhcs0tDcd, That while this convention Is
5 anxious tie Baltimore and Ohio Rail Road
shall be constructed to and terminate at the
City oil Wheeling, yet, if the Company shall
determine the route impracticable and shall
} not accept the charter granted last winter by
| the Virginia Legislature, the members of this
: Convention then pledge themselves to use
their best exertions to obtain charter to ter
inmate their work at the mouth of Fishing
Creek ON the Ohio River in the county of Tyo
lcroras far Soutl, as Sistersvile in said county,
Mr.. H. remarked that the TYLER delegation
did not wish TO make it part of the proceed
lngs OF this Convention, but only asked an
informal expression ofopinon favorable there
to.
The RESOLUTION was supported by The mover
and James &. West. 4
And opposed by Messers 1.azier of Monon
gala, Campbell of Brook and others and laid on
the table by reclamation.
The President then appointed the following
: committee under the second resolution.
{ Jacob S. Shriver, of Ohio county.
f Thomas Kirk. Brooke
), r.. III. Caldwell, Marshall.
II. III. Pcirpoint. Marion.
| w. I. Wiley, Monongalia.
Israel Baldwin, Preston.
On motion, ordered, That H. Jacob. Col. r.
), Raymond and +. H. Peirpoint be com
mittee to superintend the publication of the
proceedings of this convention
Thereupon the Convention adjourned sine
die.
E. c. WILSON President.
G. {. F Fessrss' 'f. & .ssere,urie.,