Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1845-01-21

Louis McLanc, { ri.er m.inlrr OF Con
sress and Secretary Of State. AT It's head. |
now talk about having been over. Ieache,
by Wheeling. PShaw! away with all
surh contemplate stuff.
The writer complains, that we called
him TO accoun, for his threatened resis
lance oil the laws. As he shews tina, he
rs now ashamed Of it VIC will sayno more
about It. But we will nonce the a polopy:
and by it he is out 81 the fr, inr nan mo The
hre,tor 1t seems tina, all he meant by the
'hre"t' was for the mes River Co,npa-
ny; that if The James River Company
would not help Parker sburgh, why then
i'arkersburgh would not in future help
the James River Company. Now " hal
Is this but plain. palpable log rolling-ali-
ms bargaining. The James Ri,er friends,
II seems. are To be de,e. red from protecting
W heeling in the possession of its iatcfui
Prize-i's lawful rights, let cer,ain
section OF country should in future, in des-
p''e oil the claims Of right, Leave them TO
suffer. We have heard of log. rolling
ana coalition and corruption: but we ha rd-
~ expected to see il openly proposed and
indicated. Let US look little further ut
this piece Of log>rolling which has been
put forward with so much simplicity -
We say, let us look a, il IT Parkrrs.
ourgh and the 200 miles Of country will
turn tail upon the James Ri, er Improve
ments, what is to become Of the N w.
Turnpike, the Slaunton and Parker burph
road &c.l
We think the 200 miles Of country is
quite as much dependent on James River
as the latter is on it. But The Poor Pan
Handle, without numbers ard wi,hou,
power. what is To become Of IL and lis
rightsS We tell you. Having coveted
no mans goods, and having clear con-
science and good cause we put ourselves
on God and the honor of our State.
The Gazette intimates that il is happy
TO learn that The james River country
will support this mnvelnen, of the Rail
Road Company. Are we then TO under
stand from this that the threat ha. Ind the
desired effect and that the bargain fr TAX
ing the road from Wheeling is completed
we believe better things Of the James
River people. We have said this is an
effort TO take this Rail Road from Wheel
ing-it is so. For, Disguise il as YOU
may-argue il as YOU may, this move
ment OF the Company is nothing more
nor less than TO obtain leave To undo what
II has heretofore done towards Wheeling:
and that under The uuf1unded pre,ext that
The Company cannot now cone to Wheel.
ing, when we shew 10 any unprcludiccd
mind that the road can be made TO Vince.
ing as cheap and cheaper than it can 10
tarkersburgh,w i:hout going through Pa.
II the Company is under no pledge TO come
TO Wheeling why has il and the Parkers.
burgh interests laborcd so hard 10 prove
that road can ,ot be made to Wheeling?
II the Company is under no engagements
IN this matter to Wheeling, it is no, neces-
sary 10 prove il cannot come 10 This place
in order TO justify then in removing ..hc
road from US.
But the P. Gazeiie, under The imposing
mead oil "incontroyerllble facts" savs,'slhat
the act Of 1898 made Wheeling a poin,
on condition Of her paying million,
which she never has paid and never can
pay" We are sorry 10 see one commu-
MY arraigning another on such ungcner.
Gus and unJustifiable charges. We had
hoped better things Of the people OF Par
kersburgh. But the charge is in every
essential particular untrue. There was no
condition which Wheeling has omitted or
refused 10 perform ana Wheeling has
complied to the letter with all she ever
promised, and il those who made this
charge are not acquainted with the exact
nature Of the case they should have in
formed themselves, before they undertook
to bear "ia!se witness against their neigh.
bor." In the matter OF this subscription
on The part of Wheeling there has been
on ITS part no deception and no fsi3ure,
and all allegations and Instructions to the
contrary are uDfounded and unworthy Of
any just or generous mind.
Under this same imposing head it is
charged that "the Legislature refused 10
let Wheeling consider herself possessed of
any vested rights" This is another mis-
statement--the Legislature never did any
such thing
In specification No. 4, the Parkersburgh
Gazette says Wheeling 6amboozied the
Company. The Stiffness Of this charge
is only etualled by its departure from the
truth. Wheeling bamboozled the Rail
Road Company! This may do 10 tell TO
The people on Hughes river. but il certain
~ vii! not do to tell TO the Baliimoreans.
Well may Mr.. McLanc cxclaim, "save
me from my friends, and will loke ca re
OF my enemies" II this charge is true
Mr.. McLanc ough, TO have had leather
medal long ago and il Wheeling has
6imboozled MIR. McLane it has only ono
more TO bamboozle.
In specification No 5, tho Gazette says:
elf there had been vested rights, based on
conditions iuhIled"- writer must be
a limb Of the law-(perhaps the ghost of
Coke himself) "the subsequent action OF
pennsylvania has altered the case--W hee |
ling infeed does no; pretend that the case
stands now as IL did, when these rights are |
claimed TO have been vested in her. The |
route by which she demands TO be an. |