Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1845-06-11
AGITATION IN NORTHWEST VIRGINIA.

numerous Con venon assembled Clarksburg on the
a9h Nay composed Of the friends Of rejected
by the last Legislature. coneedng the right Of way the
Baltimore and OHIO Rail Road Company through por.
ton Of the State and DO allowed terminate hsr road
the Mouth Of the Little Kapswha instead of ct Wheel
has heretofore granted them by the State Of
Virginia
(The reader will remember that the Company declined
the Wheeling terminus for the that carried them
high up the Ohio River sinking that river at the
mouth Of the Little Kanswha, they its trade lower
down, saved freight in ascending, tapped Wheeling and
opened direct communication between Cincinnati and
the southern portions Of Ohio and the northern portions OF
kentucky, and Baltimore thus making Baltimore the
FOE region Of country immense in and pow
erfu in He will remember that this bold
Baltimore enterprise rejected by the Legislature
two grounds l. That il unjust Wheeling ID that
it would prove destructive of the James River Kanawha
Improvement prosecuted point great expense
These wers the arguments pro and con.
The counties of HARRISON Wood, Taylor. Lewis, Ran.
doph, Gilmer, BraIton, Barbour Hardy and Richie
represented in the Convention Judge E. 8. Duncan
appointed President Mr. c. C. Lee Of Hardy chair.
man Of the Committee draw a Report The report is
condensed and powerful, presenting the whole argument
in few aud well chosen words-we have for
entire: but we present the leading features:
Rejection Of the Wheeling termRas by the Bsliors Co.
"Ths convention satisfied. well from their belief
that the most conclusive exist against the aeeep
lance BY the company the law Of last winter, from
surances derived from sources that command the entire
confidence OF this convention that the company cH
accept tAe Iap."
Change Of plan.
if such be the settled policy Of the Legislature
wards the Northwest, better better would be for
this portion OF the State at 10 dissolve the political
connec ton that bnds il the Of the Stale
But this alternative that this convention will cher
ish their bosoms for moment they do believe that
such policy will be sanctioned by their Eastern brethren
but they shall continue they have always been,
proud that they belong the ancient Commonwealth
Neither does this convention admit that the proposed
sion Of the railroad will interfere with trade navel
upon any other line Of improvement within the State or
but 10 \ limited extent supposed that there
would be interference with the contemplated
ton CT the James and with tho Ohio Should
that Improvement be completed, which aie the large
and hitherto than useess expenditure Of millions of
the peoples money upon IL, rendered. very doubtful
Yet, ia the opinion Of practical men, U never
draw TO il the trade or travel from the West; on
the contrary, the uude and travel along the Western
slope Of the line will seek its outlet in the val.
ley Of the Mississippi, instead Of going EaswardBut if
the Convention in this respect Legislature
mas permitted the railroad be conducted Wheeling
on the Ohio riyer, and the trade which u supposed 9th.
erwse might have passed along the line Of the James
will be drawn up Wheeling, il the road should be
made To terminate there and thence along the Railroad
Baltimore the other Atlantic markets. and thus obtain
choice OF markets at less expense Of money and time
than upon the James rver line Of Improvement and the
Convention perceive for nterdicng the right
terminate toe road al intermediate point between
Wheeling and the mouth Of the little ksnawhs river that
would apply With equal force to making its terminus
Al Wheeling; And Whereas this Convention having thus
examined all the ground Of objection thai may have nfu
eneed the Legislative action Of las, winter, has arrived
the conclusion that there exists nothing in public policy
the principles OF right and justice that should deter them
from again applying the Legislature M that mode
acceptable in the Legislarure) grant independent
charter railroad from point on the Po-
river, in the vicinity Of Cumberland point on
the Ohio rYer, above the mouth of the Little Klnawha
and they led do notwithstanding the passage Of
The law permitting the Baltimore aud Oaio Railroad CON-
pany to extend The road TO Whesng"
We passant the fings thus made by the
Claksburg Convention the James River Kanawha I'm.
provement But let this pass; the suggestion Of this
plan produce serious impression the mnds
OF all interested in the prosperity Of Virginia Whether
the consequences the Central Improvement and the
Wheeling interests would be peesey the ssme
must Judge.
The North West opposition to this scheme and to its pre-,
decessor lies in part Of Harrison, Msrsha Tyler Ma
rion. Mooongaa, Preston, Taylor In panl Ohio, Brooke
and the Ciy OF Wheeling Active Of opposition
in progress aud Convention to be held 10 Famont
in the county OF Marion, the month Of August. The
excemcnis represented something above the whole
some point.