Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1845-02-08
To the Editors Of the WAig:

GENTLEMEN; observe in your paper of Wednesday a
publication OF the memorial OF the Board OF trade Of the
city OF Psburg TO the Legislature of Pennsy and
attempt made by correspondent excite the jealousy OF
the Legislature OF Virginia. lest the the Bal
,more & Ohio railroad Company in Pennsylvania should
be removed, and the Company induced take the Penn.
syvania to the Ohio river, instead OF going through
the North Western counes of Virginia. to Parker.burp
The writer Of this hopes sincerely that there may be rea
for the approximations expressed by your
and that the Baltimore & Ohio railroad Company may be
induced make their road the Ohio through Pennsy
instead OF Virginia. In they will be COM
pettors with the Pennsylvania line of for the
trade Of Northern Ohio and the lakes instead of competing
with the James River & Kannwha improvement for the
trade OF Southern Ohio, Kentucky and the other States
bordering on the Ohio rver.-e fears however, Penn
svvania may be unwise refuse remove the re-
siricons imposed by her. and that reliance must be
last the wisdom Of the Legislature Virginia to con-
hne the termination Of the Baltimore Ohio railroad 10
Wheeling for aver,ng the evils which threatens m al
lowed to Parkersburg) rrery Virginia ini,rssf
Let weigh, in aew words the pros and cons Of this
matter:
LIST Should the termination Of the Baltimore and Ohio
RsiIroad be confined Wheeling preserves this enter
prisine and prosperous Virginia town. which
at Parkersburg would destroy.
2nd II leaves open TO the james River and Kanawha
improvement (Which though at present. cannot
be completed either by the present Company others
coponted for the portion Of the route whole
trade and travel and the west which the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad Company aiming to secure by
terminating their Improvement at Petersburg.
3rd Il leaves the Metropolis Of Virginia to be built up
by the James River and Kanawha Improvement instead Of
adding TO the overhadowng growth OF Baltimore Of which
III the James River and Kanawha Improvement be arrest
e) the cities and towns Of Virginia will become mere SUI
burbs
On the other hand should The Baltimore and Ohio Rail
road terminate Pakersburg what benefits TO the
SIatel
The James River and Kanawha Improvement is arrest
ed forever, because the inducements are
destroyed far impaired longer Justify ii and
in return, we have, through Northwestern Virginia con-
dut pipe the trade of the West comforting no important,
benefit the strip Of country through which il will have
passed-certainy TO be weighed feather in the
balance, compared with the mschiefs will have wrought
1t is useless, however, say on subject which
~l be closely sorutnsed by the Legislature Of Virginia
In the language Of eloquent psper from the
city Of Wheeling, Virginia will pause upon the issues in
voved in this Memorial, he application OF the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad Company, and, testing the Company
by the scrutiny which other States have applied TO it,
suspectng the offer of benefits which are the results of
its own necessities. guarding against design OF ma.
urer, and perhaps her, fatal, policy-wl see
that it is dangerous rival striking vitality the dearest
interests OF the Commonwealth and the best hopes Of
her people, and therefore DO arrested before the hour
" Of safety passes by forever" G.