Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1845-09-05
t0s,yME a3---NO. s5.

| We have no doabI that this view OF the sui
| VIII be adopted 10 4 considerable extent By -
! merchants in Texas, though tie Ci,cplar vi
4 probably deter many United States merchant,
from entering into The speculation who might
otherwise have done 80. This is probably he c,iei
object OF the Circular, for j, makes 10 new rrg,,-
laiion or application u law, bll only mp.e+ses
/ increased vigilance in the execution of existing
provisions.
In connection with his subject, may bc if.sn.
TONED the fact that entries Of r. States soois,
have been made undcI protest. in the cu>.om-l:pu>e
hefe-ihe parties intending 10 Try whether he.
are liable to duty upon he question Whether T,ra5
is no. n0r Pa!toi tie I. States.
RahRcod Tars-1le Era AZ Il. P.cB. =
InsiMi6 e I-p,fre M,u .So.ic! Coritaor
Th tieir arr Mans
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To tie EdHors al he Enguic5
Gentlemen: Having been a member Of he
Clalksburg Railroad Convention | have scru-
'inized with solictude all iat has arpe::ieI upon
the subject in you paper, as well as these Of your
nesLho's; and am srlevcd 10 perceive, that he
you seem disposed 10 treat The subject .aily ant
can, know, do il ably, yet that ! Few inern,ou.
citizens OF Wheeling have succeeded ncl only in
binding The eyes of portion vi the people OF IL.
Northwest 10 the true stale ii Tie quesl;o, LII
making NJ false issue between them and our
selves Whereby 10 weaken the force OF oar usi
claims aS sci forth in !at Convention which none
has yet attempted to answer, but even III placing
The Convention in 4 false attitude 10 your view,
and DasilS is claims on ground not occupied
b. Us.
In your paper OF the l:'th June, you say, "Th-
great diiicul.f mat We seem 10 labor under i,
Virginia, is the conflict Of sectional claims
~. ~, -. :st
in getting you, as well rs lie people Of portion
Of The Northwest 10 take Ibis SUBJECT m aud dis
cnss u Is quarrel between that CiiY and Par
kef>burg Tor Il boon 10 b. given hy The I.egi. Ia
uIc 10 The one or The other.
Now. sif-, ms oh eel i> 10 eli ii from ycu As
Editors OF Virginia newspaper, the vnGicaliJn
Of ruth ard unalIcrabl, principles OF riehr-tur
which purpose, We .nn-l ple>en, ouIselyes wlii,
: clean hands before you.
The case, then sands Illus:
We have roqua!rel With Wheeling; el!,.w
nothing in The way 81 her thrift, but womb aii
III is augmentation. There is no ';l..cu'.g.
arising on. ct . conflict Of sectional claims, i-'
tween Wheeling and us--or, ii there is any She
makes i all herself
II Wheeling can get he Baltimore Company
20 say that Is lie bes gouie and 10 choose laat
terminus, We blame her moi, we vii not sar
ang.l against it or her but will aid her tc:ofe tie
IL tIs Company VIII Etl Et l9It't,
and Wheeling asks leave Ia mike iailroaG
there herself We shall not blame her; We Viii
raise 30 quarrel or "oonhic OF sectional claima'
W;,h her, but will aid her With our ulros;
strength. WHERE then Mcssrs. Editors, is the
division or cause OF conflict between the tw1 rcr
lions OF the Northwest? Only in The eBriouS ot
disuidered brain Of 4 few Spectators. Take The
other side o! The picture. What 10 We ASA
.h0rk, il YOU please, gentlemen:
No 1stf hrSfl tb~f 30. Rot
ny have the righ! 81 the les; way 10 The Ohio
river North o! The mculh OF the Little kanaG VIM.
even though The route 10 Wheeling u ishi not be
deemed 10y the Company 10 he the t'd, ;ad
therefore, 4 more Southern route might te select.
cd. Has Wheeling canse OF quarrel or coui.
slaint against Us Tor ,bis! Is ms cause .. con
tiict between Whrrlin. aud MS before The pubic
press, The PEOPLE and the Legislature? Weask.
secondly, that ii N.lsfe has 80 constituted The
fol bidding mountains and PERCEPTIONS aorzrs
around The Sou,hwes, angle OF PenEsj i.ania, =
that roG.c over then through this STATE 10 the
second city 81 Virginia" = granted Is The la,
Legislature, cannot q viii rot BE- accepted ~
the Bal;mlie Companv thai The whole Noi =
west he nor, therefore deprived al thi- -:"at ,
Of in.e,conunncaiion, which i intended = az
fuse lis bcrei:, 10 thousands ~ Virginia
other ci.i2eEs, = well Is 10 hose Of The sec"n.
CITY, while connects our sister hliryland vh
ourselves, with oCr nc-hbors 81 ONO, aud Ito
Whole Wrsi. Has WheoiG-; cause >: Gn&ifei .
"conhc''' with Ms Tor ,h,a But u co.tre uuf,
selves s'l!otly 10 lie rccoids q, thr f'hlH =.
Convention. We ask, lastly o! he Lrl.-
we as; Of he justice and magTan.ui.s ~
which the pcopic 81 cd Virginia are rcro"h.t,
that il The Baltimore Company will nj 20 b lie
".econd city" hnt stop al Cumberland; oT, u ~
Legislature .non!d persist in rc.nsiG u Hat c'n
=. ny lie Iicl D! the 5ta way and tic compah:.
in despair of more liberal and just Legislation n
Virginia should be ultimately driven 10 60 ~
Piltshurg or 10 encounter tiie uaaahly, cn,"-
.ou., expensive and thtiless lon,c 10 Wheeling
and if it manllestly appear that bouniiul Pro-
whence has marked, by indelible features !n-
pressed upon the face oil nature, The most 'avofa-
BILE and direct line ior connecting the Chesapeah.
Bay with the Ohio Vallcv and il that lire wouii
terminate over down the Ohio river than Wheel
ing, bu, North Of The mouth Of Lille kanawha.
,hatthe mere naked right, right meyer before ~
MED in The annals OF Virginia legislation, -
make such road with their own funds, upon Then
| own soil, NAV be granted In TIE form a 81 ~.
oil incorporation. 10 Virainia's 0rn mos, lcvaI.
! bu, hitherto most neglected children although ne
second city" OF Virginia may mol thereby hr
made the iics;-has Wheeling cause u quarrel ~
conflict with u 10! this
Again: We require nu cent from The Tfca-
surv. which has freely sisen hro.hfas Of the 90,
"a n II other Improvements III the Stat II W. did,
Wheeling, or the James River aid kan7~ha N
ieres', or the an,i-inlernal improvement party,
nigh, complain As il is can Wheeling find
one inch Of ground whereon 10 stand while ralr-
ing quarrel or division amongst The Pcopi" Of NJ
Norh- vest? And We nd nc ppblic jt's' anf
especially you, the conductors II newspaper
hitherto distinguished T.; its potent at"oca y ..
equal rights, 10 do u, lie justice 70 Gcm""d ii ne
reorle what ask, no, boon, 5r. a . Iighi.
You shall hear from me again. ;.
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