Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1845-04-14
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From the Patgsb,ogh (ra) Gdseiic. March 25h
RAIL ROAD MEETING.

At an unusually large aud respectable meeting Of The
oiilztns o Wood county, convened at the Courthouse
pursuant TO notice on saturday, iho 2ls inst, Col j.
4 Strlnper called 10 the Chair, and Nm II
Stafford appointed Secretary. The inject OF the meet.
my having been explained by the chair was sncces.
slvely addressed by James NJ. Stephenson. Eiq. of
Tyler, VIM, A, Harrison, Esq. OF Harrison, Cahell
Iavenner, Esq, OF Lewis, and Cen J. j. jackson of
Wood,
The following resolutions were lhereupon read and
unanimously adopted;
Whereas the citizens Of this aud several ether north
western eouAte0 hy their delegates, met In convention
tark,hurg, the il and SIN days of October last
10 consider and recommend MEASURES calculated to
ensure the extension OF the improvement of tho Bal
lnore aud Ohio Rail Company 10 tho Ohio river,
al point not below the mouth OF the I.ililo ka
nawha
And whereas the said Convention adopted aud or
dered 10 be circulated n memorial To the General As
semhy, praying that right of way, Tor the purpose
oil such extension NIGH, be granted To the said company
which Mas unanimously signed by The citizens Of tho
northwest. claiming To he the real applicants cr the
said hight OF way, aud duly presented 10 the General
Assembly:
Aud whereas, Notwithstanding the reasonablencss of
the said prayer and the obvious fact that the proposed
eNiens0n by greatly improving its means OF access To
the best markets must necessarily greatly ihcfense tho
population aud wealth OF the northwest thereby enhen-
cling the resources, prosperity and power OF the
wealth. the said light OF way was s effect reuscJ and
this meeting is convinced that such refusal il persisted
in is lraupht with most disastrous Consequences 10 SOC
on OF the State comprising nineteen Counties having
population of 600 SOULS the products of which must,
by the force Of their nsua position and the necessary
course OF trade, bnd m rket without tho lms of The
STATE and canno, IN any possible contingency be diverted
I, mn Fas,ern V,ro,nia matL.i,
And whereas ,he sad nem,,ial and ,,,,ou -, ,,y
citizens of the northwest in substance merely ,skod
Tho aid of eorpornte powers IN dn with neal, rel
y, what, as individuals, they have unqneslona
bic night to do. namely to make road over their
N md with
ss,nnce from others AS they have nm inJisnn,,hl, h
Ia accent:
And whereas the grant Of curporate novera far suob
pnrposes is in strict nccdauce with the norv If ,h,
State IA exhibited upon almost every naae ol ,he XIX
MO hnoL. and Tho refusal thereof when ne i, h n,o,
case the object proposed Is mol only IN, benefit of Tho
corpora tors but manesly of the State nj aroe has M
precedent under this or any other REPRESENTATIVE govern
men.
And whereas fcher by means of power wantonly OK
erclsod for injury, the result Of selfish aud con
tacied sectional policy this Improvement, calculated to
besiow nnnmetahlo blessings, Is lost 10 the northwest
all opportunity greatly 10 improve lis condition il lost
forever therefore,
We the people of Wood county citizens Of Virginia
IN full county meeting assembled, solemnly impressed
with the magnitude and Importance Of the interests
Of ourselves aud our posterIiy now nj STAKE, ask.
ing and having asked Of our fellow-czons, repre-
scented in the General Assembly nothing which has
ever been refused - Others; fully convinced that the
continued rejection of application 81 obviously lust in
ITSELF and granted so advantageous 10 us and ours
and 10 the whole commonw eallh. would be an aet of
fragrant and wanton oppression sufficient TO cancel
the allegiance due from US under other circumstances.
bul trusting that oar fellow citizens OF other sections
will permit their representatives TO persist ia such
in,usce and willing, therefore, 10 make n future
appeal 10 their OF right and duty, do resolve as
! follows
|. Resolved That we are deeply impressed with
sense Of the injustice done To us and our best into
rests and TO the Stale IA, large by the refusal of the
General Assembly at It's recent session Ia hermit tho
extension of the Baltimore and Obio Railroad ,btouob
the northwest, to the Ohio river and Thai we entertain
an equally profound conviction that such refusal did
mol reflect the sentiments of the people of This common
wealth.
@ Resolrcd. That inasmuch M /, VIVA knox, IN
the General Assembly tha, The interests Of the com
pany 10 say nothing Of Masquerade physical dlicu.
es-woud not permit the Baltimore md Obio hail.
road Conpanv to terminate the;r -o,d n, ,yL,,
tho oraniinr ,rL, nr ,,.y al ei ~, 49,, ''.o'''s
IN ,he, ci,y sae n m, Iafha,a,a "s u'"'''u
If maoy y,inn cr i ,r h,i ,,'o"' "" ''' pa
ery If he resnec,c,l ,rayer If ,he na1a' h u
w,s in,ended Ia donv ,i;,,t IN n.nii.,s ~ liz H..
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po,J. ,rLo, c.., ,,,. . 80
vos' oe 49, % ~ ~ YPp,' ~ a ur' v, -"
hsa,y tho mn,,h If ,3o ,,e K,oa,ha r;ye, -
f The r,,h II ,he Cnm,nnn,,.,l,h noJaJ =, ,h nj;
mnro and Ohio Railroad Comn,ny M ~ ,ba ,h,Io ~
uinn hv acs If Assemble n,ssnd IN so7 Ie9z and Is9s
III all Of which wears such roh of way is granted ar re-
ooanisod and II ia we'll L.oyn ,h,, ,,'',hoa, si -, E
/ ,he said Cnnneny wo,IJ M, hav a,'oI y, II, r.
,o. ,nJe,,l,inr ~
d. Resoiped That il ia an un5enabio t;ob, bo..