Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1845-02-14
BALTIMORE AID ONO RAIL-
kO AID.

ne OH offered by Mr. DlSie To re-
vIve the law Ct 1898, giving right of
way through Pcnnsy lvauia, to tie
b"ve Company has attracted much at.
ien,Ion. For ourself we are decidedly
IN favor of making thus grant. and also
OF disconn"ctIng II from the oneruus res
lriclions imposed in I 80. We urr
aware that these wishe., will he warnsl,
opposed in cerran quarters. and vet We
know not why a single Citizen of Penn
So lVania should oppose the location Of
TINS greet work through our territory
Never WAS there tTuer remark than
that made hy Senator till. the olher d ~
that Pittsburgh and philadelphia, were
10 iennsyIvanii as the two lungs OF the
human body upon their prosperity de.
ponds the prosperity OF pennSy yania
hey are the great inaIts Of our COM
mercal and manufacturing wealth and
mus are both necessary 10 our agricul-
'ural interests. In a slcg,sliiion with
regard 10 them therefore,. II is necrss
airy to cast from us local prejniices and
sectional j4alousi 3 81
U Don no question has thefs hitherto
been brought 10 bear greater portion
Of sectional ceiling than upon tbs efforts
of the citizens Of Pitsbnrg, 10 locate
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad with in
the limits Of this State.
We propose to consider the objections
10 the bill int cd iced by Mr. DaTsic, and
enquire ms to what III y b. their !egi,i-
mate weight
II must be remembered in the oWsel
that other routes are practicable fpr the
road 10 the Ohio, besides that Of Penn
sylvania. At this moment there is an
mp Iication b:lbre the Virginia Lesisla.
Iure 10 grant right Of way through thai
State which shall strike the Ohio at Par
kersburg. ii the road is no, taken
through our State, il will be taken b,
the Virginia route; and thus will we
lose all the advantages with it is anici
pnied our canal ilnr) without the slight.
est corresponding benefit. Refuse the
right Of way, through lour Safe, be.
cause such ii railroad would injure your
chain OF mprovemen's--and carried
through Virginia, it will be much more
injurious; while you will not hive your
loss compensated by u mneDiGcen, rail-
way crossing your S ate, aud ulersec,.
ing the Ohio, at the most important
point in Western Penhsy lvania
We wish again to inrorce the point.
that refusal OF the right Of wny will
not prevent the railroad from being To-.
calcd, and hence occasionng all The
evils OF which YOU are 10 dread II on
The Other hand, the road is located
through Pennsy lvania the anticipated
loss.w be more than counter ba lunccl
10y so vast an acquisition to- our com
mercial facilities, and in whi:h Pnili-
dcphla and Pittsburgh will alike par,
ticIpa;e.
Let W. suppose that the railroad is To-
Gated through Virginia 20 Parkersburg
Toes not any ono SEQ that it won j
lhen cut oil Pennsylvania enti rely from
the river trade lhat our fleets Of steam.
boats wouIi be no more seen upon our
snores,ln short hat the trade and travel
IT Western Peunsy wanna would bJ al.
terly destroyed a letter before Us
well remarks, that. 10 business mnn
1t 10 only necessary to state this ease.
To secure hts acquIescence in the faci
that the road must be loc ted III Penn
sy 'vania.
We think we have shown that Penn. |
'yIvania will not lose so much if the
road be taken through her territory. as
the would were IT To run through Vir- |
,nia.
w the latter case we have shown shat |
would utterly ruin our river trade
While IN the former case, we would re-
ain and increase IT., although at The cx,
1ensc we are tod OF our Internal i'm
'royemenls. Allowing therefore ali
hat has been said against the measure
III that may be urged Of It's injurious
'ilccts upon our cunal lines. and admit
ng (whal Is not case) that the raiIroai !,
0 PhtsbIrg will br equally Injurious
viii The one to ParkersJurg, the matter
With Pennsy i"snians, becomes AT last. II
choice OF evils. Shall We chose the F.:
Css or the gredtoR Summing M OIL, ,