Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1846-03-20

AEhHFAN ~ a.
tver heath relation to the righ, OF way. We
the following proceeding, from the
Chronicle OF yesterday.
ANOTHER LARGE RIGHT OF WAY.
MEETING.
Pursuant ioR call pre-, iously issued. an i'm.
men>s meeting ot the citizens of Allegheny
County. assembled ai the Old Court House.
or Monday morning. al 10 O'Clock.
Ga inotiun OF Robert Porter. ESQ. Hon.
BcuI. Patton was chosen TO preside.
Ia motion oi Jas s. Craft. E~q.. Mcssts.
Nm: Bell, w. A. Penniman. John Bigler
AMI Reese Townsend, were appointed Vice
fosidcnts; and Robert Porter. Esq, and Mr..
Harrison Parry, were chosen Secretaries.
A committee on resolutions were appoint
al. consisting of Messrs. Craft, Austin, Avcry.
Rikcwrll, Sterling. Guthrie ani Breed.
Daring the absence of the Committee, the
meeting was cloquently addressed by Mcssf,.
Biglrr, rhos. Hamilton. Dunlap. aud Others.
The Committc reported the following rcso-
%lntons. which. after some remarks by several
gentlemen, wcre unanimously adopted:
Rcsotuof, That an equal distribution 81
protection, nights. privileges and advantages.
i what every part j. entitled to, aud ought to
cnIoy-that an opposite course never fails to
create great aud violent jcalousics AMI AMI
'NA|HNNE hNNNh ANNN IN'lAa NaNNAAA uAli Aff
people oppressed; hence = total separation OF
affections. interests. political obligations, and
oil mt1ncr OF connections. necessarily cns,ie. "
Ros0ircd. That tbc attempt of Philadelphia
% wn'st from To- the Right OF Way, and to
divert from ~, the Baltimore aud Ohio Rail.
road Ia PsrS,fsburgh. 90 Wheeling. betrays
an ignorance of their own interests. an in
difference To ours. aud a degree OF short sight.
= s%cihshness OF which we supposed them iu-
capable.
RESOLVED. That we are not disposed Ia re-
tum these stabs with sinilcs-and that Phila-
dolphin will find, in Congress and oui State
Legislature. hat Western votes are able to
" pay them ia ihsir otcH coin"
Resoiuod, That the illib,al and unnatural
course continued by Philadclp hidns, present.
ing a strong contrast tn the Just aud magnan.
imous onur,. pursued by New York toward,
Boston, will inevitably aud justly cause the
people al Western Pennsylvania 10 regard
them - totally Indifferent TO our welfare. and
foster a dcsiw to ah>olvc ourselves from oil
alliance. political or commercial with them.
Rosotrcd, That we, the citizens oi Pitts
burgh, here assembled, OF all parties. pledge
ourselves unanimously la support mo- man.
now OF hereafter, Tor any Office, who opposes
thr Right of WAY, snd We recommend to our
citizens Of Western Pennsylvania To pursue
the same course.
Rcsoirod, That il the Right 81 WAY b. de-
lraicd' We recommend TO our people not TO
b stow their patronage on any Pittsburgh mer-
chan who buys ot a P~hiladclphisn: because
thosc fhiladrlphians who are with IA, are
bound openly to sustain their opinions.
Rcso'red, That our representatives in the
state Legislature be instructed to move an Ia
qniry into the alleged mi>mlnsgemcnt of the
Glfanl husband that Philadelphia b. PER
united To defend herself "by council before
the Bar Of thc ilpuy, against lhc charge oil
Wasting the portion Ui the orphan and the
dthrdc,s.
Resotned, Tist the just aud liberal policy
u lhr New York Legislature iu granting the
Right % WAY 10 The ciiizenso of Massachusetts,
Il portion of her territory. isan exam
BE worthy oi PENNSYLVANIA imitation, aud
Co pat Philadelphia to The blush. d
HSf9irod, That our representatives in the
legislature be requested tn procure a repeal
't modification of the obsolete act OF Dec.
~. l7S2. entitled AN ac To prevent the
errciiug OF any new aud independent State
within the limits of this Commonwc, iih."
Rcsoloed, That our representatives la the
h. requested to inquire into the
-Nprdicncv OF rspealing all exclusive aud spc.
.lal privileges ENJOYED by Philadelphia. such
Is tlic employment of oar Judges in the dmdg-
~ oi their jury trIals-st the expense OF The
oi the Commonwealth.
Thu chatham thcn stated that having taken
ihr sense ul the meeting on the resolutions of
t!fc committee, Ia hoped hc would not b.
out oi order, iu saying that hc dis
inom sonc OF the resolutions.
The meeting then adjourned by giving three
chccrs ioT the Right of WAY.