Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1846-02-07

the Potomac and Ohio Railroad
Company. We find it in the Enquirer.
Mr.. Eigingtcn remarked. that this was the
,hinl time he had been called upon during a
short Legislative career. to resist an a~pplsc~-
lion identical with the one now before the
The Baltimore and OHIO Company
been twice defeated have again forced
hun to assume q hottie attitude. he was
compelled to take his position in defence Of
the rights and commercial existence Of the
city OF Wheeling. The gentleman from Har-
dy (Mr. Lee) asserted that these applications
were not identical. lie would cndeavor to
satisfy the House Of their complete identity.
For two years he had himself favored this sp-
pliCation, relying upon The law OF 1888. MIR.
Mcl.,nc, when in tho city IL Richmond, as
serted. tia, the object Of the Company was TO
select a ,crininu, M the OHIO River as far
South - possible, IN order that they might
secure the trade and travel Of the Mississippi
valley. Since that time he had declared his
opposition To the grant OF the right OF way
The company did not dare TO bring forward
then bi'l again. but expected. BY successive
applications, Indirectly. TO attain their object.
las, session a bill was introduced BY the com
psny aud every question connected with the
subject was discussed by Mr.. McLsne. The
bill was sdvocsted by the sblcst champions.
W. VIIbrih " niiilotil dltnDSi Uu1lutu dfu
alone; yet with thssc advantages. the bill was
rejected by a majority OF forty. and the Leg
%l,lature decided that the right OF way sho,lt
not b. granted unless the company selected
Wheeling as the Western terminus of their
road. Defeated IN their schemes. cha mcicon-
like, they present them sslve s in a new aspect.
The gentleman from Hsrly advocated the ill
OF last session, aud Immediately after its pas
by his agency. called together the Clarks-
burgh Convention, and advised the rejection
OF this proposition. After the company had
determined to violate their contract with
Wheeling. relying upon the influence Of pri-
vate interest, they present a golden lait To
Parkcrsbug aud To the counties thr, ugh which
the road might, pass. The legislature decls-
red by a solemn act, that the relations then
existing between The company and Wheeling
should not he disturbed. In the language OF
the President Of the Company, and in that Of
the t'arksbugh Convention. is found the
identity OF the, present application and the
one which wa<}jcctcd at the last session
They concuned in the declaration that the
true policy was To reject the law, aud then APP
ply again tn the Legislature. How is the
designated at this timer Just ~ il
was the last sossion-"The grant of the right
Of way. Before entering upon a history Of
lhis application, he would reply TO several
NV oNNhIlfu Nv TIC ktHtltUldl ltDIn
lie asserted that the Legislature was
10 grant an application for all act of
Incorporation TO any Company that proposed
10 construct a road with its own means. Was
I true that act, Of Incorporation were tavora
by received by the Legislature unless they
were carefully guarded IL was usual Z sn-
luire what the effect oi the act would be mp
,n the %coTpontors themselves and upon the
of Others. The gentleman SAYS. you
hould not deprive one man OF the right to
'onsiruct n road because another has a road |
Such questions are frequently pre-
and address themselves 10 the public
The gentleman is no less incorrect
IN his statistics than in his legal posi,ions.-
10 excite the party preiudiocs OF members ne
20 the high profits Of the manufactu-
rsr, nf whrslins. The gentleman INDUCES
40 frequently IN his ssi-iaiphts amongst the
clouds and is SO much dazled by The elones
az bic revolutionary ancestry. that he IL rcn.
dcsed i~usapshse q -&eser1iuine t~As-Xucucotl
odesti6ns q th&s lnli ssytt. ena ~ - eascn.
Isticns y!9 en.d 70 BE aks fOa de
truth ss ~ esdmsonD0 the rss1o - the
Wheeling 0nu6esnscrs.f
Mr.. Eakfngton next presented q brief out
line Of the his,os OF this application. In
3 on act Of incorporation ives obtsiued
from Virginia, similar In it's provisions to that
by Maryland. Virginia had II ths,
time embarked in no great improvement
The James River anil kanswha Company com
mcnced their operations about the year 1882.
Acting upon the Suggestions OF the father Of
his country, Virginia sndeavors 10 complete
the connection between the james and the
Ohio, and refuses 20 grant permission to the
Baltimore and Ohio Company to select a ter.
minus on the Ohio below the mouth OF the
Little ksnswhs. This permission TO the
Company remained a dead letter until 1884.
They then 80 To Wheeling. and induce its cit
izens TO belieee that The interests of Wheeling
and OF the Company are connected. Ia 1891
, the city was induced TO subscribe, and az
unqualified subscriptions OF two-ffths was
obtained rom the State, upon condition tina,
the road should be completed To Wheeling
In 1893, the Baltimore and Ohio Company
appeared beiorr the Virginia Legislature rep.
resented by the President. The interests OF
Wheeling were entrusted To the yigi,ance o
Mr.. Knight, a man who was equal i'm all re.
spects to the boosted ancestry OF the gentle,
man from Hardy; and upon him devolved the
task ot exposing the trickery and dishonest,
Of this Company. Most Of the OF
the gentleman from Hardy were culled from
the reports of the Company, and had Ions
since been exploded. Thess. reports Seem 10
have been dawn by those who he'd adopted
the sentiments OF Tslleyrand, that ''langnsge
was yonchsaicd TO man, To enable him the
better to conceal his thoughts" C~ircums,an-
ces wee concealed. which II brought TO ligh,
would have shown how much reliance could
b. placed in the generosity and honesty oil
this Company. Volumes have been he's ped
upon volumes, to induce the State to Weld 20
their demands. They held out the induce.
mcnt that's great benefit would be conferred
upon the State and upon the City OF Vince.
ling. A subscription Of ,05S 900 dollars was
obts med from the State. and 900 900 dollars
from wheeling, upon their declaration. that
Wheeling was 10 b. the terminus. Having
secured their objects, they disregard Wheel
lng, and desire 10 build up Baltimore alone.
Now their object r. TO 60 az laf South on the
OHIO a. possible. To continue their railroad
acros. The bend of the Ohio to CINCINNATI. and
thus 20 secure the immcnse trade and travel
81 the valley OF the Mississippi. (Mf Y her,