Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1846-12-12

am purSaadcd, resist It's cAefSiS.ocSe~Sr WIN q
in the scop. OF State ability. aud necessary T"
Involving a large increase ol Powe. IN we
Federal government. But let it not BE- loT- :
gotten, that il is easy 20 be brought To believe .
that To be right which corresponds hshi,ual-
w with our wishes. aud our inicesis.and that
ii the State refuse Tn carry ont thD>s Improve
nicnts. il may come TO be thought that Inc
power to complete them resides In and must
b. exercised BY ths Federal government.
coll upon thosc then, who n tertain this view
OF Federal power. to yield 10 the spirit OF the
aye, aud boldly call out now, without another
years delay, the inert powers ct the State
Tor her own renovation aud improvement.
In bringing this interesting subject To your
consideration. | shall b. excused, l trust. Tor
pressing upon you, as one OF your pstrlouc
duties, that OF disea rding all local and SECTION.
al feelings aud interests. Ii IL Virginia, one
and indiNisable, who has called ~ to consult
az 10 heI condition, TO d~cvoloye her wealth,
10 protect her interests aud advance her great.
ness. Let us select certain improvements *
determine TO complete them. Let US concen.
trate all our ample means upon them. Aud
with the patriotism which ennoSles the heart
that posse sscs IL, let us with cheeriulness and
~alacrity postpone our own cherished objects,
until our grand design Is consummated.
The great improvements. which L co ltem-
plate. IL Is also nv desire TO see carried on.
upon State account. The principle OF improve-
ment which has long prevailed in our State Is
unsound.
Experiences has proved Il. Under the delu-
sive idea that the public were To be protected,
lmproyIdent Investment by an association
with private interest, we cave sunk at least
two million Of dollars. Nor is this all; such
associations frequently embarrass, il they do
not control the policy of the State. IL Is an
e%niangliDg alliance, not in TACT beneficial To
5 the State or individual Stockholdcr. but inju-
rious 10 both. Let no associationr b. hereat-
ter iogned. Let the State build such improve
mentsRs may be regarded as State works and
lesve9he tributaries Ia spring ont ot local OF
sectional necessity, and BE- the works OF midi
vidual% enterprise and means.
The twogrcat works I have to recommend
| to you are railroads; the one To IN ut
Buchsean, the other at Gorionsvillc. The
one fifS named will proceed through the great
I Southwestern Valley. developing the finest
e mountain country in Virginia, and perhaps in
The world, until IL reaches the Tennessee line.
From this point, am satisfied Tennessee vii
take up the improvement and carry il on 10
hnoXsyilic, anl down ths Tennessee river tc
the Alabama line, and that il Will be carried
A on 20 the city OF New Orleans by he intcrvc
: Ming States. This great improvement viii
Intefscct the Hiwassee railroad in Tennessee
a. E'NF EIIffh ~ - 49, NNNAhAR wv
Memphis on the Mississippi to Georgia an,
q North CIrolina. Let rs give a plelg, tina
tins work shall be commenced without della
a and prosecuted To It's com plction. Let u
send a delegation to the States through whicl
E this route passes, and inv H. a simnltaneou
a movement; and we shall in a few years, =,
I this great work completed-exhibiling a Rail
n road or uucquulled extent and importance am
4 which will pour a Hood of wealth intoVirgin
ia (which xNtil ratas hnr in n rnss, "a, - -. A
as lofty as she was claimed Tor in her p1lmirs
diys.
: The second great railroad that | propose. i
Ia at at Goulonsvillc. end is Ia TEL
inmate on Ihc hauaw la or Ohio river. In ~
lcCiIn5 the i~osation OF this route. | propose Il
press a. Tar North % practicable. M dssir
j. TO reach the u 'ad waLffs oi the Green TirT-
the Eik, ihe Litilc hanaN 10, tn Cheat an,
4 The TyEaris valley rivers. | wish Ia rracl
that summit level " u ssiblc, with tic mai
= stem, bectuS' from that point itnprovrmeut
e might move on down The valleys allho.r ri,
ets, aud returning. bring to thr pnrrnt stem
+. the rich productions of the Westl IL Is be
4 ltevcd that The scheme viii have to encuunte
r great IN steal difficulties. That they aTe gu.a
Z i radily grant; but do mot believe them lo b.
/. Hs disastrous a. UUe unprecedented. The outla,
inSy bc heavy; greater than on other rput, !
ID ~ cnltrprse aud perseverance, euidrl b,
SCIENCE "A. c invInciblc and the cquivnlynt I'll
A be found la the mum ,rou, and i,nnortant adj
> vaniagcs which this route will secure 10 Vir
Il GINA: First, u will retain within our Stat,
a large amount of produce which now GOES I,
Baltimore. Secondly il will carry a grea
. Improvement within easy reach OF the whole
( of Northwestern Virginia. especially ia,
4 part OF II which Is nqw anxious tor what mn,
4 be termed the Baltimore right of way. Thrill
u Will give ioa large section ol the State. now
/. without an adequate road, the very best styl,
oil lnpFoym'p Fourth, it viii concentrate
Wlthih our own Slate the r'sourcrs aud alr,c
- tons OF heT population. and put an end in ~,
ambitions ami selfish ~scheming OF a for,i,,
4 corporation. Fifth. il will connect ms viii
a The OHIO, sqA enable us 10 contend with ih
whole world lor thr Trade of III. Western val
leys. Ihess al santsgrs may b. ours. aud an
I Indispensable 70 our real prosperity and Jude
, pcndence.
But this work must be- commenced at ono,
and with IL must bc associated the assursuc
oi us speedy prosecution. This, with a knowl
edge OF the fact. that this city affords the brs
e grain market South ~ New York, will | doub
not satisfy those paris OF Virginia n~lerrsle,
X in the right ot way. let us carry or this i'm
< Poriant Improvement with ati reasonable DIES
= patch aud noNiTginian who feels ina true an,
{, proper spirit the honor aud glory OF the nsme
e VIII desire 20 sepautasfrom his brethren Mn
2 unite his business. aut 81 course his attach
mems, with another state.
ln connection with these views. and hy r..
quest Communicate the proceedings ola Cor.
veniion recently helm Ia stanton. By a lik,
request, ! communicate those Ola large meet.
ing, held ~ Weston, on The 9Th Of Dbermbe
last. The object Of this latter meeting is IA
, secur to uie hight oi way to the Bsltimore &
ONO failrosd corporation ihroueh our State,
as iaf South a. the mouth Ol Tia Little Kan.
e"ba. This company has now the night 10 eo
through Virginia n wheeling, bat the er.lt
0a5stis to tourh The Ohio lower down. not
1HJ 70 Ert Hd Oi The improvements OF other
states 60 tic North but tD able tp snrr.s.C,ur
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