Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1846-10-23
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The goth Annual Report OF the Pre-
stdcut and Directors Of the IBaltimor re
AZ Ohio Railroad Company.

This report recently submitted to the stockholders b,
Mr.. President McLane suggests several consideration
worthy of the attention Of the people Of this
mon~eslth Indeed. tina, part which interesting
the general public has been written for Virginia. In
ton to the Fright OF way the Ohio pronounces opn-
upon the past policy Of this State and assumes to de
Iermine what will be Just and expeden for Virginia d.
hereafter With patronising II commcnds 'he Jus
rights" OF our "Norhwesern and SouiAeesirn counties
to thc enlightened councils OF this great
aud inmSes that those lust rights" have been too Ions
neg'ee'ed IL encourages the hope that tho Company
will yet obtain IN Virginia those privileges which the
gislaure has often refused aud il notices ground
OF conhdezce, the proceedings of the Weston
on which branded well settled policy of the State n,
oppressive aud unghteous. Referring that
Mr. McLsne dSdains the transparent preteuce that
Il asks only, Tor Nginians the privilege of making road
with their -wn money over their ground, and he
tees ~, rs he might noce any other OF the
Baltimore * Ohio Company, for obtaining the
which It seeks.
Having thus placed before us the prospect OF another mr.
dent contest between this Baltimore Company our owl
internal Interests, It is natural for Nirgnan
long shall this warfare disturb public councils After
having granted to Baltimore very liberal fright of way
tor her ROAD che still her peculiar demands pom
Legislature the exclusion injury of the proper
affairs al the commonwealth Is there be
interval for considering aud those mea
which essential the welfare Of State
Has our Legislature little to do-do people re-
quire ue OF careihat halls are year of er year
witness only the struggles oi Maryland company de-
handing grants repeatedly pronounced unreasonable BY
what charter does the PRESIDENT ct this
give his imprHGfur the denuncatons OF local Con
yenlon against the policy OF the State Shall Com
monweallh have voice IN determining where n road
ought be made her territory Must she be the
passive registrar DEGREES Baltimore on pain Of
denuncaOn and the everlasting agsuOn of councls
Snail not. least the anxious deliberations three
ot the Legislature be held sufficient settle
question
In prosecuting the plan OF devong the legislation OF the
State To the promotion OF external interests. Mir Mcane
in this report counts the cooperation OF the wes-
tel 81 his
Commonwealth" will feel duly grateful him for the
abundance of foreign aid which he promises them in the
discharge OF their duties. The press OF Cincinnati has
than already offered cooperation on behalf
the Western States; diversyng Trades against our
domestic institutions with Trades against the policy OF the
State IN relation the Baltimore aud Ohio railroad. The
last Cincinnati Gazette that have seem publishing
the Western Convention takes occasion IN its
usual STYLE attribute the decline of Virginia first to the
existence OF slavery, and her mean" and
row" IN relation 10 internal improvements-of
which and the adopted in re-
laton the Baltimore road is forsoOh notable instance
The Gazette doubt. Is much than "thc wise
councils OF this great Commonwealth and charitable
diabe il fair specimen OF that Incorporation OF the
Western States" which. with other foreign Influences
oyerbcar the will OF own legislature IN a question
domestic policy Cincinnati has long regarded the
improvements the State Ohio mace tor herself
alone that she may have conceived the notion that Virgil
has nothing consider but the speede mode OF
cunHecung that city with Baltimore
This report also threat with adverse movement
IN Penusyvania among the external inue noes which il
brings bear Virginia IL the fact that the Bal
timore Company has subscribed the magnificent OF
$4,000 the Pittsburgh and Connelsvle railroad
secure the charter This alone sets forth in light so
strong and udicrous the fuuy Of that fraudulent
scheme, in the estimation OF the company, that
sdmire the gravity with which the President somewhat
doubung.y speaks OF a OF forming Il lateral
connection with the Ohio But necessary perhaps
TO use among the other foreign" appliances of this or
eign" corporation.
Having pointed some characteristics OF the contest
which the Baltimore Company waging, shall ask leave
another paper to direct attention TO novel aspect OF the
objects ol the Company presented IN the report.
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