Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1846-10-06
clArr.rura. Va, Sept. esA. 1916.

20 he Editors 81 THE Whig
GESTLrNEN-In your Country paper OF the 22d in.t. l
Ind a letter from your correspondent, "John Smith" in
which he attempts n ridiculc, and to treat as unrcaSona-
bic. the application on the part OF tho eiuzens OF this
country to the Legislature, for an Act to incorporate n
company 10 construct n Railroad from the Potomac rycr
TO some point on the Ohio river not lowcr down than Tho
mouth OF the Little hanawha. But as no fails to offer
amy good reason why our application for the 4" right Of
way" should not DO granted, l must suppose that he had
no reason TO oHer, and that he is merely injulging in some
unaeeountablo prejudice against the Baltimore Company.
that will sometimes enter the minds OF men without any
reasonable cause. He says that tho Baltimore Company
are sun exciting the people in tho West against their
government, TO q state Of madness aud frenzy that has no
comparison" Now, l emphatically deny tho correctness
OF this assertion for whilst I admit the existence of ex-
element, l deny that IL has been produced by the Balti-
more Company, but by those like "John Smith" who
have, contrary to every just principle Of leg isIauon. denied
10 us our rights. We have simply asked for tho ineorpo-
ration OF a Company to make a great Improvement from
the Potomac 10 the Ohio with our own means. aud because
others may want the work to terminate AZ their own door.
OF may be 50 unreasonable as to suppose Il will conflict
with other contemplated works, We have been driven from
our Legislature a. 1t We did not belong to the State Of
Virginia. We consider ourselves acgrieved, and our
nshts denied us and Is II wonderful that we should man
Hest some excitement If We did not, then we would
deserve the wrongs which we have been made to feel
why Is II that Your correspondent has nothing 10 say
against the recent Act. Incorporating Company TO make
a Railroad from Richmond to tho Ohio, with such unusual
and gigantic Powets3 II it would DO wrong to give ,bi..
the most fertile portion OF the State, an outlet for its pro.
ducts, would IL not be equally wrong TO give any other
portion OF the State such a privilege
/ shall not attempt, in this necessarily short communica.
n1n, to answer tho many Unreasonable things stated by
" John Smith," for they have often been successfully an.
sNcred before and his ridiculous stuff about our people
being influenced and driven 10 madness aud frenzy bv Inc
Baltimore Company or their agents, must, with sensible
men, most completely answer itself. We know our
nights without the diciauon Of others; aud knowing
them, will maintain them at all hazards.
In character with otho= remarks INDUCED in by your
correspondent upon the subject of the " ught OF way." he
says; " The people OF Lewis, in which county this Con.
venuon Is to be held, have a msjoriy opposed TO this right
ct way, az It must destroy their road leading 10 Staunton
and Parkerburg'" This remark must have been made
without aoy knowledge Of the sentiments OF the people Of
Lewis upon the subject; for | feel no hesitation In ssying
that nlne-tenths, If not all the people Of that county. 90
for the right Of way. And as an evidence of the fact. il
was estimated that she had one thousand delegates in At.
tendance on the Convention which met there on the 25,h
instant.
With these few hasiy observations l take my leave Of
" John smith HARRISON.