Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1846-12-04
BNLrlNoRE 40 me- MESr.

BALTIMORE AND THE WEST.
We have lately sail nothing concerning ID.
prospect OF a camp,e,iono Of ,hs Bdtim,r, aaa
Ohio Bai Ro1d 20 Wheeling. no, bcoause w
have notevei enjoyed The loll belief tho, iha
road would ultimately % made sni 10 40 9th
a. point, bat bccause ~ have found. with
deep ngUt tllat there now exists. and
has iorsome years existed in B. ltimore among
the stockholdsr u and officers OF ,he Rail Roaj
company particularly, "a biucr emniiy toward,
Wheelins, not bccouse they were not awar,
that Wheeling is the best poin, for the ter
minatiou oil their road upon the Ohio, bat be.
cause Wheeling had successfully. IN sell-dc-
fence, eud IN defence OF the true Interests o.
Virginia. opposed ihe demand Of the compon,
for right Of wsy to other points.
IL would D, Bat natural tosnppose Tint ibis
very fact would lead to q friendly feeling on
the part OF the company aud reliance upon
the capacity OF this ciiy TO BE- Of service 20 H..
when those services were needed, ouJ We be
lievc that the time is not distoni, when tho,
feeling will exist ia that company; bui we
mus bile oul time.
Foiliugin the Virginia Legislature las, year.
the people Of Pittsburgh succeeded Ia turning
the attention Of many persons mBal,inofa to
thc Counelsyil- Road. charter Tor which
had been irauduleniiy Obtained from Pennsyl-
vania The compeny, received u wt,h some
favor also, 80 lor as 10 proGrs, 10 uks
some $4,000 of stock eve ,sy pro'ess
because .hc company hss no chartered exist
euct in Pennsylvania, and ], ameuiah,e bJth
10 The laws Of Mayl aud NiEgiuia, ioraly
sIb,crl5Hon OF stock thst she mes max. 90
Say oihe, company The nominal subscnp-
iion that She hs, mode " thclclore illegal aud
the lc,iers paten, issued by On. governor at
Panny lvsuii to the Connciis,illr road there
fore iu,alid) Our good neighhors o! Plus
bureh we've in high spid.s during the whole
summer bul the first ifos, uippcd ,heir bright
hopes The Baltimore company refused to
sc', the eugineers were % ouce uHhdnwn
from She Counc,ls,ile road anl lr1uus dsr.
encd lh' bfows Of lhc Pt.sb1r-hars s great
step had been taken by the c,tizsns Of Phuu-
'l,.. i.'-..''gasieu ,,us "a once taken 10 throw
,hc Counells,illc stock into lle central Rail
Road, 10 do which steps sre now b,ipg taken
hy illose who subscribed cor stock 10 the Con-
nei.s,iiie road. This seem, 10 have seriously
alarmed ,hc Baltimore editors ana they af,
trying To- push ihe company mp 90 uction up
on 'at Conceivable charter For thi.. 10
mss, De- remembered there are several reasons,
ilrsi, the hope 90 induce some ac.ian that
may weaken the HOPES oil the Pi,sIr,plisu,
OF ths early construction 81 their r1ad. deter.
rog men from subscribing who would DO 50
uDdef tAc expectation o Z deriving air pr.
ccaiasc on ihe.' stock They further hope 10
operate upon those la me N..iui4 LEGISLATURE
who prefer that doe roai -Iiould go 10 Paraer
htsA 10 going out OF tLc Sale. Both Of
ues holcs nicyau destined 90 see frustrated
Bee app.icJuon mode in behalf Of that com.
pans o-ior lhc Virginia Legislature. ior The
iij Tine wl be treated wi,h the indis, .on
q deserves, and 80 effort OF theirs viii indulr
i1e Pni'sdeiphiius Co reliuqui,h of lalicr IN
urira'icnilon to their ccgtrsl improvement
ba!'lmoTc, therefore mus, tahe tlc only course
le.t' Che wi~s' i!all were oprr. aud construct
be5 road toWheclius as was originals, mona.
~. Whenever lha company ha. concluded
10 40 ihai. the means can b. nis.l riibaa
Era' diheu' g. Thi, we presume will b.
done al an eady dly, aad DIS ,ez,d question
ptU o., REST.