Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1846-10-22
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THE sELrlsHNEss OF WHEELING

Our rsrkers5urgh assailsnis aud their coad.
tutors Of Cincinnati while denouncine the
Commonwealth, have been especially rsmpau,
about the selfshucss of Wheeling in relation
to the BAltiinore aud Ohio Railroad. We. AZ
citizens OF Wheeling. would be ungrateful no,
to acknowledge tina, our city authorities have
proved themselves faithful guardians OF the
interests OF this community. as well a. true
10 the welfare OF the State. But We
undertake tina, they shall patiently submit 10
every imputalion their ASSISTANTS can hurl a,
,hem-upon one condi;ion--lhat il tina, he
only who Is innocent Of any selfshncss shall
throw the first stone. Why is the city OF
Parkersbargh the most active agent Of the Bal
,imorc compinyl 1.-THE ends she aims at be SO
manifestly just patriotic and reasonable, that
TO oppose them is an outrage and to defeat
them Is oppression, why arc not the people
OF forty other towns as indignant, as ANNA
ted, as full Of FIRE, froth and fury as they of
ParkersbnrgAi Possibly because Parkersbursh
alone expects 10 be crowned with the chief
benefits OF success ia the crusade-the Holy
War!-ubich she peaches.
The question is not, however, whether Wheel.
ing has an interest in one cause or Parkers.
surgh ga another--whe,hcr the one or the
other ~ most vigilnt in protecting It's inter
ests-but whether, all things considered, the
one course or the other is most consouant
with justice and sound policy. And since IL
has Often been demonstrated that lar the great
&c portion Of Northwestern Virginia Chtoueh
which the road i to pass) j. interested in
having the terminus at Wheeling, aud 80 de.
sire Il TO be, since the other domestic int r
esis OF the Commonwealth require the same
course, aud since the Legislature has twice,
and virtually three times, solemny decided
that this course alone is consonsHt with its
views OF justice and sound policy-whst pos
sible reason has Wheeling to reproach herself
with undue sel6shness? Why should she not
continue to urge that Virginia ought no, TO
abandon the principal town OF the Western
part OF the State and sacrifice the interests OF
the most aud best OF her Northwestern coun.
ties ior the vain hope OF building up another
iowa an spite OF Nature, and OF opening the !
way 10 other counties which few at least
would care TO eutet2 Witness 10 turnpikes
already made.
But il is alleged that the road will never be
nude to Wheeling aud that we are only en-
acting the dog in the Manager. 1t is alleged
that we will drive the road at length to Pitts
surgh-and this has been the cry especially
SINCE the Connellsville charter was revived.
Now we are bound to argue upon the NV
Pothesis that the company really intends and
will be able, some day, 10 construct It's road
10 the 0hio-for otherwise the whole contest
rs futile end ridiculous. II so ,what sane man
can assign reason why the company ought
TO make road 10 Psrkersburgh and yet ought
rsiher TO stop at Cumberland than 20 bring
the road TO WheeIing--at less cost in the
latter case than in the founrrl II they ought
not then, when they are reslly ready TO com
menee operations. they will not hesitate TO
construct the road - whatever terminus the
Legislature prescribes or permits. Ifsny one
has Iean OF Pittsburgh let him read the las,
report OF Mr.. McIane which expressly asserts
that, Notwithstanding the Connellsville char
ter, the only Legitimate terminus Of the road
must " south OF Pittsburgh. This only con-
irIns the opinion OF all well Informed men thu
the Coanellsyille charter is hurnbug and il il
were not. that to carry the road to Pittsburgh
would be 10 abandon the prime objects Of Bal
iiInoEe in this entire enterprise. II would be
such lame aud impotent conclusion OF ll,e
great Maryland improvement-such beggar-
~ nvalry with more favored works for slim
share OF Pi1sbOrsh iFsde--that i, could never
seriously engage the attention OF the com.
pany.
The road will be made through Virginia.
Virginia should require it, the road will ul,
ns'ely be made TO Wheeling, let who vii
gainsay Il now In che meantime we hay,
solicited aud obiained for the companya mos
liberal law. aud we doubt not dat the sam,
enlightened views which have hitherto ore
yelled in The Legislature will continue to orc
vail.