Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1846-04-11


owing resolutions were adopted
The Committee having returned. reported
.hsoosh their Ci's'r,nss ua following resolu-
i,cus. which wcrc unanimously adopted.
Resc'red. That this Convention is ss,em- !
blcd. under nv impulse Of self preservation.
a. . csiaasof overwhelming interest. Already.
~ one session II the Legislature. have our
claims IN justice been bsff-d anil repulsed,
aud there l. reason TO fear tina, every hour NAV
b-ar upon ,ts wings the shcu, of tnal triumph
over oar blasteihopes and ruined fortunes.
Heso''od, The, 4, would III ccmport with
the deep and solemn feelings Of this Occasion
70 indulg, an the language of menace. Bu,
We cannot shut our eyes To- the truth. that no
association OF mcn can long endure. which is
felt by a large portion only through its pow
er 10 Cypress. Our humble request has been
for permission to open a read over own prop.
crty. guarded by The pcscssary Legislative
sanctions. Every inch Of the soil belongs 10
those who unite eagerly in This " ish. They
hoid u under q direct gnntfom the Common
wealth, with oil privileges and sppurtensnces.
IN consideration of moneys paid into the pub
nc Treasury. Most ot the owners along the
route have heretofore known the
only a. a Collector of Taxes. snd a. having rn-
dercd useless OF productive. the roads con-
struoted 10y q private enterprise. Yet now In
the attempt to make one of the mos, obvious
and familiar uss of their property. they are
arrested by a malign influence distant three
hundred understanding the maine of the
Commonwealth The united owncrs may
run a plough through ,hr whoie distance, but
shall not be suffered to open a road, No in
stance Of tyranny 40 high handed. 20 exsspcr-
ating: 80 fatal TO all the motives hat impel
men 10 labor. aud 10 the acquisition OF prop.
erty. can b. found even in the history Of Ire
lands oppression by the power at London.
That power seeks rather TO soothe the pang
OF political subsection by munihccnce aud by
lavish aid 10 every projco, Of improvement.
An attempt to deprive Irishm-n OF the free
use of the soil beneath their irct would over.
uilc all political ami religious discussions. and
enable them 10 cast OF the oppuSsor forever.
And we, Frcelnen OF Pcmsylvania. will not
laiaely submit TO be- stripped. by a power at
Philadelp hia .oi the advantages which God and
Nature have placed within our rsch. Who
can unds rtake to hI limit TO thcse enCroach-
irents " not now resisted The s,rnc innu.
encc which has been brought In bear against
the South western ooun'nss. will equally IN.
teuiict the owlrrs ot property along the Ale
Eheuy River, from constructing a Railroad or
a Canal through their lands. Aud while We
ar ,huS made ~ feel, at every tum, IN, gall.
ing evils OF our political as ,ciaiion with
Pillsdelphis. the minutes; scrutiny cannot
enable 10 10 discover a single coun,cr,siling
bcueiit. IL has been said, with truth. that the
purpose OF aocisi otsanika ,ioa j. to- &c.
cure a prompt ant faithful administration Of
l'r'ice. How Is IL with u-r Before the
Supnmc Court sitting ut Pittsburgh NAV bc
brought from the West, the North. and the
all 'he litigation, sPunging out OF the
vast anu multiisrious transactions OF those re.
;tons, even though IL originate before a the
Justice Of The Peace. Yet Tor a long series of
ears, we have sesn here ouly a broken Bench,
,ccausn all the Judges reside east of the
aud because. forsooth, business
; 10 &c lone at Philadelphia utterly incon-
,mous to the functions ola Court of Error.
IN unfortunate wretch has fingered in the
Pittsburgh Jail. iot upwards Of s.ven,een
nonths. under Srnt.nce Of Oath. b-rsuse the
Judges VIII not decide on the WI, of Error
IN his csse, without a full Court, and no one
predict when that contamination shall b.
witnessed. These crying evils may drive Us
10 a remedy which will leave US life, liberty,
property and the pursuit OF happiness. no
dependent upon the arbitrary caprice
OF those whose interests and whose passions
array them In all attitude Of hostility towards
Us.
Rosolred, That the cours Of Philadelphia
II may be reconciled with a narrow
s~elhshncss, is one directly in conflict with the
Interests OF every other part of the State. IL
aud ends within her own curb stones.
We wish the attention of the Commonwealth
steadily Fixed upon the policy which Is avow-
ed by her most shrewd and able men. who
smile 81 the array o, public conside nations
paraded. and who admit the project
OF a Central Rsilrosd TO be a mere imposlnrc
OF the hour 10 distract tn friends Of the Bill.
They bold II 10 b. Tor the interest OF Philadcl-
Phia. a. a Mart. that the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad should strike A. Low BOWS rHE ONO
As PossisLE, aud iot reasons not very difficult
TO comprehend. The great rival of Philadel-
pbia - New York. The vast naiuml adyan-
tsgcs Of the latter. with her spiiit aud enter.
pfIss IN improving them. give To her an az
tendency which threatens TO be irresistible
The current j. towards her from every quar-.
ter. however remote. Even the Cross-cut.
uniting the PENNSYLVANIA aud Ohio Canals
which " was supposed would divert sll the
Trade on IT. progress towards The LAKES. proves
th Tact, . tributary 10 the Hudson. Merchants
at Philadelphia know that the western man
who reaches New iok or Bo~,on 6rss. is NOT
likely To reserve his funds Tor a visit el.e.
where. Bdltimofe, except rs TO Groceries.
she does not regard as formidable compe.
tiiof. IL - her great int res, then. 10 render
the Spnthem route a. attractive a. possible.
Al who cmpioy }, must pass through Phila.
deiphia before reaching New York, aud thur bs
brought, with iult purs ", IA reach other stocks
oi G"ods' aud oi her hnsritable attentions
W me terminus b. Of a pant a. iaT below
t''shofgi ssPc*sihle aud The great thorough
fare ior Goods and Passenger. i es,s III 6ri
Tree from bug-hrsr apprehension about los,
water Sc. Such are her reflections and su,b
her policy and 10 these she j.. ready 20 sscfi.
hDc, not only tie interests of western P,nn
syiveuia. but OF The resi- oi the State Noonc
cen mistake uic result. The riyer brtVr,n
pittsburgh aud the terminus oi the Rsilm,d