Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1846-04-27


compact was iotuned was 10 better ue condi-
iion nj oil the parties II, We became bound
TO raly an the defence Of your property and
homes in time of war; aud you became bcani
to assist IN overcoming. a. iar ~ praciicablc,
obstacles which cut ~ of Gom The enloymsni
OF The markets of the great commercial world.
Whether We have complied with Our part
oi the sgrecment OF not, We are willing % leave
To your own decision. II there was a battle
held, either of victory or defeat during the
long and glorious struggle Oi iho Revolution on
which the blood of our ancestors did not min.
gle with and flow as freely a. that OF your faith.
ers. we know not where Il was The history
OF the battles OF Guiliord. Of the Cowpcii. aud
Kings mounisin, and OF the siege OF York
town. bcsrs witness that oar ancestors did not
iail To comply fully with the obligations rest
ing ON them. Neither did we fail 10 do our
duty M the war of 1872. No call was ever
made Tor our services. that was not promptly
sud cheeduliy complied with And many
there were who marched 10 defend your prop
erty who never returned We DO not pre-.
tend TO have done more than Our duty nor
shall We now ask YOU TO perform NOR, than Nc
oonscieniiously and confidently believe 20 b.
7 yours. We may TO- told. a. we have often
been, III at five rcnd red service, VIC werc paid
Tor them. We reply, that the same powers
thot required the services. fixed the pay--ihai
the price paid was not bali toe amount which
mcrcenary soldiers would have demanded and
besides, we furnished our full proportion OF
the funds cut of which your own troops were
paid out oil rIwn pocket. We affirm then
That we have faithfully performed our part OF
the agreement: and we ask YOU in no spirit
oil reproech, but in candor. and wv hope we
may do SO wi,hou. oflence have you perform
ed your par, OF the agrccmcntl We humbly
h.. a 4
bear with N, we will endeayo OF To point out ia
what YOU have failed 10 d..
| We ENJOY scarcly any greater facilities for
carrying the products OF our soil 10 market
now. than we did when the compact was en-.
tered into IN 1916. And in some respects.
ous condition is worse than il WAS 10 wars
ago, and Judging from the liberal aid given by
The British Government, II may well b, dOub.
tel, ~ our condition would not have been
beile' at this time, in regard to the facilities
Tor carrying our produce To market if the CON
neeiion between this country and England
bad never been dissolved. And II j. demon
sirable, tlat our condition would have been
indefinitely better than il j. now, when YOU
transferred the northwest territory Ia the Gen.
eTsldovernment in 7S3, YOU had u,a IT, the Il a =
/ Ridge instead OF the Ohio. the boundary lime
For YOU have have not ONLY refused In Afford
/ us The IN ,an. oi getting to marke, yourselves
( eui you have prevented w from getting them
IL im Others
! We have said, that our condition as 20
marke, for the products # our soil. was worse
in some respects than twas forty years ago
I AT that time IL will b. remembered los indi.
yiduals now living ia this country. tibet the
great Valley Road wss perfect thorouehisre,
along " hich tra vellers were continually ,yend.
Ing their way IN droycs 10 ihc west afford
lag tocrably gool market. at oar very doors
ior at least portion oi our surplus pTolucis
bat now, We see bot "hcr' and there travel
Ter and that a, long intervals. nIoyingalong. /
SOLITARY aud alone. Why this change II 4 /
because The general goTcmmcnt has construct.
ell grcai and splendid ro8d acn,ss ID. great
Allegheny mountains al N. public expense,
long which hundreds 81 thousands al travel
lvfs now pass ANNUALLY. between tile Eastern
cities. ami ih- great Mississippi valley, Instead
OF passing through this poTi ol ,he country a.
,hey ssa, n da, II they had a. good rad. !,
y, "" active inw'"irnce OF yout Immediate
isPf' sen"h',s M congress alone, from CON.
s'ruo ;ing siinliag rlad along this VALLEY. 81.
tending rom Buffalo in New York. TO the ei,, \
oi Orleans
bi,' Tor ihe construction OF such road
Was before Congress about the year ls27. anf I
came IN one vote OF passing (il oat memories
40 hot deceive u.s. notwithstanding most al
your immediate representatives. voted AGAIN,
IT. IL Wa al That time, that one nj ,o,,,
mos distinguished Representatives made de-
oclen'alea exclamation, Of glory enough Tor
ono gay, and moved 10 sdoHru a. soon a, Ia.
70" uc'esunS 'he bail was announced Thus
you perceive u was al least ia mari ih,o,,,h
The action oi youf immediate teeres.f,s,;,,,
OF winch YOU approved, that We lost sloo., 4
thc only MARKET We had. aud were prevented
nom a,ing channel oprned ,hfoueh which
We 0ou,d nave reached the great markets afInfB.
ca ny itr northern and eastern cite.
bnt That L. not The only instanc, IA which
You nave prevented our obtaining the means
OF frady access 10 market, without Won, Ia I
S - on' i9f your active agency to pTcrent !, 4
~ an ac' oi Assembly passed the eth al
n ma'On, 80 concerning the Baliimogc spl
,'.,', 'a'l, road Company. YOU expressly pfo. /
.1,,,S '' ne oomPsny rom running their fosd
soutA OF TIC town OF Parkrfsburp ia -
not -. u admits of no rational don't, ~.
W"nsh TIE distance would have hen -. (
W COMPANY would have preferred The ,,,,.
s'"hg uHs valley and dow "A the Ksn.,,,,'.
any more northern route ior their odd ri,
n1l'itl OF constructing a railroad ,,,,.,,,.
through comparatively Oct cn,utr, a"5
,u,,,,'i''iE Win The course oil the stream. sn5
"''lS' ii's'eau OF across them; aud through de
p',S''oNa Instead ct through high inouniaios
Go TX .lts' ~ we competition with the
an
.'aue aud tavcl from Tenue Gee ~, ,,,.,,1'
planch % their fosd could ~ easily have bssa
s''ended) aud the travel 10 tbs 49,.
splnss, together with the advantage Of s,' 'l
b ~. o.ho hNrf al a point Ia which la,,.
eau aiNay- conn. would h,ve i,
"..s' "h Undertaking selection OF ths ,.iie,
Ion''' had q been lett. 10 the oe,,o,, - 80
So,npany. Bu' you refuse them lie ,e - -
ne No. a,. slg', and you dii - on ihs =,
800 ground That y0u meant A. $500 49,.
, o',"eh' OF Our whole trade 10 b,iI8 49, ','s
~ ',N's oy eSieniiHg t,e canal 49,, =,
,,9', ,' . 90 h carried 81 TO swell a,e y
al, '',I' '''le'o o. sneish5onngS,ass ~,
,i'l va W, va distinctly beld olt tl.,, ~,
I ncs'g'cd 10 extond To Us ~ brnes, =, y ~,
ca"a', bai cpnhding "a tl,e s,ur.,... we
I'o'nl','' We were induced 90 s.it.,,,t.. ~, ~,
h.. ' -. -, u4 s'oes Of ihc Company. With
: aaed uh that part Di the wo,k h, ,.t
~ ,l,,1's' o' 'hc casiv'a counties ar. sl"os
s nehiltd. whilst we arr len h, ,t, SOC
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