Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-03-16
THE RIGHT OF WAY.

suhsta nee, the crtensfcr Of The Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad through Virginia 10 The Ohio ri
yer. We advocated different policy, aud shall
be glad 10 be convinced, by the future, that We
ware wrong. The following leading article from
the Baltimore American ot The IL h, shows that
new effort is 10 be made 10 induce the company 10
make the road 10 Piusburg on Pitls5urg terms
on. OF which is, we believe, 10 adopt he Northern
mute from Cumberland, and thus 70 prevent any
future line through Northwestern Virginia ~
the aid 81 The Baltimore Company. As a Bali
MORGAN We should now be in favor Of making
the road to Plsburg even on these terms-as The
rivalry with philadelphia canno, be avoided, as
the nerican very iorcibly remarks, and then
again. the trade will De enough Tor toid roads =
bu'. as a Vignian, we shall deeply lament Il.
Bu, for the divisions among themselves, Tie peo.
pie Of the Northwest would have an equitable
claim on the Sial, Treasury ,oT building branch
road from Cumberland L. tie Ohio; hu, a. those
divisions nave caused The loss OF the funds re-
Gently rendered, The guardians q: The Treasury
NAV, perhaps Justly, iesis! The claims upon iheIr
equity:
TuE RAILROAD ExrE.sloN ~ Pirr>Bt Rdu.
The final d .tion 81 the Legislature 81 Virginia,
in reference 10 The light 81 Way ioi our faIroad
10 The Ohio, has defnilively closed all acceptable
routes through he territory Il that Siale. The till
which passrd, granting route 10 Wheeling, Is
generally regarded, in itself and in is Conditions,
| as entirely out OF The question.
The denial OF The southern terminus b. VIZ
cnia al he present session Il her Legislature,
has been made under circumstances which oeIo.
ken no better success 10 similar appilcalion II
any such should be made, next year. Al all
| events il becomes the ciy OF Baltimore II leave
| The question hereafter with those VINO ate Inc
| real parties 10 1.-THE people VI Norm western
! Virginia on The ore hand and The representa-
ves Of sectional interests in various paris oil The
Stale on the other; The former contending Tor vital
neres.s and indubilabIe rights against the illibe.
raI,y al r,.als The route 10 Pittsburgh is still
omen To ns-ii, with cordially, nnaninity and
earnest zeal we determine 10 adopt II, 10 devote
10 il all our means and energies, resolving not
| 10 slacken or pause until the connection between
The two cities is completed. With delermina-
| lion like this all the difficulties in the way would
dsappear more rapidly than the imaeinalions oil
the limid or the irresoule ever conlured them up.
| The route to Pittsburgh We consider TO be sill
open. because il has mol beer decidedly closed
against THAT there has been, that there still is
much alienation Of feeling on The part Of the Pits
hureh community towards Baltimore, by reason
Of treatment which they complain OF, in ree
renee TO this business, as wanting in candour and
| trankpess. every body knows who knows any
| thing Of this subject and The events connected
with it, The following from The Pittsburgh ia
| Zeue shows something OF The Stale OF puplc leel-
ing in that city nj this lIme
"A Western Ra,l,oad.-We are pleased 10 learn
that The public mind in this city, slrnly SET
ling down in favor Of expanding all our means
and energies in the prosecution OF western
Railroad and Of going 10 work al once and in
| earnest. There is, We admit, dissemination
among lew TO Ielnquish all hopes of con-
nec,ion with Baltimore so long and so iondy
dwell upon. Baltimore when she cast of Pitts
bursh so rudely, committed an act o. folly, The
whole'consequences Of which she will not probably
realize Tor years 10 come, and los; The friendship
OF those who would have gone 10 any reasonable
| length 10 have secured Railroad connection,
and community OF interests with her.
nBut i, is 10 be presumed she is the best Judge
OF her own Interests; al least she has The control
| of them. and there is not man in Pittsburgh who
would solicit renewal OF negotiations alter what
| is past There are few,we say, who cannot give
IN all hope that Baltimore will see her true in
| terests. and accept OF The Connellsvile charter on
Pittsburgh terms-nonc would think OF union
on any other However, the number OF such IS
becoming daily less We have but little doubt,
that al the nex meeting Of The Pittsburgh Slo ck-
holders. they will resolve 10 give up the right 10
connect with Baltimore, and bend all their ener-
gies TO the Western project II is important that
We should renquish entirely and definitely all in
| ,enion and even the power, 10 connect with Bal
timore. that we may secure oneness ami hxed-
ness of purpose, and avoid the danger which ever
flows from divided counse's.
baltimore NAV some day secure the RICH! OF
way through Virginia, and We owe ito ourselves
10 hasten 10 counterfeit any injurious influence
such an event would have upon our interests
PHILADELPHIA will doubtless prosecute her great
PENNSYLVANIA railroad with spirit worthy OF
the magnitude and importance of The undertake
ing. We presume she will put il under contract
as rapidly as the line can he prepared BY The en-
gineers. LIE, US be prepared 10 open railroad
| 10 The interior OF Ohio, before, least BY the
lime she opens one 10 Philadelphia, and Pits
bursh will then be sci on foundation which no
railroad terminating South OF us can affect
What with improvement 70 the river, and light
| draft boats and railroad tapping all the i'm
provemens In Ohio, with the full command OF
The Lake trade, (for Baltimore could not reach The
Lake, without! crossing our road) we should oe
perfectly secure against all injurious competl-
lion, and be placed on a pinnacle OF prosperity,
which no southern improvement could rob US Oh.
Having earnestly advocated The prosecution oil
our road 10 the Pittsburgh terminus, wnile Inc
question If the Southern route remained s'ili ID
| doubt al Richmond, we can scarcely hesfa'e now
in again urging the prosecution OF II when Inc
choice OF the Southern route is denied us, and