Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1848-10-13

| Wy the whole fogie from TIE present to' y
| 10 the Ohio a Wheeling NAV b. couF.rieu ,
. before the coming winter. sad tho Jaes WI"
/ have heeu traced with sufficient accuracy ll'
satisfactory es,imAtes Of distance ana c.s'' az
q ough not Tor actual construction without
! revision IN their Misunderstanding the -Isat-
ef part OF the route upon The Il rsl fits miles
which IL the lines located last year should
be ultimately adopted, coula b. mslr ready
Tor contract in very short time. The re-
port Of Mrssrs Lairube, Knight and LhI'de,
embracing about he FIRST "a miles ol the ex-
tension. was not COM leted aud submitted TO
the board until their meeting on the ljh day
nt September Ii presents at least three
points ou The present road, from either 81
which the extension may be commenced, and
also the same number OF routes varying more
or less from each other, on which the road
may be adtantageously constructed anl 1t
coutails an elaborate discussion ol the esti.
notes and considerations by which, IN the
opinion OF the engineers, the choice among
ell The routes a. the option OF tn: compiny
sh iu.d be determined.
The choice between the points indicated in
this repori, aud the selection it may be pro-
per 90 make oi the route as far as the mluth
OF the Savage. involves questions Of no, less
imporauce than any that would he likely to
la. the'lacts npun which these could b, salts
llctorily decided required to be thoroughly aud
minutey examined aud digesled and as the
decision ultimately to BE- made might serious
lv affect the interests OF important sections
OF this state, The board deemed il their duty,
in the FIRST instance TO refer the report to thrlr
committee in order that any additional intor-
M ton not embraced in the report, but ncces-
siry 10 a safe and sound conclusion upon the
whole snbjsci. might be fully collected and
investigated, and submitted in petspicuous
and satisfactory form to the board OF directors.
The committee OF construction and recon
struction 10 whom the subject h been re-
TERED, promptly eugsgcd in It's Investigation,
AMI may be expected TO submit their report as
soon as a proper respect to lis importance and
/ to the considerations involved in the subject.
will admit Of Ii may be proper to observe,
in the mean iime, that Of the prdcticabllity OF
making the road to Wheeling, with grades
perfectly within the useful available power
OF the locomotive engine, and not exceeding
IN any part 799 feet to the mile, there APP
pears 10 be no doubt whatever in the minds
oil the eminent engineers already mentioned.
! The seleetoh, therefore, between routes each
having peculAr advantages, will be one oil
the earliest SUBJECTS Tor the earnest considera-
BY order of the Board.
LOUIS McLANE, President.
OF &C Of the Bait. and Ohio r. Co. Oct. OH, 1918.
F'eion Emigrants 10 the United States
II appears from an article in the London
fines, that an association exists in that city,
whose object is TO further the emigration OF
conyic 10 the United States. The assoCia-
ton his fund To be applied to the payment
o, the passages OF such persons can shew
that they have been guilty oil some ielonons
act. Individuals OF lair character are exclu-
ded from all benefit OF this luul. MIR jack
son is al the head Of this association, aud Is
charged with Offering every facility Tor the
trans portation oil criminals 10 this country -
The London Times objects TO this proceeding
because il is unjust to The people OF The uII-
ted States, and because it hos the tendency 10
increase crime in England. as it will induce
many person to commit offences, Tor the PUT
pose ot obtainiug Tree passage to the United
States.
Mr. Van Buren,, when President, caused an
Investigation into this subject OF ;elon emf
grItlon 10 be make by the American Consuls;
result OF which WIS, that the most posi-
tive evidence was obtained, that in some parts
OF the conlinent, criminals We're sentenced
to be transported TO the United States, and
that the practice was very general, for paupers
and criminals TO be sent out here at the ex-
pense OF the local authorities. Nctwilh-
standing these facts are notorious, no effort
deserving notice, has been made to prevent
This infamous abuse Of our hospitality
this county is inade the great lazar house and
depot Of criminals tor theavorid. Unless the
general sad@lacal- aathetsties ef The United
States take effective measures 10 prevent the
designs OF The London association from being
practically carried out aut TO frohlbi, pouper
aud irlon emigration IRON all quarters, we
shall have an infusion OF corruption and vii
Iilny into tne society OF this country dcstruc-
tive OF public morals aud ruinous TO the gen
eraI welfare.