Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1852-12-22
A. For the Register.
The clarksburg Corporation.

oeinSS, we DuiIt mig II hopes upon QUIZ KNOW
ledge of the energy of character it posses
sed, and even promised ourselves new
era in the history of our town. OF the
untiring energy of its President, Mr.. B..
we had the most convincing proofs and
are well satisfied that had his suggestions,
and the plans projected under his auspi-
ces. been carried out, our beautiful village
would have been far in advance of what
1T is at the present time. But unfortu-
nately that Board listened too much
to the murmurings of its appointers, and
Ike an unwise physician, suffering his pa
tient to prescribe for him, was killed by
those who were either ignorant of the
means of restoration or too stingy to buy
them.
How very wise it was in the citizens to
select judicious men to effect certain OBJ
jects in the way of improvement. and then
to deny them their countenance and the
means absolutely necessary TO with
hold, in fact, every thing but their cease
less complaints, we win leave them to de-
termine. But SO it was, and consequent
ly the late Body Corporate" ended its
brief existence. AS we sat by its death
bed we were much inclined to bow our
heads and weep as those almost without
hope.-when it departed we were mour-
ers at its obsequies. But while we wit
messed the sad scene with some degree of
depression, we must confess our droop-
ing spirits were much elevated by the Gre
alton of the new &c Board" and more par
ticularly as among its components, we be-
held the venerable man who is now to
preside over its deliberations. We re-
membered that in him, we saw the father
of one of our noblest improvements, and
genius and propelling power so adequate
to great emergencies, as to promise some
thing for the future good of our beloved
town, and, as was very natural, we felt
greatly revived. To him we looked for
much. The Northwestern Turnpike stands
as an enduring monument of his fame, and
we had hoped, and still hope. to see sub
stantial pavements throughout our town,
added to the other memorials of his great
ness and efficiency. 1t is true that all
great works which are to stand out as per-
petual marks in the waste of time, are slow
of construction. But this fact, we think
the colonel who is now the President, can
not plead as an apology for the extraordi-
nary apathy the 'sBoard" has exhibited,
in SO long postponing even the commence
ment of most important Improvement,
namely: the paving of our walks
If we are not much mistaken, there has
been ample time for the beginning of this
work, or at least for the adoption of such
measures as would give us some earnest
of what we were to hope for; and some
thing that would tell to the many stran-
gers visiting our town, that we were de-
termined to raise ourselves out of the mire.
But we are not aware that any steps have
been taken at all towards the consumma.
ton of this project, which we so greatly
need and which we supposed to have been
one of the foremost objects of this corpo-
ration. IL may be that the " Board has
resolved itself into secret society for the
promotion of benevolent enterprises and
are doing more than we think and our
ignorance is ready to imagine secrecy to
be legitimate act of such bodies, for real
ly we know not of any preliminaries what
ever, having been entered into for any
purpose.
We may be behind the times, but we
have not heard that any assessment has
been made; or if there is any money on
hand, whether there is enough to pay for
the quarrying of one wagon-load of rock.
We think it high time for the " Board'
to be waking up and preparing for action.
Our town should scork up itself into ambi-
ton enough to cope with some of our sis
ter villages, and get US out of the mud
the ladies in particular They, poor things,
have cause of sad complaint; and so high
have they to raise their dresses, that :here
is great danger of their being compelled
to adopt the Bloomer costume to keep out
of the mud. And oh from such Gala
NIFTY as this, we call upon the Board"
in the name of all that is humane, to deli
yer us. They have it in their power to
do it. The citizens will stand by them.
Now as to little things we do not much
obiect-such as this firing of jackson
crackers in the streets. The Board"
should not object to this, because it is
among those long established town usa-