Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1853-08-08
sLeubenville and Pittgburgh Railroad.

Steubenville and Pittsburgh Railroad.
From the last number of the WellsbuGg Hezald,
we extract the account below of the formal
aground breaking on this road on the 1st day OF
August. From this statement it will appear that
lie Pittsburgh and Steubenvile Railroad Compa-
nv are determined to make their road despite the
sovereignty of the State and in the face OF the Leg
isiative action Of four successive winters. Upon
the same principle, the Baltimore and Ono Kali
road Company can extend their road up the Val
ley of Virginia from Harpers Ferry to the IenneS-
see line and thus take the ttavel directly across
Virginia, cutting at right angles the South SIDE
the Lynchburg and Tennessee, the Grange and
Alexandra Extension, the Central and the ManaS-
sn Gap Railroads, and even the James River and
Kanawha Canal itself, provided only that the con-
sent Of the landhoIders can be obtained; and on
the same principle roads can be made through eV-
cry portion of the State in direct opposition to its
will, by foreign corporations.
We are not advised whether this Company con
slider the assent of the County Court OF much I'M
portance, or whether they. merely consider 1t mat
Ter of form and convenience, and desire 1t as q
means of Strengthening their position. What Will
Virginia do in this matter! Will her authorities
ia ely submit 10 this infringement by foreign cor
poration upon the sovereignty Of the State! The
Herald does not attempt to cloak the matter, but
alludes to the road generally by its right name,
though we have heard some who call the road
private road belonging to Mr.. EGgington, though
"AIr Wells has been appointed Superintendent of
the ittsburgh and Steubenville Railroad in Viz
ginia'' The Herald in another article has this
strange remnrk, while speaking of the late Seces-
I'M. t0-l oU CNn.
would vote for secession, and that too, from con-
sidera.ions among which Railroad privileges are
but minor item," We do not think the Herald
is correct i'll this opinion, though, If it is, it but
shows that the railroad movement is not, as the
Herald supposed when secession was up, The
cause but the result Of opposition to the govern
nent and institutions of Virginia.
Wecannot believe that there IS in the Pan Han
die any such feeling of hostility to Virginia.
thongh tile Herald his stirred about some lately,
and has had better opportunities for acquiring in
formation than we have had of late. If the Her
aid he correct in thus matter, but proves what we
have always insisted on that the rail road question
dI not occupy half the space in the minds of the
citizens, which the He:ald supposed it did, and
that railroad sympathy even was the result, 10
some extent OF this dissatisfaction with the govern
lnent OF our Commonwealth. What can be the
cause of the state of feeling alluded 10 by the
Herald, we cannot divine for a moment, but as 1t
is not the refusal of the right Of way, "railroad
privileges being but minor ITEM with them, we
might almost assume that the railroad agitation,
a .m;nor Item" was designed to produce seceS
on rather thai being the cause oft. Still, even
with the opinion of the Herald to the contrary,
E,ro iufn
we cannot think that the counties OF Brooke and
Hancock contain men who are really dissatisfied
with The rule OF Virginia, that best of Common
wCa!ths.
The CEREMONY of breaking ground on the Virgin |
ia portion of SeubenvIlle and Pittsburgh Railroad,
took place the afternoon of Monday, Aug. LIST, |
and will be memorable the first instance of
work being done on railroad in this country |
without the sanction OF q charter, and merely as u
private operation. As law precedent 1t Will be
important, aud we have no doubt that its legality
Will be promptly tested, aud just as little that it
will be sustained, SO far uS the mere making of the
road is concerned, lis working is different mat
ter, and may be liable 10 existing laws, unless au
thorzed as we hope 1t will be, by the proper aU-
thurit es. Howeverthese points may be determin-
ed, nothing is more true than that the entire six
miles IS now under progress of rapid construction
The Contractns, Patterson, Roland & Co., and
Col. J. w. Greary, are obligated to have 1t ready
for the by the St day OF January, 1884, andlt
men and money can do it, it will surely be done.
The Contractors above mentioned, we believe are
experienced i'll the business, and would not I'M
leuake whai they cannot accomplish. The sur
Veys estimates, location, &C., al! fixed nd de-
IermIDed long ago.
The inst sod was turned on Monday about P.
H., by JESSE EDGINoroS, ESQ.,, after the most aP-
lroved EliberninH fashion.
LA sou Of Rev, ". BROOKS, Df Clover, Cler-
nont county, Ohio. was found dead in the stable
m Monday last. He hat! been kicked to death by