Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1853-02-23
Plttsburgh and steuhenvi1le Road.

Now that the advocates of this blind project
have perceived how futile have been their efforts
to humbIg the Virginia Legislature, we hope they
will return to reason and give up forever the pro-
ject of killing Wheeling for Pittsburgh. We COM
mend to the worthy editor of the Pitts burgh Jour
nal, the article from our paper on which he COM
ments in his paper of the 18th, in which the 'In-
telliencer of course repeats the indignant aSSev-
Grafton that the Virginia Legislature will refuse
the right of way to the Steubenvie Railroad, &C.,
What was then prediction, is now history, as our
nelghbOr will perceive by reference to the vote in
the House of Delegates on the 18th. 10 to 81 is n
decent majority in a House in which the sole reli-
ance of the Steubenyile road was placed. In the
Senate the bill could not even be reported, SO
averSe were the Senators to even appearing to
conntenance opposition 10 the interests of Virgin
Ia. We do not know who is the friend who has
kindly informed the editor of the topics of con-
versation in social circles here, but may be per-
mitted 10 suggest that in future when such friends
as the Journal aludes to get into social circles
it would be well for the company present to be
guarded in their conversation, lest it may find its
way through some fren1 into the public prints,
more in detail than in the present instance.
We had not supposed that there was such q
state of feeling in opposition to us in Pittsburgh,
render it necessary for the editor of the Jour
nal, to have TO ferret out the topics of converse
ton i'll social circles'' in order to strengthen
his proof of our dislike 10 Pittsburgh. But if he
approves such methods we do not object, though
may be allowed to question the propriety
of such course i'll the Mayor of the "green
bottle'' city, Ia unapt smile in the Journal 10
compare his city TO green botrle.) But we pass
over this, admitting frankly that our citizens for
good do dislike the great city of Pittsburgh.
Her continued opposition to our bridge, her efforts
to cripple and destroy Hempfeld by taking up the
dead Steubenville project, which she had COM
pletely ignored before took up Hempfeld, her
opposition to Hempield in Philadelphia and at
Harrisburg, are pregnant facts sufficient to show
her feelings and to justify The little means
taken by those in her interest to manufacture pub
: lie sentiment against us, certainly do not much
tend 10 allay this feeling. For instance Monday
the steamer Cincinnati on about 10 feet stage of
water, with gooily amount of passengers on
board, stopped at our wharf and went through all
the forms and nominal delay OF letting down her
chinneys, and having thrown them back to about
an angle of II deg. from their original perpendcu
lar, aud thereby lowering them from one TO two
feet, vent under the bridge with all the forms of
detention and oppression, and had from Is to 20
feet to spare. The number of citizens the
wharf could not blu: be amused at the effort, while
the passengers were doubtless taught to believe
that they had, by the care and foresight of the
officers of the boat, escaped dan gerous coliSio
with the "monstrous obstruction TO navigation
Such efforts as these cannot but convince the pub
lie of the true motives of opposition to the bridge.
If the editor of the Journal had only been present
he would hardly have attempted to apply his mad
man story to us, but would promptly have seen in
the bridge the imaginary evil pendant from the
pEobosces of the mad citizens of Pittsburgh. We
take the matter easy. and laugh at this well
as at other like efforts, and in facwe have of late,
in the universal discontinue of the city of Pitts
burgh.n her nefarious opposition to our center |
pTlSing little town." so much cause to be gratifed
at the enlightened policy of Congress, of the Vir-
GINA Legislature, and of Philadelphia. that we |
can excuse the Journal (if he excuse HIMSELF |
for his inroads into our "social circles" In con- |
cluSion we say to the Journal that are not will
ling to raise our bridge twenty feet; as Congress |
Cfor whose opinion we have more deference) has |
expressed the desire that the budge shall remain at
Its "preSent height" havinF need for "poSt- |
rcad' just that high above the river. As to grant
ing the right of way, that is now out OF the ques-
ton Our mother has signifed her opposition
butts late as Saturday, to such act on our art
and we have too much respect for her better judg-
ment 10 seek 10 go counter TO her wishes. Were
these conditions practicable even, we would con-
slider before we annexed the nine outside wards.
There is something in the word outside which
makes US pause and think, and having thought, |
we are unable 10 find in such an amaIgamation,
anything calculated either to advance, enlighten,
or elevate the characters of our citizens We |
will however think of the latter part of the Jour
NAILS proposition, and we had overlooked has
paper of Friday, and the matter is thus new to us,
we may yet change our views upon this matter.
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