Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1853-03-29
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TIE BROOKE AND HANCOCK RAIL ROAD.

Contrary l., gu, cApecia,s and contrary humbly
conceive 10 T." ,7ie policy and interests OF ne state o.
Vrqir:, Inc till the incorporation oil the Brooke una
HANCOCK Rail Road Company has passed the senate by
constitutional vote So far the Senate IS concerned an
appropriation gu, Of the State treasury 81 m1seas
srnctng m road from the city of Wheeling up and along
The Ohio river the northern part ni the county Oh II
cock al or the town OF new Cumberland ~hc'e uie
Ohio river 10 be bdsed and IN" road 10 be connected
with The Cleveland and Pilrshug Rail Road Now" we ask
any candid say what possible heneht 10 e otae %
Vo;na can -cIue the construction oil such ROAD
How il i, pos oe that Tie Treasury OF The Sialc That Is 10
h. so profsuly hiri account can ever receive lie
asst ;e,u,n in IL. way Of dividends The most that
can be said is thai i. IS mere netgh6orhooa improve
uen but wien into consideration the tact that
is 10 run a!rig the Ohio river competing win SAID Ner o'
Tho entire cpIh OF the road and competing also WIN an
her contemplated rail road on the DINER side OF ie Ve
even as ncghbohoud improvement Its vaine greatly
while its necessity placed beyond the reach o
even plausible demonstration. But in no c"nceiVa
,bie stale Of facts is improvement OF THIS tie
scripton s2ch as should DO pcrIilicu 10 ora"
one cent from The public treasury Beginning a. fe
mote corner Of tho State, thsn running directly NORTH
distance probably than thirty miles ara then uni
linz with the road Of foreign coporaon when foreign
corporation permitted 10 subscribe Tor large amount o
h cnu, stock enough probably, 10 enable 10 have The
control We nothing in II 10 commend II I" me pu
uonacc cf Tie State Of Virginia And when we see 10 !
The ern al opposition to any rail road which
IN. citizens Of TGn%n ana Hancock may be disposed "a
make for th If benefit and with hrr own money we think
yc can see enough this bill TO justify US in denoGncng
not only as unust TIE State al large Dat also as aFc
.ry oppressive portion OF our p"npc who need so!e
and wh,I don't asa the AID ol me state Out
hn If nerm:.ted will make those improvements without
one cent of The Slater money Besides his road cannon
r Of such tremendous importance to wheeling, hii So
roc an appropriation should be made Oh the peoples mo
new for Wheeling already has her grea! Balmorc ana ohio
Rail Road leading The great city OF baltimore ana hci
Hemufld RAJ, t. ad leading To The great Guy OF thlunc
nh,, which tEy ought 10 satisfy the ambition oi any
v,ro;n, civ and should not satisfy her ni'"r IL
honld satisfy III. Legislators ii Virginia that the present
heavy taxes o the people should not be- Increased by be-
slowing this masnu npon SECTION Of tie ate
air. si, well provided inr
Gentlemen Of the Legislature remember that "sinkinl
fnpa must be established the State debt must be paid t
,eople must taxed and The time NAV come when indis
al waseu unnecessary and oppressive appropriations
Of their money they will call their representatives 10 sil
account
while we do and will not impench the motives OF any
Senator w voted for t. bill we have the right To say Is
We believe passage o! such bill Al this time was
an act ri mprudencc and ezavaeance and that 80 lar as
the Treasury concerned il would 90 Benefited Just AZ
,nnch ty throwing six hundred thousand dollars n,3 ia
Cho river IS ry appropriang that ano"nt for the
construction If this road
We now arp-a! &c the members OF the House Of Dele
gates and upon them 20 refuse to sanction The measure
and to lock The Treasury against suc unreasonable and use
less expenditures.