Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1853-02-15

nIio'' w. :, - ,,o, decline The road is under con-
ho,h IN Ohio and Pennsylvania, md fast approx
,,. no,rnc,ion. The Legislature heretofore, refused
Tho o Of why for this road. While the letter "l mr. r.
oil, cludc other matter are satisfied Inc feadcl WIN oc
anita m we'll pleased viii, the peusal Of his plain unvar-
h,bcd story Of the wrongs alleged TO have been inflicted
n Inc counties OF Brooke and Hancock II is charged
I'M, ,his was effected by tho influence Of the people Of
WhccIinv Mr. f. alleges that "whe they oppose the right
NJ ov through Virginia they encourage The making OF the
road in Pennsylvania md secure by law OF Pennsylvania
means of connecting with it. and OF appropriatlng 10 eir
own exclusive purpose By this donhc means OF OPERATION
opposition here Richmond Virginia. and support In 1a'
risburg they nvai themselves OF roao mace
and now making with my and my Virginia ncghbors'
means and money and deprive US forever OF the use Of our
own road thus made with our own money:
LETTER.
r., n. lkmb,rs Of The General Assembly Of Virginia:
CigsTLEaE.-Asu vrginan and us one OF your constl-
| lucnts | usk your earnest attention.
bill has been reported 10 your House OF Delegates io
puutng The p,sburr aud Stcubenyle Rail Road Conpa-
nv re, Of way Dix miles oil the virginia Territory
In and spirit il is Identical WIN INA. s,an'u uSae '
Hcmnficld Rail Road Company right OF way from "hee
inu IIrnmph p,nngylyauil to Hempheld My connection
with Ills road was originally. and sill continues 10 De-
connection 81 duty and solely "''i .o' ov HIM
am now here great personal inconvenience, la"y
ded miles from home press the subject on your a'choh
seek by the bill referred 10, IN common WIN y 81
bors and friends the unaGimDus people OF inc coueh
B-ook and Hancock the right OF way Tor hi5 roa across
the territory OF Virginia. from the western Inc OF e7s
snna through Brooke connty, some SIX miles III G inv
rbr Ohm river III Holidays Cuvt-a pon! Opposite NE iy
M S,ruLcnv,lc-hcrc TO connect b. bridge nn The ONO
liver wI,h mil Trgd extending from otenttiNl'c lus
Ohio vest There is also xed 10 said OIL cch@
providing the making Of This road from t1lla, ty
along tI chic river to The OF WcSourG' me county
| town OF BIoOkc county. o, ~. i,dice
So much wrong has already been done so Hhcn
been eyr,tc! ana 50 great have been the
On this subject, that be- you WIN PERRIN s nns.itIe
state the case precisely stands in the ofce'
c rand for which the riehl of way s sought was oI
mated in Virginia and is Virginia measure "o'u o. =
y,,s apo, when Pennsylvania resolved 10 make
- ,I az Icndlnr directly from Philadelphia 10 rus.
burg the people wcst Of l!'s Iac, p'"I., % =, moe, -
si c,nd number Of rail road companies 10 meet, IN
= direct line Pcnnsy ivnna's road at flt'sours'
An inau.n,i a interest Pshurs Tor reasons that WI"
,rr mention decided that the road from na' pace west
hd NIL he carried straight forward so as to cross
virnia and bridge Ohio, but should be cx,eniea ho
west The northern benS Of nI % I1u o ,S pnn
,o I,s.s Accordingly road, called = nc onio unu e'
ovvnnia Rail Road was thus BY them begun ana 10 no"
| r,,.muc,cIy finished and in oprlatl1n
TINS by ls turning n the road from lis aecl cohfse
y mai i..t ii Pennsylvania vast oi PItsbufg a"u ''
Az. rci If rnp!nin il which reside, disappointed
Ti ie;or the case my oil Pennsylvania neshbors along
the line H Virginia my friends from senbenVc ONO ana
v.. an! nv virginia friends about four years ago. g"t
.ociaIly together (m"s, OF the meetings being +i ~ my
go ,;nI ~ .yisc n,ra zurcs for putting Ourselves 10 di.
r rail road connection with the rail road world hrCnha us
We projected The rnad Tor which The rEht I" way 10 no"
anunl The ii!r line, originated II, consisted %
whole IRON fNIsDurp Hcht ~
,inia I'm, hrncc the territory ni virginia SIX mice
across the ONO by bridge 10 o!eu"env H' o'.o' ano
thence unite win the western ROADS a. Ly'",ous'
r., carry t!- object, Judge Wilson 81 N'""'' me-
Ohio Samuel Livingston Of Pennsylvania, and nYEe pre-
pared thee blls-al written hy Judge "soh-"hch We
wiIrj ~ h.co,ue lava One the Ohio company which
WI, sen, 70 the legislature Of OHIO and iinHediey became
law one for The Prnn= yivania company, whch was seh'
10 the legislature Of Pennsylvania, and immediately oecame
Ia~ without the change OF "oo' pec,.s,y a.
cent and one 70. the passage r ,s road across Virginia tx
l, .hich .as zen, legislature Of ltgaia an a.a
sfT became in consequence Of e9'r''Ion" e "e'
detruitS from Wheeling. r,. ~;
Unde. the ono law II C6rnpiny Wa "'R'"."tu. ~
p,nans could get law, and have never Yet e"t aS
tor ihslf !'hk "a w, ink in broken cham
and euclGrre nl fierce opposition Oolh ION H'
wheeIne found il impossible Tor ~" yeafs alu a a,e'
IN. .s .: their law otgarze their company ana mere
one wo;d-a necessary word, 10 sho" the true Stale {" NE
have before stated that Influential interest IN lius
bur, one that may called The steamboat interest iao car
@ III, road northwest instead of west. lhis powerful
interest opposed road leading from Pitisau'g 10 w. ana
ta scd their uppuson mainly, on TWO er"nn.5-t Gpu'
hr mo I'M. ,nrosition took agans Wheeling bridge
They Grglsc. il, first. because u ''"nd require tG o.'
y, Ia h. hri usd and .- interfere (ls they airgedl with
The free S. and rasgat.r .! the ono riVtf 20 aHMp2'
ant ,ein Sec0sdy because Il would ntrceP' ;he
trade and c-ufccs o WI II and South at point IN VIZ
nina them and thus build up there depot business
agains, n" interests 81 Plsburs Inc chaIttl VI 'C
Penn, VANS part Of the road required an organization VI
The company and commencement VI '''e "oIA "'s.
va,,s .t,f The -,c ,hc law. So vigorous, however,
yos IN. rn. son Vi that p!!tshug interest which have
liuied TO- together with Of Wheeling that the charter
was asoar 10 expire with the company stu unorganheo'
Al LEM H. the charter and start Inc i'ao II posi-
bic Mr. kgoie the President OF the ONO oanch Q, ou
scheme, Mr. Livingston and myself arran.ca WIN m lion
Mr. Na,ir Ihcn newly rcside: D! PittsbuIg 10 under
take the org lnzapn OF the Pennsj rauia company ana
break down, if possible the opposition IN fi..soute.
were not dsappontcd Our hopes ere more than Feaz"
for NJ Nayor did not only organize the company iof u.s.
but gathered 10 make the oaa ma .nc foao y
now being made from its commencement ot fsDnrg up 10
the air line dividing Penns vunin from virginia On the olhef
side extending from Scubenyc on the ONO Tiyer west 10
wards ST. Louis the road is nearly completed. IN tiie mean
time solely consequence OF The seh- opposition rom
Wlceiin (s!. being rong people (o.lng weak nave
been unable (uotw hsanting our long roHace ana car
.sI 10 procure any legislation from Virginia TO
hermit us to make with Own money me SIX mics OF
Virginia road to complete grand rail road scheme
Thus Wills, have been begging, and begging IN valn
our o.n legislature Tor bare liberty 10 make railroad
linz Oh few miles there mas "eeh co's'ueeu s'e. @
Of railroad stretching from the Atlantic across tha Aleghany
mountains i thousand miles, over i: continent 10 81
Louis and al an expense Of sixty millions oil dollars ms
road has constructed through the great States OF penn
sylyara Ohio Indiana and llnoisa road parity oi my
own PROJECTION and Of Virginia ogin-and here ("h 81!
Virginia ncghb0s, the unanimous people OF TWO virginia
,ountics YET standing On the verge OF Inc grave,
with nv lite almost spent, still begging for leave construct
onr moor little link few miles o road, through our own
| lands, with money.
Ny God gentlemen shall forever beg in vain or is
there sorne wisdom incompccns5lc 10 ordinary noas
especially vOuchsaiei Wheeling neghbors, making
what is dccmc in all other Christian communities an act
public Christian duty in out0 way district vi w.
ania be rcprcsscd as crime and making II IT.
with sound State policy 10 cut W. oil rom al these IL
c;ics OF travel and human intercourse which constitute
the distinctive value and glory OF modern ciSiizlon aud
which il possessed would enable Us IN bring into Wig
nrous lii. the resources Of this bu; sti Important
part ui our ancient commonwealth.
said that this lire OF road now seeking The right OF
war originated Virginia. and the act carTGg Inc Penn
syvana portion IT, passed nearly four yeas hg" bears on
remarkable proof OF It's origin as u Goes not con-
tain The vi sin. c commissioner rom Plt'sburg All
The commissioners named in Inc act for ORGANIZING The CON-
panv Seventeen ia nuinhcr are my Immediate ntghDors
Intimate friends from the Virginia boundary line
| Ihuu lh A
gn district that the people of OHIO and Pennsy rnla con.
siu,. immediate and ancient neighbours aud endsi as
in tact, constituent part al same
political community Sc"ai!y ARE one and ir' country,
psrtiaui.iy the Pennsylvania Part I" H. SO connected 10.
gthcr ours that any general and practically useful
II road Improvement must BE- blended one Tor IN: puT
p,sc VI all Ii this fact which led TO tie formation OF
of road for which seek inc hight Of way.
Such being the casr trust n'y be pardon"d Tor saying
that il is humiang men, NlrGnIans, alter hav-
ne thus drawn others into engagements involving large e3-
nditucs find all ciips good old ncighbor.,
preserve faith lai carry the understanding o good
neighbnr!oOI for greet uTp"-c Ahond On our
part, have heretofore proved wholly rui'Ierr
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