Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1853-02-22
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RlcnAgSp, Fet. -. 1888.
rn .s Members Of III. H0uss Of Ds<ga'e' o. Tg'o'

~, -, ,,,s.r. of.. Hov.s Of Detgaie, Of irgtno:
,...t,c1 rtsy In lee DISCUSSION upon tHn Pits
b. r. All e.bsnsi e Railroad h;l u. 'io III : &c
m y, lSjg.5l 1seaai- from BIe"kt s,a !"coc COP
.j * rt. 70 com rnUs4 which II Is claimed 'o'ese
nrc thu citizens al lhoF" $50 counties from 'He S"
| 10 rom ct bv llrca! with riit.btg.
FIR. heio ore " ri a. ~ me u'e aoshfo'y eh
,n,- Irioarnly OF sGch alleged compromise rcTm M
4 >av such brg in, uo!est'ains ot CohP"nss, HeVe
u,s mad. BY ne thought Of nor dreamed q" n"
Inn Ted a-and rs that effect 's holy ~llhu
inndu,ion No Individual Delegate has hight 10 maxi
! IN n,,ro. ,on< bargain set OF people
II had been 30 week allow nytcil t. be crcnm
vented ~ designing in the Mariner no" clnmed tier
: no OF peDlc, trust, in The Stnta OF virginia 30 en-
tin " top.u! their rights To allow themselves 10 G.
hound nv .u,h wsp o. straw; and it Is eyitence OF
weak cause fl the Wheeling 10 r'y ufrn any suc
cnmEaci IN opposing thr lght o. Biooke on
tiancork 10 m Ter. !uiitn III row ask.
Trn Wnee linz tergarcs do roi contend that such com
promise WIS mad in express terms. Ihsy claim I'm
Ia Implied in III. ngag Il the law passed Ma rch i4tN
1851 gsnvinu ihr rign oil va" for the Hrpiclaaa rna
10 Hh Ing 1t is forced construction 10 derive aar :"
NEARING from the Law IL positivey deny that ni sue
cponisc as ars was intcndrd TO be emorh ed IN u
The Eacrs are plainly these The citizens OF Hellsbuf
were eskin, charter for railroad from Wea5urg est
R.,hany there 10 connect with the Henfscld r"ir"ad :
When Pkcrsbur2 was about TO carry her eht OF why 10
III Northwestern reIrord there WINS comDronlse ina
wheeling shouts have riot 0f way Tor me HcInphel rail-
.oat wheeling the.eupon asked psImisspn 10 tacS ina
ghI Of wav y. an ancrmcnt 10 tho Wesburg and Bethany
rcnd blk and ia siri, of hberairy and justice,
.cnred 10 h be toap This amendment contained :he acc
tons and 10 Il the act az il now stands
The nlaeT!sl 81 tuscs o. thesr seCt"s n' III eoo "oos
src ."rh. said WeIls5urg md Bethany Raroh'
an moi no, shall any branch hereof be constructed To an
1'sce further caswall than Reany, tXcent On propc
ut 10 MAKO tie ael cnrnecon with said branch Of III
Hem, e. u Rl..ro,a mad fnT .ti.. pGphse only"
SIC TO- Neither tnt said H"mrfrl 2aiiTond COMPANY
nor ne slii ",iIs,;rc ami ha,nany ai!r6ad Cotcphny
shall Construct an rart or branch o. telr na I!oad ho'
ward OF Wcllsh !:g al 'rts,id.
The rest ct,:s il these sec,i"na n c0as", apply only
N. en- ,ti. c,r1Gr,!!0gs ose! b. The act, viz: n lh'
tIlro,nG.d sri til W.!':burg mi Behsny Raj Roe'
n. nrics" an limit aid resu!n The power Conferred OF
these two c.: po R,iOn. 80
I; m t p,- i5i. have the orgi,Ti objrc o. Wheel
rp cuunrp;y 4, accomplish b. lndlrcC'ion, in the "h"'
sar,ioa. viii she row ar. ends in fact have accom-
,,.hrf l., wit tn preventing ~ The cons rnctlon Vi Dry
al: road In Virginia ~ ,!;iward Of "cI-ong or Eat a
rc.rv. an linus wholly TO cnEla'nc The rghia ri IN
,nn,,e OF Two ranil conne; in other "o:i7 !p-@vc
~ dcprtyr n OF tn facilities of the emo, 'rsn
al, mai b..y rc the of propet:. To con
,crd mat gu n in such corporal nrs sH'Li BE-
50 coa-!u deprive the "h r P, . ~ O. country
tbi. rig,. i az ubsur;.ty tat had hous NJ riiy how
35l, %uu! COMMIT u: tle nHd VI "'' "''~''e""
C 'ntrrr. -. ;,
Wheeling succcca ~ sIch p1Froc. ~ i's TX !+rCed
ll#!ctioui 1nca a. only a"J-!6 Gu! '.' arJ.' Pi'i'
| ennis lX.tc gunnaEe
The II or tie Il glnuY: Cave rlll roGt-n0w tie Pitt.
hnrr AMI benv: lie rond-was before he hoHSe
D.pa,e- a; m: lire Of this pretended coTp7otnl:e 1t
cam ~ some time cier the passage o: IN. iu boTe men
Il. net III In NJ above quote restrictions iee wa
go ST. ertl1 scua=.oa upon II; gaze Il h=e'nS
pop d am n N l.. whca O1Je lied to-; ;nai de-
r. never n,."n,d ths pet nd rom r'oulac u:
oil b.ra:cy acci up n was wsfE!i ,one='es, a"d
upuu tin was lost virtually ~ bii seven vIes
! II, CT not is subsequent; "Ir
These iac's W. ic siiowa by The Journal, oil occnr
ring aher THIS pr enc comp onis utterly PAT - aiga
! ahy such ,rs poslerDUs preeus!u a.
TED - now, as an eXn:dea Wholly unworthy Of
Wherliny 10 .p,Iye long nIu.a penpH nf their RIGHT
Very respectfully, NATHANIEL " Ellis.