Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1853-05-19
THURSDAY MORNING, MAY 10, 1858.
1.-THE Wellsburg Herald devotes two columns


1.-THE Wellsburg Herald devotes two columns
of lis last issue to ssmaters and things the object
of which is to secure the election of Mr.. Edgng-
ton 10 the Senate of Virginia. 1t says "with Mr.
Steenrod's own declarations staring them in the
face, no citizen OF the district out side the town
of Wheeling, be he resident in Hancock, Brooke
or Ohio county, can vote for him in preference to
Mr.. Edgngton, whose devotion to the entire dis
tnct and Of tohOse sOundness on the right Of apay
question, zoe Of Brooke and Hancock hape the most
!nau6itg6te eUidsnce'' "He is certainly committed
70 the adrOcacy Of The right of ,oay, call it Pitts
burgk or 'chat not but he is not thereby lisquali-
fed from doing his whole duty to the district in
any other questions that may come up" "On
that rery issue they are before the peopLe.'' (The
italics are our own.)
Here we have the distinct issue presented by the
night of way organ TO the people of those counties
and 10 the people of Wheeling and Ohio county.
1t is saying in other words, that il you vote for Mr.
Edgington, you must vote for the avowed advocate
of the Pitrsburs n and Steubenville Right of Way,
and you muslin voting for him endorse his position
Are you prepared 10 do this? The Herald thinks
that upon other questions Mr. E. will represent
the district. Perhaps he may, perhaps not. We
are opposed to the Pittsburgh Road, and sufficient
reason for our not supporting Mr. Edgington, even
had other reaSon consists in the fact that he
is here found aiding, abbetting and building up
Pittsbughin opposition to the action the interests
and the necessities of the city of Wheeling
When we think the position of Wheeling right
we stand by her under all circumstances, and
against all opposition. We think err position of
O0D0SitIOO 10 OF to
this ro-d and put do,cn HempfeA correct and
right, and so thinking we should.oppose the cleo
ton of Mr.. Edgington, were he the most esteemed
friend we had IN the world The Herald complains
of the effort to put down our "most able advocate
Well, whatever may have been Mr.. E's past ser
vices, (and upon them express no opinion,) we
really are at loss to perceive how past able advo-
cocy is now merit, when turned into opposition.
If Mr.. E. is able, should not that very fact make
us cautious in placing him in position to pros
trate his past cable advocacy" liza counsel once
argues cause we'll for you is that reason why
yon should employ him the next moment to argue
your adversary's cause against you? Truly this
is reasoning with vengeance, and the people of
Ohio county t'emphaticaly the people" will feel
grateful TO the Herald for this strong point which
ii has presented them in favor of the right of way
candidate. We think that the people of Ohio
county will prefer, this cable advocate is op-
posing them, to let The opposition take charge of
him exclusively, we at least can hardly be ex-
pected to advocate this "Pittsburgh or what not'
proposition, and to support this cable advocate"
who is crammed at US by the Herald.
We are obliged 10 the Herald for having placed
our article before its readers, whatever may have
been its motives for doing. We designed that
article to correct error, 20 contradict miS1epresena
ton, and to place the action of the city of Wheel
ing fairly before the voters OF the District and
then to let unvaInished facts help whom they
would, be it Mr.. Steenrod or Mr.. Edgington We
wish the people of Brooke and Hancock to know
what Wheeling has done and what she has not
done. We wish them to understand that she has
opposed and will oppose the construction of the
Pittsburgh & Steubenville Road, destructive, as
we conceive it TO be. TO our best and most vital in
teress; but we wish them, at the same time, to un-
6er:tnnd that we have opposed other proposition
Purporting even 10 come from those counties, that
we have advocated consistently and earnestly the
construction Of the Cleveland Road through those
counties, and that the bill therefor was defeated
before the Legislature of Virginia by the Delegate
from Brooke aud Hancock, aided by the venerable
SiStants and Pittsburgh gougers The city of
Wheeling did subscribe $4,000 to the Road on
the other side of the river. She was bound to do
SO by nonor and by interest, having voted that
amount before the Virginia route was even sugges
ted, and that Road beng of advantage to us on
that side even. We do not act upon the Herald
principle. We prefer something to nothing at all
times, even though it be not exactly as we would
wish it. But we repeat it, that had the Cleveland
Road been extended ON the Virginia shore, the city
Of Wheeling would have subscribed 800, 900, and
IF necessary more, and that private subscription
would have been doubled on this side, one citizen
alone having subscribed $4,000. Let these facts
pass for what they are worth and no more.
We regret that it is not consistent with our du-
ty Ia ourselves 10 aid our neighbors in Holidays
Cove, in procuring what they may deem necessa-
~ Tor their interests. Our opposition 10 their
scheme arises from no hostility 10 them, but from
the pre- eminent necessity incumbent upon us of
protecting ourselves from the aggressive march
OF rlVal city, but we appeal and confidently ap-
peal 10 those citizens of Brooke and Hancock, who
have no interest in this matter, to look canddly at
the facts before they condemn us and themselves
10 the Pittsburgh effort to Cypress and PROSTATE u.s.
Let thea ask themselves toadt has Wheeling euer
done to 'njure us7 Why do we not rather gener
ously initiate her example, rather than join in the
"ad and envious efforts to overthrow the prosper
ity of our sister city of Virginia, and thus make
her manufacturing thousands tributary to city
OF another State, which has ever been hostile
like 10 our prosperity and our institutional Why
will we lend ourselves to this effort, which if sue
cessful even will but embitter old and groundless
prejudices, and tend TO widen breach which.
originating in misconception, has been artfully
famed and sedulously kept alive by the insiduous
efforts OF persons hostile alike to US, and 10 you,
and who seek their own aggrandizement alone. re.
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