Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1853-03-25
RICHMOND ENQUIRER.
THIIRSDAY MORNING, MARCH 24, 1868.

Tho BROOKE and Hancock Rail Road Company
We gave in our last ISSUE skeleton Of TIE b no" o''
fore the Legislature for the Incorporation OF thls 'p'
and briefly stated few why It shooia 20 ''''0
Ws propose, this morning, TO examine II s'i'' ~
And, In the frst place. must be pe'''.'u - ,'
II is not little singular that such pr'poS"0A
49,. t.,, cd ,ndcr the patronage OF the city OF
ut So u.sts since the counties OF Brooke anu
uis ~ hio,s the Legislature us petitioners Tor al
o., r a,,h,v Granting simply the right OF way lot
raj, ,,,d from pt,sburg, In the State OF fenhsyF"n"'
villa In the State OF Oho 10 pass 'ia. "ao 0r
Of country in Virginia, known us 'nc q" 'ta"1N
o .,.s asked; subscription oy Inc ala'c
-. x,cc,ed or desired. A naked chafter grant
in; those people the right win meir own '''''
nov 10 build their road, was all mat was asked
To This proposition tho city OF Wheeling urged 'ne mos
s,rsnuous and powerful opposition Many arguments ~eie
pressed upon the Legislature for The purpose o defeating
that bill The opposition Of the people of Pttsours 10 Inc
Wheeling bridge the rivalry between free sou Guy OF
PonnsyIya and Virginia city, were themes upon "hieh
members were eloquent in the extremes ana me uescfpo"
of the ioy that would be cXci'sd among ie dooos o
pi,,sburp and the corresponding dlsmay and ruin lha'
would oyerwhelm the Southern hearts 0! "heohR oy 'o
passage of this BILL ouchingY graphc' as 10 pro-
duce its total and unexpected defeat. Inc oouhues VI
Brooke and Hancock that had asked Tor very 'e OF tue
St,ss money aud received less, were hnceremonl"usy
driven from tho Capitol Notwithstanding their prayer was
smplv for right build road through their own lands
with their own money
Now tho scene is changed and old actors come upon hS
oa Ia new dresses representing characters very unlike
,boIr former selves During the life of the Pan Handle
rIobt Of way BILL Wheeling had bill before the Senate de
cnrne it to be msiemeauor to construct or operate any
rail road in this State used intended be used 10 con.
nec,ion with the rai road of any foreign corporation In
the event the Pan Handle bill defeated This bill was
TO prevent possibility OF the construction Of the ROAD ae
sired by the people Brooke and Hancock, by declaring
such a road be "a misdemeanor, punishable oy nhe
and probably, Imprisonment But the defeat OF he ran
Handle bill seems have given new idea 10 It's opponents.
They no longer appear disposed press their msdemeano
bE but Wheeling that has such holy disgust for fresso
Plttsburp comes forward with substitute, esRlng lot
the incorporation OF company 10 construct rail- toau
from Wheeling up the Ohio river through the counes {"
Brooke and Hancock, al point called New Cum.
berand with the right the Ohio ve and conneci
with the Cleveland and Pitsbnrg Rail Road Modest
Wheeling scocd ravad al tho idea of allowing The people OF
Brooke and Hancock with ,hei, money 10 construct
rail- road terminating free soil city of Psourg Now
she comes before the Legislature Of Virginia and asks mol
only for charter but for States subscription o Tee-
ts Of onf million doars enable her 10 construct ran
road leading In direction 70 that same hateful SCUM.
hating city Of ptsourg and In The other TO 'ha
den OF Fanny Wrgh,lsm and queen of abolition cities, the
city of Cleveland fs the State Of Ohio!
We might pursue this subject further but we really hlnS
we have written enough satisfy every candid NINA a
no money should be Appropriated from the lreasury F'r
oini 10 build this road IL ia In tfue sense in which
we can view II, Virginia improvements and, aside from lie
large and unnecessary expenditure o! the public money!
s n many aspects rspugnans justice aud TO Virginia in
erests.
Besides It's denial OF the right 10 build branch roads
"wi,hn three miles of lhs boundary h III. So :" ~
sylvana and its forbddng the construction oil any ran
road branch Of any rail road In the State OF Psnnsyva.
MIA or extending from the boundary Of that State
as 40 crosse ntssect connect with the Brooke and
Hancock Rail Road Determinations against the rights
and he property of those counties utterly uncalled
for unjust and cruel totally avcse 10 true Virginia policy
and SO needessy annous and fatal respectable end 10y
al portion of Virginia people, that will not believe that
Virginia Legislature consent to give 10 them The sane
,ion or the form Of law.