Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1854-02-01
Pittsburgh and steubenville railroad.

FIttsouTgh and Steubenvile Railroad.
The annual effort of the city of Pittsburgh to
browbeat the Legislature of Virginia into granting
charter to cross Virginia, has again met with its
annual defeat at the hands of the Committee of the
House of Delegates. The manager of the Road
hndlng that their efforts to hoodwink and blind
the Legislature of Virginia into granting this char
Ter, under the special pretence that it was Road
asked for by Virginians over their own land, had
wholly failed. determined last summer 10 go into
tie work boldly and accomplish by bluff and brag
what they had failed to do by deception and arti-
fee. They accordingly commenced the construc-
tlnn OF the Road, having secured the right of way
and gtound by deeds to Henry Gr,G, President of
the Pittsburgh and Stubenville Road. So far, bold
enough! "But in the course Of human events
these managers found itexpedi-nt to "back water''
as our steamboat men say, and accordingly in De-
Ncember they put on record deed from Henry
Graft ard wife to Messss. Edgington and Wells for
the property heretofore conveyed to Graf. What
they mean by this we are left 10 conjecture. But
II they desire TO convey the impression that Messrs
Edlingson and Wells are the real men, doing and
acting in this matter, we presume that nowhere
whitney find more invincible sceptics than in
Holidays Cove and at Pittsburgh. The secret
trust Is too patent 10 need exposure, and no one
is wild enough 10 suppose for moment that
Messrs. Edgington and Wells are either able or
willing to construct this road out of their own
pockets. Ito5
This road is to all intents and purposes the Pitts
burgh and SteubenuiLe ROAD, bought by the Com
paay. constructed by The Company, paid for by the
Company, and for the sole and separate use OF the
Company, and Messts. Edgington and Wells are
the mese trustees or men before the mask, while
thesreal men are behind and acting. This game
will not do. Open, lair play is the course, and
now they will hnl it difficult as ever to blind
the Legislature of Virginia; and the effort 10 con-
sruc: the road contrary to law and contrary 10 the
express will Of the Legislature of Virginia places
the advocates of this road out of all chance in the
Legislature. The Zeal issue and the real question
'iswell understood by our Legislature as they well
know, despite the snares and blinds, deeds and
cross-deeds, marching and counter marching bluff
fng, bullying, and threatened secession, that this
Is nothing more nor less than effort on the part
of Pittsburgh 10 secure The trade and travel which
would else go 10 Wheeling, and thus 10 continue
her long and vindictive efforts to crush
our trade and PROSTATE our prosperity.
Many of the citizens of Brooke and Hancock
complain of our opposition. and attribute it TO
mere sel6shness on the part OF Wheeling. We
hayeso often alluded to this question and respond
ed 10 it, that we cannot recur to it again fur
thee than to say that our interests and improve
ments ;mperatively demand our opposition, while
Brooke and Hancock have no real or general inter-
est IN hisroad. but Pittsburgh merely. Had they
known their true interests, and supported the river
shore road last session instead of opposing it,
road would have been constructed which would
have accommodated both the counties of Brooke
and Hancock. and secured n road running the ell
tire length of those counties. They declined 10
favor that Road, and the bill failed or was not
pressed in the House because of the detection Of
Btooke's delegate. and upon her be the conse-
quences. We would gladly have had it otherwise.
but the question was placed beyond our effort, and
the result s known to ALL.