Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1854-07-05

some may carry vi the walls tue .sprluS.
Then the arch is commenced, and at last
the keystone is put in. This road is the
keystone in the national arch of rail
roads.
was astonished to hear that there is
but little iron made here. don't know
why in. this hilly country. where the ore
is SO abundant and coal so plentiful. you
might not make iron enough not only for
the United States but for Europe. There
are thousand other undeveloped sour
ces of wealth which are to be touched by
this ma .ic wand. need only say that
we ought all to go to work. Itis not of
much use to disguise the fact that we are
not able to build the road ourselves.--
But that need not discourage you. The
me rs are to be had by proper effort
Mr.. Cowan expressed his regret at not
being be able to interest the Convention
said that as it was not his custom ospeak
in public. and it was the first time he had
ever undertaken to address such an as
semblage on such subject, he thought
MS ARFSED ARR'Ri3 SFuAsiS PATTERSON. M E'qs q
Fayette county, Pennsylvania, was call
ed for. He mounted the speakers stand,
and said that the people of Virginia need
have no fears as to the Pennsylvania part
of he work. S6OO,OJ0 hal already been
subscribed to construct road from the
Central road to Uniontown and he had
no doubt that in one month money enough
could be raised to continue the road to
the Virginia line. Virginia might have
any guarantee of that she desired. l
know that you cannot be expected to
build this ro ID entirely with your own
means. But there is a way. Ii the peo.
pie of the part of Virginia interested will
raise $3.50, 900. or say $5oO,OO0. for the
purpose of organizing the company, ma
king the surveys. and arranging the pre-
liminaries, and will then send a CO onmittee
to Philadelphia to say, "we have done
so and so: we have raised what money
we could here is the best route to the
Ohio river and the Great West" Phila-
del phia would guaranty bonds to the ne
cesssry amount. Convince her that you
are in earnest, and she can and will aid
you etfectualIy. All that is necessary is
to 90 to work in the right way. If the
people in the East see that you are in
Nearnest, they will furnish the funds.
Mr.. Patterson resumed his seat. Ac-
cording to our ideas. his speech was just
the one for the occasion. 1t was short,
but pointed. plan, and practical. He was
warmly applauded.
Here the com nittee appointed to pre-
pare business came in and made its report;
which see elsewhere. Before the question
upon its adoption by the Convention was
taken.
EDGAR G. WILSON, Esq, OF Monou-
! III f,s Mr.
son said he suppoled he might rs well
mount the rOStru n at once and he did
so. He then remarked that he lived in
Monon 5alia county-not. he supposed.
within The bounds Of cIviliz ltiOn. Laugh
ter that is, he was not within Three or
four miles of raiIrOal. The MOnOnya-
hell is river of much beauty, though it is
hardly necessary for US who live upon iL
to say much about that. 1t is. tOo, a
name of great celebrity. Some years ago
[ travelled good deal and i'll Indiana,
Ohio, anl all through the Northwest, l
heard people talking of " Monongahela"
not river, but-whiskey Great
lau 5hter.) Now. we'll lay aside the
"rYe" AMI turn to the railroal. | have
no statistics in re gard to this roal, and do
not intend to make a speech.
l recoIIect convention held here ten
years ago for the purpose of securing the
extension westward of the Baltimore and
OHIO railroad and, if may be permit
ed to aIIuIe to the fact here. [ had the
honor uf presiding over that convention.
And can declare that then had less
faith in its construction than l now have
in tie construction of this road. And
why? Because now we hear the whistle
every day AMI. comparing the route OF
the proposed road, we have reason not to
despair
A word as to the resolutions. Every
county must do its duty, and the resolu-
tons provided for the appointment OF gen
tIemen in every county take an active
part. [; is the duty OF usual to encour-
a re one another. Increase your interest
in the ROAD If by subscribing 500.
YOU increase the value OF your farm 500.
your interest requires you To subscribe
You see Sl5J per acre paid here nov for
land. Before the b BILlmUre AMI OHIO
road was finished. wheat. when selling IN
the east for 81 .25. brOu5 5ht here only 50
ITO s. cents per bushel. Note the dItter-
ence now we are nearer market. Tnere-
fore, we must be in favor of constructn :
the proposed railroad. Let every man
, be a committee of one TO let his nei Oh
bors know what we propose to do. Let
US not act understanLingIy and energeti-
cally.
A few more words-for design to be
very short. Ii we delay il we throw
this boon now-it may become impossible
for US to build this road Suppose this
charter had been obtained two years ago.
1t would have excited an interest which
lis not felt now. Philadelphia would have
been ready to avail herself of it; and We
will call on her TO aid US now.
We can't be satisfied with what