Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1854-07-05
From the Fuii mont True Virgniln.
TIE GREAT RAILROAD CONVEN-
TION.

Owing to the hurry in which we had to
"gct OUT the official report OF the pro-
cecdiugs Of the great Railroad ConVen-
lion held in this place, last week, we
could give in our last paper no other ac-
count Of the interesting proceedings OF
tha. body. We will now try to atone Tor
this sin, by giving reports-very 'mPer'
feet ones, it is true-ol tue speeches made
on the occasion.
We are sure that We never before saw
such throng Of people in our court
house. Every part Of the courtroom IN
cludino the gallery and the tench, was
crowded. The delegates in attendance
were very numer Gus; and large number
of persons from the surrounding country
added their presence 10 that of those
sent hilher. Much interest was mani(es-
tod in the proposed railroad, and the Sc
verHt- speeches were listened TO with
marked attanlion. It seemed, however.
that most of the speakers themselves
lacked vina. They spoke of the prospects
for the proposed railroad in glowing
terms but not in glowing tones. Each
one seemed to expect from the rest some
thinu with which he had not favored the
audience. And VIC regret to say that ell
ther from diffidence or some other cause
some Of the gentlemen present who were
best prepared 10 discu S the subject IN
all its bearings, did not participate IN the
speakino. Dr.. w. G. Reiter and James
6. Clark, ESQ, OF Pennsylvania, are both
we'll posted, we learn, not only, IN regard
to the Monongahcla and RNvenswood
railroad AS projected, but also in regard
70 railroad matters generally; ana neither
of these gentlemen uttered WORD.
It. Mas been seen from the ADVERTISE
ment in our columns. that the CommlS-
sioners have determined to open OooKS
and receive subscriptions to the caplIaI
stock of the company in all the counties
named in the charter on the hrSt MonI"y
in Aurust. We trust that the sum ne
ccssarv to be raised to secure the chafter
-S25J ,oOO-will be subscribed without
DELAY; there is no doubt of the ability OF
the persons interested, there Is no doubt
that the property along the line Will De
increased in value to ten timcs-a hun
dred times, pprhaps-this sum. But
there is doubt whether these persons Will
not wait for others TO build the road
which is to benefit them SO largely. They
want not only to be benefited by the
road. but to be benefited at the expense
of other and better people. Perhaps,
there are none such on the promised
line. If there are not, the S25O'OOO
ourht to be subscribed i'll one week.
4 word to those who live near the Bal
,;more and Ohio railroad. James G.
Clark, ESQ, in speaking Of remark
made by A. F. Raymond, Esq, that our
people wanted another road, SAID that
Il, hNr-
hood had already four railroads. ami tney
were now as anxious Tor the cOnStruc'io's
Of this road as if they had none lie old
not know but that they were more anXl
Gus than if they had never had the ad-
vantares Of a railroad. The people OF
Westmoreand appreciate the importance
of these great lifc-giving and l'te Preser-
wing articles. They are fully awake 10
their own interests; and they require no
arguments to convince them that in this
day and generation. tho Grace" though
not always "to the swift" Is not to the
indolent, and "lhe battle" though net
always "to the strong" is never to the
supine. But we did not intend 10 maize
any rem 4rks ourself. We only promised
to furnish our readers with sketch oI
the speeches made in convention; and we
shall proceed to the task.
The first speaker was DR.. hugh
Campbell. of Fayetle county PennSyI,
yauia. The Doctor is what we should
term a sensible looking man. Ills Tea
lures are quite marked. He wears spec
taclss, and though not a ScOtchmHn, he
has all the marks Of "cany Scot" His
delivery is good. He speaks as il no
one could doubt his statements, and we
guess that he takes care TO make no state
ments which are not worthy Of crcdence.
On this occasion, he spoke but short
time.
Dr. CAMPBELL said that he would
make a few remarks concerning thi:
rreat route from the east to the vest
The line was such that when the Monon
1ahela and Ravenswood railroad should
be built, there would be continuous
line from Philadelphia-aye, New YORK
10 the vslley of the Mississippi. Il
would pass through Fayette county Pa.
than which there was not more fertile
one to be found. Then on to the valley
of the Monongahela-that beautlfu
stream which stands conspicuous through
out the world for being, as its name i'm
plies, "the river without an island" Their
the route strikes up the river, passing by
Morgantown, Falrmont, Clarksburg, an
on, passing the sources of this river to tho
head waters of the Kanawha. Thencc
down those waters. And throughout it,