Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1855-12-18

by the allfuI introduction of sentence by the
then President of the 3. & o. Railroad Company,
thewhole force and design ofthe section was linn
tied by the technical terms Of the act Of March 9Th,
Isl7. This is our misfortune, and through the
construction of that contract the company hes
ceived the sanction Of the highestcourtin VIZ.
ginia, yet it none the less shows the duplicity Of
that company in thus securing by the artfal use of
words, an object not contemplated by US nor ex
pressed by them, but carefully kept hid;ftom our
view.
Thus deprived of our rights thereof and made, 70
far as that company can do 1t. station OF branch
terminus for through travel on one line Of Ohio
railway, the Attempts nov for the second law
made. 10 destroy the intentions of the line ma
kers, to violate the compact then nads9witb us,
by " hich our aid was secured to pass their bill,
rather than our opposition. The Legislature is
asked to aid in this 6upIicity, 10 countenance this
double dealing. We were drawn into aiding this
charter from desire on our part to oppose Moth
ing which we were not compelled 10 do from prin-
cipies ofinstice and propriety, and having thus
acted we looked to the Legislature to sanction as
it did, aud to this corporation TO respect the act
the Legislature as we'll as their own plighted
faith. In the latter we Lave been disappointed,
and now after having secured the vesting Of :beiI
rights under their charter and having procured at
the last session notifications to which they had
equitsbly and honoTabIy no claim, they come again
before the Legislature, and ask it 10 take from us
all the security an'lc which we yet hold on
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. ThsTe need be
no attempt al disguise. The Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad aud this rUad are one and the same III
tile present application, and the former road sftel
having deliberately deceived US. after having pro-
cured our subscription aud endeayoring to make
her PRACTICAL terminus four miles below this city
instead oin 1t, as she coveEanted to do, now asks
the Legislature To aid her in repeating this Law.
puSsed or protection, while 1t is impossible fol
US TO regain what we have lost by the passage oil
this act. 1t must not be forgotten chat the Balti
more Road has illegally aided in the construction
Of this road, and that had the fluids and energies
applied by her towards the construction the N
W. Road been applied to her own road as psoyi
ded for by the charter OF the N w. Va. Railroad
Company, the Baltimore Road would now he com
pleIed and the provisions ofthe restriction inoF'
erative, because complied with.
We trust thOt the Legislature of Virginia vii
stand between US anl this contemplated injustice
that it will say TO this and to all corpo; alton.
''yOur covenants and obligations shall be respect
ed, and above all that you shall respect those OBJ
legations of honorable obligation which among
men are more obligatory than che words o
the law, that it will refuse 10 sanction this act
had faith, and hold this company to their con-
trartS, whether Of law or hoaor, that os.the Leg,
istute of 1850 passed this charter as compromise
respecting its honorary obligation on the parties,
will the legislature of 1885, also respect ii, md
compel the parties thereto to live up to Their obi
gations, and not permi. the sought for advantage
10 be taken Of one Of the parties. We have la.
bored aud spent our money IN order to bring trade
to US, not to carry off what we have, and we con
fdentIy appeal to the Legislature to sustain US.
We are tired of the conflicts which have SC
long been forced upon US. and had hoped them
ended. but regard the present question as too i'm.
Portant 10 be passed by, and we have said this
much in orler that our citizens may see their dan
gen and the public the injustice sought 10 be done
US by the proposed legislation.