Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1856-02-29
railroad nTeetine i'm Upshur.

county, assembled at Lorentz' Hotel, in
Buckhannon. the county seat OF said
county, on Monday, the 18th day of Feb
ruary, 1856, it being court day, to take
into consideration the recent act of the
House of Delegates of Virginia, in refu-
sing to remove the restrictions on the
North Western Virginia Railroad Com
pany.
On motion of Col. Richard l.. Brown,
BESJAMIN BAssELL, Jr., was called to pre-
side over the deliberations oil, the meeting,
and EI r. WestfaII, Esq. was elected
Secretary-and by request,
The object of the meeting was explain
ed by Col. R. L. Brown and Alvin NJ.
Bsstable, Esq, after which,
On motion of A. NJ. Bastable, ESQ.,, and
Col. R. L. Brown, a committee of seven
were appointed to draft suitable Pream-
BILE aud Resolutions for the consideration
Of the meeting.
The Chairman appointed the following
gentlemen on said committee
Alvin NJ. Bastable, Richard L. Brown,
F. Berlin, A. r. Ireland, Abram Post,
John Lynch and Washington Summers.
The committee after retiring for some
time, reported to the meeting the follow
ing preamble and resolutions-with some
slight amendment made by the meeting
which after some discussion by way Of
explanation. was unanimously adopted as
the sense of this community.
Whereas, it is feared that the Legislature o +
Virginia, at its present session will fail to remove
the restrictions units ly imposed upon the N.
w. Va. R. R. Co., to the serious detriment and
injury of large and pOpulouS section of West
ern Virginia, and
Whereas, in the opinion of the citizens of Up
shur county, it is in direct violation of the equal
rights Ofthe people of this Commonwealth, that
special privileges and benefits should be con-
ferred upon one section Of Virginia to the exclu-
sion or deprivation and oppression of another.
That one section, having constructed valua-
BILE public improvements for thu promotion of
internal commerce, and to tighten tho expenses
of its citizens i'll the transportation Of their pro-
ducts and the importation of necessary articles
and commodities Of assumption, should be pro-
hibited from an unrestricted uso OF such improve
ment for the sole purpose of securing to, or
maintaining another portion of this Common
wealth, in Il mere sectional advantage, is wrong in
spirit and principle, and is creative Of all invdi
distinction from which We desire to be re-
leased.
That the people of the counties now truvcrsed
by the n. w. Va. r. r. connecting with the B.
n o. K. X. are ever willing TO bear their equal
share of the burdens Of government, ask il now
us i matter of unqucstionable right, that they
may have the immediate benefit oil the CONNER
"i'l facilities now secured TO them by the con-
StrHcliOn of said road, and be thus relieved from
those grcvOuS incOnvemienceS which h We hiher-
to deprived them of Il fair remuneration for their
agricultural labOrs consequent upon the incon-
Uvnirnt and expensive means Of transportation.
ReSOLrcd, That the recent act of the House OF
Delegates, i'll refusing to remove the restrictions
on the N w. Va. X. r. Company, meets with
our strongest condemnation.
ReSOLred, That the agreement entered into be-
tween the corporate authorities of the City of
Wheeling and the b fillmore & Ohio Rail Road
Company, i'll which tho said authorities of tho
City of Wheeling agreed to subscribe S3nO 900
worth of stock i'll said Company, in consideru-
ton of said Company changing flvorite route
known the " Fish Creek route" aud adopting
the present, to the City of Wheeling, should not
have had, and ought not now to have, any bear
ing or effect on the North Western Virginia
Railroad Company.
ResOLUed, That the action Of the citizens of
Wheeling, i'll thwarti ng proper action OF the
Legislature upon the I" restricted right of wav,''
to the B. Il o. R. K. Company, when that Com
plny offered to pa the State Il perpetual DO nus
of fifty cents for each through passenger, insu-
ling to tho State very largo revenue, which was
refused at the instance OF the citizsns of Wheel
ing. That such outrage calls forth our pro-
test and condemnation.
Resolved, That the citizens of Wheeling in
th'tr great struggle to thwart proper Legi station
III this section Of Virginia, have aIienated them
selves from to such an exteut that we are re-
tuctantly compelled to look upon them as cne-
mirs-IOrcign 10 our intcrest-and in the future
"e will look TO another source for Western trade.
ReSoEucd, That in the opinion Of this NEE ting,
that i'll the prospect Of tIle4mmediutc use of the
North Western Va. Rail Road by that Company,
that the landed estate in this section of the coun-
try has advanced 20 per cent, the products of
the soil 3315 per cent, and that if said Road be
made useless by impOIitic Legislation, heavy
reverse will be the inevitable consequence, which
will be detrimental TO the interest of the revenue
of the State.
ResOLSed, That should the restrictions on the
n W. Va. r. R. Company remain, and thereby
make said road useless, the rcasscssmtent Of the
lands in this section will be Of no benefit to tho
State.
Rcsolred, That our Delegate and Senator from
this county and district, be and hereby in
str"ctcd 20 vote for no appropriation of any kind
until the unjust restrictions are removed from
the North Western Virginia Railroad COmpa-
ny.
feSOtUed, In the opinion of this meeting, that
In .11; q, n
10 do all that is required in said restrictions, it