Star of the Kanawha Valley. [volume] (Buffalo, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1856, 1856-01-30
10 fkefs d ofsinlsed flana On Fo6t 10
Defslt ne Passage Of lf Bill for the
y Completion d the CsyiIgtsa and Ohio
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y Cen letlen o. me Coytngton ana Uhio
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We notice On article 10 the last Kssa.
oks Reps6l;ess, BEADED. .'Iniornstion
Nanted." Il contains 1 communication
addressed 70 Msssrs. David McComss,
lanes n. Fry, John Parks, Edward
,Ksnla, Nicholas Fitshugh and Johns.
Swami. BY Nessrs. Andrew Parks, Benz.
III. Smith, Charles Rufner. and others.
isnembsrs Of The Senate and HOUSE Of
Dslegstes. asking for information upon
shs following assertion contained in The
preamble 70 acertain Get Of resolutions
sssrsd By The gsntlsnsn addrsssed. and
sdoptsd BY ! meeting Of the citizens o.
Kanavha county favorable 70 the speedy
compilation Of the Coyington and Ohio
Railroad. Tbs passage objected 70 By
'ihsn. md upon which tksyl wish to be
snlightsnsd i this: 1--WE hsys learned
viii regret snd eonesrn that Ithsrs Il %
oreanissd schens foot 70 defeat the
railroad 70 The oh:s. great ss.e work Of
ne first importance, and p confns il 70
he mountain section. . : portage over
ihs Allegheny mountains"
n We believe that there 10 an organized
plan on foot to dofeat the great central
improvsnent, and We predicate our be-
lief upon The following facts: First. Gov
ernor Johnson, in his message. says. 60.
Second, the report d The Committee Of
Five. written BY Edward Kenha, Esq,
labors to establish an antaganism between
the two Improvements or rather recon-
mends that tho cansi should be Gnishsd
10 preference 70 the railroad. Third, Mr..
Smith. Of Kanawha, id accordance with
ibis report. offered 81 resolution in the
Legislature for the improvement 81 the
navigation Of the Kanawhs river instead
sffnishing the G. and o, Railroaa. And
Fourth, Mr.. Parks, Of the Senate, adyo-
cated and voted for Tie resolution Of Mr..
johnson to the effect that the railroad, If
completed, should be compelled to build
depots. and handle al freight free Of.
charge intended for The canal. thus, in
effect, "confning It 70 the mountain Sec
tion. Is portage over the Allegheny
mountains" ,z
Now il this Is not a organized scheme
% defeat the railroad. We do not know
what is. Il j. conclusive to our minds.
We hope the gentlemen addressed viii
60 70 work At once and give us ail the
information upon the subject they can
possibly obtain. We merely give these
few items % assist them in their labors.
We have no doubt there is an organized
schemson foot 70 defeat the railroad, and
persons Who ought to b most deeply IN.
issssted 10 IL completion are The ones
~ho are Againstits We impugn the mo.
tivss Of no man. But Il does seem to US
that the representatives from Kanawha
have either suffered themselves to be
hoodwinked By the opponents Of the road.
or that they are vilfully misrepresenting
The wishes Of their constituents. But
the Americans have nine hundred. ma.
jority m Kanawha. and their representa-.
Tires have right 70 do q they please -
..Fot they played upon ! harp offs thou.
sand strings.