Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1859-02-24

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There are those who condemn the rail
rosdr for excluding fr"m the cars the edito
rsl Desdh.Ids But the world 10 ce1so.
riou., and there are two sides to this Que.
iIvu. Ii u true that. 10 the esrly st.ge of
internal improyem, rts, the Desdhesds we're
th" hving heads whom every railroad aud
ctusl ia the United States owed their cri.
t'nc" ana surrort Every Que knows tue
rrsJud c. sud sPrositiou which are always
manii-s'od onew sud expensive schemes uf
iupr"y' m-nt. Everi Que. remen bers that
~ Nuglnh our principal tines were CON
p,li'dt hight thsirwsy irch by iuch, sgsibst
legiubs 81 afNsTsarits aud in this frrcr var
fare the D-adbcAds led ths wsy, bore the
lfutI Of tie battle, charged oE !ho sBemys
columns. aud carried of the Gage and eau
bon They we're generously permitted TO
refresh themsrivss during the contest. at the
cost of the victorious srmy, 80 ~ TO be able
to pursue the advantages they lad gained
~ih unsbs,fd srugy We suppose that
no Que can ever, siImate the service. which
the press vi tie Uoit,d States has perform.
I'd tor the various public improvements
Railroads cO.t money .llIons-sDd pco-
pie c'u'rsily could ust forcse- the benefits
81 rrohl, mstirAi. a. any rat. remote whilst
he dissdvsntege Of heavy iHIs,ipn. snd tax
ing money from their pockets was dn..t
and ulVious.
IL /, not an easy matier to persuade peo,
PIE To lend money with Goubtful prospect
of dividends lut this was ,be ts-k tbat the
snt rprj log d Adhead was Ip,cted TO secs,u
p!,,h. livery mon iEg be VISITED ten thou.
,aud people, or n";r, talked wHh thcm
srgued, Invoked iDInriuurd showed the
merchant aud manufacturer Of the town.
sud tie sgTicuiiuIsli.ts ~ tie country. how
their interests would tc advanced by the i'm,
IroV ments. uIti AZ leu. th be ipersuaded
item to psU with their believed Z, iisrs and
place them IN the hans Of railroad oficials
Tbsu the Dss head hssrt the legislative
ioGi,r. atd undertook the formidable task
q inducing Sc, ssiiTt Tsrres~utstiyts 10 vote
s~sy the Houty Of their constituency aud
gave them no pace % their lives till they
had piled sp millions TpoU millions for the
improvement q the state For Desdhesd
pUNti.isrGJt biz usm- Ta- = mss O. so
Z Tmstion Of an Astiys bIAiG. aud au Intense
putlic ,pitit III, tB~ The wants Of tns
state stter than iis legislators, he ss- ui,h
prophetic vision the wonders Of material
vc.lth sud development which Tsijroad.
uld produce, aud be worked sEd hst,lsd
Nth sb sbrrgy eorrespOnding 20 he clear.
utss of III. convictions aud the hsgnihcence
Of The result, which hs bch,lI In tie future
lie iurSishod fact, Arguments sud cloqueues
10 the f,u legislative adv Gates q thos-
schemes their powder, shot hayo oue;s
pitss aud guns cane from bis ArnoTy the
n,u,rsr,r wss tie a,iug srtiilrry e the
Improvement party never, esmpa'gu. Dead
hesd achieved musclss The moutfsiss be
ssns tisins. tie wilderness blos'omed tbe
r,nots end. oi The land we're brought 10
r,tbsf 81 bis vord
Ntatt rail. cad 10 America vas ever 10.
euo uitaeut tie aid o, Dcsdhtsd What
taiifosd Vrf continued without biz r yer
fol .s.i.tsBce When the fret outlay sd
s,tsn.ssr. D,sdbtsd uas called upon 90
ssk ~ more Wheu fresh sh cfiptons Il
Iugdf,d. 4 tbousshis % dollars from fbs
ei,iss sod n,illion, iftm the State we're need
81 sts uas expected 40 gsttt bat Dradhcaf
Add vhs but b. ioiiej la.orsd. rsosed bis
Ltsiu. sHtsnd, 4 mossy for pfiHung sod dc
voted hiusslf tody shd ssul 10 ths Hofk iili
The RtanI Object wsss eomp'isbtd Dead
b,sd usss gtest mao IN those days ufh
railroad sfbsisIs They ovsrsbslmsd him
s,,h a., hiiss sbd even permitted bIm ~
ride 10 their ears free e sSpsnse, saving
lia, tu some ibsiaasos, 40 shprusc ~ tUsu
ty dollars year. a. 80 acsuoHleigemeut
IL fis nil ioBs ts Ls4 bfonght into their
tressufss Dssdhcsd uss ovsfooms uiih
gfstifats. rot % mucb. for tae Pfinosly
aatiGceres q The fsiifo.ds - tbe kiud aud
drintsrsstsd motive shica f0mpted 10 20
Deaabssi ksass tbst, on tho ~ ole tbs 10
a. uptbsutfll uorld and vheu be sees ua
ssIa.b generosity he moss boz o. sPPfs
s,sts it. spI y delighted soeoidi ly
But rsilfcsd somtlstsd is . 'd'asrsut
tk,ss from . fsiifosd btsEuuirg % 10 pro
Ers.s Wbso stsiifi d 10 d5ue d adhssd
ss gsUsrai thiog is done slso Thsfe =
no uore seed q ssy spPesis 60 ths peofls
sad The Legislators lie Esilfosa sosdsets
its oua sfgumsnt, sSd proves its ovn pro.
posissons Whsa = faiIhisi hsSss has -
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