Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-11-29
NJ. n.i,imor. m onto Road.

The Baltimore and Ohio Road.
Ed. HlteligaeS.-Phe necessity of a
military rbAdfr0m the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad IN &estsrn Virginia, penetrating
the central part Of the Cnnfederate States,
as q means fot the successful prosecution
of the war in which our county IS inToiT'
ed, cannot wei be over estimated.
All that has been wanting during the
present successful campaign in this Sec
tiOn, has been the means Of Transportation.
I Our troops have been prevented from ma
Z king further advances into the county,
more for the want of snch means than for
any other reason. The amount Of trans
portation, bs wagons, of supplies for large
number of5men and horses, soon wears'out
the most permanent road, and the delay
incident TO the supply ofan army BY, trans
I portation by teams where It has 70 be taken
any considerable distance. is great him
derance to the Successful prosecution Of
the war, and both :hese difficulties will be
I increasing as our army advances into the
county, while the same difficulties Will be
diminished on the part ofthe rebels as our
forces approach their rail roads, And II is
grave question whether our forces, when
they shall have penetrated to the Oovingtou
and Ohio road, or TO the Vii GINA aud Ten
nessee road, Will be able 10 maintain them
selves, against the rebel forces having the
advantages of those roads, for the concen-i
tration Of supplies and forces, while orr
own forces will be compelled 70 await the
tardy movement over 8 wagon route OF
hundreds Of miles This difference must
operate 70 the great disadvantage of our
troops if not to their ultimate defeat.
There is another grear end TO be accom-
plished by the construction Of. such road,
e Il I'll, katVA Na1
with means, "a prevent . reeqErenee Of
similar difiieutties, 4. Isl Ss4i.f5 III II
Such road as IS proposed will obEiAte
the necessity Of auaEteripg 90 many troops
after the REBELLION shAl have been put
down. With the means of throwing men
and supplies, b railroad speed, into the
heart of these turbulent states, there is
much less danger of any attempt against
the government again. IS.
There Is another view, and Il Is this, that
the interests of the masses of the inhab-
itauts Of this mountain region are identi-
fled with the free labor interests Of. the in
habitants of the free States and such q
road as is proposed will have the effect 70
unite themfn support Of the integrity Of the
Government, in proportion as II twill de-
Yelope and improve the material interests
of the country. III
for such a road. Take, il you can find
such, correct map OF Virginia, start
Southwark from Grafton, Webster, or
Clarksburg, fall onto the waters of the
Tygarfs Valley River, below Laurel Hill,
follow that stream 70 the divide between
its head and Elk River, in Pocahontas
county from there by the course Of Elk
to the divide between it and the Green
briar !; fall on to.the Greenbrtar, and you
then have the line indicated by the course
of that river and New River, to the South
western part of the State. 81, s.iis 4
The vast importance of this undertake
ing cannot we'll be overestimAted, and
should future conVnlsions result in the dis
ruption of our nation, Il will have the eff
feet to form an Alpine republic, devoted TO
free institutions, in speh . proximity to the
oligarehial slave power that has proved
itself an enemy to free institutions, as in a
measure to check all outbreaks from that
source. UNION.
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