Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-11-17
Editors Mtslliqsaesr {!

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There Is a dictatorial spirit running
through your remarks in the paper OF this
morning, on the Sandy Valley Railroad
Company bill, which cannot fail to be noted
by Senators on whom Il il intended to op"
crate and by the general reader
Tou say you have mo objection TO
simple right of way up the Sandy" Now
that is very generous Of youi because Il Is
to be inferred that IL you had objection,
even that boon would not be allowed. But
the rights of the citizens OF Wayne and
Logan are TO be looked Into, and critically
considered. That is to say the representa-
riTes of the good people of these counties
have not the capacity 10 look 10 the rights
of these people, and the editors OF the IN
telligeHeer must take the thing In hand.-
But this bill Is TO be precedent and the
charter proposed Is an exceedingly liberal
II not very unusual one, in as much as 1t
gives the company i've years in these war
times 10 begin the road. The Legislature
gave the Parkersburg aud Sandy Railroad
Company six years to commence their
work. II is believed no objection was made
to this by the LntelIigeHeer. The company
are 10 have the privilege of owning fifty
thousand acres OF land. OF course they
will pick the cream of the coal beds. A
most wise and ssgacious conclusion.
After these gentlemen have expended
two TO three millions TO build coal rail-
way, these liberal editors will put them of
with the SKINNED milk. But, "already
you understand large bodies of land along
the Sandy are held by several Of the c0rpO-
rators." "These with fifty thousand, will
give them great influence over the propri-
etary interests Of these counties" Yes,
sirs, aud they have the lands, and there.
fore you would be tor preventing them aud
all the other proprietary Interests from be-
coming valuable by building the coal rail-
way, because forsooth this company 10 q
foreign onel Do the editors mean to say
that the citizens Of Cincinnati aud PITTS.
burg are foreigners2 We shall be ready
to conclude that West Virginia has gone
with the Old Dominion into Dixie. But
Zone or two OF its members are known TO
US as scheming spectators" and therefore
you take upon yourselves to denouuce the
whole body of corporatOrs, q body OF most
| respectable gentlemen, as 'tOutsids sPecu-
lntOrs, intensely bent on their own gaini-
| SO much so as TO authorize you to instruct
Senators to establish an ipquisition to ex-
anime miuutVly and patiently just how
these proposed corporators stand in the
way Of land ownership in the Sandy VAL
ley.
There is much more 10 the same strain
which Senator's and all others concern
ed will not fall TO understand. Be Il re-.
membered that this bill, after being for a
long time before the House Of Delegates
was examined, amended and fully discuss
ed and was passed with great unanimity
by that body, the warnings Of the LRtelli'
gsneer notwithstanding. Therefore theu
will the IntslligeHeer at this time urge these
suggestions against this bill unless It bI
for dictatiou to the Senate. II the editors
have q wish to encourage the deyelOPe'
ment of the mineral wealth Of our Stale
so much relied on, and so much boosted
OF, why then, IN LimiHe, denounce and at
tempt 10 cast odium upon the fret associR
lion of wealthy and enterprisiug gentle
men from other States who offer to inves
their wealth in bringing forth the hidden
aud at present Taluless resources OF tina
corner Of our Slater
Furthermore they assume that the peo
pie Of that region aud their Representatives
do not understand their own interests
when they favor the passage of that bill
and need the guardianship Of the IHtelh
gtneer.
lifts sbrewdly suspected the opposi
ton has its solution in the fact that tn,
investment and the improvement is to b,
made in q certain quarter of the Stat,
needing such things, and not in that quar-
ter that has them and does not need them