Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-11-16

matter steal their papers
Such persons perhaps IRE not aware that
the crime is penitentiary offence. If
discovered they certainly will be prose-
cuted.
To say nothing of the Illegally OF such
transactions there is something uncom-
monty mean about stealing papers going to
the soldiers.
THE bill for the charter os the Sandy
Valley Coal Railway Company is now be-
fore the Senate as it came from the
House, and has been referred to commit
tee for investigation and report. While
the bill is yet under advisement and with
in the control of the legislature, We desire
to say an additional word upon it.
We took occasion the other day to point
out some things which we considered AS
. Objectionable in the charter. To simple
right Of way fora railroad up the Sandy,
we have, as we before said. no objection,
and we would be quite willing and pleased
to see proper charter granted for such a
railroad. But the rights of the citizens of
Wayne and Logan, the two counties
through which the road is to pass, as well
as the general interests of the whole State,
not only as a matter q immediate legfsla-
ton, but also asa question of precedent,
are to be looked into and critically CON
sidered. We trust that the Senate will not
be in hurry to. rush the bill through
The charter proposed is an exceedingly
liberalif not very unusual one, and in
asmuch as it delegates the latitude of five
years to the company as the mtnimum time
In which thoy. can DO eomPollOd 10 com
mence road, there is no reason
why the legislature should be in
a hurry about granting charter. It's a
matter of wise consideration how far the
proposed franchises will conflict with the
best interests of the people along the line
ofthe projected railway. The Company
are to have the privilege of owning fifty
thousand acres oflland. OF course they
will pick the very cream of the coal beds.
Already we understand large bodies of
land along the Sandy are held by several
of the proposed corporaters. Fifty thou
sand more acres added to what they now
own, will give the Company o great in
fuence over the proprietary interests of
the two counties, and there is great need
that outside rights and interests should be
most carefully guarded. 1t is to be borne
in mind that the Company is a foreign one,
mostly. made mp in PittsbGrg and Cincin-
natl. One or two of its members are
known to Us as schemiug spectators,
sharp after large gains aud limo wise like
ly to be concerned aboutwhat is to inure il
intheway ofadyantage to thepeople of Wes
Virginia. While it may be proper enough
to give men of enterprise, even they
be outside spectators intensely bent on
their own gain, a charter for railway
that promies the development of q neglect
ed portion of the new State. yet IT is the
plain duty of West Virginia Legislature
tollmitthem, as ShylOck was limited, to
the "pound of aesh, /" and "not drop Of
Blood
s weihepe the Senate committee, and the
Senate itself, will examine. infinitely ant
patieatly just how these proposed cerPora
tors stand in the way of land ownership
in the Sandy Valley. and; also, examin,
what the prospects of our. own fellowIciti
zensiare to be under the corporation fran
chIses asked for. The two counties o
Wayne aud Logan present extraordinary
induesments to capitalists by reason o
their coal wealth aud their perfect com
mani of the Cincinnati aud Loufsgilll
markets. They must not be- dsspoilei
without the fullest possible Qaid pro quo
Neither afelt6s revenues Of the State an,
her interests, to be lost sight of. And jus
here an inquiry as 70 The. tonnage tax an,
passenger toli;is In order. Is some pro
visions on these heads 70, be explicitly en-
acted . osis the whole thing TO belsosel
and debatively len for settlement accord
4tng.to the old code. How about that W
should like to understand 1t fully. -
The 9ooal RAilEay y can be - sproi
iita6le iii fonnd-to the Company, to tn
State, : and to the COUNTIES named, ii 1t
proposed charter be well guarded, but no
3 otherwise. Aud certainly now, at tn
S outset of snch grants, Is The time Of al
{ others to establish fullya self protectiy
policy. Asst the ehatterin now stands, Their
is no obligation on the part ofithe compa
spS eserto build . road AZ all, They are I,
! ss5esommences operations, only within M
years. Perhaps it would be unjust to sal
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