The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-04-13
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We learn from the Washington letter
OF Mr. O. X. Harris la the Baltimore
San of Friday. that II meeting of the
Senate Postal COMmittee was held the
previous day Tor the consideration OF
the bill prohibiting the building of
bridges across the Ohio, with less than
four hundred feet span; that Senator
Scott, OF Pennsylvania, John w. Gar
ret, President OF the Baltimore IL Ohio
Rai!rnAd, and Senator Foreman, of
West Virginia, appeared before the
Committee and delivered arguments on
the bill. Senator Scott, who realizes
that TIE building of short span bridges
over the Ohio will seriously interfere
with navigation and do great in
jury to the commerce OF Pittsburgh
aud the upper OhiO, advocated the
bill. He waa replied TO by Mr.. Garrett
and Senator Boremnn, who argued
against tho bill and i'll favor Of allow
ing the Baltimore and Ohio railroad to
build shOrt-spHu bridges at Phrkcrs-
burg and BclInire. The effort of tho
latter gentleman is described as very
powerful" We regret to sec our
Senator lending his talents and official
influence TO Mr.. Garrett to accomplish
the selfish purposes of that corporation
to tho Injury of his Own people. If that
COMPANY is allowed to Obstruct this
great public highway, the Ohio river,
with two short span bridges, it will al
In"%t ruin tho navigation on all the up
per part oil INU OnIU. Inc river forms n
highway that trGveracs the whole
length of our State. Save the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad, it is about the only
ono we have in the State. Those whom
we send to Washington TO protect the
interests -four people ought to be zeal-
Gus in preserving this grand channel of
commerce unobstructed. instead of
closing 1t up for the sole benefit OF the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. For not
a solitary interest in the State would be
served by these bridges. Even Parkers-
burg, whose interests the Senator GER
tainly ought to care for, would dwindle
TO n mere way station. We are at a loss to
conceive any sufficient consideration of
public duty that should induce our
Senator to go before the Senate Com
mittee and make so lavish a use of his
eloquence In the Interest of the cOrpOr-
alton referred to, and against tho inter-
est OF everybody in the State TO whom
the unimpeded navigation of the Ohio
IL OF any vAlue.
A Remarkable Case OF Conversion.
We trust those of our readers who
are also readers of our Market street
contemporary read with proper appreci
alton the editorial article i'll that jour
nal yesterday under the caption 1.-The
Duty OF the Hour" The admissions
contained in this article arc so remark
able that for tho information of those
of our readers who may not see it in
the Register we copy it entire. Here it
is:
(EIom the Wheeling Register Of Apral2. 1862
THE DUTY OF THE HOUR.
We commend to the attention of all
our readers. Republican as well rs
Democrat, the article we republish In
another column from the Point Pleasant
Register. Though not at all the doctrine
of the Radical party ii contains correct
i6eaS-ideRs which If followed to their
legitimate conclusion will produce,
''peace. fellowship and consequent pros.
peTity." 1t is the true policy for Vest
Vir9iniG If she would not be entirely
deserted by those who love her best.
The :gist of the article in the Point
Pleasant Register, here referred TO- is
contained in the following paragraph,
which we cut also from the Wheeling
Register:
Now, there remains but one thing to
be done, in order to complete the great
political superstructure of our glorious |
Republic, and that is, the Republican |
party should extend the electric franchise |
10 all male citice1lS over The age Of tlrem
tn one years: then we will hare peace. |
then good 1DtLj, and then as a natural
consequence prosperity. And when this |
Is done we will have shown TO the
world, that we have in fact, what we
have had only in nGmc-a true 6OndGdc
Republican Government.
Now, we need hardly say that 1t af-
the leading and central organ OF the
WestVirginia Democracy endorsing the
XVIII Amendment in such strong and |
uumistakable terms. The Point Pleas
ant Register says We must extend the
elective franchise to all male citizens |
over thea age Of twenty-one years. "All"
don't mean some; it includes our color
ed citizens. Tho Wheeling Register
says this sis the true policy for West
Virginia" Well, we hope the little
Democratic weeklies out in the interior
will make note of it and cease their
howlings about"nigger suffrage" Let
us have Peace.
"a WEST VIRGINIA FOREIGN MINISTER.