White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1861-09-12
The State Capital Question.

The State Capital Question.
AT the November election, tho people
Of this State are to vote upon the perlna-
nent location Of the State Capital. As
yet. we hear of but two rival points
Lawrence and Topeka-and the excite
ment is already becoming high. There
is any amount of buying. trading. beg
ging, electioneering and wire-pulling in
all parts of the State. BY the friends Of
these rival towns. Bot the people have
an interest st stake, aside from the local
claims Of Lawrence and Topeka; and as
they will have the decision Of the ques.
ton. they should examine into it for
themselves. The people of Doniphsn
County have no concern in the rival in
tsrests of Lawrence and Topeka. and can
therefore vote impartially.
If it were necessary for the Capital to
be in the geographical centre Of the State.
both Lawrence and Topeka would be far
out of the way; but that State or
County Capital should be in the geogrs-
phical centre. without possessing certain
advantages aside from that. is only no
tion. Situation. accessibility. accommo-
dations, etc., should be looked to. In
these respects. Lawrence has greatly the
advantage over Topeka. The latter town
lays great stress upon the fact that she
was the place selected by the first Free
State Convention. in opposition to Le-
compton, and will doubtless still receive
support upon that ground. If associa.
tions and memories of this character are
to have any weight in the matter. Law
renee need have no fears but the time
has come when all the people. Of all par
ties, are to consult their own interests,
and those of the State, without reference
to circumstances connected with the early
struggles Of Kansas.
We believe q large majority Of the
people of Doniphan County are. as all
of them should be. in favor of Lawrence.
1t is now, and will be for many years to
come, the centre of population Of our
State. The farther we go West; the
poorer the country becomes. and must for
many years remain sparsely settled, while
the Eastern Counties will soon be dense
ly populated. Lawrence possesses all the
conveniences of FIRST. class town. To.
peka may do the same. in course of time.
but does not now. Lawrence is easily
accessible from every part Of the State
in fact, is the most accessible point in the
State, from all quarters-and the people
of many Counties, in order to reach To-
peks, must make Lawrence a point on
the route. The heaviest interests of the
State will lie along the Missouri River.
and the Capital should be within conve-
nient reach. Snch a point is Lawrence.
lying just an easy days drive from Leav-
enwortb, the metropolis of the State. 1t
will of course be connected with the river
towns by telegraph, in q very short time.
One great argument of Topeka is, that
she is a point on the Leavenworth, Paw.
nee and Western Railroad, while Law
renee is not. That may be true; but
there is another important fact to be ia
ken into consideration according to the
terms Of the treaty by which the Railroad
Company secured the Delaware lands.
they are not bound to build the road be-
yond the limits of those lands, which ter
inmate long way this side of Topeka.
In the present condition of our State and
country. it will probably be a number Of
years before tho road is built farther than
these lands extend. It will require but .
short arm to connect Lawrence with the
road. and that arm will be built. Even
should the main trunk be completed to
Topeka without delay, Lawrence would
have her branch built long before the
road reached Topeka, and Of course would
possess the same advantage over her rival
that she does at present.
Whichever town is successful. we doubt
not, will make liberal donations to the
State; but in this particular. Topeka
cannot do more than Lawrence. In all
respects-favorable situation, accessible
ty, accommodations. and every other ad.
vantsge-the interests of the State, and
particularly Of the North. Eastern portion
Of it. would be best subserved by the sue
cess of Lawrence and we trust that al
the voters viii weigh the matter well be-
fore deciding.
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