Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-06-29
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this statement.
Location OF tho State Capital.
We are sorry to see a tendency towards
, an acrimonious agitation of this question.
For ourselves We have not deemed it the
part of friendship to the good cause which
We all have at heart, to stir up the subject
In any degree, while everything around MS
was in such an uncertain and excited con-
ditiou. There are grayer questions than
the location of the State Capital pressing
upon the attention of our people. We are
now in need of most anything else at this
time5thau a site for the Capital. We pre-
sumo all agree that the place we have will
do for tue time being. at all events would
it not be we'll to wait the putting down Of
the rebellion before we divide ourselves
upon such a Comparatively insignificant
question as where our legislators shall
meet aud where our Governor and his
corps of assistants shall transact the busi.
ness of the executive departments. At
present there are Accommodation here at
Wheeling which could not be had else.
where. 10 addition to such a considera-
ton, tits now the safest place within the
bounds of the State. And this is no small
consideration of itself, for it certainly is
altogether desirable that the Government
officials of the State should not at any
time be compelled to Vacate their capital.
The moral effect of such an accident would
be very bad. But in addition to these con.
alterations, the Stateis in no condition to
commence the work of erecting State
buildings, even if it were good sense at a
time SO full Of danger to think of such
thing. At the proper period the whole
question will be easily disposed
OF. For the present, as far as
We are concerned. We intend to speak
only for the non. agitation of the subject.
When the proper time comes We intend to
go for the selection oflsnch place as we
shall cOuscienuously believe to be the
most eligible. We are willing to say in
advance that we have no selfish or narrow
home views on the subject, and, further
more, We believe that in the absence of
strong couutervailing reasons, the Capital
ought to be located as near the center Of
the State as possible. We presume that
this is the sentiment Of the vast maiori,v
of the people. Ne know that it is very
natural that the papers of the respective
towns claiming the Capital should make
a great ado about the peculiar fitness of
their localities. All such talk is under
stood BY the people at large. tits under.
Itood, just as q lawyers talk for his client
is understood. 1t will not determine the
question at all, and hence there is no profit
in getting up q feeling on the subject. Let
MS all. do our duty for the present in the
one great matter wherein We are called at
this time. What shall it profit any of MS
to gain the Capital simply, if in the mean.
time We lose our government and our sa.
cred liberties. The matter of moment for
uS iS to know whether We shall ever be
permitted to meet together and legtslats as
Htree people; whether within our new Stats
We shall live again under the Gag and the
Consultation of our. fathers. These. IL
seems to Us, are considerations so impsril.
led at this time. as to far outweigh all mi.
nor matters, and sufficient to divert from
cur minds any strife and hard feelings
about nou-esSentals. Let Clarksburp.
Weston, Buekhannou or any other centred
LEGALITY have the Capital when the time
comes to locate it. 1t cannot legitlmately
concern the people of our new State now
the turn Ofa copper Aud We do not be.
lievs it ever concerns them. Their hearts
are too heavy with other considerations.
WstFpst that none of the papers will press
the matter further at this time. It is only
beginning to provoke acrimonious debate
to do so. And such a thing is, by all
means At this time, to be deprecated.