The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-02-23

tween Barbour and Upshur counties
was passed
veU,ariys OF EIr. Rurdeta la tine senate
owes; virginia on ;ise Location oil
The State Capital.
Published by Request.
Mr. PRESIDENT; would be recreant
if did not claim the attention Of the
Senate for a few moments, to the con
stituents that have in part the honor
70 represent, whose claims to the site Tor
the location of the capital OF West ilr-
ginia, at Grafton, are equal, II not supe-
Tior. TO any other do not propose TO
disparage the claims of Buckhannon;
They have, as represented, a beautiful
conntrv But l. ask that you locate the
csn;tai at Grafton, the hub OF rail,
roads,-the confluence OF the Deauti1ul
waters of Three Forks and the Iygarts
Valley river-the Chicago OF West. Eir
ginia | adopt the language OF the
Senators from Boone and Wheeling;
and saw let good common sense enter
into the settlement OF this question,
aud avail ourselves of the forty mil,
lions of expenditures in construct
ing railroads to the common centre
at Grafton Here is the centre
that God aud nature, aided
by science have fixed, and to this point
ali must come, and when you put your
foot on tile central platform you are al
tho Capital.-no delay on account OF
br,}-eu connections. you reach 1t with
2Gg miles from Harpers Ferry -l5O
from the extreme Of the Pan Handle
100 miles from Parkersburg, with the
Wsst Virginia Central. an Interior and
CERTAIN road running out from Grafton
South. trayersins your State in its
route to 4 connection with the Covipg-
ten \ Ohio railroad Thus way
w,ull he opened up from al! quarters
OF your state fheu place your Capt.
tat at Grafton it stand among those
hills as All enduring monument, en-
blsmatic3l Of the patriotism that tired
g. 700 of the noble sons OF the hills OF
" ST Virginia 10 crush the ContedeF'
a,y and ere t ! New State senators
va remember that il was Grafton that
pollsd 425 yotss against the ordinance
OF secession and only one fol it. aud we
used him ~ i spy aud scout to 60
into The enemys Srmy at Rich Noun
tam. II was from the bills OF Gratt2n
Hat were sent the frat h"yS aiuuuu VIC
ho:tiio army OF Col, Porterfeld at fet-
to,man, who found their way to this
civ and were sH ORR into the service OF
tLg United States. Then set your CAPT,
tai among the hills Of Grafton 1t has
been facetiously said, by some editor,
Il II Te had no level ground at Graf
f., There - beautiful ground there
10. a capital, VI city TO nestle among
H. hills; where is there more lovely
town than Harpar's Ferry was before
il destruction by the ware Hills, good
.ter, aud good health are preferable to
los. lands aud disease We have wa
tr. timber and all the building mate
rial IL abundance aud, Mr. President
LEI me here gay to the Senator from
Harrison that all that he said, and so
we'll said in behalf Of Clarksburg, ap
plies with double force in favor of Graf
toa as to facilities for trade. travel and
inasmuch as We need
no transfers Of cars or delay IN trans
Shipping The lawyer in attending
your Supreme Court, could bring with
him his trunk Of books, and in a few
hours, from east, west or north, he finds
himself at your capital. and relieved OF
tie annoyance Of re shipping
The Senator from Boone has 4 holy
horror Of railroads and corporations
wants to get off into the interior with
the Capital What would West Vir
giuia Je without the Baltimore & OHIO
railroad We have to thank the en-
terprise Of that Company for dong
what We would not aud could not do
fo. ourselves would have them how
ever. approach, N their charges for
freight and passengers. as nearly as
practicable TO pro rata rates. But let
us avail ourselves of the benefits of the
.rtmeRss expenditures in building the
centre of railroads at Grafton, by plac
ing the Capital there. You may take
the mouse to the mountain but you
cannot shove this hub of railroads into
the interior Of the State, but you can
bring the Capital to the centre | do
trust and hope that the good sense. JUS
tice and wisdom of the Senate will so
combine, in the disposition of this sub
iect. as that their action will enure to
the greatest good 10 the greatest mum
Der
Mr. President, the outside world
would be astonished did we put the cap
ital at any other point than Grafton,
where all would see your capital in
their transit East, West, North or South,
viewing it as symbolical Of the revolt
tionary incidents aud glories OF West
Virginia. have entered into no com
bination, and, without indicating any
purpose or preference as to how l shall
tote Except for Graftou,l Should It be
the pleasure of the Senate to strike out
Buckhanuon. ! simply desire an open
field, and fax fight aud content my
self with the result Of the fight on this
line"
GRO. A FEoFE. JOSHUA FopIET. JAS v. FoDlEv.