The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-03-19
Letters from the People.
FROM BRAxToN COUNTY.

Editor Of the Register: -
The people of this county were very
much surprised some weeks ago When
they learned that the delegate from this
county had voted against the Capital OF
the State being located at Bulltown
In fact, the excitement ran high. A
mass meeting was called at the Court
House and resolutions passed request
ing the delegate to resign, which have
already been published. The excite
ment has partially subsidized, but the
minds of large majority of the peo-
pie remain unchanged. Apologies have
been made, but not satisfactory to
the minds of the people. We assert,
without the fear of successful contra
diction, that the people Of Braxton are
in favor of the Capital of the State be-
ing located in their county, Mr.. Benders
vote in the House of Delegates to the
contrary notwithstanding. The ques-
tion is, why did the delegate from this
county vote agains. striking out Buck
hannOn aud inserting Bulltown This
is what the people-o of Braxton cannot
understand, and how can it be satisfac-
torily explainedf
We understand that an excuse is Of
fered that the members of the House of
Delegates had no idea of locating the
Capital ut Bulltown when they were
voting for it; that it was dodge to get it
81 nth rnint AHnNIffinn thil
to be 50 for the sake of argument, does
that justify delegate in voting against
his own county when she is IN NINA
tioni We answer in the pegative-but
We confess that we can't SEES thei dodge.
When the vote was taken on a motion
to strike out BuckhannOn and insert
Bulltown, the contest then was between
these two points; no other places were
in nomination when that vote was
taken, and doubtless to the aston
isbment of the gentleman from Brax-
ton, Bulltown received q yotes and
Buckhannon % votes. Had the dele
gate from Braxton changed his vote
and given it to Balltown il would have
given Bulltown one of majority, (this
seems to us to be dodging in the direc-
tion of Bulltown in strong force) so
that the blank in the bill would have
been filled with Bulltown in the coun-
ty of Baxton. We sgree with some in
dividuals that many of the members
were opposed to locating the Capital in
Braxton, from the fact that they had
put other points in nomination which
were their first choice, but when find
ing that their iavorite points were de-
feated then as o matter of course they
would have o second choice, and We be-
lieve that a majority of the members of
the, Legislature would be- as likely to
vote for locating the Capital in Brax-
ton county as their second choice as any
other point. We believe upon COM
promise that Braxton has decidedly the
advantage, being central county, and
judging from the .ction of the past
Legislature we think the only way to
settle the question is by compromise.
@But upon what authority do iDvid-
uals say that il was not the intention
of the Legislature to locate the Capt.
tai at Bulltownf We have seen nothing
in the proceedings to warrant such as
sertiOn, but to the contrary, the large
vote that Bullt0wn commanded will re-
fute this assertion and convince all
reasonable minds that sach arguments
are without foundation.
More anon, w.