The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-08-18


The following communication al
dressed 10 the MorganLown Post Is In
reply to portion Of one which we cop
led nom that paper q couple ofweekS
ago, and is tepubllShed at the request
ofthe writer, slNAs
EASToN, ". Va, July 30, 1869.
MRssRs. EDIroRs:-I see In your
paper Of July SlSt that Seneca mas
taken up column and O half In try.
Ing 70 abuse members OF the StGta
Legislature. He expects none hut
Lamb and Parker-both outspoken
conservatives. He says our LeHISla.
ture has become q laughing stock OF
every sharp fellow who deals In with
Now, " Seneca tells tho truth, the
Republican party must be composed OF
4 sci OF downright BlmpletonS, or they
never would have elected such block.
heads. But l know the members Of
the Republican party are not fools, and
would advise Seneca 10 take that
big mote Of OF his eye, In order that he
may be better prepared 10 say who are
wise and who are unWlBe.
He pitches Into Capt. Garrison and
myBelf because we voted for Charleston
for the capital. Now, l think II 10 pref.
~ we'll known In this county how !
voted on the capital question; but for
fear some do not know, will now give
Il a. the Journal OF the House shows;
Last winter one year ago, cast my
hFst vote for Grafton. Seeing there
was no chance for that place, l voted
for Buck hannon, believing II 10 DO the
choice Of q majority Of the people Of
my county. Last winter Capt. Carl.
son and 1 both voted for Grafton 40
long Us we could see the slightest
chance for q location there. We then
voted for Buokhannon, ClarkBburg,
HArTiSvllle, and hnally-when the is.
sue was made between ParkersburE
and ChArleSton-we voted for the lat
ter; not that II was our choice, by any
means, but believing II would be much
better 10 have the capital somewhere In
the Interior OF the State, than to have
II ON the bank Of the Ohio river
where It would build up the State OF
Ohio as much 40 II would our own,
Now, II voting as have done on the
capital question makes such O Spelled
head 90 Seneca laugh, be can lost
laugh away. Some men are apt 10 laugh
more at their bt0n sayings than anything
any one else might say. He says, none
bAWled louder negatives than McClask.
ey and GRrrison;'-which 10 not true.
One, OF least, 'baWled' much louder,
We did vote against the Wheeling pro-
position, and so did large majority OF
the members; but l did not vote against
Il because 'Seneoa's' PET LAMB urged
II; neither did l vote against 1t because
the denlzens Of that city don't treat the
mem BERG Of the Legislature with som.
Client respect; for can say that l have
never been treated more kindly by any
people without exception) than I was
by the good people OF Wheeling. 1.-THE
money that had taken from me while
there, was not taken by q citizen Of
Whseling,) but voted against 1t be.
cause I knew that 1t would defeat the
permanent location OF the Capitol
which believe would be ruinous to the
best interests OF the State.
The people all over the State have
been clamoring for the permanent 10.
cation OF the capitol for more than Eve
years. During the session OF 1868 re-
celved q letter from Senator Wiley, in
which he strongly urged lta speedy 10 I.
cation. But Ill had heard nothing
from others, I learned enough while In
the legislature to satiafy me that the
sooner the question was settled and out
OF the way Of the legislature the better
1t would be for the tax payers Of the
State. / am quite certain that the Leg
iSlature has spent enough OF the PEG.
pies money quarreling over the capI-
Iol question to have built the capitol;
and then have enough left 10 pay the
expenses Of our SherlR for taking
Seneca to the Insane Asylum,
Seneca has told you what the Wheel.
Ing proposition was, and more too |:
and now l will tell you what the PEG.
Pile OF Charleston have agreed to do {:
and then you can decide for yourselves
which Is the best: Charleston donates
to the State 100, 600 dollars and 40 acres
OF land which 10 worth at least one
hundred dollars per acre. They also
agree to furnish q building free for the
Legislature 10 hold their sessions in,
until the capitol can be built.
Seneca seems 70 be very much
troubled about high taxes just now.
Now l wish Il distinctly understood
that l am as much opposed 10 high
taxes as any one can well be and II
sending gentlemen to the Legislature
will make them any lower, why, Just
send them along. But our taxes have
been considerably reduced within the
last few years; Notwithstanding we
have been led by blind guIdes.'
But no more about high taxes, for we
hard that tuUa a0nO lvak IA II xn,JI ~
was played out. Now, Messrs. Editors,
I stIall notice Seneca no more unless
he quits skulking behind the curtain,
and comes out and gives his real name.
In conclusion, let me advise him, (be-
fore he wastes another epIstle), TO 70 to
some skllliul physician and have that
big bump Of Sey.eSteem taken from his
head. When that Is OF, he will not be
very apt to see go many blind pups.'
]. T. MoCLAsKEY.