The West Virginia journal. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1864-1877, 1869-06-02

and your error. % -thkr B t.siit7
will certainly oycrtake$
you at the bar of your HlSitsS q ~
conscience; Do not :think:by a. =
section their rights; Sorf snS ceS& gsFu3iSsi
We have tho territory and. natural 4o0oelSs
which will attr1ct: population, snt:H ealtl t1$;;
which ifyou engcndor an antaSeolsm =
cd as it il. foolish, ono day yoG9spo4 ~
tho counscls Of the State must yield 1nlee'
to do US justice whle wo arc weak, and sdNi.'
in our minds tho seeds 'of D. lastiDg graft.
tude. Thoro is nothing that 10 eiikindles
tho permanent resentment ola free people ~
Legislative wrongs. And nothing uroUsesA
liyclier gratitude in weak people than Leg
isatiyc Justice. There il latent fear in tho
min,ls oi our people, that you Of the north I
west are combined against us. You havo
now M opportunity to prove that this fear
has no just foundation. You boast your
railroads, you stiglnatizc our neglected 70.
zion. 10 whom do We owe our mis(ortuncSf
will you pcrpcluatc them by the same course
Of legislation? las not tue page Of history
lust been written across the brow OF tho old
State; and will you not profit by its teach.
incs? Was it not one Of the grievances
against the old State that Richmond was not
central? Will you now renew that error?
Past Legislatures have approached this sub
icct with timility unworthy tho people Of
this State. The people demand that their
CAPITAL bc located and built. For five ycars
you have allowed your minds to bc influenced
unintcn,ionaly by foreign causes in.
stead Of the will Of the people you rp.
resent
The people, tell us 10 locate and build
their Capital. Baltimore and Wheeling
tell MS to stand still. Whom do VIC mp
resent on this floor? With whom arc
VIC trilins? Every man here knows
this work ought to 10 done. fear
some Of us have not the courage 80 to
net rs to do it. The location Of the Cap
ital at Charleston will have its inhu-
eucc upon the completion Of the Chesa-
pcakc u Ohio railroad and when that
is made tho connection between Graf
ton and Charleston will follow. Then
will dawn the day Of progress long dc.
MED to West Virginia, and then will
the heart Of every true son Of West
Virginia he proud Of his State, now tho
poorest, but eventually tho richest,
among the sisters. Have. you no pride,
that you can look upon this picture Of
your Smte and not advocate il? Is it
not your true interest to do justice to Us?
II your country grow in wealth and pop
ulation will mot your taxes 10
decreased? IL you grow and wo
stand still, will not your
taxes be increased. The Capt. al Ioca.
tel in the North West will not help you unless
you expect to serve the interest Of few
where you may place it; located with US it
serves greater interests. which will affect tho
power and wealth OF the whole State. When
Ncw River is locked and damned rs even.
tr,aly i, will be, from New River TO Crais's
Creek, in Craig county. Virginia. which Is not
more than four hundred yards distant, o canal
four hundred yards long will connect New
River AMI CraiS's Creek, which. after it lis i'm.
proved by locks and dams for thirty miles,
takes sou to James River, anil opens llic va.
Ter line from the Atlantic to the upper Va.
trrs Of the Missouri AMI Platte. And who
can tell whc:. this western water line will
stop? Would you not he prond to zee the
wealth OF Asia, Of California and Of the Mis-.
! >i->irp passing through your State? Will
you rc,a,,! 80 great an cud. anil sacrifice tho
interest ami wealth Of your State To locality.
. Then take the responsibility upon yourselves;
| wash my hands Ol it forever