The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-08-05
THE CAPITAL QUESTION.

The following communication from lh(
Morgantown Post, which we have nc
doubt reflects the sentiments Of larR,
majority of the good and true men il
"old MononRalla.,
FHOm ne Weekly Pot.
The calm succeeding the storm Of laaI
fAll's elections 10 aRaln slightly ruftlsd
as October comes apace.
All Taxpayers are vitality interested
In rHtutnlng honest and competent del.
egatps 10 the next Legislature. The
servillty, not 10 say Ignorance, that has
had run for several years past, 10 no
lOrlous. We must take u new tack
Our Legislature has become the laugh.
Ing stock OF every sharp fellow who
dealt In wIGtlcIsms. We must mend
things In this regard, II It can be done
Yet, self-conceit Ia the usual concom,
liant Of stupidity, as seen In The same
parties who have disgrAced their CON
sLltusncy, again seeking our suffrage,
Have they any claims on our conf
denceI l think not, and will briefly
state my reasons: M
The location OF the capital has been
kind Of foot ball In the Legislature
for several years past. More than haIl
the expense OF the Legislature OF the
Slate has been on account OF this CAPT.
ial question. The question, RS nsnal,
was up again last winter, occupying
most OF the session, and what dIsposi4
lion was made Of III Well, Il Is true II
was disposed Of, aud o location made nj
Charleston, kanRWhA county. Would
not the State be much better OF II sucl,
an unwise location had not been nader
Is the qnestion not likely 10 come up
again with greater intensity than ever,
Involving NJ II may the conslit utIonAi
question whether this Ill.BtarFed loca.
ton can BIZ changed?
Our delegates voted for Charleston
when II iB notorious that there n NOT
u man, woman or child In the county
who desired such q location, And
what Justification do they make Of their
votes? Substantially, that thew were
OutWItted and lnveigled into 1t. This ID
not the only instance 10 which thew
have been outwitted, AZ l will pteAently
show. -
Now, where Is Charleston, and how
accessible In winter Richmond, Bos-
ton, Chicago and st. Louis are nearer
Morgantown, 10 point OF time, summer
or winter, than Charleston. In winter,
San Francisco, California, by rail, is
about, In point Of time, the same dls-
lance. Now, what will follow this url.
wise locatlon2
Il will be n pressure OF money In the
shape OF large appropriations.
Let US see where we are drifting, and
open our eyes before It Is eVerlasIlnply
too late, TO the folly of.trustiug "blind
guides" any longer. repeat the cues.
tion-We must look matters, financial
~, square In the face, and see where
the snip Of State 10 drifting, before all
ID imperillsd, II not Loaf. Our State
has only had a separate existence ak
years, and we have undertaken an
Asylum that will cost one million dol.
lurs, Penitentiary six hundred thou.
sand, Stale University at least one hun.
dTed thousand, and IaAt hardly leAst. n
Capitol that will cost not less than one
million. Besides, Virginia Is on the
eve OF rec0natrucIton !, and an adjust
ment OF the old State debt must be
made. Here is another elephant In our
pAth-and big one. too. We must OF
necessity, on equitable grounds, assume
not less than fifteen millions OF this old
anLi-wAr debt. Z
Now, let Us face the music and see
where we are tending with the Ger
tAinty Of Rravltation. Are we mot on
the very verge OF great financial en-
bArrassmeut2 1sthe present and pros.
pecuve coalition OF our State the re-
suit OF narrow prejudIces, stolldity and
Ignorance Of our laW-makers? Shall
We trust "blind guides" any IongetP
We send men to make laws for US that
at home, where they are known, we
would not elect to the less responsible
position OF Justice OF The peace or road
supervisor.
What we have been doing verifies the
remark Of R,close observer In references
10 Our'Legislatures generally, that such
bodies are composed OF "stat esmen and
puppets" We have been doing ouI
share In sending puppets-bllnd pups
that could not see It.
lam not done with this capital cues
ton yet. There was no necessity IoI
the permanent location, The people OF
Wheeling, without any cost 10 thF
State, offered to erect suitable buildinRs
Tor us To cost soc. 900, free OF rent for
ten years on condition the capital re.
main there; aud 1t should have been
accepted with alacrlty, and the generos.
ity OF such an offer recognized; but II
was tlouLed by The puppets, mainly
because II was urged by The delegates
from Ohio county, and none bawled
llnder negatives than "MCClaskey and
GArriSOn.n am sure q yery large ma.
lorlty Of Onr people weTe In favor d
this wheeling proposition" I, :. III RI.
Barring politics, Il would he fortunate
foe The State II suoh highly honorab biz
and capable gentleman as Mr.. Parker
and Mr.. Lamb could oftener find theiI
way into the Legislature; but tile pup.
pets are down on brains. .u'..', T..
Wheeling Is nearer the ceulre of non.
ulatlon than ChRrleston-accesaibie al
all times by stea mboat or raII-aB6unds
In good hOtels-ls the METROPOLITAN civ
Of the Stale; and the only OBLIGATION
have ever heard urged IL, that the In.
telligent and refined deniz6us OF ina,
city don't treat the Jehu's or the Leg.
islAture with sufficient social consider
ationl This is pondsrous accusation
On completion Of the O.& o. r. r.,
Charleston will be within twelve hours
OF Rlchmond-uear enough for In
triguers TO lay the ropes for the retro
cesSion Of West Virginia back 10 The
bosom OF the venerable smother d
States" A large majority Of the south.
ern end Of our State sympathised With
the rebellion, and lily conceal their ut
tor O0nthmnt for NIhak Ihn,, uNn.L, :,