The West Virginia journal. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1864-1877, 1869-02-24
The Capitol

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another doflarIadded to present our
) deus" and continues:
The truth is. and il must DC rrcos, :.
ni.cI by every one, that nlne'leli.ns ~
the people Of the. State, expecting no :,
profit Mioin ~ rise iii corner iotS' o"t
realizing that permanent location ol
The Capital means the building OF =
! State House, and that this means ''eaF-
! Ter taxation for u Lali DOZEN. .Sears. o.
more. do not demand but. deprccatc any
removal OF the Capitol ut thfS '!hte or
until they are better ablo to meet. the
cxpeuso il. will inevitably Compel !"
J Gwo things will DO conceneu W; az.
One isrthat il, o., permanent 'oca!loh!'
madu, not one dollar can be 'apprNl,r'-
a;ed, now, aud, bperlmps not tor'ieh
j wears to- come, towards building. 30
sides tho poverty Of her prcsehhcoili-
ton, thc State has hanging over her H.
vast and constantly increasing .drbt--
her share of,nthc debt OF Virginia.
There will DO. three 'plriicS to me SET
Element Of tllat llcbt-WeSt y ir%'I'l"'
Yir.imi,, and tho creditors. " lllEtwo
OF them agaiust,usi wu. may TclE;"i II
that our share will be apporti"hrd win
reference not to equity butto Our loyal
responsibility. Ihnt'will give us no,
far from Il third Of ayicbt whichiS now
drawiny an; ,iafe1.est Of ;ncHrlysthrcc
millions year. lf wh hre to assume
and nav. our share of this debt the Stale
ought not 10 enter. on the building ol
m expensive Capitol for afloZcn years
| But ii wu arc TO ruAh blindIy now into
enterprises Of ihiS kind. the Stnlc Will
have 10 make M early! choice between
bankruptcy and Reputation. We nsny
br told ii will not cost nuchto build Il
Capitol. Ii ought not To for our Stale.
but il will. Let us bo warned by the
experience of other States. .Gnncrtake
to 5uiI,lrin some place which. having
no Resources Of its own, must rely on
maxim. something Of itsclfbr, I he dis.
hurSemcnt Of public money. AMI there
will DC no lack Of ways To make II cost.
This is the experience III all similar en-.
icrpri<cs, where The great study or all
concerned is To make il cost rs much
us possible. e.
80 The other Thin. not to be- denied Is
! that, Il location without The ability to
build will not remove this question
from The Legislature. Unless II Is
anchored by large sum OF money or
! by an cXprc-, contract which will inkr
|; it out OF tho power of the Legislature.
! the very next session would witness Il
! struggle 10 repeal the act: andit would
/; he repeated every session until. the
! matter should be finally settled in onr
! OF the ways We suggest. TIL" result
would he that instead OF removing the
mischcvouS question from The l.cglS.
laturr.itS power for mischief would
om,y be intensified. ...-
! y year ago the city nr Wh"rIili%
with Il practical IibcraIiIys which de-
served Il better reception than ii met,
,trndrrca the Legislature II way OF ac-
IcompIishiny what they so much desire.
IT, was in cflrr, nj offer 10 buil'l The State
II suitable and sufficient Capitol in This
city. TO be- orrupird hy til" Legislature
and public offices. free of r"st t" the
State, ten years. os condition tn" State
would slipuIatc to 50 occupy i, for that
period. Had thrt been accepted it
would have renewed the question
wholly from legislation. II wonld have
spared the State treasury. and ruus"-
qurnlIy the taxpayers. nj! cost Coy ten
years; ii would lave accommodated
!! the State and IN" people Visiting III"
Capitol as we'll rs (and ail things con :
ridcrrd better ,I'aui any "ihrr p'nrr III
the State. lIwonid have i! flowed iI'nr
for ia" Development "r ia" Interior and
Southwest I" in'lirnic Va" true site Tor
!ihc permanent Capitol and would
J.. bMrc returned Ih" question {" III" l:"T'
i>Ialur" at Il time whHn "" ma! fairly
hope thu State wilt IN, able t." Hr"v'd"
CHri'"l that would II" II 'rrnli ma a
benefit TO the p!a"" wh'r" itnt'Sh' th'"
=! be iudiri"u>Iy located. The LcgiNIa-
turr {" whom This pr"p"sitI"" WAS
made. r"jrcird it.-""wl-H'y aS WE nr-
= licvc, having reference tnl"i! i" inc
); Interests Of the state AcSrr'il"lcsS
We feel warranted in saying that TIE
same ofl"r, ar perhaps 4 better Que III
/ terms. Willie prosecuted again OH be-
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