The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1869-02-11

gOycrnmcrl Of this State ADD on mo-
ton Of Mr.. Hervey resolved Itself inlo
COMMITTEES Of Whols on lha! subjeci;
Mr. Martin addressed the COMMITTEE.
We OK rect as follow;
p Mr.. CnnmMass The question as TO
whore the so,t ocgoyernment should DO
located, is onc which br long tlmo has
been agj!aling the mnds Of the people Of
this Safe, mil is question watch
should bs determined by this body as
soon as possible. Il is Iheicause Of
much expense, from tue raol that much
time is taken up at every session IN leg
islaiing on the question. Il cughl 10 be
decided, aud 10 be deCiIil Il. oGce.-
Governor Boreman in his message rec !.
ommends hat the capital ought TO b.
located, and The public buildings erect
ed. That point being settled. lnen, that
the work ought TO be done. the next
question lha! naturally arises is, where
would Il best s9rYe the interest Of the
whole Slatei The Da,uml c1hciusion
would seem to be that 1t should be in a
c5ntra position, that is, 10 place where
all the people, as far os possible, would
have the same advantages in tm9cllng
to and from the capital Of their State
When say central. | do not mean the
center oI.poPuIation, orccmmercial cen.
ter, because that mAy change -sHd what
might 10 the center population to day
might DO very f1t from it fys or ten
years hence. Bal, sir, mean the geo.
graphical center of the State, where il
vii. bo Of equal importance to all sect
ions Of young commonwealth. DO not
mean that the Capital should bs stuck
DOM ia the center Of the STATE, however
without record 10 anything else, We
should have an eye 10 tbs facilities OF
the location. It should have some
means of accessibility to aud from 1t,
either by water navigation or by rail-
road. thought, if possible, to be locG.
ted on some nsvigsble strsam, for that
will have much to do with making ii
place Of wealth, Of note, Of interest, at
home and abroad. 1.u
Now, sir, believe that can provo 10
you, that Charleston, ia the county OF
Kanswba, possesses advantages over all
other places throughout the STATE Of
West Virginia.
Charleston is located in the most iesi
rabIe part OF the Klaawha Valley, being
Immediately on yhs Great K4nawha Eiy
er, one Of the largest aud most beautiful
rivers in this'0r any other Safe in the
Uuisn 90 whose bosom the vast wealth
Of the Kanuwba Valley ia lloated ont
into the great Ohio and even down TO
the broad Mississippi, It's enc Of our
finest navigabIe rivers, Steamers are
plying the year round. On tho waters
Of this stream the wealth Of other States
may be loatdl into its own on lis bosom.
This is notaiE we nave the Chesapeake
and Ohio railroad, which runs right by
Ihs side OF Charleston, connecting with
other roads east and west, and giving us
With all paris Of this wide
extended land. ''.n
There is no point which is as ueor tic
geographical center that con begin to
whit. There is Buckhlpnou,
Clarksburg, Flat Woods, Petersburg,
and various other places that are asking
Tor it, but noae Of them have The argu
msns or advantages that ny section has.
Parkctsburg is on the very margin Of
Ige State, while the other places men.
Toned have no means Of accessibility
whatever, that can at all compare with
those Of Charleston.
But one of the main interests to be
served BY. the location of the Capital, is
the fulure extension Of the territory Of
the State. Under proper management!
Virginia will eventually come
to US aud the location oil the Capital at
Charleston. a central position. will do
much 10 accomplish this; and the looa.
too Of the Capital a, The North Yves!
VIII rciarI II not entirely defeat II.
Southwest Virginia, embracing the
counties from the Blue Ridge summit
to the Tennessee line, is in sympathy
with Vest Virginia, and is a country Of
great wealh. IN land, IRON, copper. tin,
lead and salt. The Kanawha AMI New
rivers locked and dsmnod 10 the North
Carolina Iiue, of which they are easily
susceptible, will afford transportation by
steam and fat boats, from The North
Carolina State to tue Ohio aud Missis-
sirpi, aud BY this connection the States
of Ohio, Yrgioia, Yves. Virginia,
North Carolina and Tennessee, will
DO thrown into constant commercial
intercourse, And social prsjuiices un.
der tho influence Of commerce., 10 the
Uaion, would give way TO sympathy in
interest aud nationality.
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Ny section md The section south Of