The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-02-27
inc Question settled.

The Question 6cllAcNs
Both Houses of the Legislature came
IN an agreement yesterday, and passed.
a hill locating the Capital. Charleston
ia the chosen spot; and the Dill con-
,amnlates "A removal of the executive
offices the first Of April, 1870. In mus
LAYING Pnrkersburg on the SHELL al'er
tha means 1esOrted to by her 10 secure
"a Iocution and immediate removal, the
I..r,.Iature did Il creditable days work,
md ono for which their constituents
will thank them all the more, as the
merits of that place as site Tor the
Capital, and the dement's of the system
of lobbying carried on here by Parkers-
burg, come to be generally understood
and canvassed. :, The Legislature has
had a narrow escape from serious
error, and the Republican party OF the
State, from its consequences. 1t is an
escape, however, and let us be duly
thankful.
AS the permanent scat OF govern
ment for the State we find no fault
with Charleston. Yet we think the
time fixed for a removal thither is three
or four wears too soOn.- The amend
ment offered by Mr.. Lamb to the SEN
ate substitute, extending the time 10
1872. was nearer the mark. We regret
that it was not adopted, because at pre-
sent Charleston is somewhat inaccessi-
BILE and it is confidently expected that
in a few years she will have railroad
communication. The truth is, how
ever, that this location does not fore
close future action. The next Leglsla-
ture will be chosen and will hold
a session before the bill becomes
operative. The question will enter
into next summers canvass and
the next legislature will be elect
ed with special reference to it, The
next Legislature will come up here with
II full knowledge of what their people
want done; and whatever that may be
found to be on a comparison of views,
ought to be done, and 1t is fair to pre-
sumo will be-whether it be an imme-
diate removal to Charleston, an extern
sion of the time before removal, re
peal of the. act and location some
where else, contract for temporary
arrangement here, or something else
We are fully persuaded that the cool
Judgment ofdisinterested people is, thai
the most judiciOus and advantageous
arrangement would have been attained
by accepting the Wheeling proposition
Tho Legislature acted upon different
opinion; and got into position in
which it had to choose between lOca-
ton at Parkersburg and one at Charles
ton, the one immediate, the other al
lowing year for consideration.
This location at Charleston with q
year IS interval is equivalent to submit
ting the question to the people of the
State. The question now goes out tC
them, and their wishes will be indicated
in the election of the next Legislature
This Legislature might have removed
the question from legislation till 1875
might have spared the State all expense
till that time, might have had ample
and comfortable accommodations here
Rs easy of access and in all other re
spects more complete than can be baC
elsewhere in the State, for many year,
to come, and might still have left the
question open for action at the end O
that time. All this would have beer
secured by accepting the offer OF Wheel
ing. We are persuaded that when tho
people in all parts of the State come Il
understand this, there will be genera
regret that the offer was not accepted
Recognizing the fact, however, that the
present Legislature would not accept 1t
aud, us we have said be fore, that things
had got Into such a shape that II choice
had to be made between Charleston ant
PArkersburg, we unhesitatingiy com
mend the choice made. Upon the ner
its of the general question, yet to bt
settled in the future, we are willing tc
abide by the wish of the people inter'
ested, whenever that wish can get fail
expression, and such an expression is
what we hope for in the choice OF Leg
islature next fall.