The West Virginia journal. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1864-1877, 1869-03-10
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C1Dftal Meeting,

Capital Meeting: 80.
At a meeting Il the citizens Of Charleston,
held ut the Court House Of Kanawha County
on Saturday, the 9Th day -uf%Marcll, 1867, for
tue purpose. Of adopting. .mp.lsurcs to raise
money, &C., to cdn'ply with amy and all the
pledges TINT our Delegates III Sic Legislature
found i, necessary TO, .nr did mike, III
orlrr to secure the location OF the Capital at
Charleston, Charles lIsLrick Esq was
called " the chair, nd John SInck was up
pointed Secretary.
Upon taking the chair, Mr.. llcdrck ex-
plainod the object Of the meeting.
On motion Of Il. II. Smith, Esq, COM
mittcc Of five was appointed by the Chair to
lraf, resolutions for the consideration Of the
meeting, t,1it: Is. II. Smith,. S. \. Miller,
&. Slack, j. ". Cracra(t and j. NJ. I.aidlry,
l:AlS.; who, after rrsHi,4 some time, return
cd, and reported the following yrr:IInLe and
resolutions, which were unanimously ~lopt
cd:
WHEREAS. tho Legislature OF West EiranIi,
haze executed the power committed I" them
hy the Constitution ui the State In relation I"
The permanent lnration VI Tho Suui nf Govern
mrut, 10y thu passage Of II Inv establishing Ia"
same at the town Of Charleston. In th" County
OF kan,.wha; that IL Is we'll known to uH that
various other points BECAME competitors for
this location, and, tu sustain their Respective
applications. made pledges la the Legislature
to pny money, erect houses aud give sites on
which to erect thu public hhildlmY-: |" c"un'
irrart these Inducements, the representatives
al Hanawha County. confidently trusting |"
the HIsralIty. honor ami magn"iniilf 81 their
constituents. made reasonable AMI suitah'"
rru:nl-S aul pl.',lprS in behalf "l The I""ll" al
EumaHha County: nAI
WuI.sr.>I, ,,Itr representatives hav" furnish
al Ili. u,u<I satisfactory evidence "f their I'lcl-
NY, diligence. ant hliiy in this animated CON.
t,l Tor llIcr!'ii:i l'y achieving s,"''rN~ "Iin|t
powerful ,onhinati"n>, SO tl.it l% l@r efforts
alone. united with Tho merits vi this lora;"n.
our application ht> been trinmphant;-
R.."d,,d, therefore. !. That the Uni''iGurd
thank, of tin. rIliH.n> ui Charleston al" due
and an. hereby lrInrI,d la our representatives
an tin. l.uismiur,. vi West Virginia, i"r their
.,Irlily, diligence and ability IN >'"uiiu" u. hH
the in'riiaIIrIl Iotsttluh "I tM 'S'P''a"I "'N'
Virginia.
> rn;L rs :, portion III the County nf kana-
Wis. >.u.:Eing fnr ourselves only, We ,r'iur /;
~ u.l: opinion that honor. generosity AMI
moral ,,llIv alton nrIirr uI u>, Az part ~ thr
County, l., unite wdh The rr,n!uG trr,ni III
t.u' redemption ni every pledge which, our
representatives tlnunht II their uniS tb MAKE
IN h.li.llf al tlIc people knnawlIa county, Ia
>..riirr thu !Ir;,iium al the Capital al llarl"NI"h
-. That rs The central Iprlinn "l Inc County,
TIN. ,lIlZrII> -: Charleston Respectfully rrIM'"i
ih,. entire inn!y ui tho County uf kanhwla I"
II,, at their Count llutI>c OiI Ilr :th clay I'll
i!.I- mr,iln. L. adept >tn'il nI-a>Ii:H aH may 10"
.l,,nIrt proper ana rNInriirnl III relation Il, the
I.I.ri. mai,' rr cur representatives. ~ we'll IN
f., C,u~r.rr NarII,u> III iIur naitrS u>A''Iltl ~
liz. untn!ii,I and ,r,uI'Irt at the lA1i>-
Iaiu;i' :iI tor the entertainment ~ the ihl'li'
tirII.tl visitors vino may H. drawn her" bS Ten.
>.I,I uf The t"ituu at In" al oi Government
at thus place.
/. Thai "A committees nt three. In AMI they are
hereby appointed tu collect ,h'> anal hurh ~
formation H. they may deem proper ana u>rlt
Ia t,y before llu. meeting ui the County To h"'
lrl.i on til, 10Th vi iIiiS nl'nih. :t> aforesaid.
rhc,cupun the Chair APPOINTED the follow
i,y gentlemen q the committee contemplated
IA ;!,r Nth resolution, tU-wit:
l.. II. SMITH,
WM. y. >QrAREIEH,
J"ux ". CEA,EAfT.
On motion il waS "rirrr,l that the proceed
i.lrS Of this meeting lie published in both the
papers oil The town.
Thcrrupun the meeting adjourned.
G. llEDElCK, ChmfmWt.
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