The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-11-26
Proposed Removal of the Legislature
10 MaTtinsbuTg.
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From M V0ltT SIQH.a e. : Sla4
As We have DO idea that the Legisla.
ture, Of West Virginia, will remain in
Charleston, the chfyalis capital Of the
STATE, longer than il VIII take 70 pass .
resolution 10 adjourn 10 some place, where
communication can be bsd with the out
side world, We would respectfully suggest
IhaI MaEtinsburg, be selected q the place
tor boiling the next session Of the Legs
Ature. Our city. has direct railroad and
telegraph Communication, with all the
more deRsely settled portion Of the .StIte,
LIS climSte b winter, cOmprad With that
Of our sister city Of Wheeling, Is like the
baImy 1ephTrS d summer, % that Of the
biting blSs1s Of the frost king and We are
possessed 81 the faifest heEitAge to be
found 10 the brad limits Of the State.
We are surrounded By . country, that for
beauty Of landscape, fertility Of soil and
richness Of production is nowhere sur
passed, and, beside, we have g cultivated.
educated and chiValfie GpedpSe Ylt0Se
hospitality "maEeth the stFabgef a. home
the moment he crosses The threshold 20
As TO material accommodations our
city possesses facility for comfnrtAhly
quartering all the OfEiceTs Of lhe7SIAIe
government, members Of the Legislature
and visitors We have .tTo. large ltblic
halls, especially ftted t0r thai Iibemtinns
nt public assemblies. We haveA NUMBER
nj first class hotels, besides numerous
private boarding hOuSes-oystef Testau.
iAnts, &c, and just the best WHISKY we'll
We have -. ~ 4. T - Il, ~,
Let therefore The Legislature lose no
time in getting away Ron the little fenced
in village on the hanks OF the Kanawha
the delay Of even day may freeze
them in, and let them he at once to our
gtOdIy city. We promise. (hem a gluriOps
reception and during their sCjUur1 they
shall wax fat Will our brethren Of the
press Of both parties. aid IN extending the
above invitation? ia-ls ~ 'Iru
The Parkerburg Ga:etts copying the
foregoing remarks: t'-.-.' ~ y =
We cheerfully grant the editors request
10 aid him in extending the invitation.
MartiRsburg Is, and has, everything in
and about 1t that is claimed for Il by the
>, as We know by experience, but then,
ii the Capital is TO Be removed from
Charleston 20 some more accessible place,
~ every, body says il win be- and what
Every body says, must be 70. why NOT
stop il at Petersburg! Ii wun'thaTe 50
far TO so, you know. b.!
As ParkershHg & ohe ofthe pIsccs or
er which Our Legislatures have disputed
ever since the question was rsised, We are
disposed to doubt whethera prOpositi5n
to remove ihither would not kin the
whole project oIremoyal anywhere. al
though Martinsburg is in one corner OF
the State, luz Wheeling hi Ek9 Wheel
ing again, easily accessible from all d.
rections, winter and summer. We do
not sec but the best thing the Legislature
could do, for Its comfort and convenience,
would be to pack up at once md come
back to Wheeling but ifthtsis not deem.
ed advisable, there is not another point in
the staie whore the Capital and aAin At
teudanss can be 81 pleasantly. aocGmmo.
dated as Maytinsburg, sNe1lp, not Cve "a
except RHkensburg. If tie Legislature
should dhd Charleston not to their mind,
We can only recommend a return o,lBe
Northern Panhandle; but if they can't
agree on hat and Ch6Ose to tty the East.
EN- Panhandle, VIC believe people iP His
par. d tbe State viii moi complain Of tbe
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