The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-02-10
The wheeling Proposition.


A number of prominent and wealthy
citizens of Wheeling, observing that in
all probability the bill of last year 10.
eating the seat of government at
Charleston would he repealed by the
present Legislature, or that its opera
tion would be suspended for a number
of years, have formed themselves into
a Joint Stock Com pany, with view to
furnishing suitable Capitol buildings
in this city, free of cost to the State.
They propose to purchase the Lindsey
Institute, at present occupied by the
Legislature aud State offices, and by
making extensive additions and altera-
tions, TO provide proper and convenient
rooms for the occupancy of the Govern
or, the various other State officers, the
Senate, the House of Delegates, the Su-
preme Court of Appeals, and the State
Library. The money subscribed is more
than ample for the purpose, but that
nothing may be wanting, the City
Council guarantees the fulfllment of
the contract in case the State shall &C.
cept.
The proposition is signed as follows: ::
John McLure. Z. G. Cracrsft, Samuel
Laughlin, NJ. Reilly, d. c. List, w. F.
GoodwiR, Alonzo Loring, c. Oglebay,
Henry X. List, Lewis Baker, Thomas
Hornbrook, Lewis & Woodmansee, John
Frew, John L. Hobbs, Joseph Bell, John
II. Hobbs, S. II. Woodward, S. Z. Hill
dreth, A. G. Robinson, l.. S. Delaplain,
John Daley, George Mendel, A. j. Pan
nell, A. j. Cecil, A. Rogers, Alex. Laugh
lin, A. C. Quarter, c. w. b. Allison. w.
b. Simpson, John E. Wilson, c. ID. Hub
bard, II. & J. Hubbard. A. J. Sweeney,
A. Pollock, Thomas Hughes, John Hand.
Ian, NJ. & j. Pollock, James Maxwell,
A Wilson.
1t is not our purpose to show, at this
time, which two courses the Legislature
should pursue, with regard to the Capt.
tai Bill, whether it should repeal or
suspend. 1t is sufficient for present
purposes to know that the transfer OF
the seat of government to Charleston,
on April lst, 1870, the time fixed as the
law now stands, is absolutely impracti-
cable. Two thirds, probably three
fourths, of the people of the State re-
cognize this to be the fact. The Difficult
ties attending the actual transfer, the
carrying of the books, papers and ap.
purtenances of. the State offices from
this city to Charleston are almost insur.
mountable. Ifthe Legislature adjourns
on March Sd, as it undoubtedly will,
there will not be sufficient time between
that and April lst for the State officers
TO make their preparations for departure,
to say nothing of the inealculable de.
lay which the want of lines of communi.
cation and the impossible condition 81
the roads will cause.
And yet these are merely the facts
which appear at first glance. Further
Investigation shows that an immense
majority of the people of the State are
opposed to the removal Of the Capital
at this time. They don't want to put il
out of reach, and this they most assur'
edly would do by sending it to Charles
ton, in the present inaccessability of that
point. Being as yet entirely without
railroads, Charleston is only come-atable
for the very brief seasons when the riv.
ers are not dried up or not frozen up
lone of these unfortunate conditions