The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-02-26
The Capital Contest.

The Senate yesterday passed the Senate
bill to repeal the location Of the Capital al
Charleston, The vote was 1871 0, Ii
the House, thc House bill was passed tC
engrOssment in a shape that rcpcals the
Charleston location and removes to Par
kcnburg OH the first Of June. This com
passes the defeat Of the House bill Will
this object the Charleston men votOd will
the Parkcrsburg men to hitch on the
provision for location at the latter place
This makes tho bill Objectionable to every
place except Parkersburg, and, Of course
the Charleston men, along. with, therest
itlyvote against 1t on its final passage
The bill will thus be defeated, and mat
tiers stand just us they do now The pol
10y Of Parkcrsburg in cooperating will
Charleston to effect tliis end Is somewhat
obscure. If Parkersburg had let tho bill
alone and voted for 1t she might have had
q repeal, and then the matter being open
she could have Ind her chance with the
rest for the location ut future time; but
by assisting Charleston TO so amend the
bill us to couple location at ParkCrburg
with tho repeal, the friends Of the latter
place have simply cut their own heads of
and secured the scat Of Government at
Charleston. There may. be some deep
strategy in this, but at present We don't
sec Just what the Parkcrsburg folks gain
by 1t. eIfthe Parkesburg managers know
what they ateaboutS the contest Is vir-
tually ended in favor Of Charleston, be-
cause when the Senate bill goes to the
House they will hitch on their amend
ment to 1t and kill 1t in the same way. II
they have only blundered, the Senate bill
will afford an opportunity to repair tho
error. .-.,,
The Wheeling proposition was brought
forward by Mr.. LAMB, us substitute for
the amended bill, and received 81 votes,
Parkersburg and Charleston uniting
against 1t. To those 81 gentlemen who
thus showed their appreciation of our
city, its convenicnces and advantages ASA
temporary seat Of government, we assume
to tender the acknowledgment of our cit
izens for the compliment. Although u
majority Of the House vote that Wheeling
ing is not equal to Charleston in the re-
guisites for q seat of government, we be-
lieve large majority of thcpeople of the
State entertain different opinion; Gnd It
Mr.. DAVIS proposition had been agreed
to, and the question were 10 be submitted
next fall to the popular vote, We believe
Wheeling would receive larger vote
than any point in the State.
We have nothing to add by way Of ar-
gtlment In behalf of Wheeling, None Is
needed. The proposition made, in con-
nection with the obvious facts which all
understand, cnforccs itself. IfitdidnOt, we
should attempt mo- argument now, for We
arc persuaded this question is to be decid-
cd without reference to reasons of econo-
my or Of practical convenience and COM
fort. And we arc further persuaded tint
aNer an experience of one winter in KA'
nawha, with its insufficient taverns, MUD
dy streets, tallow-dips and general lack Of
creature comforts, the Legislature Obliged
to assemble there, the executive officers,
and the people who visit tho place OIL
pnblic business, viii all heartily exccmtc
not only the town, hut all who were in'
strumental In compelling them 70 80 there
TO find tho seat Of government. u yin
he found sthat Wheeling win miss ahG
honorable distinction she now enjoys
much less than those who find occasion
to visit the Capital will miss Wheeling,