The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-01-19
LETTER FROM CHARLESTON
The Overland ROute-HOspitality
of the PeOpIe-The Capitol Build
CHARLESTON, January III.

CHARLESTON, January 10.
DEAR REGISTER The distance from
Parkersburg to Charleston, across the
country, is eighty-four miles. Before
the thaw of last week, the road was
passably good; during and since the
thaw it is very nearly impossible. Two
horses can barely draw an empty wagon
over this road now, and cannot do SO
the whole distance without giving out
Members Of the Legislature, lawyers
and others, whose business compels
them to make the trip, can do so in
three days, only by walking through
the mud up the hills. Ours was the
first party of members of the Legislature
that crossed, and we wore ont three
teams in accomplishing the job. The
party that followed us two days after,
insist that they could track us by the
empty bottles and dry d-s along the
roadside. 1t is needless to say, this is
SANDER.
A party of gentlemen, consisting OF
Caleb Borgess., VIM. Morrow, jr.,
Charles S. Lewis and others, reached
here yesterday, after a week search for
the "Permanent Seat" Mr.. NJ. said
he was precisely eight days on the way
that if he had been born the day on
which he left home, he would now be
old enough, according to Jewish Gus
tom, to be circumcised and that he
would rather be born and circumcised
both than to make that trip.
The Charleston people have shown
considerable spirit in the time of their
adversely. They hired large number
of conveyances and sent to Parkers-
burg to bring Delegates and Senators
over, free of cost for transportation;
and all the better class Of citizens have
thrown their houses open to the accom-
mediation O! members. If all the men,
bers are faring as well as our party,
which, quartered at the hospitable
mansion of Mrs. Quarter, they will
get along most elegantly indeed.
The large residence formerly occupied
bv Colonel B. II. Smith, has been
rented by the citizens and fitted up for
a Lounge" or Club Room, for the
pleasure and convenience Of the men,
bers. Reading, smoking and other
rooms in which to pass social hour
pleasantly, have been arranged, and a
restaurant and dining-roons have been
attached thereto.
The new State House is indeed fine
and substantial. structure, much superior
to what expected to,see There are six
good rooms in the basement, and the
first floor contains six elegant rooms for
the accommodation Of the State officers.
On the second floor are the Senate and
Delegate Chambers with four committee
rooms, and en- the third the Library
and Court OF Appeals rooms. The
Court room is finely furnished, but in
the other rooms the shabby old fur
niture that used to disgrace the Lindsey
Institute exhibits its hideousness. This
building would have cost a considerable
sum OF money if it had been huilt by
State appropriation by what
it costs us to build Asylums and Peni-
tentaries.
Before this reaches you the telegraph
will have informed you of the organiza-
ton of both Houses; therefore, | will
venture no prediction on this subject.
Nor will | discuss the United States
Senator question, as anything | could
say would be but wild guess work.
Not more than halt of the members
have yet arrived; yet sufficient is known
to warrant me in the prediction that
harmony, unity and good feeling will
prevail among the Democratic majrrity.
You may expect short letters from me
hereafter. B.