The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-02-09
THE CAPITAL.
cHAnLEsros, W. VA, Jan. 81, 1872.

Editors OF The lhtelligeneef' 49, Fh II
Thinking a short letter from the Capt.
tai might meet your approval and interest
your feaders, ] have concluded 70 give
You a few items. The Permanent Scat"
has been visited by great many who
were, until this winter, strangers 10 It's
constantly changing atmosphere and the
hospitality OF It's citizens. Its hotels
cannot accommodate the sojourners.
Private families have hung their latch
string out, and arc entertaining q great
many persons, who speak highly Of their
accommodations.
The citizens arc sanguine that the pro.
posed railroad from here TO Pittsburgh
will be built up Elk river. and they pfUph'
esy bright iuturO for this city. The q,
& o. Il X. win be Of little benefit to
Charleston so far as building up and in.
creasing the business OF the city Ia con.
cerned. II passes down the opposite side
Of the Kanawha river from the city, and
leaves the city really q way station on
their road, and unless the citizens build
bridge across the river, II Is u very incon-
venient way station.
There are quite q number Of northern
capitalists here looking alter the cOal and
iron that abound on this river and Ia the
mountains above. There Is no telling the
wealth that Is hidden In these mountains,
and the rush TO get c0ntrOlOf rivers and
streams by spectators has awakened quite
competition In lands, and they are I'D.
vanclng In price very rapidly. A very.
pernlcious law was passed last winter, oil.
lowing corporate bodies 70 buy and sell
lands Tor profit. Under It's operations
large tracts have been gobbled up OF low
prices, and then at once advanced 10 q
large profit, and II the law Is not repealed
this winter the country will be governed
and the lands controlled by these corpo.
rate bodies to It's great detriment Nature
has been more liberal in her gifs to man
In minerals, forests and rivers in this To-
cality than almost anywhere else on the
continent.
The Convention promises TO DO even
more Of an elephant on the hands Of the
democracy than was ever dreamed Of by
Its opponents. There Is now no doubt but
thatthe township system will be abolished
and county court-o organization substitu.
ted in It's stead.
There is a lively contest going on as to
the basis Of rspresentation-and leud is
brewing in the Democratic camp. There
Is resolution In the Convention to allow
each county at least one representative in
the House Of Delegates. The same was
referred to q committee, who reported
that 1t was inexpedient. This at once
caused the Hon. Fitzhugh, Of Kanawha,
to have unpleasant apprehenslons, as he Is
the leader Of the faction which wants such
representation, with view no doubt to
increased power on the capital moving
question. The Charlestonlans are ex.
tremely sensitive on that subject, and you
need not be surprised TO hear Of lively
times in the Convention on that question.
Mr.. Raymond, chairman OF the Commit.
tee on the Legislative Department, will
oppose the proposition very strongly, CIV
ing each county q delegate, as will many
Others. The decision Of the Convention
on this very question will decide the des.
tiny of the new Constitution.
A vigorous use Of the party lash by the
member from Kanawha, and his asser-
tons OF badialth on the part Of your Ohio
delegation, which he intimated was pledg-
ed to Charleston last winter II they 1.-THE
3D. DISTRICT would support the movement
for q Constitutional Convention, defeated
the proposition TO adjourn to Wheeling
Both Houses OF the Legislature have
got fairly at work, and could, II they
wished, finish up all necessary legislation
and adjourn by the 18th Of February. The
House has passed such q resolution, but
it has been virtually defeated in the Sen.
ate-was laid on the table, and you may
look for full session Of As days.
Your townsmen, Mr.. E. j. Whipple and
B. A. Galligan, assisted by the musical
talent of Charleston, did themselves great
credit at musical concert given ut the
Cotton Opera House tonight.
There have been only two mails from the
North for eight days, and communication
is almost entirely cut off from the outside
world-your issue OF the 23d Is the last
received here. SUPPOSE You are still pub.
fishing your paper. This Is a fine point
for the capital of q State. 1CEBoUNp.
CHARLESTON, February /, 1872
Editors oil the Intelligenccr.
Last week gave you some account OF
the organizing Of the Legislature and
Convention, and Of the political com.
plcXion of these bodies. The Convention
has been nicknaned the "GrcGnbrier Con.
stitutional Convention" and had 1t been
held in that county its whole arrange.
ment could not have been more Con.
tolerate.
They have seven standing committees,
upon which they have placed the cham.
pions of Democracy, as follows:
First, the Committee on Bill OF Rights
and Education, Samuel Woods, OF Bar.
bour, Chairman. This gentleman voted
for the ordinance Of secession at the Rich
mond Convention April II, 1851, and
fought ii out on that line. ID.
Second, comes the Committee on the
Legislative Department, with A. +. Hay.
mond, of the second district, Chairman.
Mr.. Raymond voted nay on the passage
of the ordinance April II, 1861, but on
the third day surrendered and voted
for it.
Third, comes the Committee on the
Executive Department, 0key johnson,
Chairman. Well, Mr.. johnson did 90 at
one time, as he liked to express it, "for
giving the rebelsa summary trial and
speedy execution, but he is trying to
make amends for his wauderings, and
pleases the Confederate stripe pretty well
Of late.
The fourth Committee is on the Judi.
Ciary, with @. j. Faulkner, Chairman.
This gentleman found it much pleasanter
in Franco during tho Rebellion than here,
but gets here in time to lay in claim to
several thousand of tho bonds OF Virginia,
which he hopes to have honored hy the
State Of West Virginia. Seeing that he
is one of our loyal citizens, and It Is real.
Ia, n riiX, that ba Iau MT lnnr ala l.