Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1872-12-14
FROM THE CAPITAL.


ture has absorbed most of the time thus
far, and great big fight has taken
place amongst the members, for and
against its removal to Wheeling.
The citizens of Wheeling offer the
following inducement for the removal
of the Capital to that city =
WHEREAS, Henry X. List, Michael
Reilly and Others, citizens of Wheellng'
have, by writings dated November TO-
1872, proposed aud agreed to i1fnlSn 70
the State of West Virginia, without cost
TO the said State, should its Legislature
decide TO remove temporarily the seat
of government to the city of W heellng,
tbe following room in the Mcclure
House in the city of Wheeling, for the
nse of the State government, to-wlt: All
Tho FIRST floor of the said Mcclure House
above the present business houses, with
the exception of the kitchen and back
entrance of the said hotel, and reserying
further the right to use the large hallon
Monroe street, ut such times as The Leg
islature may not be in session; and have
further proposed and agreed to furnish
all chandeliers and gas fixtures necessa
nv for lighting the property aforesaid,
the use of the steam boiler for heating
the entire house, all stoves necessary
for heating the same, and the State OF
West Virginia to be at ne expense what
ever; the said citizens of Wheeling pro-
posing and agreeing to pay all the ex-
penses consequent upon the foregoing
proposition, and further proposing and
agreeing that if by reason OF fire oroth-
.er casualty the rooms above mentioned
should be unavailable, they will, at their
own expense, provide suitable rooms
and buildings tor the accommodation OF
the State government and all It's depart
suents, including the Legislature.
Mr.. Butcher, Of this County, being
opposed to its removal from Charleston,
we clip the following report Of his
speech from the Wheeling Register:
The bill to locate the Capital teaspo-
rarily at Wheeling coming up Gil It's
first reading, Mr. Butchcr 4oved that
the bill be rejected and said he was
deeply sensible OF the magnitude OF the
1eove he had s4ade. Twas not right to
move in public concerns without conyie-
ton for ourselves and arguments for
Others. Let truth. justice and the pub
lie interest be the rest. To reason this
cause shall be referred for decision. lie
need d no logic, but truth; no clio
", h,.lI. /
right. on your conscienccs, to lash the
waves of party, to the detrlment otpub-
dc interests. What are we sent here
for The people ofthis State assem-
lpled in Convention, and placed III our
hands the chart Constitution, | now
hold in my hands. And for what pur-
pose Not to introduce partisan pro
positions in the Legislature, but for the
purpose of putting into effect its provl-
sions. The Capital question was meyer
spoken Of on the stump. He warned
members that unless this question was
pat an end to, the public legislation
would be stopped. He thought the
Convention ma ie 4 grand mistake In
not settling the question forever. The
question was to remove the Capital TO
Wheeling, and he thought there was
net sc;ntilla es reason in the bill. The
Wheeling people offered them hotel,
with rooms to sleep, &c, III the same
building His constituents didn't care
where he slept, Look at your map.
Every public building centered III little
corner OF the State. Why should all
this section of the country crowd mp to
Wheeling Is it to throw the Legs
iature into a corner OF the State to be
influenced BY the establishments OF the
citizens" OF Wheeling, and by the States
If Ohio and Pennsylvania.
You propose to undo and 80 contrary
70 the wisdom Of the first men OF the
country. who have always sought to To-
cate State Capitals away from citles,and
I'm the privacy and virtue OF the country.
II seems uugenerouS that the people OF
Wheeling, which is always grabbing,
ever receiving, should never be salts
fled. WIN didn't gentlemen IN that
section of the State advocate removal,
when arguing on the Constitution -!
There was reason. They We're AFRAID
10 do it. Why do they call it up now
TO retard the public interests OF the
state He wanted the reasons OF
man and lot boy. lie in common
with few, had grave doubts, as to the
right of this Legislature to pass this
bill He denied that this LeglsIa.ure
could remove the Capital temporarily
anywhere, and quoted from the Constl-
tltion, which said, The Seat OF Gov
eminent shall be located at Charleston,
until otherwise provided by law. lie
did not think the Legislature that tram
cd that law intended that the Capital
should be kept like a ball of snow, per
petually rolling. Why put it Temporal
riiy at Wheeling Is there any pro
position to let this dove rest in that sec
ton awhile, and then turn it over to
some other section Why not locate
It permanently at Parkersburg When
he first stopped at Parkersburg, on
coming here he made up his mind, that
if the Capital must be moved he would
be in favor of Parkersburg. Then why,
as Parkersburg is the better place in all
respects, locate temporarily at Wheel
ing! If convenience and accessibility
an. the necessary things, Charleston or
Da.I.o, l,,.c, are the best points. lie