The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-04-11
OUR CHARLESTON LETTER.


TitIes-HOmer A. Holt. OF Braxton
80, Rem. wiIsou-Gcneral Wheat
en- Amnesty.
Special Correspondence OF the Register!
CHARLESTON, April ).
We have had no mail here for two
days. The steamer that left "the per
| manent seat" Gf that phrase is moi
already worn threadbare) ou last
Tuesday met with some acciden. that
prevented her return on Thursday and
10 add TO oar misery, the mail boat did
not arrive tonight until long past the
time OF closing the postofiie and shutting
up shop. The prevalent cause o'
,'cussin" is the absence Of the REGISTER
which il looked for by many members
OF the Convention with more anxiety
than they look for their evening meal
and they would much rather share The
fate OF that ancient worthy, "o'd Dan
Tucker, and he found too late for their
yesper toast au,i tea tlan to miss daily
receipt Of the Wheeling REGISTER. II
you can imagine the hangry and wrath
iul disposition OF men who have been
sent supperlcss to bed ;or three days IN
succession, You may form some idea OF
the hunger for the news from the State
st large which the columns OF the
REGISTER usually furnish that has been
unwilingly endured by members Of the
Convention.
have no idea wheu this letter will
leave Charleston or reach YOU; III TACT
7 think it altogether likely that may
carry it home after the adjournment
g dsy or two sooner than it would he
likely TO reach YOU by due course OF
nsii; but camno, foreso the luxury OF
orumhling and according ly am resolved
to put this in the postotiice, in order
that may have unlimited occasion 70
.'cus.." II the aeat OF the State Gov
eminent il ever removed from Charles
tor i, will be mainly due to the negii-
-ence and ineiiicieu"y of tie men who
control the mails.
Charleston Is q pleasant Old CID town
oding the hackyards 'ha
'front.' on the river. and the fact that all
the .urrou uding hills seem TO have
been shaped in accordance with designs
drawn by Doctor Hale. There are no
better people on the face OF the earth
than are to be found right here. They
are intelligent. hospitable and Denio-
cratic, a trinity OF virtues that cannot
be excellet; but really 1t is very awk-
ward to have to wait a whole month
for letters and papers from the outside
world, and even the telegraph:c news
i, apt 10 be little stale when it reaches
here The Charlestonians are just now
wondering whether the Prince Of Wales
will get we'll.
On Wednesday, April Sd, the ConVen-
ton completed the consideration OF the
report OF the Committee o(the Whole in
relation to Free Schools, and entered
pnon the subject of land titles. But,
before dropping the school question, |
must relate an incident that occurred
while in Committee Of the Who'll upon
this subject and which | find | have
heretofore omitted. While discussing
the Normal Schools, Mr. Bassel, who
is a member Of the Board OF Regents
for these institutions, moved to prohibit
the Legislature from making any fur
ther appropriation for the school at
West Liberty. He said that the Re
gents had gone to Wheeling some time
last summer, intending to 60 out to
West Liberty on 8 visit OF inspection,
but they heard in Wheeling all they
desired TO know about the school, and
thought it unnecessary to go any fur
ther. This brought Mr. Panuell TO his
feet at once, and while opposing the
sdoptiou OF the motion, he went for
that Board OF Regents in a style that
was relished BY all the members OF the
Conven,ion-except Mr.. Basel. he
thought that the Board, whose duty 1t
was TO examine into the affairs OF the
schools, and who, instead of personally
performing that duty IN relation to the
school at West Liberty, staid in Wheel
ing and contented itself with mere
hearsay reports, ought to be abolished
much sooner than the Normal School
The Convention seemed TO agree with
him, Tor it refused by very decided
vote to adopt Mr.. Bsssels motion.
In Convention on Wednesday morn
ing we had a renewal of the fight on
the Normal Schools, and although it
seemed to be generally conceded that
thev are nearly all able bodied hum
brcs, none Of those already chartered
or in operation were interfered with
The Legislature is prohibited from ere
ating any more and a very significant
invitation for the abolshment OF several
Of those already created is conveyed,
but those now chartered may
stand until the legislative body sees Fl,
to withhold appropriations tor their
support. At the lsst session OF the
Legislature acts were passed for the es-
ta6lishment OF such schools at Shep'
hsrdstown, in Jefferson county; Lewis.
burg, in Greenbrier county; Glenville,
in Gilmer county, and Concord, in
Mercer. At this rate it would not be
long before every county in the State
would have a so called Normal School
supported by drafts upon the genera
treasury and independent OF the ordi-
nary expenditure for free schools. The