The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-12-02
LETTER FROM BARBOUR.
The Removal Of the State Capital
Some Objections.

The Removal "f the State Capital
Some Objections.
Editors of the Register:
The question of temporarily remov-
ing the Capital has two sides, and be.
fore acting hastily on this question we
mould naturally consider its effect
While am by no means in favor OF
the Capital remaining at Charleston,
vet the removal of the same Is quite an
other question. We already have had
a. much difficulty about tins subject as
10 profitable, and in the tu'ure let us try
aud be more cautious. Disguise it az
we may this question to no small ex
tent is bound to be q political one.
While our Radical friends, or some OF
them, may now be Tor an immediate re-.
moval, yet they will be the first to take
advantage OF any dissatisfaction in the
Democratic party on this question. |
Tor one am Tor letting the Capital re-
main at Charleston until permanen
location can he made. All those who
will care ulIy consi Ter the sui ject must
see that the selection OF q pernar en-. seat
can be much more readily accomplisht d
before than after temporary removal to
Wheeling or any other point. The
people do not want anv more patch
work on this subject. Let the LegisIa-
ure first permanently Locale the capt
tai, and thea will be time enough to
talk about a removal 10 Wheeling. or
anv otner place We are jI-t a. able
to build a capitol now as we will be IN
ten years Remove the Capital tempo
rariIy to Wheeling, or any other placr,
and then we will have Wheeling,
Charleston or some other place all to
couter d with when we come 10 make q
location, whereas we now only have
Charleston. We now have as many
difficulties on hani a. we can attend to
at present, and for Gods sake do not let
us add to them For some time We
have been going pretty last, and only
q short time since missed the rock by
a hairs breadth.
With me the success of the Demo
cratic party il OF more Importance than
that Of porarily removing the Capl-
tai The present Legislature. was NOT
sent to Charleston for the purpose
OF temporarily removing the Capital,
but to put the amended Constitution
in operation bv the enactment OF the
necessary laws TOR that purpose. rms
thew should do at once as the people
are anxious to see the effect that 1t will
have on the country, and when this l.
done it will be quite time enough to
consider the Capital question. Beyon
a doub, large majority. OF the people
of the State are tor more accessible
point than Charleston for the Capita
but while this ia the fact it does moi
urove that thew are for temporarily re-
moving the Capital to Wheeling or any
other point. Should the legislature
overlook al the difficulties that sur.
round this question and agree TO remove
the Capital temporarily, | have no more
objection TO Wheeling than to any other
place. DEMOCRAT
TOnr friend lacks his usual clearness
in the above. The retention OF the
Capitsl in Charleston at this time Is
objectionable by reason of the inacces-
sibllty OF that place and its inconveni
ence to the people Of the State. Atthe
same time it is impossible to select any
other place Tor permanent location just
now, and hence it is proposed to bring
the Cari,sl temporarily to Wheeling
where it will be more accessible than
at Charleston, and determine at some
fp,pre time where it shall be finally
placed. The political argument ha:
two sides, and, in answer TO the one pre-
scented bv our correspondent, il may be
INQUIRED whether the people OF the
State, dissatisfied as they certainly are
with the present seat of government
will not ho'd the Democratic party re
sp,ns,ble for the retention of the State
CAPITAL at Charleston and for perpetual
ing the inconvenience now go impa
tiep,ly endured ? In fact, can the Dem
ocrstic party, il removal be made
political question at all, afford not te
remove the seat OF government to come
more satisfactory point2-ED. Rka,