The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-11-11
Removal OF The capItnl.

earnest in their agitation OF the PROPOSE
ton to remove the State Capital from
Charleston. A public meeting was held
there on the evening OF the 2nd, which
was presided over by THOMAS sNousE,
with G E. JARVIS as Secretary, and ad.
dressed by Capt JOIN ". MASON, Nj. L.
s JOHNSON, Of PruntytoWn, and Col. LEE
RoT CoYRGE.
Capt MASON simply stated the object
Of the meeting to be the removal Of the
State capital to the point which should
serve the greatest interest Of the greatest
number, without regard to the wishes or
interests Of special parties.
Dir. JOHNSON called attention to the
wide spread dissatisfaction which existed
throughout the State in regard 10 the
present location ofthe Capital. bespoke
Of the intrIgues practiced in locating the
Capital, and said that even the Legisla-
ture, al the time Of the location, and since,
wete 80 dissatisfied with the point select.
ed that they have never appropriated one
dollar toward the State buildings. He
claimed that under the new Constitution
the people, through their representatives,
have q right to locate their Capital
wherever they in their wisdom might
think best, and that up to the present
time the wishes and interests Of the peo-
pie have not been respected. he demon
srsted by the statistics Of our population
and tax paying interests that the Capital
should be located farther east than
Charleston, and at a more accessible
point.
Col. CoERAN approved the movement,
and said that the time had now come for
york. Let all the counties which are in.
terested in the removal put their should.
ets to the wheel and all push together.
Messrs. G. W. NEWTON, J. W. MASON,
". SCOTT GARNER, WM. MAI1oSEE, L.
s. JOHNSON and A. H. TnATER were ap-
pointed committee to report resolutions
to an adjourned meeting to be held on the
evening Of the 9th.
AT the meeting on the 9th, the attend.
ance was large. The following resolu.
tons were reported by the committee and
adopted:
WHEREAS, The question Of the perma.
nent location OF the Capital OF this State
has, for several years past, greatly dis
tprbed and still continues 10 agitate the
minds OF the people; and.
WHEREAS, 1t Is q well ascertained fact
that the financial and commercial strength
Of the State lies along and north Of The B.
s. o. Railroad: and,
WHEREAS, 1t Is desirable that the State
Legislature, at its ensuing session, should
have this vexed question finally disposed
Of by locating the Capital at some place
more easily approached, and convenient
to the msjority Of our citizens than
Charleston is; therefore,
RESolUsd, That we urge upon the citi-
zens OF all the counties interested, the i'm
pottauce Of impressing deeply upon the
minds OF their respective delegates 10 the
Legislature, their desire that early and de.
cided action should be taken by the Legs.
lature OF the State on the above sugges-
tons.
Several gentlemen addressed the meet.
ing, among them Col. CoFRAN and DR..
T. Il. KENNEDY. Col. CoFRAN urged
prompt action, and stated that It was his
conviction that the Capital would be
temporarily removed within two weeks
after the Legislature should convene.
DR., KENNEDY discussed several qeestlons
pertaining to removal, among which was
that OF adopting some plan for holding
meetings in the several counties favortng
it, and securing concert Of action among
the friends Of the movement.
The Sentinel, from whose report we
compile the foregoing, says:
THUS stands the movement now.
While as much vigOr and promptness OF
action has not been manifested as we
could desire, yet earnest minds and brave,
honest thinking men, are committed to
the movement, and the people will nobly
sustain their Representatives in this last
effort to have their own State Capital 10.
Gated at some point which is easy Of &C.
cess and which shall subserve the interest
Of that vast majority Of our citizens whose
voice has been stihed 50 long on this vex.
atious but important question"
In this connection we present the fol.
lowing letter TO the Register, written that
journal says, by lone Of the most prom.
inent and intelligent gentlemen in the
States"
WESTON, November 5, 1872.
The new Constitution now leaves the
Permanent Seat" an open question. The
lOcaIion0f the capitol at Charleston IN.
der the "old order OF things" was not
real nor sincere. II was sort o! coup or
political JeiHt TO prevent location at
some more eligible or central point.
Charleston, like Flat Woods, in Braxton,
WAS not seriously entered, but was simply
placed there pro tempore, till the people
took time for breathing spell. Charles.
ton has been tried, and found wholly i'm.
practicable. Its not the place Tor our State
Capitol. 1t is too inaccessible, too low,
slow, damp, hermit.like and out Of the
way for the capitol Of young, growing
and thriving State in the present age Of
progress, improvement, travel, trade, com.
merce, mail facilities, and the transaction
Of b1ainess, inter the people and their
legislative agents and government off.
Gals. A letter and reply can be had from
party in London, Paris, Liverpool or
Vienna from this place as soon as from
Charleston. But yesterday we obtained
the first CODY ofthe Acts Of onr last Leo.