The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-01-29
THE GRAFTON CAPITAL.MoV.
ING CONVENTION.

Ton, january 20, 1879, Tor the purpose oi
bringing before tho Constitutional Con.
ventiOn now in Convention ut the city Of
Charleston, the subject Of removing the
present seat Of government.
On motion Of Nathan Gof, ST., Elk, Gov.
Joseph johnson was elected chairman,
and was conducted 10 his scat by Col.
Charles lToOton and john w. Mason, Esq,
The following gentlemen were elected
Vice Presidents:
Hon. Charles w. Newton, Of Taylor.
Hon. Nathan Gof, ST., OF Harrison,
DR.. u. X. Charter, Of Doddrige,
A. w. Martin, Of Barbour.
The following gentlemen were appoint
ed Secretaries:
Gen. K. s. Northcott, Of iEarrison,
James W. Holt, OF Taylor. M
=. l.. Allen, of Preston,
John w. Mason, Of Taylor.
Col. James X. Smith submitted the fol,
lowing, which was adopted:
Resoluei, That the Rules and Regula-
tions governing the House Of Delegates
Of this State, shall DO adopted by this
Convention so far as applicable.
On motion
RGs0iral, That all citizens of this State
now attending this Convention shall be
deemed members.
The following names were furnished the
Secretaries:
Preston. Col. Charles Hooton, w. Vim.
den, John Gregg, NJ. K. Howe. s. L. AL.
len, M. l.. Shaifer, Q. L. Ellis, John Heck.
man, Jas. Carroll, A. B. AIcncar.
HGrrison.- R. Minor, T. s. Minor, A. T.
Barnes, G. A johnson, T. w. Harrison,
T. D. Kendcll, James Dunkin, VIM. Nal.
lonee, J. II. Henry, j. w. Goldman, Thos.
B. Ray, VIM. Q. Fitzhugh, A. Werninger,
X. s. Gardner, Il. S. Northcott, T. b.
Fitzhugh, Jno. Tyroh, N. .Goif ST., Joseph
johnson, I. N. Harrison, Ira Han -
Minor, - Minor, w. T. Kidd, Gilmore
Hart, A. b. Thow, Walter Ebert, p. II.
Goodman, Il. L. Steady, b. Despard, +. A.
Robinson, VIM. A. Sherrard, Thomas A.
Kenney, r. b. FOrdyee, Thornton Filz.
hugh, Joseph d. Wilson.
1dgl0r-W. #. Bartlett, John Maxwell,
j. Marker, s. A. Tucker, George Holland,
E. Marker, L. s. johnson, T. Z. Davis,
Samuel Tucker, Utterback, s. 8. Waller,
L. Newton, A. d. Casteel, Nathaniel Poo,
VIM. Mallonce, Geo. w. Brown, Q. Fl.
Hanshaw, William Thomas, Samuel AL
bright, N. Joyce, E. L. Ward, ]. V. Mar
tin, ]. l.. Morris, j. K. Knots, ]. w.
Warder, T. A. Reed, M. b. Dougherty,
Hugh Evans, NJ. A. Himan, John Doc
nan, L. Lewellcn, Henry Compton, ]. w.
Rohrbaugh, p. Dunn, A. Grow, J. N.
Ilouser, l.. Ritter, A. Snively, T. L. Davis,
l.. Il. Cofran, T. Howard, j. X. Smith, II.
Noys, J. /. Love, T. Kennedy, II. II. Guse-
man, G. +. Kunst, j. G. Fleming. ]. NJ.
Wilson, DR.. A. Thorn, James Holt, ].
Mason, c. W. Newton.
UpSlur-JOhn Love, - Wood, p. NJ.
Adams, J. A. Sharp
Bar6Our-A. w. Martin, B. Love, ]. Il.
Brown.
Tucker and RandOlph-A. II. Bowman
DOtld,1dge-L. Il. Charter, w. II. Rey-
nolds, Tx. Knight, w. Scott, 3. T., Jones,
LACole and ]. Steele.
% leitehic-A. Il. Carroll.
On motiOO OF L. s. johnson, the Presi-
dent was directed to appoint committee
Onrcsolutions. The President appointed
the following committee:
l.. s. johnson, and ]. X. Smith, Taylor
county; r. X. Knight and w. l.. Cole,
DOddridge county;T. W Harrison and J.
w. Colfman, Harrison; J. II. Carroll and
Col. Charles Hooton, Preston; 3. Love
and J. r. Brown, Barbour; John Love,
Upshur, Preston, Adams, Wood; y. II.
Bowman, Tucker and Randolph counties.
The Committee on Resolutions retired
to prepare resolutions, and during their
absence the Convention was addressed by
Gov. johnson and Nathan Golf, ST..
The Committee on Resolutions return
ed and submitted the following preamble
and resolutions which after some discus.
sion were adopted.
WHEREAS, 1t is an acknowledged max
i'm that in truly republican government
all power is vested in and derived from
the people. And that it is the duty of the
representative to reflect the will OF his
constituents. And
WHEREAS, Itappears from calculation
that the people Of those counties interested
In u removal OF the capital outmmbcr
the people Of the counties interested in
Charleston us the capital Of our State by
more than one hundred and illy thousand.
And the counties, whose citizens would
BIO benefited by removal, pay into the
Stale treasury as revenue sixty thousand
dollars more annually than do the other
counties Of the State. And
~ WnEREAs, 1t is evident from the facts
above stated That the capital Of the State
of West Virginia was located at Charles.
ton in opposition 10 the will Of u large ma.
jority OF the good people of the State, and
in derGyatinn Of their interests. And,
whereas, u large majority Of the people of
the State now desire that the Permanent
Seat Of government should be removed TO
u more convenient and accessible point,
and thereby the interests OF the people be
subservc1, their wills gratilled, and the
welfare OF the State promoted. Therefore
ReSO'Ued, Tint our constitutional con.
vention now in session ut Charleston be
and is hereby most earnestly requested to
provide for the removal of our seat OF
government from Charleston to some
point in the Stale more acceptable to tho
people, either hy direct action on the
part Of the Convention, or by submitting
The question OF removal, as u separate
proposition, to the voters OF the State at
the time o! submitting the new constitu.
lion, or in such other mode as the con-
vention in Its wisdom may deem best,
10 accomplish the object.
Ra1OiFf5f That n NNny, nf' tI,n Inrnro;oO
signed by the President and Secretary Of
this convention, be forwarded to the Presi.
dent Of the constitutional Convention at
Charleston with the request that he lay
The same before that body.
Reaolved, That copies Of tho foregoing
DC forwarded to our Senatorial and Coun.
" Delegates in the Convention, and they
are hereby instructed 10 use Mi honorable
means to accomplish our wishes expressed
herein. ''sS' W = Nf>>"
, Resolred, That the members of tbe
Legislature be instructed to resist by vote