The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-11-19
The Capital Rsmoval-.A wheeling
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feeling throughout q least three.fourthS
Of the population OF the State demands
the immediate removal Of the seat oil
government from Charleston. 1t has been
there now through two winters and It's
inOCccgsibility and dlcOmtOru are simply
beyond endurance. The opinion repeated.
y expressed in these columns, that no at.
tempt in removing should be made 10
agree now on permanent location, meets,
&c are glad TO see, with general concur.
renee, The sentiments IS that there should
b. an immediate removal 10 some place
where through tho agency oil ample &C.
conmodstions, railroads, telegraphs and
the daily press, the people Of the State
can have early intelligence Of all the pub
lie business that tvanspires, can reach the
Capital speedily and easily and be comEor.
Ia5ly accommodated while there. The
State itself needs good halls, offices, com.
IRi!;ee rooms Sad libraries. The people
need railroads, hotels, newspapers, tele-
graphs and tho thousand advantages Of.
torded by city. Our State exchanges
very generally express tho belief
that Wheeling will meet all these
demands better than any other point
--an opinion IN which we are happy
70 concur. And as indicating in prac.
tical way what Wheeling proposes in the
way OF capitol accommodations, we may
say that 1t ID proposed 10 convert the
i'rse and splendid Mcclure Hotel into q
Este house It has been examined by an
architect and found tosDswer the purpose
admirably and Sbundsntly. There are
Iwo large and splendid halls on the Sec
o2d Go0F, where the Legislature will be
Euch better accommodated than it has
ever been in this Stste. Indeed they
would leave nothing 10 be desired. On
The same floor are large paElors, which
will make an excelleu: Supreme Court
room; others which are we'll adapted for
State Library, Executive Offices, Com.
miitee roomS.& All could be 10 one build.
lag, aud all but the Committee rooms Oh
c2e door Aplsn Of the building has been
Drawn, We learn, and carried TO Charles
ton by the delegates from this county.
Fhe rooms on the upper floors might be
furnished and rented to members Of
the Legislature, who could tske their
meals al hotels, restaurants, boarding
houses or 8; private houses, as most con.
Teuiept. Indeed, al ample restaurant
might be opened in the rear portion Of
the buildiDg-thuG furnishing IN one build
ioG, 30 ample are its proportions, an e1'
eellent State Capitol sud hotel on the
European plan. The hotel is now unoc.
eupied, being painted and reatted. It
will answer the purpose admirably, and
We understand the Ohio delegation go TO
Charleston with authority 10 make the
State free tender Of it for three years, or
80 much longer as 1t may be needed. All
ihIrEs considered, the State will never
&c; better offer. Everybody in the
State acquainted With this elegant hotel
ard It's location will concur in this
opinion.
In addition 10 this, the citizens Of
Wheeling propose, should this tender be
accepted. that they will incur all the ex-
peDSe Of the removal. The members Of
tie Legislature. all the State officers, the
books, papers and furniture Of their Of.
fees, aud all the other property OF the
State connected with the Seat Of Govern.
ueDt, will be brought here free OF cost 70
the State, and Set down in most comfor
table and commodious quarters, ready for
tie immediate resumption Of business.
The attitude Of Wheeling in this matter
need not bs misunderstood. We do not
expect and never have expected that the
people Of the State will BIO content to
make this their permanent Capital. But
We believe that the selection Of a permA-
uentlocation for 1t should be deferred d
few years until the State finances have so
improved as to justify the erection Of
capito! buildings cteditable to the State,
and until the development Of the interior
clearly indicates where the permanent
Capital should be. We believe that
until then the nee5S Of the pub
lie business can be better supplied
here than at any other point in the State;
aud we think the experience Of the people
OF the State has thoroughly convinced
them oil the fact. The location OF the
Capital, permanent or temporary, Is not
essentis! 10 the progress and prosperity
OF this city. Since it was taken away,
two and half years ago, tho city has
Roue forward with ssteady and undimin.
iShed growth. Indeed, there has never
been go much building done in any two
years and hall o! our history. But this
city and county pay az eighth Of all the
taxes in the State, and in taking care Of
the interests Of the State they are very
largely caring for their own. Besides, our
people have an important share in the
public business transacted at tho seat Of
government; and they don't want, when
ever this requires their attention, to be
obliged to make journey which. Tor dis
comfort and delay, is surpassed only by u
TIP TO Labrador. They don't want
to have their State Capital 60 mac.