The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-10-30
LETTER FR0uCnARLESTOE.
James River AND Kauawha Canrl-
legislative Mattcrs-Tbe CO"Gr"H-
.ionai EIcction-Eustness in Char
lesion.


.ionai EIcction-Eusiness in Char
Ie<;on.
Special Correspondence cfthe Register.
CHARLESTON, Oct. 81, 1878,
D5sr Resister:
The United Sts:es Senate Committee
on Transportation, composed OF Sens-
tors ConkIing, OF New York, Davis. O.
West Virginia, Sherman. OF Ohio, Win
dom, OF Minnesota, and Norwood, Of
Georgia, passed over the proposed line
It the great ship canal from tide-wa!er
ear r cbmond to the Ohio river at
.ra mouth Of the Kenavhs, last week.
Inry spent Friday night at Charleston
g. ! much oi Saturday at Huntington
The Committee are iayorably impress
ei with the great resources OF the coun-
try along the route, and the many
facts and statistics which they are gath
ering will be Of interest and value to
the whole country. If this movement
on the part OF the Senate results in
notbiug more, at present, than the
preparation and publication Of the re-
port OF this committee, it will be time
and money well epent; lCr, as under
stand, the facts and statis.ics-
embracing the subjects OF feasibility OF
route, cost OF construction, re-
sources OF country adjacent aud trbu-
tary to, end to be affected bv the great
continental water highway, that will
be grouped together IN this report, will
be an advertisement OF the scheme
great value to the capital and enter
prise OF the world. If, after the cub
ject has been fully investigated, the
route is found to be clearly iessable /;
and il it. is demonstrated that, the
work once completed it will be iarcc.Y
remuueraiive, it matters litle whether
the government embsrks in the eptcr-
prise or not; Tor private capital will
take hold OF il and bu Ii it 'or halt the
mosey andin halt the time the govern
ment cOu'd. ii the committee can IN.
duce Congress In the meantime, TO cI.
pend lew millions on tie improve
ment OF the OHIO river from Piushurgh
down, and OF tne Kaaawha rom Gsu
ley TO its mouth, it will confer bless
iag on toe people OF many S,a!es.
All o. the Senators have now ar
rived, except J4cob o! Ohio, and Hall
Of We;zel. o. the members o. the
House, come FIVE or six are yet absent
Both houses have, however, got iar!y
to work, aud things seem to be NOV,
ing smoothly. a much better feeling
prevails among the members than did
duriog at least part OF the session Last
winter. OF course, this greater degree Of
harmony results in greater use'ul-
ness There is no ioOger faction
the dominsnt party known as Jacob
Democrat" in the body, and the Re
publican members give evidence OF de-
serting the failing fortunes OF ;h.ir
man Friday"
1t is true, Jacob himself seems anx-
ious 10 throw in every inpediment pos.
sibIe to annoy the Legislature, disturb
its harmony, distract It's councls and
retard its labor; but the members seem
sternly bent upon steady adherence
to q vigorous prosecution Of their work,
and thus secure an early adjournment.
They propose to be turned neither to
the right nor 10 the let but TO pursue
the straight line o. duty to the end, 10
dIgniied way, indifferent TO executive
inlermeddIlug aud egotistical lmpu,
dence. 1t is clear to the minds oI q
here that Jacob is anxiously seeking
martyrdom tor himself. Agitation and
turmoil are bis life; peace and good
will, HE death. He seeks insult, aud
raves when be is unnoticed Like
cur he eDaps ct the heels Of every pass
er by, and is enrsged il he tails to re-
ceive the kick be cOvets To him the
peoples interests are nothing, the peo
pies representatives are nothing, the
courts established for the protection o..
the peoples rights are nothing He
sets them all st defiance, and HE owD
sovereign will only ia law. When he
is thwaried in this, be howls persecu-
ton. Sell is his God, and egollsn his
practice OF laiih. He never sees biz
reflection il mirror, but be raises hi
hat to it. Nothing in the heaven.
above nor on the eartn beueaIh 60
commands his homage
A bill has been introduced into the
Senate requiring the three chief cfficer-
OF tae State, or any two o. them, 10 eI.
anime the returns OF the las! Congress-
ioual election, aud to certify the result
THIS will cause certificates Of election
to be given the member elected TO Con
gress Las, fsll, viz: Col Benz. Wilson,
B F. Martin aud Frank Hereford aud
thus West Virginia msy, 10 sPlte OF
the peryers;.y Of the Governor be rep
resented during the next two years in
the lower House oi Cor gress.
% Saturday, resolution was passed
in the House OF Delegates, requiring
the Governor to render a detailed
statement OF bis expenditure OF the
Civil Contingent Fuud. II is under
stood that he spent something over
$1,000 OF it in attempting 10 override
aud tIal pie undsr loot The lsws be is
sworn to see tsithfully executed. It is