The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-11-17
WEST VIRGINIA LETTER.

The Capital Question at ChaElestoEss
Our DeleuaIIon In CongTeBass Cam.
den the Probable guccesSor Of Sem
ator Foreman. XVI NJ
"H. Y. r." the rowing correspondent Of
the Cincinnati Commercial, who, according
to the Cincinnati Gdsste bursted up the
Northern Pacific Railroad, and who has
been writing up the Virginia Campaign
at Richmond and writing down the pro-
posed water line to the Ohio from point
along The route, has arrived at Charleston,
our State Capital, and has opened out in
his usual style about all sort ofperSonal
and political matters interesting to the
people. YtN.g 4gcuGh sEyJ -t!
Speaking Of the Capital question, he
SAYS that the sword Of Damocles, hangs
suspended over the heads ofthe Charles!
tonians, by which figure he means that at
any time their importance as APPOINT on
the map may be cut off by q removal Of
the Capital to some other place. every
session" he remarks, 1.-THE question comes
up," and at "lhe last pull Charleston only
held the Capital by one vote.' Even now
be Is told that "the majority in favor Of
Charleston as the permanent seat is just
one" -,E... t..ai wfI u t1sl go
THE LEa1sILTURR AND BACK PAY.
The Legislature is now in session, and
one Of the rstsubjects that engaged their
attention was q back pay condemnation
resolution, introduced by an honest Re.
publican, Snyder by name. All the Rep
resentatiVes from this little State in Con-
gress have dirtied their hands and black.
ened their hearts with the steal, and II Is
right that the Legislature should smite
them hip and thigh, and that the people
should kick them out Of public lite for
ever. Judging from what ! hear-and
the people Of the mountains spoke iI no
uncertain tones-thisis Just what viii be
done. The men who have disgraced
themselves and the positions TO which
they were chosen, deserve the contempt
they have invited. They have all killed
themselves, and save the small editors Of
northumberland papers, whose favor
Is bought and paid for, there Is none TO do
them honor. ] noticed the other day that
one Of these paid editors spoke Of . noto-
rious West Virginia grabber as man oil
slime business capacity" No doubt Of II.
A man who can put his arm into the
Treasury and take that 10 which he has no
more moral right than pickpocket Ger.
tainly demonstrates a striking capacity"
| In bis peculiar line, although many men
In lower walks Of life find themselves In
the penitentiary for about fifteen years for
demonstrating capacity" in the same
style Of business. -.,.... -
Senator Davis tries 10 excuse himself
from the effect Of the back. pay infamy
by saying that he voted for 1t because the
Republicans wanted him to, and he fear
ed II he refused that he might lose his In
fuence with them. This Is about as
much as we could expect from q man
who sees he has made Q fearful mistake,
but 1t win take something thicker 10
pacily his outraged constituency. &c.
Both Hereford and John ]. Davis, mem.
bers Of Congress, have killed themselves,
and in bad time, too, for the last cleo.
ton Is declared illegal, and they must
make the race again with the load on
their shoulders. The Governor refuses TO
| give any Of the Congressman elected last
year q certificate, as there were two sets
elected at two different times, and Il is
probable new election will be held, and
the whole business gone over de mono.
This will slaughter the grabbers, Tor they
cannot be elected again with the load on
their shoulders and the swag in their
pockets. Perhaps they have not been
awakened TO Q realizing sense Of this, but
let them stick out their heads for office
again and they win find ont. 10 ~