The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-08-19
The Capital Removal Question.
GRABToH, W. Va, Aug. II, 1874.

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The Capital Removal Question.
GRAITOH, W. Va, Aug. II, 1874.
Editors Of the InislllEensH.
Iaupp0se II IL q matter Of but little i'm.
pOFtAnce whether or not mlSrepresented
and gAEbled the letter Of your FaiTmont
correspondent In my reference thereto 10
4 recent article on the capital question;
but, perhaps, 10 Justice 10 him, % well %
myself, | should cay that / did not intend
that the sentence 70 which he referred In
his letter Of the 9TH inst, should be con-
sirued asa literal quotation; but that from
O curSOEy reading Of his article, found
this opinion that the FAirmont cor
respondent was opposed 10 the removal
project; that In his opinion Il should not
DO made an Issue In tho coming CANVAS;
and from personal knowledge l knew that
10 Juggling In the people Of Marion county
~ In support Of his Views on the question,
he had
WHOLLY MtBREPRRsENTRD THIN.
And, therefore, l referred 10 what con-
CGiVed TO be the sentiment and puTport Of
his article rather than its exact phrase
Ology. l think Il can safely be implied
from the tenor Of his letter, that h0 de-
sired 10 convey the impression shat the
people OF Marion county feel no interest
10 tue capital question" and also that II
10 entirely unnecessary that they should
feel an inlereat 10 II, according 10 the die
tum OF NJ FGlEmont friend. But, not
withstandlDg he arrogstes (implledly) to
himself the peculiar privilege Of speaking
alone for Marion county by virtue
OF residence In FAlrmont, Il may be
prudent to accept his statements with
some degree OF allowance, and scarcely
regard him a. an inlRlliblo exponent Of
public sentiment In his county; for Fair.
mont is q very small fraction OF Marion
county, and even II resident there were
thoroughly familiar with the tone OF the
FairmOnt people on any given subject, he
might pOSslbyerr In committing the whole
people Of the county TO the
aANIE SIDE oPTnR QURsTIoN.
Your correspondent should remember,
a. In confederation OF my remarks on the
subject OF the unAnimity OF sentiment Of
the people Of Marion on the Capital re-
movAl question, that tho original call for
u Convention 10 devise means 10 effect a
removal, was drafted In Marion county,
and signed by some sixty residents Of
RivesYille and viclnity-iour miles below
Fairmont-and that among those signers
were Stephen A. Morgan, Hon. N. N.
Arnett, RAWley Morris and other men Of
prominence. This seems 10 indicate that
al one time, and In one locality, there was
Aieeling on the part OF portion Of the
people oil Marion county against the ire.
tentloh OF the Capital Ut Charleston = and
not only q feeling In favor Of removal, but
% the call indicated and as subsequent
proceedings confirmed, manifest desire
TO make the Capital question q feature In
the iAll elections-Rt least TO the extent Of
exSctlng pledge nom candidates for the
House and Senate 10 use all honorable
means TO
REMOVE THE CAPITAL IRON CHARLESTON,
but he is willing to admit his ignorance
Of the peoples opinion on the question Il
two prominent men can be found in the
county who favor making II an issue In
the canvass. ! refer him To ]. b. Nay,
Esq, Of Warrington, Hon. U. r, Auvrelt,
of RIyesyille, and Hon. F, Smith. oI
Fairmont, Let him interview these men
and be satisfied he knows NOT whereof be
spoakS, he attempts in another place 10
illustrate the uuiescent state Of the public
pulse on this question by referring 10 The
manner in which tho FSirmont local pa
pCrs have ignored It's discussion. HC
knows that the West YIpinida Is only 4
local paper, edited BY young Journalists
who wisely aim 10 give their readers
Items Of Stfictly home news, and rarely
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