The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-04-05
THE CAPITAL QUESTION.


Comments Of Several Leading
Newspapers.
From tho Preston County JOurnal.l
II our opinion on the Capital question
will be Of any benefit to the Wheeling
IETRLLlGENCER, here II is:
We are in favor Of allowing the Cap
ital to remain at Wheeling for ten year.
at least. II we were called upon 10 vote
for permanent site for the Capital, We
would vote for Wheeling, because It Il the
most accessible place to the whcle State
because II has accommodations; and be-
cause II has newspapers, and we can know
what our servants(I are doing, We want
no more Capital agitation now; lot II rest
for the people are satisfied.
From the Richie County Cla1eltO,l
We confess that several reasons exist
why the Capital should not be moved
again, Immediately. In the first place
the continual agitation is very costly. II
distracts legislation sOthat very few Lawn
are passed by the legislature which CON
aiders II, Then each removal must nee
essarily cost the State considerable sum
Of money. In addition, Wheeling 10 the
chief town Of the State. It Ia easily reach
ed by the majority Of our people. III
mail facilities arc good and its daily pa
pers can disseminate news, speedy, II
every direction. When We add that ~
view OF the fact that this State Ia rapidly
developing, the Capital may DO more ad
vantageously located ut some future day
We offer no slight argument for letting
the question rest at present. And We
think II will be allowed to remain no tOl
two years, at any rate. II is understood
that the session Of tho Legislature thil
fall, is to be held for special purpose
which IL NOT the consideration Oi the
Capital question. Our Representatives
wifi scarcely desire 10 enter into ques
ton that will take much time to consider
and which will no doubt, II opened, con
tinue the legislative session, already pro
longed, beyond the period Of time, which
the patience Of the people can we'll bear
lFrOm the Grafton senlInCl.)
From the Wheeling papers Of Thurs
day we learn that Judge Ward, Of the
Ninth West Virginia Judicial Circuit
has granted an injunction, staying tie re-
moval Of the Capitol from Charleston Ia
Wheeling until the courts decided upon
the "constilutionRl" (P) question sought
TO bc raised. II Is a Rad commentary
upon tile intelligence Of the Legislature
TO raise the constitution againHt them
Who can doubt that A. Brooks Fleming
EsQ., Of Marion, Judge BerkeAhire, Ol
Monongalia, James Hutchinson, Esq., oi
Wood, or G. +. Scott, Esq, Of Richie, OF
any others Of the many legal gentlemen
WHO we're prominent In the legislative
connciIs-all Of whom are Judges Of con-
stitulional luestions-we say, who can
doubt that these gentlemen thoroughly
investigated the point raised, as II was
their duty to do, before caSting their votes
for tho removal Of the CapitalP Neither
Of the gentlemen would care 10 vote him
self such an aS a. the Capital.enjOinerF
evidently believe them to be, and neither
we imagine, would so far forget'hls repu'
tation a. 10 enact q law In violation oi
the Constitution. But this Is not the
point nor do the enjoiners hope to sue
eceed In establishing the unconstitution.
ality Of tho removal. We can only be
lieve that II Is simply and solely the gug
gcstion Of that brilliant genius, Mr.
Vaughn, the gentleman from Lincoln
who WA sent 10 the Legislature 10 "fght
bald.headed lawyers" aud "work for tho
good Of souls"
The injunction will 10 dissolved at tht
June term Of the Supreme Court.