The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-03-23

il still prominent In the recollection Of
many q your readers. Well, the Hud-
son has come and gone, and her praise is
in every mouth. Among her passengers
I observed Captain T. c, Sweeney, who
expressed himself highly pleased with
her working. BE pronounced her COM
plete steamboat. This Is good authority.
The Captain is coupling business with
pleasure on his trip.
Huntington has made but little pro-
gress Of late.- Indeed, | see no advance
ment since my visit here one year ago.
| could not but think, in looking over
these broad acres, what pity 1t was TO
spoil so good farm as that on which she
is built-pardoR me; mean laid out;
1t seems to me enough could be produced
here with which to feed and clothe twenty
times her population; yet some OF them
are actually in want, with no immediate
prospect Of relief. Their main depends
ence is the terminus OF the Chesapeake
and Ohio road, which at present furnishes
a scant subsistence. The Bostona Is here
awaiting the arrival OF the train, The
passengers-shOuld there be any-pass
the hotel steps, go aboard Of the packet,
and are oil. You can see that there Is lit.
tie picking in this for Huntington, and
not much Tor the boats, Us | saw on one
occasion but five passengers arrive, re
minding me very much Of similar CON
ditiOn Of things at Wheeling in the days
OF the Union Line. History in this case
is repeating itself,
This being my first trip since the pas
sage Of the civil rights bill, | did not un'
dertake ii without the most fearful fore
bodings, supposing, Of course, that all the
public conveyances, hotels and places o.
public amusement wOuldbe Overrun with
niggers. Imade up my mind Is to what
would do in the contingency that big
buck niger should rush up and demand
a seat By my side at the table or approach
within smelling distance. Ihad, Of course
resolved that | would get up and leave
have, however, to SEQ the first instance
where negro has manifested the least
| inclination to force himself where hi
knows he Is not wanted. As matter o.
choice it is not likely often to occur.
find, however, that am drifting into
politics. Pardon the depression. 1t il
now Wednesday "A o'clock P, N.Y., twenty
minutes ride by rail brought me L
Guyandolte, where met for the first timt
Senator McGinnis. We had some Capt.
tai talk, as matter Of course. Twas moi
long in making the discovery that thil
subject was uppermost in his mind, and st
/ thought / would give him an oppor'
tunity to relieve himself Of the pressure
with which he seemed to be affected. In
answer to the question, how about tn
Capital? he remarked that Its remOva
was by no means certain, as II would nov
go through the most Thorough lcga
sitting. lie was quite sure that there wa
remedy, but Just how, when and whcrr
to apply Il was the question with him.
As am now within stones throw o
Charleston, among people whose IN
terests are supposed TO DO identical will
theirs, Iayailed myself Of the short tim,
allowed MI. here to ascertain Ms far n
possible their views on the Capital ques
ton. ! find there Is determination I,
exhaust every means within their reach
judicial and otherwise, to retain tn
Capital, That great legal luminary, jas
II. Ferguson, Is working up the case, II
whose judgment they place the utlnos
confidence, find that what James says
gospel here. Itcll them II Is too late, tina
the rubiCon is crossed, that GoycrnO
Jacob has been to Wheeling and pro
cured the necessary accommodations AM
hdp" GGflIE up ana u VIII .,on 'dE ire ye SHTI
secession Is The next step. They propos
to cut loose and set up for Themselves
In answer tosthe question, what was to be
come Of the balance Of us, they remarke,
that we might hitch on to Peunsylyani
or to the ID, II made but little differ
encc which. lIenceforth and forever the.
say We are to remain disunited people
On THE WINd.