The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-02-22
GheqntelIiaetrte
Eneryescence Over the Capital
Removal,


Removal.
As was to have been expected, there Is
u stirring up Of the sediment at Charles
ton over the removal Of the Capital. 1t
was all right to vote the Capital away
from Wheeling, but all wrong to vote 1t
back again. When Wheeling lost the
Capital nobody here made any great hlss
over the misfortune. Our people sub
mitted to the fact with becoming eQuan'
unity. They did not feel themselves ru-
iued nor did they take on and tear their
hair over their adversely, They certainly
did not threaten anybody nor make the
town hot for those who cast the fatal
votes. But it is not so ut Charleston.
There the public feeling has been so
hot that those who were in favor
of removal have been made to feel TN
comfortable and almost unsafe, The Ka-
nawha Chronicle Is very indignant over
the result. It calls for exemplary pun-
ishment, and says, "lGt the names Of the
men who have thus forfeited the conf
dence Of the Democracy Of this district
be marked for their perlidiOus treachery."
What Is to be done with them after thus
marking them Is not stated, We confess
that we have but dim idea OF what Is
likely to happen to marked man under
such circumstances, We have seen good
many men In our time written down ~
marked" individuals, by journalists, but,
a. far rs we remember, they have gen.
orally survived the RnathemnS Of the
press and aOurished M well as their
neighbors. When the Pope bIowCd up
Victor Emanuel a few years ago, and pro-
nounced against him the awful sentence
Of the major accommodation, II great
many pious people expected 10 see SONIC
thing dreadful happen to the poor man.
But up to this time he llas been flourish.
ing reasonably we'll as the King OF Italy.
This thingof "marking" Oman for his vote
Is un attempt to play the Pope on u small
scale. 1t reminds us Of what happened
in the British House Of Commons some
years ugo. The Speaker, after having
several times during heated debate
called turbulent member to order,
threatened as last resource to "name"
him, II he did not behave better. A fresh
and unsophisticated country member,
who had only few days before been re.
turned MS knight Of tho shire, upon
hearing this ominous warning, went
up to the side Of the Speakers chair
and asked that awful dignitary what the
consequence would be II he should really
be forced to "name" the honorable mem.
Der. "The Lord only knows" was the
solemn reply. And so "the Lord only
knows" We presume, what is to happen
to man who has been marked for
voting to remove the Capital from
Charleston, Perhaps, like pncient 1crod,
he will become wOrmy, or something of
that sort. Or II may be that like some
of the victims OF Papal anatllcmas, he
will become unusually healthy and we'll.
to.dO In tho world, .,,..-.,, t.u
The Charleston Courier takes what we
consider the proper view Of the question.
Al all events, 1t Is the philosophic view.
1t rather congtatulates tho people Of
Charleston that "thc Capital and It's atten-
dant evils are gone" for now there will
he more Of a disposition toignore politics
and appreciate "the vast mineral rcSour'
Ces stored around Charleston" 1t seems
that heretofore Charleston has been dc
mornllpetlby political solons, bar-room
bummcrs, dead beat lobbyists, and the
attendant mass Of gamblers" and that
"lhe honest pursuits Of life were coming
to be looked on with contempt" Even
the mechanics OF the place "were rapidly
changing into politicians and Office seek.
ers, and tie whole community struggled
in vain for healthy existence"
Now, II seems, the prospect IL happily
changed. Not more than dozen fami.
lies will probably leave the place in con.
sequence Of the removal Of the Capital,
while nearly five hundred new citizens
are expected in consequence Of the new
iron works, d hnmber Of whom have al.
ready arrived. We are told that Y
mo city had ever greater advantages
in point Of mineral wealth for u large
manufacturing centre than Charleston,
and these advantages are now coming
into Use. The taking away Of the Cap
ital will Ioreate healthy public s9Ni.
tnent III favor Of manufacturing and oI
those arts, which insteadO Of corrupting The
public morals add to the public health
and wealth dm Ia g..E
'tTrom yesterday will date the prosper
ity of Charleston, aud with the twenty.
three manufacturing establishments now
In operation here, others building, and
BY proper encouragement TO those which
may hereafter 10 contemplated, we may
confidently expect to have at lenst ten
thousand inhabitants within the next
fifteen months, aud all busy aud prosper
ous."tt 5s fill. SO stt b
The Qualifications Of the Nc"