South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1875-02-26
Permanent Location.

We are informed that much excite
ment exists at Charleston consequent
upon the resolution of the Legislature
removing the capital to Wheeling We
learn that move is gravely discussed
/ by the citizens of the Third District.
looking to the Intervention ofthe courts
to prevent removal, based upon the
clause of the constitution giving the
Legislature its authority to remove
1t is claimed, aud the wording of the
clause might warrant t, that no power
Is conferred upon the Legislature to pro-
vide for temporary removal. except in
certain specific cases, and these not hay-
ing occurred, the only power lodged with
! that body is to select permanent loca.
ton. whether that be where it now is or
some other point. Should the case
therefore be brought before the judicial
tribunal Of the State, properly charged
with reviewing such Legislative uUes-
tions, and should the court so interpret
this constitutional provision the action
of the Legislature temporarily removing
the capital 20 Wheeling will fall 10 the
ground. On the other hand, if the
friends OF Charleston do not at present
choose TO make the issue before the
courts upon this point, still the question
being mooted may give great trouble in
the future. The very idea that the issue
may be at any time brought up. will give
uncertainty to the legality of the acts
passed by the Legislature assembling at
such temporary point, and the courts
may adjudge them unconstitutional. and
| therefore null and void. This. indeed.
would create a fearful condition on az.
fairs and would overwhelm the people
IN n labyrinth of trouble. 1t behooves
the Legislature, therefore to look we'll to
what they do. A false step of this kind
may be fatal to the future prosperity of
the State. Such n blow would take
years to heal. 1t would therefore seem
TO us that the members of the present
Legislature ought not to risk even bare
possibility Of so terrible contingency.
Let them therefore, as they have opened
up the question Of removal, be on the
safe side by providing at once for per.
manem and not temporary location.-
There is no question as to their consti.
tutional prerogatve to locate pe,qnaaent.
ty; whilst on the other hand thu Ian
guage of the constitution may be con-
strued az not permitting, except in cases
of epidemics, etc, temporary removal.
The question is unquestionably one of
momentous consideration. -lHartinsb,,u
Statesman.
A NEW DEPARTURE." OF our
farmers have recently been buying cat
tie to Craze the coming summer at East
Liberty. near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Week before last, Messrs. Inskeep, Van
meter and Somerville returned from that
place with l47 head. shipped by the Con-
nellsville Railroad, via. Cumberland.-
These gentlemen report prices there
much more satisfactory than the same
quality of cattle could be bought for
here. Other parties contemplate going
to tie same place to purchase cattle in q
week or two Moorcfeld Adv.
a SHARP OLD LADY.-An old lady.
ninety years of age, very wealthy. and
fall of wit, died recently at Fontainbleau
in France. Her will contained this pro.
vision: 'Ileave to my physician, whose
enlightened care and wise prescriptions
have made me live so long, all that is
contained in the old oaken chest in nv
boudoir. The key of the chest will be
found under the mattress my bed."-
The heirs were much disturbed, for they
foresaw material diminution of their
share ofthe property. The fortunate and
expectant physician Mt length arrived.
The notary delivered to him the kew Of
the chest. 1t was opened and found to
contain solely all the drugs and potions
still intact which the worthy physician
had given his patient for twenty years
back.
WESTERN WHEAT.-There have been
vast quantities Of Western wheat. white
and red, received in transit to Richmond
at the Valley railroad depot in this place.
Some days there are as many rs fifteen
carloads received. We have been shown
a specimen Of the white wheat and il is
the finest we have ever seen. This wheat
IS freighted over the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad to Ilarper's Ferry, and then up
the valley 90 Stanton. and thence to
Richmond by the Chesapeake and Ohio
road,-StaInton TirJipi,m.